Author: Thomas Baines; William Fairbairn
Title: Lancashire and Cheshire Past and Present
Description: London, William Mackenzie, c1867. First edition. Cloth. A smart and bright four volume set of this noted local history by Thomas Baines. The first edition, in the original four divisions. A history and a description of the palatine counties of Lancaster and Chester, forming the north-western division of England from earliest ages to 1867, with an account of the rise and progress of manufactures and commerce, and civil and mechanical engineering in these districts. Written by the active promoter of liberal interests in Lancashire, Thomas Baines. A journalist and historian, Baines wrote valuable histories of northern areas including Liverpool, Lancashire and Yorkshire and his histories are characterised by fullness of detail. Illustrated, with a frontispiece, engraved title page and five plates to division I, six plates to division II, a frontispiece, engraved title page and four plates to division III, and eight plates to division IV. With eighteen full page plates of views, plans and technology taken from original drawings by H. Warren, with a series of seven engraved portraits. All illustrations have their original tissue guards. Collated, complete. A smart set, in the publisher's original binding. To this work, William Fairbairn has written an account on the progress of commerce and engineering in these areas. Fairbairn was an important engineer and shipbuilder in the nineteenth century. A nice, first edition set of this work. Uncommon in the original divisions. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, generally smart with a little loss to the cloth at the head and tail of spines. Spines have faded and there is minor bumping to the extremities. Rear hinges to all volumes are tender. Front hinge to volume IV is strained but firm. Little loss to cloth at the front joint of volume II. Internally, all volumes are firmly bound. Pages are generally bright. Heavy spotting to the first and last few pages, otherwise scattered spots. Very Good . Ill.: H Warren. Very Good .
Keywords: Lancashire Chester History Chester H Warren
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Title: Lancashire and Cheshire Past and Present
Description: London, William Mackenzie, c1867. First edition. Cloth. A smart and bright four volume set of this noted local history by Thomas Baines. The first edition, in the original four divisions. A history and a description of the palatine counties of Lancaster and Chester, forming the north-western division of England from earliest ages to 1867, with an account of the rise and progress of manufactures and commerce, and civil and mechanical engineering in these districts. Written by the active promoter of liberal interests in Lancashire, Thomas Baines. A journalist and historian, Baines wrote valuable histories of northern areas including Liverpool, Lancashire and Yorkshire and his histories are characterised by fullness of detail. Illustrated, with a frontispiece, engraved title page and five plates to division I, six plates to division II, a frontispiece, engraved title page and four plates to division III, and eight plates to division IV. With eighteen full page plates of views, plans and technology taken from original drawings by H. Warren, with a series of seven engraved portraits. All illustrations have their original tissue guards. Collated, complete. A smart set, in the publisher's original binding. To this work, William Fairbairn has written an account on the progress of commerce and engineering in these areas. Fairbairn was an important engineer and shipbuilder in the nineteenth century. A nice, first edition set of this work. Uncommon in the original divisions. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, generally smart with a little loss to the cloth at the head and tail of spines. Spines have faded and there is minor bumping to the extremities. Rear hinges to all volumes are tender. Front hinge to volume IV is strained but firm. Little loss to cloth at the front joint of volume II. Internally, all volumes are firmly bound. Pages are generally bright. Heavy spotting to the first and last few pages, otherwise scattered spots. Very Good . Ill.: H Warren. Very Good .
Keywords: Lancashire Chester History Chester H Warren
Price: GBP 235.00 = appr. US$ 335.58 Seller: Rooke Books
- Book number: 681L31
- Book number: 681L31
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