NEW SOFTBACK. – MINT. WELL ILLUSTRATED WITH COLOUR PHOTOGRAPHY. THE AUTHOR RECOUNTS HOW MODERN CRAFTSPEOPLE AND FARMERS HAVE GIVEN THE PEAK A DISTINCTIVE CULTURE BUILDING ON THE ANCIENT TRADITIONS OF THE PAST. THE BOOK DOES NOT CONFINE ITSELF TO THE 555-SQUARE-MILE AREA OF THE NATIONAL PARK BUT INCLUDES THE KEY GATEWAY TOWNS SUCH AS MATLOCK ASHBOURNE BUXTON GLOSSOP AND LEEK. AT THE END OF THE BOOK THERE IS A HANDY GAZETTEER OF TOWNS AND VILLAGES AND USEFUL ADDRESSES.
LIMITED TO 222 COPIES PRINTED ON VELLUM-PAPER WITH THE ORIGINAL TYPES OF GIAMBATTISTA BODONI BOUND IN FULL VELLUM GILT TITLES AND MOTIF TO FRONT BOARD. BOOKPLATE OF ROBERT ELWELL TO FRONT PASTEDOWN. SMALL INSCRIPTION TO FEP. VERY GOOD IN A WORN AND DAMAGED SLIPCASE.
