The Holy Grail of Sheffield History

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Hunter, Joseph.F.S.A. Rev Alfred Gatty.

HALLAMSHIRE. The History and Topography of the Parish of SHEFFIELD.

London Virtue & Co (1875)

A Good Copy of the hugely expanded and "Definitive " 1875 edition, again revised and enlarged by Alfred Gatty.

Vicar of Ecclesfield and containing pedigrees, illustrations and other material not present in the 1819 or 1869 editions.Folio Half calf with raised bands and old marbled sides.Top edge gilt. 510 pages.

Steel engraved frontispiece and 25 illustrations.

In excellent order recently rebacked (The scarcest of the 3 editions) Loosely inserted are manuscript notes of a speech to H M Queen Victoria dated June 22nd 1897 in connection with Jubilee Festivities at Wirksworth Derbyshire.

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Now, don't all shout at once, who would be interested in buying all the maps on CD/DVD to raise money to buy this ? For SheffieldHistory of course, but there's a great spot on my bookcase for it.