Lives of illustrious worthies of Yorkshire. . . .
by [YORKSHIRE]. COLERIDGE, Hartley
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
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- Seller
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Vancouver, Washington, United States
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About This Item
London: John Noble, 1835. 8vo. viii, 480 pp. Steel-engravd frntsp.,1 engravd plate. Contemporary brown embssd polished calf, spine & cvrs decorated in blind stamp, raised bands, red & gilt morocco spine labls., marbled fore-edges & endpapers (mnr rubbng & scuffng, rear hnge startng), still a VG copy. First edition of this anthology of famed Yorkshire personalities, including Lord Thomas Fairfax (1612-1671), general and parliamentary commander-in-chief during the English Civil War; James Stanley, Earl of Derby (1607-1651), Royalist supporter during the English Civil War; Andrew Marvell (1621-1678), Poet & Parliamentarian; Dr. Richard Bentley (1662-1742), noted Classicist and theologian; Lady Anne Clifford (1590-1676), famed patron of authors & literature, and important diarist of the period, and many others.
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- Bookseller
- Zephyr Used & Rare Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 40936
- Title
- Lives of illustrious worthies of Yorkshire. . . .
- Author
- [YORKSHIRE]. COLERIDGE, Hartley
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- John Noble,
- Place of Publication
- London:
- Date Published
- 1835.
- Keywords
- Yorkshire, England, Genealogy, Biography, Leather Bindings, 19th-century Imprints, Andrew Marvell, Dr. Richard Bentley, Lord Thomas Fairfax, James Stanley, Earl of Derby, Anne Clifford, Roger Ascham, John Fisher, William Mason, Sir Richard Arkwright
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About the Seller
Zephyr Used & Rare Books
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Vancouver, Washington
About Zephyr Used & Rare Books
We are an independent bookseller, established in 1994, who exhibit at numerous book fairs and antique shows throughout the year, including Christine Palmer Antique Expos in Portland, OR & Vancouver, WA, The Rose City Book & Paper Show in Portland, the Custer Antique Show in Spokane, the Seattle Antiquarian Book Fair, the Sacramento Antiquarian Book Fair, the Pasadena Book & Paper Show, and others. We specialize in 19th-century imprints, Technical Books, History, Children's Literature, and much more. In addition we offer appraisals for insurance and tax purposes.
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