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The fifth book of Pilgrimages to old homes / by Fletcher Moss of the old parsonage, Didsbury

The fifth book of Pilgrimages to old homes / by Fletcher Moss of the old parsonage, Didsbury

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The fifth book of Pilgrimages to old homes / by Fletcher Moss of the old parsonage, Didsbury

by Moss, Fletcher (1843-1919)

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Didsbury : The author from his home, 1910. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked, decorated cloth over bevelled boards. Slight suggestion only of dust-dulling and rubbing to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; xi, 426 pages, illustrations ; 26 cm. Notes; Includes index. Contents; A crusader's home, the Plowdens of Plowden.--The last stronghold of Caratacus.--Worsley old hall.--Clayton hall.--Turton tower.--Tatton old hall.--The Roman wall from Newcastle to Carlisle.--The borderland of paradise: Stokesay. Ludlow. Hopton castle. Brampton Bryan and the Harleys. Wigmore and the Mortimers. Presteign. The Rodd. Pembridge. Luntley manor. Brinsop court and Wordsworth's cedar.--Lee hall, Ellesmere.--Winfield manor.--Temple Newsam.--Crewe hall.--Nantwich to Market Drayton.--A lonely wandering in wildest Wales.--Tim Bobbin.--Some family relics.--A beautiful burial. Subjects; Historic buildings Great Britain. Historic buildings England. Historic buildings Wales. Historic buildings England Cheshire. Historic buildings England Manchester. Country homes England. Country homes Wales. England Description and travel. Wales Description and travel.

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Bookseller
MW Books Ltd. IE (IE)
Bookseller's Inventory #
409743
Title
The fifth book of Pilgrimages to old homes / by Fletcher Moss of the old parsonage, Didsbury
Author
Moss, Fletcher (1843-1919)
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Hardcover
Book Condition
Used
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Edition
First Edition
Publisher
Didsbury : The author from his home
Date Published
1910

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