Ducatus Leodiensis or The Topography of the Ancient and Populous Town and Parish of Leedes and Parts adjacent in the west-Riding of the County of York by Thoresby, Ralph - 1715

London: Maurice Atkins and sold by Edward Nutt, 1715. A good copy of this classic work on local history. Folio, vi, [ii], v-xxi, 6, 5-114, 109-268pp, [iii], 276-628pp, [xii] + portrait frontispiece and 12 further plates, (lacks map of Leeds) some of which folding and laid on cloth. Text continuous, irregular pagination as usual. The separate title-page of the second section, Musaeum Thoresbyanum, is dated 1713. Woodcut headpieces and initials, further illustrations in the text. This copy is bound in a rather worn contemporary calf with gilt decoration that has been re-spined and the original spine laid on. Browning to pages and some staining. Early hand-written notes on some of the pedigrees and a continuation of the mayors of Leeds up to 1759 and other notes This copy belonged to early 20th century Leeds historian Alfred Mottison and bears his signature to fep. A good useable copy of this early topographical work by the pioneer of local history. An essential volume for any topographical library. . First Edition. Hardback. Good. Folio.