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Young, George
[From the library of Abel Chapman] A History of Whitby and Streoneshalh Abbey
Publisher: Clark and Medd, Whitby;
Date of Publication: 1817
Stock Code: 12313
FIRST EDITION. Tall octavo, 2 vols. pp. x, 470; [5] 472-953, [1]. Illustrated with engraved folding folding map, 5 engraved plates, and 20 additional woodcuts, with all plates as called for. All edges uncut. Sympathetically rebound in 20th century in an early 19th century style; half calf and taupe cloth over boards, gilt rolls parallel to spine and corners, 5 raised spine bands, gilt floral ornaments to spine compartments, green and red morocco spine labels with gilt titles. Binding tight, clean and square. Some minor toning and foxing, mainly to prelims and edges. No marks, annotations, or ownership inscriptions save Chapman’s to title-pages. A Very Good set. Illustrated history of the picaresque whaling and fishing town and it’s dramatic ruined Abbey which would later became the setting for Bram Stoker’s 1897 gothic novel Dracula. With the ownership inscription “Abel Chapman, Silksworth Hall, Oct. 4. 1880” to title-page, i.e. noted Northumberland naturalist and author Abel Chapman (1851-1929). £150.00