An excellent copy of the First Edition of this scarce work dedicated to the Lancashire MP Nicholas Blundell edited and with an introduction by the Rev T Ellison Gibson. Blundell was Captain of Dragoons under Major General Tildsley in the Royalist Army of 1642 his notebook covers a wide range of topics including politics,religion,folklore and local history. Crown 8vo. Frontispiece facsimile of Blundells commision 312pp on uncut hand made paper top edge gilt in later green cloth.