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Description:Excerpt from The Western Antiquary, or Devon and Cornwall Note-Book, Vol. 1 The completion of the first volume of the Western Antiquary calls for a few words from the Editor - retrospective and prospective. It is scarcely necessary to recapitulate the circumstances which led to the establishment of the Western Antiquary "as a medium of intercommunication for antiquaries and others interested in the history, literature, and legendary lore of the Western Counties." The original announcement (which appeared in the columns of the Weekly Mercury on the 12th March, 1881, ) will be found on the first page of the present volume. The first weekly instalment of Notes, Queries, and Replies, was published on the following Saturday, March 19th, since which time about two columns per week have appeared. The present volume consists of the four quarterly parts (re-printed, after revision, from the Weekly Mercury), several supplements, and a number of illustrations of interesting subjects. The Editor would here tender his sincere thanks to the following gentlemen, who have, by loan and otherwise, favoured him with the illustrations elsewhere enumerated: Mr. A J. Jewers, F. S. A., for the drawings of the "Arms of Sir Francis Drake;" Mr. John Smith, Plymouth, for blocks of Palace Court, Plymouth; and a portrait of Sir Francis Drake; Mr. W. H. Luke, Plymouth, for blocks of the Hoe Gate, Plymouth, the Old Town Gate, Plymouth, the Citadel Gateway, Plymouth, and the Frankfort Grate Theatre, Plymouth; Mr. W. H. H. Rogers, F. S. A, Colyton, for loan of block, portrait of Sir William Pole, Kt; to Messrs. Oliphant, Anderson & Co., Publishers, Edinburgh, for portrait of Dr. Kitto, and view of the Gateway of the Hospital of Poor's Portion, Old Workhouse, Plymouth; to Messrs. Besley & Sons, Mr. G. Townsend, and Mr. Vincent, of Exeter, for loan i of blocks of Exeter Antiquities; to Mr. J. Langdon Bonython, Adelaide, Australia, for "Bonython Flagon" and Arms of Bonython; also to Mr. J. E. Wood, engraver, Plymouth, for engraving "Ancient Ridge Tiles," Plymouth Ducking Chair, &c., &c., expressly for this periodical. The Editor's next duty is to thank those numerous correspondents who have favoured him with such an abundance of valuable material from which to select his weekly budgets. He has been reluctantly compelled to hold over many interesting communications, simply from inability to publish, in the limited space allotted to him, all the matter with which he has been favoured. His care has been to insert those contributions which seemed to be of the most general interest, as well as those of an original character. He is conscious of many shortcomings and defects in the work, and possibly some matter has appeared which a more extended experience would have led him to omit or improve; but on the whole he has reason to be gratified with the quantity and quality of the literary matter so freely placed at his disposal, which he has endeavoured to use, in the interest of his readers, to the best advantage. A complete list of Subscribers will be found appended. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Western Antiquary, or Devon and Cornwall Note-Book, Vol. 1 (Classic Reprint). To get started finding The Western Antiquary, or Devon and Cornwall Note-Book, Vol. 1 (Classic Reprint), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: Excerpt from The Western Antiquary, or Devon and Cornwall Note-Book, Vol. 1 The completion of the first volume of the Western Antiquary calls for a few words from the Editor - retrospective and prospective. It is scarcely necessary to recapitulate the circumstances which led to the establishment of the Western Antiquary "as a medium of intercommunication for antiquaries and others interested in the history, literature, and legendary lore of the Western Counties." The original announcement (which appeared in the columns of the Weekly Mercury on the 12th March, 1881, ) will be found on the first page of the present volume. The first weekly instalment of Notes, Queries, and Replies, was published on the following Saturday, March 19th, since which time about two columns per week have appeared. The present volume consists of the four quarterly parts (re-printed, after revision, from the Weekly Mercury), several supplements, and a number of illustrations of interesting subjects. The Editor would here tender his sincere thanks to the following gentlemen, who have, by loan and otherwise, favoured him with the illustrations elsewhere enumerated: Mr. A J. Jewers, F. S. A., for the drawings of the "Arms of Sir Francis Drake;" Mr. John Smith, Plymouth, for blocks of Palace Court, Plymouth; and a portrait of Sir Francis Drake; Mr. W. H. Luke, Plymouth, for blocks of the Hoe Gate, Plymouth, the Old Town Gate, Plymouth, the Citadel Gateway, Plymouth, and the Frankfort Grate Theatre, Plymouth; Mr. W. H. H. Rogers, F. S. A, Colyton, for loan of block, portrait of Sir William Pole, Kt; to Messrs. Oliphant, Anderson & Co., Publishers, Edinburgh, for portrait of Dr. Kitto, and view of the Gateway of the Hospital of Poor's Portion, Old Workhouse, Plymouth; to Messrs. Besley & Sons, Mr. G. Townsend, and Mr. Vincent, of Exeter, for loan i of blocks of Exeter Antiquities; to Mr. J. Langdon Bonython, Adelaide, Australia, for "Bonython Flagon" and Arms of Bonython; also to Mr. J. E. Wood, engraver, Plymouth, for engraving "Ancient Ridge Tiles," Plymouth Ducking Chair, &c., &c., expressly for this periodical. The Editor's next duty is to thank those numerous correspondents who have favoured him with such an abundance of valuable material from which to select his weekly budgets. He has been reluctantly compelled to hold over many interesting communications, simply from inability to publish, in the limited space allotted to him, all the matter with which he has been favoured. His care has been to insert those contributions which seemed to be of the most general interest, as well as those of an original character. He is conscious of many shortcomings and defects in the work, and possibly some matter has appeared which a more extended experience would have led him to omit or improve; but on the whole he has reason to be gratified with the quantity and quality of the literary matter so freely placed at his disposal, which he has endeavoured to use, in the interest of his readers, to the best advantage. A complete list of Subscribers will be found appended. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Western Antiquary, or Devon and Cornwall Note-Book, Vol. 1 (Classic Reprint). To get started finding The Western Antiquary, or Devon and Cornwall Note-Book, Vol. 1 (Classic Reprint), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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