The history and antiquities of the county palatine of Durham : compiled from original records, preserved in public repositories and private collections : and illustrated by engravings of architectural and monumental antiquities, portraits of eminent persons, &c.&c. / by Robert Surtees.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Surtees, Robert, 1779-1834.

Contributor:

Taylor, George, 1772-1851.

Raine, James, 1791-1858, editor.

Nichols, J. B. (John Bowyer), 1779-1863, printer.

J. Nichols and Son, printer.

J.B. Nichols and Sons, printer.

Culture Class Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

English Culture Class Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Durham (England : County)--History.

Durham (England : County).

Durham (England : County)--Antiquities.

Physical Description:

4 volumes : illustrations, 76 plates (including frontispiece, v.1), 6 portraits ; 45 cm

Place of Publication:

London : J.B. Nichols and Son, 1816-40.

Contents:

v. 1. Introduction. Memoir of Robert Surtees [by G. Taylor] General history. Topographical history: Easington Ward.

v. 2. Chester Ward.

v. 3. Stockton Ward. Darlington Ward.

v. 4. Darlington Ward. City of Durham.

Notes:

Vol. 1, Printed by and for Nichols, son, and Bentley: [etc., etc.] 1816; v. 2-3, J. Nichols and son; [etc., etc.] 1820-23; v. 4, J.B. Nichols and son; [etc., etc.] 1840.

Title-page of v. 4 reads: ... Including a memoir of the author, by George Taylor. This memoir is bound in v. 1.

Vol. 4 [pt. I] Darlington Ward, p. 113-116, 145-148, and [pt. II] City of Durham, p. 33-36, are purposely omitted. cf. Advertisement, dated 1839, v. 1, p. iii. In place of p. 145-148 [pt. I] is inserted 1 l., numbered "145-148", and containing the "Pedigree of Dale, of Standrop ..."

Vol. 4 edited by James Raine.

Each volume contains numerous pedigrees.

"The history and antiquities of North Durham", by James Raine, London, 1852, was published as a companion volume to this work.

OCLC:

1931156