The Early History of the North Riding

Edwards, William

Published by A. Brown and Sons, London, 1924

About this Item

16 pages of: titles; sepia photo. frontis; preface; contents & list of illustrations. Further illustrated by 54 pages of b/w. photographic plates, four line engravings in the text &, at the rear, a b/w. fold-out map of the North Riding. A thorough & interesting study of the early history of the North Riding from Prehistoric Times through the Romans; the Anglian Kingdom of Northumbria; Pre-conquest Monasteries; The Northmen; The Norman Conquest; the Normans & early Plantagenets; The Barons & Town & Country Life in the Middle Ages; with chapters on the Feudal System; Castles; Thomas, Earl of Lancaster; the danger from the Scots; The Religious Houses , Churches, & Chantries; The Forests & Early Yorkshire Pedigrees. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. xvi + 267. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. Top edge red, others deckled (rough cut). brown cloth; Gilt titles spine. illustrated by b/w. drawings, maps & photo's. Includes indexes of place names; personal names & subjects. Quantity Available: 1. Category: History; Genealogy & Local History; Yorkshire; North Riding; England; Archaeology. Inventory No: 4007. Seller Inventory # 4007

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Early History of the North Riding

Publisher: A. Brown and Sons, London

Publication Date: 1924

Binding: Hardcover (Original Cloth)

Condition: Near Fine

Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket

Edition: First Edition.