Description:
Manchester: John Heywood, 1890. Signed by George B Horridge, ex-soldier and Lancashire cricketer to front end paper, tucked in are brief synopses and a calling card from Mrs Horridge of Elton Lodge, Bury. No other marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright navy cloth boards, clear gilt lettering to front and spine, slightly dusty page edges and bumping to corners and to rear edges. Spine not faded or sunned 296pp. With six of Edwin Waugh's Lancashire dialect sketches in this First Series plus four drawings and engravings. Undated, ca 1890.. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8.75 x 5.25 inches.
Rambles in the Lake Country and other Travel Sketches by Waugh, Edwin and Milner, George (editor) - 1890
by Waugh, Edwin and Milner, George (editor)
Rambles in the Lake Country and other Travel Sketches
by Waugh, Edwin and Milner, George (editor)
- Used
- Hardcover
Manchester: John Heywood, 1890. No marks or inscriptions to contents. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright very faintly spotted front navy cloth board, unmarked rear, clear gilt lettering to front and spine, slightly dusty page edges and minor bumping to spine ends. Large fold-out map at rear slightly torn and creased at extremeties. Spine not faded or sunned 290pp. With ten chapters on the author's travels in parts of the Lake District and other areas of Europe. Includes some Lancashire dialect talks with the locals plus twenty-seven drawings and a map of the Lake District. Undated, ca 1890.. Hard Cover. Very Good (+)/No Jacket. 8.75 x 5.25 inches.
- Bookseller Godley Books (GB)
- Format/Binding Hardcover
- Book Condition Used - Very Good (+)
- Jacket Condition No Jacket
- Binding Hardcover
- Publisher John Heywood
- Place of Publication Manchester
- Date Published 1890
- Keywords Lancashire Dialect, Stories, 19th Century, Travels
- Size 8.75 x 5.25 inches