History of the County of Northampton
Title
History of the County of Northampton
Alternative Title
Full title: The history and antiquities of Northamptonshire / compiled from the manuscript collections of the late learned antiquary John Bridges, Esq. by the Rev. Peter Whalley, late fellow of St. John's College, Oxford. Volume I[-II].
Creator
Bridges, John, 1666-1724.
Publisher
Oxford : Sold by T. Payne, London ; D. Prince and J. Cooke, Oxford ; and Mr. Lacy, Northampton
[Oxford : Printed at the Clarendon Press]
[Oxford : Printed at the Clarendon Press]
Date
M, DCC, XCI. [1791]
Format
2 volumes : illustrations, portrait, maps ; 45 cm (fol.)
Description
With indices and a list of subscribers in vol. 2. Reports on this work were issued in 1755 and 1791, and are entitled: 'The committee, appointed to conduct the publication of The antiquities and history of Northampton, ...' and 'Mr. Brydges's History of Northampton' which states that the work was printed at the Clarendon Press in Oxford. The 'Proposals for printing by subscription, The history and antiquities of Northamptonshire' were issued in [1790?]. Our copy is profusely extra-illustrated.
Provenance
Bookplate of W.H. Dixon, April 11th, 1903. Purchased on Schulich-Woolf fund.
Contributor
Payne, T, active 1791, bookseller.
Prince, Daniel, approximately 1711-1796, bookseller.
Cooke, Joshua, active 1772-1804, bookseller.
Lacy, Mr, active 1791, bookseller.
Whalley, Peter, 1722-1791. editor.
Oxford University Press, printer.
Prince, Daniel, approximately 1711-1796, bookseller.
Cooke, Joshua, active 1772-1804, bookseller.
Lacy, Mr, active 1791, bookseller.
Whalley, Peter, 1722-1791. editor.
Oxford University Press, printer.
Language
English
Identifier
Folio DA670.N7 B75 1791, ESTC T144347