Author: Ernest Kay
Title: Great Men of Yorkshire (East Riding)
Description: London, The Bodley Head , 1956. First edition. Leather. A handsomely bound first edition comprising biographical sketches of notable men from Yorkshire, with a matching slipcase. First edition. Number 4 from the 'Men of the Counties' series, edited by Laurence Meynell. Attractively bound in half morocco, with marbled boards. With a matching slipcase, bound partly in cloth and with marbled decoration. With a sketched map of Yorkshire and three double-sided monochrome plates. Containing the life stories six historical figures closely tied to Yorkshire, including George Hudson, Andrew Marvell and John Fisher. Written by British editor and publisher, Ernest Kay. Attractively bound in half morocco, with marbled boards and a matching slipcase. Externally, excellent, with minimal signs of shelf wear. Slipcase is very smart, with minor rubbing to the cloth. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are generally bright and clean, with the occasional spot, heaviest to the first few leaves. With library ink impressions visible to the title page, copyright page and page 7. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: None. Very Good Indeed .

Keywords: Great Men of Yorkshire Biography British History Ernest Kay Biography None


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