PUBLICATIONSOFWILLIAM ANDREWS & CO.,THE HULL PRESS,HULL.IN THE PRESS. SECOND AND CHEAPER EDITION.Curiosities of the Church:Studies of Curious Customs, Services, and Records.By WILLIAM ANDREWS,F.R.H.S.,Author of “Historic Romance,” “Famous Frosts and Frost Fairs,” “Historic Yorkshire,” etc.CONTENTS:Early Religious Plays: being the Story of the English Stage in its Church Cradle Days—The Caistor Gad-Whip Manorial Service—Strange Serpent Stories—Church Ales—Rush-Bearing—Fish in Lent—Concerning Doles—Church Scrambling Charities—Briefs—Bells and Beacons for Travellers by Night—Hour Glasses in Churches—Chained Books in Churches—Funeral Effigies—Torchlight Burials—Simple Memorials of the Early Dead—The Romance of Parish Registers—Dog Whippers and Sluggard Wakers—Odd Items from Old Accounts—An Index of six closely-printed pages.ILLUSTRATED.Press Opinions.“A volume both entertaining and instructive, throwing much light on the manners and customs of bygone generations of Churchmen, and will be read to-day with much interest.”—Newbery House Magazine.“An extremely interesting volume.”—North British Daily Mail.“A work of lasting interest.”—Hull Examiner.“Full of interest.”—The Globe.“The reader will find much in this book to interest, instruct, and amuse.”—Home Chimes.“We feel sure that many will feel grateful to Mr. Andrews for having produced such an interesting book.”—The Antiquary.“A volume of great research and striking interest.”—The Bookbuyer (New York).“A valuable book.”—Literary World (Boston, U.S.A.).“Contains, in a popular and readable form, much that is curious and instructive.”—Manchester Guardian.“An admirable book.”—Sheffield Independent.“An interesting, handsomely got up volume.... Mr. Andrews is always chatty, and expert in making a paper on a dry subject exceedingly readable.”—Newcastle Courant.“Mr. William Andrews’ new book, ‘Curiosities of the Church,’ adds another to the series by which he has done so much to popularise antiquarian studies.... The book, it should be added, has some quaint illustrations, and its rich matter is made available for reference by a full and carefully compiled index.”—Scotsman.Elegantly bound in cloth gilt, demy 8vo., price 6s.Old-Time Punishments.By WILLIAM ANDREWS,F.R.H.S.,Author of “Curiosities of the Church,” “Historic Romance,”“Famous Frosts and Frost Fairs,” “Historic Yorkshire,” etc.CONTENTS.Carefully prepared papers, profusely illustrated, appear on the following subjects:—The Ducking Stool—The Brank, or Scold’s Bridle—The Pillory—Punishing Authors and burning books—Finger-Pillory—The Jougs—The Stocks—The Drunkard’s Cloak—Whipping—Public Penance in White Sheets—The Repentance—Stool-Riding the Stang—Gibbet Lore—Drowning—Burning to Death—Boiling to Death—Beheading—Hanging, Drawing, and Quartering—Pressing to Death—Hanging—Hanging in Chains—The Halifax Gibbet—The Scottish Maiden, etc.—An Index of five closely-printed pages.MANY CURIOUS ILLUSTRATIONS.PRESS OPINIONS.“This is an entertaining book ... well-chosen illustrations and a serviceable index.”—Athenæum.“A hearty reception may be bespoken for it.”—Globe.“A work which will be eagerly read by all who take it up.”—Scotsman.“It is entertaining.”—Manchester Guardian.“A vast amount of curious and entertaining matter.”—Sheffield Independent.“We can honestly recommend a perusal of this book.”—Yorkshire Post.“Interesting, and handsomely printed.”—Newcastle Chronicle.“A very readable history.”—Birmingham Daily Gazette.“Mr. Andrews’ book is well worthy of careful study, and is a perfect mine of wealth on the subject of which it treats.”—Herts Advertiser.“It is sure of a warm welcome on both sides of the Atlantic.”