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MP3 Audio CD. John Leland's 'Itinerary' was the product of several journeys around England and Wales undertaken between 1538 and 1543. The manuscript is made up of Leland's notebooks, which were first published in the 18th century, and later in a ten-part, five-volume edition published by Lucy Toulmin (1906-10). Part IX of the manuscript begins in the south of England and gradually meanders its way, county by county, through central and northern England up to the borders of Scotland. Leland did not prepare the manuscript for publication and it is sometimes difficult to follow, with occasional geographically-misplaced sections, lists of headings with content yet to be added, and the odd lapse into Latin. Part IX of the Itinerary will be of interest, nevertheless, to anyone with an interest in English history as an early form of the 'gazetteer', compiled at a time when the shape of the country as a whole was still a mystery to most of its inhabitants. Leland's spellings tend to be inconsistent and for…
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The Itinerary of John Leland in or About the Years 1535-1543
by Leland, John
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Southern Illinois University Press, 1964. Cloth. Near Fine. Edited by Lucy Toulmin. Foreword by Thomas Kendrick. Five volumes, shiny smooth covers, quality dark blue cloth, very bright gilt lettering and borders to all. Volume One: (Parts I-III) Glossy frontispiece page with portrait of Leland, 352 pages, a fold-out map of Lelands travels in England, Maps 1 and 2. Volume Two: (Parts IV and V, 1526-1539) 192 pages. Map 3 in England. Light scratches at top front half. Volume Three: (Parts VI 1536-1539) Leland in Wales. Volume Four: (Parts VII-VIII, 216 pages. Maps of East Yorkshire, Lincolnshire and Coast. Two light scratches on front. Volume Five: (Parts IX, X and XI), 352 pages. Leland in England, Includes a general index to the entire work. Two light scratches on back. Near Fine Set.
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MP3 Audio CD. John Leland's 'Itinerary' was the product of several journeys around England and Wales undertaken between 1538 and 1543. The manuscript is made up of Leland's notebooks, which were first published in the 18th century, and later in a ten-part, five-volume edition published by Lucy Toulmin (1906-10). Part IX of the manuscript begins in the south of England and gradually meanders its way, county by county, through central and northern England up to the borders of Scotland. Leland did not prepare the manuscript for publication and it is sometimes difficult to follow, with occasional geographically-misplaced sections, lists of headings with content yet to be added, and the odd lapse into Latin. Part IX of the Itinerary will be of interest, nevertheless, to anyone with an interest in English history as an early form of the 'gazetteer', compiled at a time when the shape of the country as a whole was still a mystery to most of its inhabitants. Leland's spellings tend to be inconsistent and for…
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The Itinerary of John Leland in Or About the Years 1535-1543: Parts I to XI
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The Itinerary of John Leland in or about the Years 1535-1543 (11parts in 5 volumes, complete); edited by Lucy Toulmin Smith
by John Leland
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Centaur Press, 1964. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Good unmarked copies
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