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he full title reads as follows: ¿The Antiquities of Nottinghamshire, Extracted Out of Records, Original Evidences, Leiger Books, other Manuscripts, and Authentick Authorities. / Beautified with Maps, Prospects, and Portraictures. / By Robert Thoroton, Doctor of Physick. / ¿ / London, Printed by Robert White, for Henry Mortlock, at the Sign of the Phoenix in St. Paul¿s Church-Yard, and at the White-Hart in Westminster-Hall, 1677.¿ The Volume is in Very Good Condition Rebacked, retaining the contemporary english calf boards, and spine, which is divided into seven gilt-stamped compartments by six raised bands, with a red morocco letter-piece in the second compartment from the top, with the board edges gilt rolled and leaf edges red stained.Externally the binding is lightly scuffed in general, with some damage to the hinges, head and tail of the spine, and board corners all having been repaired with the rebacking. Internally the leaves are generally clean and amply margined, with some mild toning and foxing on occasion, frequent inscriptions in the margins and a few small marginal stains otherwise The Volume is Complete in All Respects with Imprimatur leaf, and the extra slip of heraldry (often missing), as well as numerous maps, illustrations and portraits throughout. The volume is paginated as follows: [xvi], 507, [37]. The volume collates as follows: [#]4, a, B-3R4, 3S6, 3S*-3S***4, 3S****2, 3T4. The volume measures about 34.5 cm. By 23 cm. By 4.5 cm. Each leaf measures about 335 mm. By 215 mm. Robert Thoroton belonged to an old Nottinghamshire family, which took its name from Thoroton, near Newark. He resided mainly at another village in the same neighborhood, Car Colston, where he practised as a physician and where he lived the life of a country gentleman. He took very little part in the Civil War, although his sympathies were with the royalists, but as a magistrate he was very active in taking proceedings against the Quakers. In 1667 Thoroton, aided by a band of helpers, began to work upon his great county history, The Antiquities of Nottinghamshire. This was published in London in 1677; it was dedicated to the eminent antiquarian William Dugdale and was illustrated by engravings by W. Hollar. It was Dugdale who had urged Thoroton to complete the work of history begun by Thoroton's father-in-law. In 1797 a new edition of the Antiquities was published by John Throsby, who added an additional volume. In 1897 the Thoroton Society of Nottinghamshire was founded in honour of the antiquarian, its object being to promote the study of the history and antiquities of Nottinghamshire. Under its auspices annual volumes of Transactions and several volumes of Records have been published, and much valuable work has been done. Seller Inventory # 000003
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