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The history and antiquities of the County Palatine of Durham : comprising a condensed account of its natural, civil, and ecclesiastical history, from the earliest period to the present time : its boundaries, ancient parishes, and recently formed parochial districts and chapelries, and parliamentary and municipal divisions; its agriculture, mineral products, manufactures, shipping, docks, railways, and general commerce; its public buildings, churches, chapels, parochial registers, landed gentry, heraldic visitations, local biography, schools, charities, sanitary reports, population, &c., compiled from Parliamentary and official documents, private information, and other authentic sources

Title
The history and antiquities of the County Palatine of Durham : comprising a condensed account of its natural, civil, and ecclesiastical history, from the earliest period to the present time : its boundaries, ancient parishes, and recently formed parochial districts and chapelries, and parliamentary and municipal divisions; its agriculture, mineral products, manufactures, shipping, docks, railways, and general commerce; its public buildings, churches, chapels, parochial registers, landed gentry, heraldic visitations, local biography, schools, charities, sanitary reports, population, &c., compiled from Parliamentary and official documents, private information, and other authentic sources / by William Fordyce ; embellished by numerous illustrations.
Author
Fordyce, William.
Publication
Newcastle ; London ; Edinburgh : A. Fullarton and Co., 1857

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Part 1TextRestricted use Arents BIP (Fordyce, W. History 1857) 01-365 Part 1Schwarzman Building - Arents Collection Room 328
Part 2TextRestricted use Arents BIP (Fordyce, W. History 1857) 01-365 Part 2Schwarzman Building - Arents Collection Room 328
Part 3TextRestricted use Arents BIP (Fordyce, W. History 1857) 01-365 Part 3Schwarzman Building - Arents Collection Room 328
Part 4TextRestricted use Arents BIP (Fordyce, W. History 1857) 01-365 Part 4Schwarzman Building - Arents Collection Room 328
Part 5TextRestricted use Arents BIP (Fordyce, W. History 1857) 01-365 Part 5Schwarzman Building - Arents Collection Room 328
Part 6TextRestricted use Arents BIP (Fordyce, W. History 1857) 01-365 Part 6Schwarzman Building - Arents Collection Room 328
Part 7TextRestricted use Arents BIP (Fordyce, W. History 1857) 01-365 Part 7Schwarzman Building - Arents Collection Room 328
Part 8TextRestricted use Arents BIP (Fordyce, W. History 1857) 01-365 Part 8Schwarzman Building - Arents Collection Room 328
Part 9TextRestricted use Arents BIP (Fordyce, W. History 1857) 01-365 Part 9Schwarzman Building - Arents Collection Room 328
Part 10TextRestricted use Arents BIP (Fordyce, W. History 1857) 01-365 Part 10Schwarzman Building - Arents Collection Room 328
Part 11TextRestricted use Arents BIP (Fordyce, W. History 1857) 01-365 Part 11Schwarzman Building - Arents Collection Room 328
Part 12TextRestricted use Arents BIP (Fordyce, W. History 1857) 01-365 Part 12Schwarzman Building - Arents Collection Room 328
Part 13TextRestricted use Arents BIP (Fordyce, W. History 1857) 01-365 Part 13Schwarzman Building - Arents Collection Room 328

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Additional Authors
  • Allom, Thomas, 1804-1872.
  • Le Petit, A., active 1837-1841.
  • Lacey, Samuel, active 1818-1857.
Description
13 pts. (2 v.) : ill., map, ports.; 28 cm.
Alternative Title
  • History of the County Palatine of Durham
  • Fordyce's history of the County Palatine of Durham
Subjects
Note
  • Each part (1-7 called division) in the original illustrated pale pink or light green paper covers, as issued. Title pages and other preliminaries in pt. 13. Publisher's advertisements on p. [4] of covers, except for pt. 2.
  • Title on covers of parts 1 and 3-13: A history of the County Palatine of Durham.
  • Title on cover of pt. 2: Fordyce's history of the County Palatine of Durham.
  • Vol. 1: vi, [9]-679, [6] p., [16] leaves of plates; v. 2: 793, [7] p., [17] leaves of plates.
  • Illustrations: 33 prints : etching, engraving ; full-page. By T. Allom and others, engraved by Le Petit, S. Lacey and others.
  • Includes indexes.
Call Number
Arents BIP (Fordyce, W. History 1857) 01-365
OCLC
NYPG01-B3561
Author
Fordyce, William.
Title
The history and antiquities of the County Palatine of Durham : comprising a condensed account of its natural, civil, and ecclesiastical history, from the earliest period to the present time : its boundaries, ancient parishes, and recently formed parochial districts and chapelries, and parliamentary and municipal divisions; its agriculture, mineral products, manufactures, shipping, docks, railways, and general commerce; its public buildings, churches, chapels, parochial registers, landed gentry, heraldic visitations, local biography, schools, charities, sanitary reports, population, &c., compiled from Parliamentary and official documents, private information, and other authentic sources / by William Fordyce ; embellished by numerous illustrations.
Imprint
Newcastle ; London ; Edinburgh : A. Fullarton and Co., 1857 (Newcastle-upon-Tyne : W. Fordyce)
Local Note
Provenance: John Barker (inscription on cover of pt. 1).
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Local Subject
Barker, John Provenance.
Added Author
Allom, Thomas, 1804-1872. Illustrator
Le Petit, A., active 1837-1841. Engraver
Lacey, Samuel, active 1818-1857. Engraver
Barker, John. Former owner
Research Call Number
Arents BIP (Fordyce, W. History 1857) 01-365
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