The History and Antiquities of Eyam, with an Account of the Great Plague which Desolated the Village in the Year 1666

Author(s): Wood, William

Binding:	Softcover
Volume Condition:	Fair
Dust Jacket:	No
Edition:	2nd Edition
Language:	English
Publisher Name:	Longman and Co
Publication Year:	1848
Book ID:	002713
Catalogue(s):	History - British ◇ Rare and Antiquarian Books

166pp. Soft cloth covered wraps with title label to front (heavily rubbed and worn, with some spine cracking). Copperplate hand ink marks to front endpapers. Binding holding but fragile, and page edges worn and soft, mild toning and a few marks. Overall a fair copy suitable for reading, research or rebinding. An account of how the village of Eyam, Derbyshire, was affected by an outbreak of plague in 1665/6, and the extraordinary measures the villagers took, under the leadership of a local priest, to prevent spread of the disease. Small, 12mo, volume.

Keywords:

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