—Christian Leader.Elegantly bound in cloth gilt, crown 8vo., price 4s.YORKSHIRE IN OLDEN TIMES.Edited by WILLIAM ANDREWS,F.R.H.S.Thiswork consists of a series of carefully written papers, reprinted from theWakefield Free Pressand other Journals.CONTENTS:An Outline History of Yorkshire.ByThomas Frost.The Cow-Devil: A Legend of Craven.ByWilliam Brockie.The First Anglo-Saxon Poet.ByJohn H. Leggott, f.r.h.s.The Battle of Brunanburgh.ByFrederick Ross, f.r.h.s.Old Customs at York.ByGeorge Benson.Elizabethan Gleanings.ByAaron Watson.The Fight for the Hornsea Fishery.ByT. Tindall Wildridge.Folk Assemblies.ByJohn Nicholson.Quaint Gleanings from the Parish Register-Chest of Kirkby Wharfe.By the Rev.Richard Wilton, m.a.The Wakefield Mysteries.ByWilliam Henry Hudson.A Biographical Romance.ByWilliam Andrews, f.r.h.s.Some Scraps and Shreds of Yorkshire Superstitions.ByW. Sydney, f.r.s.l.The Salvation of Holderness.ByFrederick Ross, f.r.h.s.Yorkshire Fairs and Festivals.ByThomas Frost.James Nayler, the Mad Quaker who claimed to be the Messiah.ByWilliam Andrews, f.r.h.s.Duke Richard’s Doom: A Legend of Sandal Castle.ByEdward Lamplough.Obsolete Industries of the East Riding.ByJohn Nicholson.Bolton Abbey: Its History and Legends.ByAlfred Chamberlain, b.a.To Bolton Abbey.By the Rev.E. G. Charlesworth.A CAREFULLY COMPILED INDEX.Opinions of the Press.The following are extracted from a number of favourable reviews of“Yorkshire in the Olden Times.”TheBury Free Presssays: “The volume is one of wide and varied interest, which will secure for it readers in all parts of the country.”TheShields Daily Gazettestates: “The work consists of a series of articles contributed by various authors, and it thus has the merit of bringing together much special knowledge from a great number of sources. It is an entertaining volume, full of interest for the general reader, as well as for the learned and curious.”TheHornsea Gazetteconcludes its notice by saying: “The work is one which cannot fail to instruct and entertain the reader.”It is pronounced by theHull Examiner“a most readable and well-bound volume.”Says theMalton Gazette: “Unlike many books akin to it, this work contains nothing not of permanent and exclusive worth, and Mr. Andrews’ latest book is one which the future historian of the shire of many acres will be glad to avail himself of.”TheChristian Leaderfinishes a long and favourable review as follows: “The volume is one of diversified interest, likely to find readers in other parts of the country as well as in the great province to which it has particular reference.”The Edition is limited to 400 copies, and only a few remain on sale.An early application for copies necessary.AN IMPORTANT BOOK FOR REFERENCE.Fcap 4to. Bevelled boards, gilt tops. Price 4s.FAMOUS FROSTSANDFROST FAIRSIN GREAT BRITAIN.Chronicled from the Earliest to the Present Time.By WILLIAM ANDREWS,F.R.H.S.,Author of “Curiosities of the Church,” “Old-Time Punishments,” etc.Only 400 copies printed, each copy numbered, and only 50 remain on sale.Three curious full-page illustrations.Thiswork furnishes a carefully prepared account of all the great Frosts occurring in this country fromA.D.134 to 1887. The numerous Frost Fairs on the Thames are fully described, and illustrated with quaint woodcuts, and several old ballads relating to the subject are reproduced. It is tastefully printed and elegantly bound.The following are a few of the many favourable reviews of “Famous Frosts and Frost Fairs.”“The work is thoroughly well written, it is careful in its facts, and may be pronounced exhaustive on the subject. Illustrations are given of several frost fairs on the Thames, and as a trustworthy record this volume should be in every good library. The usefulness of the work is much enhanced by a good index.”—Public Opinion.“The book is beautifully got up.”—Barnsley Independent.“A very interesting volume.”—Northern Daily Telegraph.“A great deal of curious and valuable information is contained in these pages.... A comely volume.”—Literary World.“The work from first to last is a most attractive one, and the arts alike of printer and binder have been brought into one to give it a pleasing form.”—Wakefield Free Press.“An interesting and valuable work.”—West Middlesex Times.“Not likely to fail in interest.”—Manchester Guardian.“This chronology has been a task demanding extensive research and considerable labour and patience, and Mr. Andrews is to be heartily congratulated on the result.”—Derby Daily Gazette.“A volume of much interest and great importance.”