The antient and modern history of the loyal town of Rippon
Subtitle: (introduc'd by a poem on the surprizing beauties of Studley-Park, with a description of the venerable ruins of Fountains-Abbey, written by Mr. Peter Aram; and another on the pleasures of a country life, by a reverend young gentleman.) : With particular accounts of three of the northern saints in the seventh century, viz. St. Cuthbert ... St. Wilfrid of Rippon; and St. John of Beverley ... Adorned with many cuts, preceded by a south west prospect (and a new plan) of Rippon. : Besides are added, Travels into other parts of Yorkshire ...
By: Faithfully and painfully collected by Tho. Gent, of York. ; To which is subjoin'd, by the author of The country life, A letter to the Hon. John Aislabie, Esq. -- The happy reign; an eclogue. And a Latin copy of verses, with a translation, on the renowned grotto of Queen Caroline
Publisher: Printed, and sold at the Printing-office ... as also by T. Hammond ... Likewise by E. Routh, in Rippon; J. Ross, in Knaresborough; G. Ferraby in Hull; A. Bettesworth, and C. Hitch ... London.
Published: 1733
Place of publication: York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 165
Subjects: Description and travel; Antiquities
Notes: Signatures: A⁴a⁴B-Y⁴*-10*⁴.

Pages 47-48 (of second sequence) are incorrectly numbered 49-50.

Head- and tail-pieces and initials; also seventy-six woodcuts on letterpress (cf. Upcott).

Described in Davies' memoir of the York press.

"Studley-Park. A poem" by Peter Aram: p. 1-28.

"Country life" (running-title) by John Mawer: p. 29-44.

Advertisements: p. [1]-[5] at end.

"Names of the subscribers": p. [6]-[7] at end.

ESTC t026486

Upcott, W. Engl. topography, p. 1399