An history of the original parish of Whalley, and honor of Clitheroe, in the counties of Lancaster and York. . To which is subjoined, an account of the parish of Cartmell.
Thomas Dunham Whitaker (1759 - 1821)
Category
Books
Date
1818
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Ham House, Surrey
NT 3011213
Summary
Bibliographic description
viii,568p., [57] leaves of plates (11 folded, 1 double folded) . ill.., geneal. tables, map, ports.. . 4to.. Not indigenous. Extra-illustrated copy. Large paper copy. Coats of arms emblazoned. Affixed to flyleaf: leaf from book dealer's catalogue (Lupton Bros., Burnley) describing this copy. Loosely inserted: 1. newspaper clipping announcing funeral of the Rev. Robert Nowell Whitaker, late vicar of Whalley, Lancashire (1881) 2. clipping from dealer's catalogue, unrelated to provenance. Provenance: Nineteenth-century manuscript marginalia. Extra material tipped in or loosely inserted, including extensive manuscript notes and some illustrations. Author's inscription on flyleaf: "To Adam Cottam Esq. This volume is presented by the author . T: D. Whitaker. Whalley July 11th 1818." [Adam Cottam, benefactor and founder of almshouses in Whalley]. Affixed to flyleaf: 1. manuscript letter to Adam Cottam, signed T: D: Whitaker. 2. manuscript note signed A.C. [presumably Adam Cottam] and dated 1830, concerning a brass plate discovered by Whitaker. Tipped in: sheet of manuscript , headed "Copy", containing author's instructions for his burial, signed T: D. Whitaker (Holme Oct. 17th 1821), with added remarks by William Edmondson (21 August 1821) and John Barrowclough (September 19th 1864). Twentieth-century book label: Thomas Barrowclough. Oaklands. Bequeathed to the National Trust by Norman Norris (1917-1991). Inscribed on flyleaf in Norris's hand: Stoke Edith Library S. [i.e. Sotheby's] 23/6 48 Lot 623 Đ6. .. Large paper copy. [Stoke Edith, Herefordshire, associated with Foley family]. Binding: Nineteenth-century half sheep binding; marbled paper over boards; spine gilt with title: 'History of Whalley and Cartmel'; sewn on five raised double bands.
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Thomas Dunham Whitaker (1759 - 1821)