This is book 1 of a two Volume set. The Nottingham Date Book is a book of the history of Nottingham from 850 to 1884. In particular after about 1750 it is full of references to every-day happenings in the town and its people. Not just important people but normal people too. Its fascination for me is not only because I was born in Nottingham and interested in its history but also as a family historian as it contains so many references to people and every-day events. It is a particularly rare book and even more so in its complete edition up to 1884.