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Paperback / softback. New.

Edinburgh: Benjamin Motte. G : in Good condition. Plain 20th century binding with new eps. Title page edge-worn and soiled. Occasional marks and foxing within. 1708. First Edition. Brown hardback cloth cover. 230mm x 150mm (9" x 6"). viii, 924pp + plates. 2 b/w plates (1 fold-out). ... Aalso of the Deans, Archdeacons, Dignitaries and Prebendaries from the Conquest: and Lastly, of the Several Parish Churches, as well Exempt as not Exempt, within the Limits of that Diocese, and of their Patrons and Incumbents: and also the Endowments of Several Vicarages: and Likewise of the Several Religious Houses that were within the Same; Continued to the Year of our Lord, MDCC. ... Comprising all London and Middlesex, with the Parts of Hertfordshire and Buckinghamshire to the Said Diocese Belonging. Heavy book – extra shipping needed for overseas. .

Printed by Benj. Motte, London, 1708, 1st edition. Modern rebind of half leather with marbled boards. Five raised bands to spine, gilt titling to compartment two, blind stamped decoration to other compartments. 12.75ins x 9ins, title page, dedication page, vii, (i), 929pp (final page errata leaf) plus frontis portrait, and 4 plates (three double page size). This volume covers London, Middlesex and the parts of Hertfordshire and Buckinghamshire belonging to the London diocese. There was a second volume published two years later covering Essex. Contents are generally VG with just a little browning to the paper and very occasional foxing. Externally a very handsome volume. Nb weighs 2.8kg pre-packing, overseas customers should request a postal quote.

London: printed by Benj. Motte, and are to be sold by Chr. Bateman, Benj. Tooke, Ric. Parker, 1708; 1710. 2 vols., folio, pp.[iv], vii, [I], 761, 764-5, 768-9, 772-3, 776-928, [ii] (i.e. usual mispagination) + 4 plates; [viii], 692, [lii] + 2 plates. Vol. I with portrait frontispiece and errata leaf, vol. II with half-title and list of subscribers, as called for. Sporadic toning, vol. II heavily toned from p.609 onwards and with a small worm trail near gutter for approx. first hundred pages. MS to ffep vol. I (a description in heraldic terminology of the arms of Richard Newport depicted on the frontispiece). Contemporary Cambridge panelled calf, raised bands and reddish title labels to spines, edges sprinkled red. A bit worn with some scrapes, but very good. Each volume with armorial bookplates of John Hoadly, LLD to front paste-down and Henry Carrington Bowles to rear paste-down (the latter being the Bowles arms with those of H.C.B.'s wife Ann Garnault inset). Historian and notary Richard… Read More

1708 Diocese of London Church of England St Paul's Essex 2v Newcourt Repertorium

Richard Newcourt was a 17th-century English historian who is primarily known for his book 'Repertorium Ecclesiasticum Parochiale Londinense'. This book was one of the most thorough and largest histories of the diocese of London. It was drawn from hundreds of records on the history of St. Paul's Cathedral, lives of bishops and churchmen, and various other parishes under the diocese.

This two-volume first edition includes impressive double-page views of St. Paul's Cathedral and features information and details on the county of Essex.

Item number: #8432
Price: $950
NEWCOURT, Richard
Repertorium ecclesiasticum parochiale Londinense: an ecclesiastical parochial history of the diocese of London: containing an account of the bishops of that sea from the first foundation thereof: also, of the dean, archdeacon, dignitaries and prebendaries, from the conquest: and lastly, of the several parish-churches, as well exempt as not… Read More