—Rotherham Advertiser.ELEGANTLY BOUND IN CLOTH GILT, DEMY 8vo., 6s.YORKSHIRE FAMILY ROMANCEBy FREDERICK ROSS,F.R.H.S.,Author of “The Ruined Abbeys of England,” “Celebrities of Yorkshire Wolds,”“Biographia Eboracensis,” “The Progress of Civilisation,” etc.AmongstYorkshire Authors Mr.Frederick Rossoccupies a leading place. For over sixty years he has been a close student of the history of his native county, and perhaps no author has written so much and well respecting it. His residence in London has enabled him to take advantage of the important stores of unpublished information contained in the British Museum, the Public Record Office, and in other places. He has also frequently visited Yorkshire to collect materials for his works. His new book is one of the most readable and instructive he has written. It will be observed from the following list of subjects that the work is of wide and varied interest, and makes a permanent contribution to Yorkshire literature.CONTENTS:The Synod of Streoneshalh.The Doomed Heir of Osmotherley.St. Eadwine, the Royal Martyr.The Viceroy Siward.Phases in the Life of a Political Martyr.The Murderer’s Bride.The Earldom of Wiltes.Blackfaced Clifford.The Shepherd Lord.The Felons of Ilkley.The Ingilby Boar’s Head.The Eland Tragedy.The Plumpton Marriage.The Topcliffe Insurrection.Burning of Cottingham Castle.The Alum Workers.The Maiden of Marblehead.Rise of the House of Phipps.The Traitor Governor of Hull.IMPORTANT NOTICE.—The Edition is limited to 500 copies, and the greater part are sold. The book will advance in price in course of time.Elegantly bound in cloth gilt, demy 8vo., price 6s.Yorkshire Battles.By EDWARD LAMPLOUGH.CONTENTS:Thiswork contains carefully-written accounts of the following Yorkshire Battles, which cannot fail to interest and instruct the reader. It is a book of more than local interest:—Winwidfield, etc.—Battle of Stamford Bridge—After Stamford Bridge—Battle of the Standard—After the Battle of the Standard—Battle of Myton Meadows—Battle of Boroughbridge—Battle of Byland Abbey—In the Days of Edward III. and Richard II.—Battle of Bramham Moor—Battle of Sandal—Battle of Towton—Yorkshire under the Tudors—Battle of Tadcaster—Battle of Leeds—Battle of Wakefield—Battle of Adwalton Moor—Battle of Hull—Battle of Selby—Battle of Marston Moor—Battle of Brunnanburgh—Fight off Flamborough Head—Index.Opinions of the Press.“A remarkably handsome volume, typographically equal to the best productions of any European capital.”—North British Daily Mail.“A handsome book. It is extremely interesting, and is a work which cannot fail to find a permanent place amongst the best books devoted to the history of the county. The military history of Yorkshire is very closely investigated in this work. Although the book is written in a clear and picturesque style, great care and attention have been given to the researches of antiquaries and historians, and many authorities have been consulted, in consequence of which, several long-established errors have been corrected, and some oft-repeated but superficial conclusions confuted. Special attention has been given to the military history of the county during the great rebellion—a subject which has yet to be fairly and intelligently treated by the general historian. So far as the limits of the work permit, the general history of the county, from epoch to epoch has been sketched, maintaining the continuity of the work, and increasing its interest and value both to the general reader and the specialist. The printers of the book are Messrs. Wm. Andrews and Co., Hull, and it must be regarded as a good specimen of local typography.”—Wakefield Free Press.“An important work.”—Beverley Independent.“Does great credit to the new firm of book publishers.”—Yorkshire County Magazine.“A beautifully printed volume.”—Halifax Courier.“Mr. Lamplough’s book is thoroughly readable, and is written in a manly as well as a discriminating spirit.”—Yorkshire Post.LONDON: SIMPKIN, MARSHALL, HAMILTON, KENT, & CO.HULL: WILLIAM ANDREWS & CO., THE HULL PRESS.
PUBLICATIONSOFWILLIAM ANDREWS & CO.,THE HULL PRESS,HULL.
IN THE PRESS. SECOND AND CHEAPER EDITION.
