[Caption title:] Prospectus of memoirs Historical and Topographical of Bristol and its Neighborhood.
[Bristol].
[J. M. Gutch], [1821].
8vo.
4pp. Single folded leaf. Stab-holes to gutter margins, spotted. A manuscript note, dated 1803 and signed by Seyer, is loosely inserted, it reads: 'Recd. from Mr Davies twenty five pounds & 6d on account of the sale of some books of mine on the syntax of the Latin verb, according to an account delivered to me about two months post'.
An apparently unrecorded prospectus inviting subscription to the publication of Church of England clergyman and antiquary Samuel Seyer's (1757-1831) two volume Memoirs historical and topographical of Bristol and its Neighbourhood (Bristol, 1821-23); by far the most detailed and reliable history of Bristol published to that point.
£ 150.00
Antiquates Ref: 17651
