'History of the Town and County of Kingston upon Hull, from its foundation in the Reign of Edward I to the present time, comprehending the space of near five hundred years: with a description of part of the adjacent Country, and the injuries it sustained by the incursions of the Saxons and the Danes, antecendent to the building of the Town' by John Tickell
- Reference No:
- L DIDS/1
- Dates:
- 4 Jun 1789-c.10 Jun 1796
- Description:
Printed in 26 parts. Printed in Hull by Thomas Lee and Company.
Tickell's 'History' was published in parts by subscription. The cost to subscribers was 1/- for each part; whereas non-subscribers had to pay 1/6d. Subscribers could pay 1/6d to have copies printed on Royal paper. The parts were issued in blue paper wrappers. In all, there were 940 pages with 18 engraved plates, dated between 1789 and 1796. The last, Gale's frontispiece view of Hull from the south-east was published on 10th June 1796. There was some delay in the publication of the latter parts.
- Format:
- Archive Item
- Extent:
- 1 volume
- Language:
- Access Conditions:
- Access will be granted to any accredited reader
- Repository:
- Hull City Archives
- Collection:
- Volumes regarding the History of Kingston upon Hull