Historical antiquities : in two books. The first, treating in general of Great-Brettain and Ireland. The second containing particular remarks concerning Cheshire / Faithfully collected out of authentick histories, old deeds, records, and evidences, by Sir Peter Leycester, baronet. Whereunto is annexed a transcript of Doomsday-book, so far as it concerneth Cheshire, taken out of the original record ...

Accession number

PML 196289

Creator

Leycester, Peter, Sir, 1614-1678.

Published

London : Printed by W. L. for R. Clavell, 1673.

Credit line

Purchased with the Toovey collection, 1899.

Notes

Added t.-p.: at p. [85] Some antiquities touching Cheshire ... 1672; at p. [393] A transcript of Cheshire at large, out of the greater Doomsday-book ... according as the same was tanscribed by Mr. Squire, London, 1672.
Initials; head and tail pieces.

Description

3 p.l., 392, [7], [393]-437 p., 1 l. : illus., fold. map ; 34 cm

Provenance

With the bookplates of James Toovey (Burnham Abbey), and George Child Villiers, earl of Jersey.

Binding

Red morocco, gilt tooled.

Classification

Book

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Department

Printed Books