Curiosities of the Church:
Studies of Curious Customs, Services, and Records.
By WILLIAM ANDREWS,F.R.H.S.,Author of “Historic Romance,” “Famous Frosts and Frost Fairs,” “Historic Yorkshire,” etc.
CONTENTS:
Early Religious Plays: being the Story of the English Stage in its Church Cradle Days—The Caistor Gad-Whip Manorial Service—Strange Serpent Stories—Church Ales—Rush-Bearing—Fish in Lent—Concerning Doles—Church Scrambling Charities—Briefs—Bells and Beacons for Travellers by Night—Hour Glasses in Churches—Chained Books in Churches—Funeral Effigies—Torchlight Burials—Simple Memorials of the Early Dead—The Romance of Parish Registers—Dog Whippers and Sluggard Wakers—Odd Items from Old Accounts—An Index of six closely-printed pages.
ILLUSTRATED.
Press Opinions.
“A volume both entertaining and instructive, throwing much light on the manners and customs of bygone generations of Churchmen, and will be read to-day with much interest.”—Newbery House Magazine.“An extremely interesting volume.”—North British Daily Mail.“A work of lasting interest.”—Hull Examiner.“Full of interest.”—The Globe.“The reader will find much in this book to interest, instruct, and amuse.”—Home Chimes.“We feel sure that many will feel grateful to Mr. Andrews for having produced such an interesting book.”—The Antiquary.“A volume of great research and striking interest.”—The Bookbuyer (New York).“A valuable book.”—Literary World (Boston, U.S.A.).“Contains, in a popular and readable form, much that is curious and instructive.”—Manchester Guardian.“An admirable book.”—Sheffield Independent.“An interesting, handsomely got up volume.... Mr. Andrews is always chatty, and expert in making a paper on a dry subject exceedingly readable.”—Newcastle Courant.“Mr. William Andrews’ new book, ‘Curiosities of the Church,’ adds another to the series by which he has done so much to popularise antiquarian studies.... The book, it should be added, has some quaint illustrations, and its rich matter is made available for reference by a full and carefully compiled index.”—Scotsman.
“A volume both entertaining and instructive, throwing much light on the manners and customs of bygone generations of Churchmen, and will be read to-day with much interest.”—Newbery House Magazine.
“An extremely interesting volume.”—North British Daily Mail.
“A work of lasting interest.”—Hull Examiner.
“Full of interest.”—The Globe.
“The reader will find much in this book to interest, instruct, and amuse.”—Home Chimes.
“We feel sure that many will feel grateful to Mr. Andrews for having produced such an interesting book.”—The Antiquary.
“A volume of great research and striking interest.”—The Bookbuyer (New York).
“A valuable book.”—Literary World (Boston, U.S.A.).
“Contains, in a popular and readable form, much that is curious and instructive.”—Manchester Guardian.
“An admirable book.”—Sheffield Independent.
“An interesting, handsomely got up volume.... Mr. Andrews is always chatty, and expert in making a paper on a dry subject exceedingly readable.”—Newcastle Courant.
“Mr. William Andrews’ new book, ‘Curiosities of the Church,’ adds another to the series by which he has done so much to popularise antiquarian studies.... The book, it should be added, has some quaint illustrations, and its rich matter is made available for reference by a full and carefully compiled index.”—Scotsman.
Elegantly bound in cloth gilt, demy 8vo., price 6s.
Old-Time Punishments.
By WILLIAM ANDREWS,F.R.H.S.,Author of “Curiosities of the Church,” “Historic Romance,”“Famous Frosts and Frost Fairs,” “Historic Yorkshire,” etc.
CONTENTS.
Carefully prepared papers, profusely illustrated, appear on the following subjects:—
The Ducking Stool—The Brank, or Scold’s Bridle—The Pillory—Punishing Authors and burning books—Finger-Pillory—The Jougs—The Stocks—The Drunkard’s Cloak—Whipping—Public Penance in White Sheets—The Repentance—Stool-Riding the Stang—Gibbet Lore—Drowning—Burning to Death—Boiling to Death—Beheading—Hanging, Drawing, and Quartering—Pressing to Death—Hanging—Hanging in Chains—The Halifax Gibbet—The Scottish Maiden, etc.—An Index of five closely-printed pages.
MANY CURIOUS ILLUSTRATIONS.
