A nearly complete copy of the very rare first edition of the rev. John Watson's History of the ancient Earls of Warren and Surrey (Warrington, 1776, 4°), 1776
File
MS. Top. Surrey d. 1
Held at the Weston Library
A nearly complete copy of the very rare first edition of the rev. John Watson's History of the ancient Earls of Warren and Surrey (Warrington, 1776, 4°), wanting the titlepage and dedication, with many manuscript notes, corrections, and additions by the author for a second edition, which was printed in 1782.
Dates
- Creation: 1776
Extent
1 volume
Language of Materials
- English
Shelfmark
MS. Top. Surrey d. 1
Other Finding Aids
Falconer Madan, et al., A summary catalogue of western manuscripts in the Bodleian Library at Oxford which have not hitherto been catalogued in the Quarto series (7 vols. in 8 [vol. II in 2 parts], Oxford, 1895-1953; reprinted, with corrections in vols. I and VII, Munich, 1980), vol. V, no. 25570.
Custodial History
Watson coll. vol. no. 9.
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
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Weston Library
Broad Street
Oxford OX1 3BG United Kingdom
specialcollections.enquiries@bodleian.ox.ac.uk