The History of the Parishes of Whiteford and Holywell.

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1st ed, 1796, VG, 22 pls, 3 vignettes. In contemporary full basket weave calf, corners and edges lightly bumped and worn. Relaid spine, raised bands, titles in gilt. Internally, [10], 172 pp, [2], 185-328 pp, 22 pls (dated 1796), 3 vignettes, anonymous but by Thomas Pennant, marbled endpapers, gilt tooling to turn-ins, bookplate to fpd (Orwell Park), hinges strengthened, text block edges marbled, title page has a small light damp stain to margin and there are a few others to rear, small blue ink mark to text block edge, light offsetting, complete with all vignettes, engraved titlepage, in two parts; 'History of Holywell parish' London, printed for B. and J. White, 1796, has a separate, engraved titlepage and separate register; the pagination is almost continuous. (231*188 mm). (ESTC T113878. Graesse 192. Lowndes 1824. Brunet 479. Allibone 1554). Pennant, naturalist, traveller, and writer. Two of the three publications written towards the end of Pennant's life exemplify both his energy and the range of his writings. The History of the Parishes of Whiteford and Holywell (1796) offers a detailed local history and genealogical information on the Pennant family. His Outlines of the Globe, published in four volumes between 1798 and 1800 with volumes three and four being produced by his son David, was the only published outcome of twenty-two manuscript volumes of imaginary travels throughout the world. The title of the third, The Literary Life of the Late Thomas Pennant Esq., by himself (1793), hints at Pennant's sense of humour. See ODNB.