Author: J. P. Earwaker
Title: East Cheshire: Past and Present; or, a History of the Hundred of Macclesfield
Description: London, Printed for the Author, 1877-1880 . First edition. Leather. The two volume first edition of J. P. Earwaker's impressively detailed and richly illustrated study of the history of Cheshire. The first edition of this work, complete in two volumes.English antiquary John Parsons Earwaker was one of the founding members of the Record Society of Lancashire and Cheshire, and was a member of the Historic Society of Lancashire and Cheshire, the Chester Archaeological Society, and the Lancashire and Cheshire Antiquarian Society. In this work, he discusses the history of the county.Illustrated with 108 plates and vignette illustrations, including photographic plates, to volume I, and with 145 plates and vignette illustrations to volume II.Collated, complete.In half morocco bindings, retaining the original half titles.With the armorial bookplate of Cumberland landowner and genealogist James Watts to each front pastedown.A highly informative work from a prolific historian who was raised in the area. In half morocco bindings, with marbled paper covered boards. Externally, smart, with a touch of fading to back strips, and light rubbing to joints. Rubbing to volume II boards. Joints a touch strained, but firmly held. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and generally clean, with only the odd light handling mark. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .

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