PRESS OPINIONS.
“This is an entertaining book ... well-chosen illustrations and a serviceable index.”—Athenæum.“A hearty reception may be bespoken for it.”—Globe.“A work which will be eagerly read by all who take it up.”—Scotsman.“It is entertaining.”—Manchester Guardian.“A vast amount of curious and entertaining matter.”—Sheffield Independent.“We can honestly recommend a perusal of this book.”—Yorkshire Post.“Interesting, and handsomely printed.”—Newcastle Chronicle.“A very readable history.”—Birmingham Daily Gazette.“Mr. Andrews’ book is well worthy of careful study, and is a perfect mine of wealth on the subject of which it treats.”—Herts Advertiser.“It is sure of a warm welcome on both sides of the Atlantic.”—Christian Leader.
“This is an entertaining book ... well-chosen illustrations and a serviceable index.”—Athenæum.
“A hearty reception may be bespoken for it.”—Globe.
“A work which will be eagerly read by all who take it up.”—Scotsman.
“It is entertaining.”—Manchester Guardian.
“A vast amount of curious and entertaining matter.”—Sheffield Independent.
“We can honestly recommend a perusal of this book.”—Yorkshire Post.
“Interesting, and handsomely printed.”—Newcastle Chronicle.
“A very readable history.”—Birmingham Daily Gazette.
“Mr. Andrews’ book is well worthy of careful study, and is a perfect mine of wealth on the subject of which it treats.”—Herts Advertiser.
“It is sure of a warm welcome on both sides of the Atlantic.”—Christian Leader.
Elegantly bound in cloth gilt, crown 8vo., price 4s.
YORKSHIRE IN OLDEN TIMES.
Edited by WILLIAM ANDREWS,F.R.H.S.
Thiswork consists of a series of carefully written papers, reprinted from theWakefield Free Pressand other Journals.
CONTENTS:
An Outline History of Yorkshire.ByThomas Frost.
The Cow-Devil: A Legend of Craven.ByWilliam Brockie.
The First Anglo-Saxon Poet.ByJohn H. Leggott, f.r.h.s.
The Battle of Brunanburgh.ByFrederick Ross, f.r.h.s.
Old Customs at York.ByGeorge Benson.
Elizabethan Gleanings.ByAaron Watson.
The Fight for the Hornsea Fishery.ByT. Tindall Wildridge.
Folk Assemblies.ByJohn Nicholson.
Quaint Gleanings from the Parish Register-Chest of Kirkby Wharfe.By the Rev.Richard Wilton, m.a.
The Wakefield Mysteries.ByWilliam Henry Hudson.
A Biographical Romance.ByWilliam Andrews, f.r.h.s.
Some Scraps and Shreds of Yorkshire Superstitions.ByW. Sydney, f.r.s.l.
The Salvation of Holderness.ByFrederick Ross, f.r.h.s.
Yorkshire Fairs and Festivals.ByThomas Frost.
James Nayler, the Mad Quaker who claimed to be the Messiah.ByWilliam Andrews, f.r.h.s.
Duke Richard’s Doom: A Legend of Sandal Castle.ByEdward Lamplough.
Obsolete Industries of the East Riding.ByJohn Nicholson.
Bolton Abbey: Its History and Legends.ByAlfred Chamberlain, b.a.
To Bolton Abbey.By the Rev.E. G. Charlesworth.
A CAREFULLY COMPILED INDEX.
Opinions of the Press.
The following are extracted from a number of favourable reviews of“Yorkshire in the Olden Times.”
TheBury Free Presssays: “The volume is one of wide and varied interest, which will secure for it readers in all parts of the country.”TheShields Daily Gazettestates: “The work consists of a series of articles contributed by various authors, and it thus has the merit of bringing together much special knowledge from a great number of sources. It is an entertaining volume, full of interest for the general reader, as well as for the learned and curious.”TheHornsea Gazetteconcludes its notice by saying: “The work is one which cannot fail to instruct and entertain the reader.”It is pronounced by theHull Examiner“a most readable and well-bound volume.”Says theMalton Gazette: “Unlike many books akin to it, this work contains nothing not of permanent and exclusive worth, and Mr. Andrews’ latest book is one which the future historian of the shire of many acres will be glad to avail himself of.”TheChristian Leaderfinishes a long and favourable review as follows: “The volume is one of diversified interest, likely to find readers in other parts of the country as well as in the great province to which it has particular reference.”
