Collections Towards the History and Antiquities of the County of Hereford

Download or read book Collections Towards the History and Antiquities of the County of Hereford written by John Duncumb and published by . This book was released on 1804 with total page 628 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Charles Howard, 11th Duke of Norfolk, employed Duncumb to write a history of Hereford. At the death of the Duke in 1815 the work was discontinued, only v. 1, 1804, and v. 2, pt. 1, 1812, having been published, and a few pages of v. 2, pt. 2, printed. In 1837 the unsold portions of the work and the unpublished pages were purchased by Thomas Thorpe, who made an index to v. 2, pt. 1, and placed the work again on the market. Vol. 2 was completed in 1866 by W.H. Cooke, who published the 3rd. vol. in 1882. Vol. III has title and imprint: Collections toward the history and antiquities of the County of Hereford. In continuation of Duncumb's history ... By William Henry Cooke ... London, J. Murray, 1882- 1912.