Author: B. Casson; J. Thorburn
Title: The Peak: Some Places and People
Description: Sheffield , J. W. Northend Limited, 1933. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of Casson and Thorburn's 'The Peak: Some Places & People&apos. Casson and Thorburn explore the region of Derbyshire, England, describing it as "one of the most fascinating holiday districts in Europe." The Peak District is an upland area in central and northern England, lying mainly in northern Derbyshire, but also covering parts of Cheshire, Greater Manchester, Staffordshire, and South and West Yorkshire. An area of great diversity, it is conventionally split into the northern Dark Peak, where most of the moorland is found and whose geology is gritstone, and the southern White Peak, where most of the population lives and where the geology is mainly limestone-based. Illustrated throughout. In a cloth binding in an unclipped dustwrapper. Externally very smart. Some minor shelfwear only. Dustwrapper generally smart with some handling marks. Internally firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean pages throughout, save for the occasional, light spotting. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good/Very Good.

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