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Title: A Brief Sketch Of Durham, For The Use Of Visitors And Others
Description: George Walker, publisher, 6, Sadler Street, Durham, 1865, 4th edition. Cloth, P+. xii+126+xlii pp, engraved frontis, title vignette, 16 engraved plates, 23 b/w illustrations, 1 b/w map, LACKS the spine backstrip, front endpaper missing, corners rubbed, the text & plates in good order. Binders & publishers ticket of George Walker to the pastedown. Hardback , no dustjacket. ¶ A well produced & much reprinted tourists guide to the city of Durham, nicely illustrated. This fourth edition has a 42 page appendix entitled "Of St. Cuthbert's Death, And The Translation Of His Body To Durham".

Keywords: topography, medieval history, hagiography