TheBury Free Presssays: “The volume is one of wide and varied interest, which will secure for it readers in all parts of the country.”
TheShields Daily Gazettestates: “The work consists of a series of articles contributed by various authors, and it thus has the merit of bringing together much special knowledge from a great number of sources. It is an entertaining volume, full of interest for the general reader, as well as for the learned and curious.”
TheHornsea Gazetteconcludes its notice by saying: “The work is one which cannot fail to instruct and entertain the reader.”
It is pronounced by theHull Examiner“a most readable and well-bound volume.”
Says theMalton Gazette: “Unlike many books akin to it, this work contains nothing not of permanent and exclusive worth, and Mr. Andrews’ latest book is one which the future historian of the shire of many acres will be glad to avail himself of.”
TheChristian Leaderfinishes a long and favourable review as follows: “The volume is one of diversified interest, likely to find readers in other parts of the country as well as in the great province to which it has particular reference.”
The Edition is limited to 400 copies, and only a few remain on sale.
An early application for copies necessary.
AN IMPORTANT BOOK FOR REFERENCE.
Fcap 4to. Bevelled boards, gilt tops. Price 4s.
FAMOUS FROSTSANDFROST FAIRSIN GREAT BRITAIN.
Chronicled from the Earliest to the Present Time.
By WILLIAM ANDREWS,F.R.H.S.,Author of “Curiosities of the Church,” “Old-Time Punishments,” etc.
Only 400 copies printed, each copy numbered, and only 50 remain on sale.Three curious full-page illustrations.
Thiswork furnishes a carefully prepared account of all the great Frosts occurring in this country fromA.D.134 to 1887. The numerous Frost Fairs on the Thames are fully described, and illustrated with quaint woodcuts, and several old ballads relating to the subject are reproduced. It is tastefully printed and elegantly bound.
The following are a few of the many favourable reviews of “Famous Frosts and Frost Fairs.”
“The work is thoroughly well written, it is careful in its facts, and may be pronounced exhaustive on the subject. Illustrations are given of several frost fairs on the Thames, and as a trustworthy record this volume should be in every good library. The usefulness of the work is much enhanced by a good index.”—Public Opinion.“The book is beautifully got up.”—Barnsley Independent.“A very interesting volume.”—Northern Daily Telegraph.“A great deal of curious and valuable information is contained in these pages.... A comely volume.”—Literary World.“The work from first to last is a most attractive one, and the arts alike of printer and binder have been brought into one to give it a pleasing form.”—Wakefield Free Press.“An interesting and valuable work.”—West Middlesex Times.“Not likely to fail in interest.”—Manchester Guardian.“This chronology has been a task demanding extensive research and considerable labour and patience, and Mr. Andrews is to be heartily congratulated on the result.”—Derby Daily Gazette.“A volume of much interest and great importance.”—Rotherham Advertiser.
“The work is thoroughly well written, it is careful in its facts, and may be pronounced exhaustive on the subject. Illustrations are given of several frost fairs on the Thames, and as a trustworthy record this volume should be in every good library. The usefulness of the work is much enhanced by a good index.”—Public Opinion.
“The book is beautifully got up.”—Barnsley Independent.
“A very interesting volume.”—Northern Daily Telegraph.
“A great deal of curious and valuable information is contained in these pages.... A comely volume.”—Literary World.
“The work from first to last is a most attractive one, and the arts alike of printer and binder have been brought into one to give it a pleasing form.”—Wakefield Free Press.
“An interesting and valuable work.”—West Middlesex Times.
“Not likely to fail in interest.”—Manchester Guardian.
“This chronology has been a task demanding extensive research and considerable labour and patience, and Mr. Andrews is to be heartily congratulated on the result.”—Derby Daily Gazette.
“A volume of much interest and great importance.”—Rotherham Advertiser.
ELEGANTLY BOUND IN CLOTH GILT, DEMY 8vo., 6s.
YORKSHIRE FAMILY ROMANCE
By FREDERICK ROSS,F.R.H.S.,Author of “The Ruined Abbeys of England,” “Celebrities of Yorkshire Wolds,”“Biographia Eboracensis,” “The Progress of Civilisation,” etc.
