A HANDSOME REBOUND COPY OF THE FIRST EDITION ON LARGE PAPER. RED CLOTH COVERS WITH GILT DECORATIONS ON THE SPINE AND TEG. NEW FEP AND FIRST FEW PAGES REPAIRED AT THE EDGES. VERY CLEAN INTERNALLY AND EXTERNALLY. FULL PAGE ILLUSTRATIONS AND PORTRAITS. THE SPEN VALLEY COVERS THE WEST YORKSHIRE TOWNS OF CLECKHEATON LIVERSEDGE AND HECKMONDWIKE. THOMAS WRIGHT LIVED IN THE VALLEY.
LIMITED TO 250 NUMBERED COPIES THIS BEING NUMBER 228 ORIGINAL BLUE CLOTH BEVELLED BOARDS GILT TITLES. HEAVY FOXING TO THE PRELIMS BUT THEN LIGHT FOXING ONLY THROUGHOUT. PREVIOUS OWNER’S NAME TO TITLE PAGE. OVERALL VERY GOOD.
REPRINT. A VERY GOOD COPY IN ORIGINAL GREEN DECORATED BOARDS. WITH 75 COLOUR PLATES BY THE AUTHOR AND A FOLDING MAP. MINOR FOXING TO A FEW PRELIMINARY PAGES BUT A MUCH BETTER THAN AVERAGE COPY CLEAN AND TIGHT.
FIRST EDITION IN TWO VOLUMES QUARTO HALF LEATHER WITH 106 ENGRAVED PLATES MARBLED ENDPAPERS AEG. FOLDING MAP AT THE END OF VOLUME 2. SCUFFING TO THE LEATHER OCCASIONAL SPOT OF FOXING BUT PLATES VERY GOOD A VERY CLEAN AND TIGHT SET NICELY BOUND.
VERY GOOD COPY IN CARD COVERS BUT WITH SOME FOXING TO THE COVERS. 16 COLOURED PLATES FROM THE ORIGINALS. INTRODUCTION BY PROFESSOR C. VON MANDACH. SCARCE.
