Shelfmark
Gk.5.16
Author
Title
The history of the parishes of Whiteford, and Holywell..
Publication, distribution, etc.
[London] : Printed for B. and J. White, Fleet Street., 1796..
Physical description
[10], 172; [2], 185-328 p., XXII leaves of plates (1 folded) : ill. ; 25 cm. (4to)
Note
Signatures: A-Y⁴ Z²; Aa-Ss⁴.
Note
Anonymous. 'By Thomas Pennant.'
Note
The title page is engraved.
Note
In two parts; 'History of Holywell parish' London, printed for B. and J. White, 1796, has a separate, engraved title page and separate register; the pagination is almost continuous.
Note
Errata at p. 328.
Citation/references note
ESTC, T113878
Provenance
Armorial bookplate of Eton College on front pastedown.
Binding
18th-century speckled calfskin over pasteboards. Covers decorated with gilt roll to form a border; transversal blind fillets on board edges and turn-ins. Spine with five raised bands, decorated with gilt fillets, rolls, tools, and titling over black label ("Pennant's hist. of Whiteford"); former shelf label at the tail ("Cl.4.9"). Textblock trimmed and sprinkled green; green cloth bookmark. Endpapers of undecorated paper; one flyleaf at both ends of the textblock.
Copy-specific note
Former ECL shelfmarks: Cl.4.9; Temp. Gk.3.2.
Subject
Clwyd (Wales) History Early works to 1800.
Subject
Wales History Early works to 1800.
Subject
Whitford Description and travel.
Subject
Holywell Description and travel.
Added entry--name
White, Benjamin, fl. 1785 - 1798 publisher.
Added entry--name
B. and J. White bookseller.
Added entry--place
England London.
Language code
eng
Identifier
B51356