The history of Selby, ancient and modern : containing the most remarkable transactions, ecclesiastical, civil, and military, from the earliest accounts to the present period : interspersed with portions of general history, connected with the subject

MOUNTAIN, James

Published by Printed for the author by Edward Peck, Lower-Ousegate, York, 1800

About this Item

First (and only) Edition of this account of the market town and civil parish in North Yorkshire, the only published work of James Mountain, of whom little is known. 12mo (186 x 107mm): [4],x,162; 40,[22]pp, with folding frontispiece plan of Selby and folding plate (North West View of the Church of St. Germains Selby). Uncut in original publisher's two-tone paper-covered boards, oval printed paper lettering-piece to upper board. Engraved armorial book plate with motto "Honori Justitiae Virtuti" to front paste-down. Spine and covers rubbed and marked, pages occasionally spotted (plates unaffected), but a superb wide-margined copy, securely bound in original boards and generally clean throughout. Uncommon in commerce and in institutions outside of the British Isles, with ESTC recording copies at only four locations in North America (Harvard, Huntington, Honnold, and NYPL). Upcott III XCLVIII (pp. 1406-07). ESTC T36452. In two parts: The history of Selby, ancient and modern, and The history of Cawood, its castle and church (with separate title page, pagination, and register, and including a list of the archbishops who have resided at Cawood). Also includes "The Selby Directory for the year 1800," "A list of the Principal Inhabitants residing at Cawood," and list of subscribers, and "A poem on the ruins of Pontefract Castle," a romantic memorial to the famed Royalist stronghold raised to the ground during the English Civil War; Richard II is thought to have died there. N. B. With few exceptions (always identified), we only stock books in exceptional condition, carefully preserved in archival, removable mylar sleeves. All orders are packaged with care and posted promptly. Satisfaction guaranteed. (Fine Editions Ltd is a member of the Independent Online Booksellers Association, and we subscribe to its codes of ethics.).

Seller Inventory # BB2768

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The history of Selby, ancient and modern : containing the most remarkable transactions, ecclesiastical, civil, and military, from the earliest accounts to the present period : interspersed with portions of general history, connected with the subject
• Publisher: Printed for the author by Edward Peck, Lower-Ousegate, York
• Publication Date: 1800
• Binding: Paper-Covered Boards
• Condition: Fine
• Seller catalogs:
  • HAND-PRESS PERIOD
  • XIX CENTURY