Benjamin Brierley - Irkdale and Other Stories

Manchester, John Heywood, 1868. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of Brierley's humorous accounts of Lancastrian life. First Edition. Contains: Irkdale; Or, The Odd House in the Hollow and Tales and Sketches of Lancashire Life, Volume II. Tales and Sketches of Lancashire Life features an engraved titlepage. With a glossary of the Lancashire dialect to the rear. Benjamin Brierley (1825 – 18 January 1896) was an English weaver and writer in Lancashire dialect. Rebacked in cloth with the original spine laid down. Externally, excellent with just minor shelfwear only. Darkening and some rubbing to the original laid down spine. Internally, firmly bound. Clean with just the odd spot or mark. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .

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