FIRST EDITION QUARTO LATER FINE BINDING IN HALF CALF RAISED BANDS GILT TITLES AND DECORATIONS. CHROMOLITHO TITLE/FRONTIS AND 62 PLATES SOME COLOURED. TIGHT AND CLEAN A VERY ATTRACTIVE EXAMPLE OF A SCARCE WORK.
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.