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John Carr of York: Collected Essays

By Ivan Hall

Paul Holberton Publishing £50

This is a treasure trove of a book.

Now 90, Dr Ivan Hall is a man of the north, having studied at Manchester Grammar School and Manchester University and having taught at the University of Hull.

He knows more than any living person about John Carr of York, and now this enormous erudition is being shared with the public, through a collection of his essays.

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