Discover a window into Devon and Cornwall’s history and heritage .
This volume of The Western Antiquary collects a year’s worth of local scholarship, curated for readers who love the region’s past. Along with thoughtful notes and Queries and Replies, it features a dedicated Dartmoor preservation article and a newly added Book-Plate Supplement, broadening the scope of antiquarian interest.
The collection paints a vivid portrait of late 19th‑century regional study, from Dartmoor’s landscapes and archaeology to bibliographical notes and the evolving world of book-plates. It offers a mix of essays, historical sketches, and practical notes that appeal to enthusiasts of local history, archaeology, philology, and early cataloguing.
- Dartmoor Preservation: a comprehensive article arguing for conservation and public access to this iconic landscape
- Notes, Queries, and responses that invite reader participation and shared expertise
- A new Book-Plate Collector’s Supplement, exploring heraldry, provenance, and the art of ownership marks
- Short essays on local history, churches, printers, and regional antiquities
Ideal for readers of local history, antiquarian research, and Devon and Cornwall heritage.