A plea for a Devonshire bibliography, a paper contributed to the Cambridge meeting of the United Kingdom library association, and now repr. from the Western antiquary |
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Page 8 - Devonshire, 1793-98,' was never completed, and abounds in every kind of inaccuracy, although gossiping stories occur in it here and there which deserve sifting. A far more important book is the ' Damnonii Orientales Illustres, or Worthies of Devon/ of the Rev. John Prince, vicar of Berry Pomeroy, published in folio in 1701, and reprinted, with additional notes, in 1810. Both editions have now become rare. Prince's book was welcomed with a chorus of applause from all his brother clergy, many of whom...
Page 10 - ... Reference was then made to the need of a new bibliography of Devonshire, that of Mr. Davidson (published thirty years since) being practically out of date and insufficient to meet the growing requirements of the age. The writer of the paper then considered in detail the following propositions : — (l) Is a bibliography based upon the system of the " Bibliotheca Cornubiensis " practicable for any large county or district? (2) What are the essential features of such a work, and the main lines...
Page 9 - THE following Catalogue originated in the compilation of a List of Books relating to Devonshire in a private Library ; but it has been thought worthy of extension and of publication for the use of those who take an interest in the Topography, History, or Biography of the County, and as an accessory to the labours of future Historians.