History and Topography of the City of York; The Ainsty Wapentake; and the East Riding of Yorkshire.

Pp xiv, 694. 676, slight foxing. Title page to volume 1, ink damage also top blank margin and first line of text missing. Half calf .Gilt. New matching spines. York is one of England?s finest and most beautiful historic cities. The Romans knew it as Eboracum. To the Saxons it was Eoforwick. The Vikings, who came as invaders but stayed on in settlements, called it Jorvik. York?s more recent history has also characterised the city. There?s the iconic York Minster and architecture from medieval times,and its magnificent Georgian town houses.