AmongstYorkshire Authors Mr.Frederick Rossoccupies a leading place. For over sixty years he has been a close student of the history of his native county, and perhaps no author has written so much and well respecting it. His residence in London has enabled him to take advantage of the important stores of unpublished information contained in the British Museum, the Public Record Office, and in other places. He has also frequently visited Yorkshire to collect materials for his works. His new book is one of the most readable and instructive he has written. It will be observed from the following list of subjects that the work is of wide and varied interest, and makes a permanent contribution to Yorkshire literature.
CONTENTS:
IMPORTANT NOTICE.—The Edition is limited to 500 copies, and the greater part are sold. The book will advance in price in course of time.
Elegantly bound in cloth gilt, demy 8vo., price 6s.
Yorkshire Battles.
By EDWARD LAMPLOUGH.
CONTENTS:
Thiswork contains carefully-written accounts of the following Yorkshire Battles, which cannot fail to interest and instruct the reader. It is a book of more than local interest:—
Winwidfield, etc.—Battle of Stamford Bridge—After Stamford Bridge—Battle of the Standard—After the Battle of the Standard—Battle of Myton Meadows—Battle of Boroughbridge—Battle of Byland Abbey—In the Days of Edward III. and Richard II.—Battle of Bramham Moor—Battle of Sandal—Battle of Towton—Yorkshire under the Tudors—Battle of Tadcaster—Battle of Leeds—Battle of Wakefield—Battle of Adwalton Moor—Battle of Hull—Battle of Selby—Battle of Marston Moor—Battle of Brunnanburgh—Fight off Flamborough Head—Index.
Opinions of the Press.
“A remarkably handsome volume, typographically equal to the best productions of any European capital.”—North British Daily Mail.“A handsome book. It is extremely interesting, and is a work which cannot fail to find a permanent place amongst the best books devoted to the history of the county. The military history of Yorkshire is very closely investigated in this work. Although the book is written in a clear and picturesque style, great care and attention have been given to the researches of antiquaries and historians, and many authorities have been consulted, in consequence of which, several long-established errors have been corrected, and some oft-repeated but superficial conclusions confuted. Special attention has been given to the military history of the county during the great rebellion—a subject which has yet to be fairly and intelligently treated by the general historian. So far as the limits of the work permit, the general history of the county, from epoch to epoch has been sketched, maintaining the continuity of the work, and increasing its interest and value both to the general reader and the specialist. The printers of the book are Messrs. Wm. Andrews and Co., Hull, and it must be regarded as a good specimen of local typography.”—Wakefield Free Press.“An important work.”—Beverley Independent.“Does great credit to the new firm of book publishers.”—Yorkshire County Magazine.“A beautifully printed volume.”—Halifax Courier.“Mr. Lamplough’s book is thoroughly readable, and is written in a manly as well as a discriminating spirit.”—Yorkshire Post.
“A remarkably handsome volume, typographically equal to the best productions of any European capital.”—North British Daily Mail.
“A handsome book. It is extremely interesting, and is a work which cannot fail to find a permanent place amongst the best books devoted to the history of the county. The military history of Yorkshire is very closely investigated in this work. Although the book is written in a clear and picturesque style, great care and attention have been given to the researches of antiquaries and historians, and many authorities have been consulted, in consequence of which, several long-established errors have been corrected, and some oft-repeated but superficial conclusions confuted. Special attention has been given to the military history of the county during the great rebellion—a subject which has yet to be fairly and intelligently treated by the general historian. So far as the limits of the work permit, the general history of the county, from epoch to epoch has been sketched, maintaining the continuity of the work, and increasing its interest and value both to the general reader and the specialist. The printers of the book are Messrs. Wm. Andrews and Co., Hull, and it must be regarded as a good specimen of local typography.”—Wakefield Free Press.
“An important work.”—Beverley Independent.
“Does great credit to the new firm of book publishers.”—Yorkshire County Magazine.
“A beautifully printed volume.”—Halifax Courier.
“Mr. Lamplough’s book is thoroughly readable, and is written in a manly as well as a discriminating spirit.”—Yorkshire Post.
LONDON: SIMPKIN, MARSHALL, HAMILTON, KENT, & CO.HULL: WILLIAM ANDREWS & CO., THE HULL PRESS.