FIRST EDITION 16 MO ORIGINAL GREEN CLOTH 323 PAGES PLUS ADVERTS FRONTIS. SOME WEAR TO THE SPINE BUT VERY GOOD FOR THE AGE. TITLE IS A POEM ABOUT THE EYAM PLAGUE. VERY SCARCE.
THIS IS A RUN FROM JANUARY 4TH 1896 TO DECEMBER 26TH 1896 OF THIS SATURDAY NEWSPAPER. THEY HAVE BEEN BOUND BUT THE BINDING IS ABSENT SO ESSENTIALLY THEY ARE STUCK TOGETHER AND MAY BE EASILY SEPARATED. SOME ARE TORN AND BROWN AT THE EDGES BUT ALL ARE VERY READABLE THOSE IN THE MIDDLE BEING IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. FASCINATING ARTICLES AND MANY ADVERTS OF THE PERIOD WITH MUCH ABOUT BUXTON AND THE SURROUNDING AREA. THE PAPERS MEASURE 24 BY 18 INCHES. POSTAGE AT COST.
A NEW EDITION THE SECTIONS ON DERBYSHIRE (19pp) AND DEVONSHIRE (39pp) NICELY BOUND IN MODERN GREEN CLOTH QUARTO NEW ENDPAPERS. EACH PART HAS A TOPOGRAPHICAL DESCRIPTION AND SOME ACCOUNT OF THE COUNTY’S INDUSTRIES AND COMMERCE BEFORE LISTING THE WORTHIES BY SECTIONS HEADED PRINCES SAINTS MARTYRS STATESMEN……..THERE ARE ALSO SECTIONS ON BUILDINGS BATTLES AND A LIST OF SHERIFFS. SOME FOXING AND BOARDS SLIGHTLY BENT BUT VERY GOOD.
