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The antient and modern history of the loyal town of Rippon: [introduc'd by a poem on the surprizing beauties of Studley-Park, with a description of the venerable ruins of Fountains-Abbey, written by Mr. Peter Aram; and another on the pleasures of a country life, by a reverend young gentleman.] With ... accounts of ... St. Cuthbert ... St. Wilfrid of Rippon; and St. John of Beverley. ... Besides are added, Travels into other parts of Yorkshire. ... / Collected by Tho. Gent, ... To which is sunjoin'd, by the author of The country life, A letter to the Hon. John Aislabie ... The happy reign; an eclogue. And a Latin copy of verses, with a translation, on the renowned grotto of Queen Caroline.
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Gent, Thomas, 1693-1778.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Ripon (England)--Description and travel.
- Ripon (England).
- Yorkshire (England)--Antiquities.
- Yorkshire (England).
- Physical Description:
- xvi pages, 2 unnumbered pages, 165 pages, 1 unnumbered page, 73 pages, 7 unnumbered pages, 1 unnumbered leaf of plates : illustrations (part double), plan ; 21 cm
- Place of Publication:
- York : Printed and sold at the printing office over against the Star in Stone Gate [Thomas Gent] as also by T. Hammond; Rippon : E. Routh; Knaresborough : J. Ross [etc., etc.], 1733.
- Notes:
- Described in Davies' Memoir of the York Press.
- "Studley-Park. A poem "by Peter Aram, father of Eugene: p. 1-28.
- "Country life" (running title) by John Mawer: p. 29-44.
- Initials, head- and tail-pieces.
- Advertisement: p. [1]-[2] at end.
- Errata: p. xvi.
- OCLC:
- 10827339
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