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The History and Antiquities of Eyam, with an Account of the Great Plague which Desolated the Village in the Year 1666

Author(s):

Wood, William

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Binding:

Softcover

Volume Condition:

Fair

Dust Jacket:

Dust Jacket Condition:

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Dust Jacket Protection:

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Edition:

2nd Edition

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Language:

English

Publisher Name:

Longman and Co

Publication Year:

1848

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ISBN:

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Book ID:

002713

Catalogue(s):

History – British ◇ Rare and Antiquarian Books

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166pp. Soft cloth covered wraps with title label to front (heavily rubbed and worn, with some spine cracking). Copperplate hand ink marks to front endpapers. Binding holding but fragile, and page edges worn and soft, mild toning and a few marks. Overall a fair copy suitable for reading, research or rebinding. An account of how the village of Eyam, Derbyshire, was affected by an outbreak of plague in 1665/6, and the extraordinary measures the villagers took, under the leadership of a local priest, to prevent spread of the disease. Small, 12mo, volume.

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