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; etc. Complete in 2 Volumes

T. Fordyce, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, 1858. Early Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Full 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, Manufacturers, Shipping, Docks, Railways, and General Commerce; Its Public Buildings, Churches, Chapels, Parochial Register, Landed Gentry, Heraldic Visitations, Local Biographies, Schools, Charities, Sanitary Reports, Population, &c., Compiled from Parliamentary and Official Documents, Private Information, and Other Authentic Sources." Full work in two matching volumes in a modern rebinding of red half leather with gilt decoration and black spine labels. Marbled block edges. New marbled end-papers, nothing original before frontis in both volumes. Volume II has small repair to frontis. Foxing to both title pages. Some plates are considerably darkened. 35 plates in total, a few may have been bound in from other publications and are on smaller pages. Neither volume is dated, contents include financial information up to 1856 and an entry on the final page of Volume II gives the date of the death of a Mr Thomas Wilson of May 9th 1858. Volume I may have been published earlier than this date. There are no maps or plans in these volumes. Approx. shipped weight 5kg. 2-volume set (complete). Undated by publisher. Dated from content/images. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: over 4 kg. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 51319021071. For international tracking please select Priority shipping service.. These books are much heavier than 1kg and may incur significant additional delivery charges to some delivery services to some locations.