Author: [Mostyn John Armstrong]
Title: History and Antiquities of the County of Norfolk
Description: Norwich, J. Crouse for M. Booth, 1781. Leather. An illustrated volume looking at the history of five of the historical Hundreds of Norfolk, an interesting topographical history by Mostyn John Armstrong. Volume IX only of a total of ten volumes.This volume, from Mostyn John Armstrong's 'History and Antiquities of the County of Norfolk', explores the Hundreds of Smithdon, Taverham, Tunstead, Walsham, and Wayland. Providing details of the boroughs, as they were divided in the latter half of the eighteenth century.Illustrated with six plates.Mostyn John Armstrong was a publisher of maps who focused his work on Norfolk. In a quarter calf binding with marbled paper to the boards. Externally, worn. Loss of paper to the tail of the front board. Joints are starting, with a little loss of leather, and loss to the head and tail of the spine. Bumping to the extremities, resulting in some loss of paper. Marks to the boards. Rubbing to the spine. Damp stain to the head of the rear board. Hinges are strained. Small chip to the front paste down. Spots to the endpapers. Front endpaper is detaching. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are generally bright with scattered spots, heavier to the first and last few pages. Title page and the first page of text detaching to the tail. Good Only . Ill.: Not Stated. Good Only .

Keywords: Mostyn John Armstrong norfolk history and antiquities of norfolk topogrraphy norfolk Not Stated


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