ROWLANDS, Marie B THE WEST MIDLANDS FROM AD 1000. A Regional History of England , Longman, 1987.First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 0582492157 Signed by Author Author's inscription and signature on front free endpaper. Inside front board previous owner's bookplate and small bookseller's gold label. Two spots of foxing at fore-edge , and a few of the pages have one tiny spot of foxing at front edge, and small pale brownish mark at the bottom edge of pages 224 and 225, rest of the book is in fine condition. A really good tight copy. Dustjacket in very good condition, only fault - the top edge of the spine is very slightly rubbed and has one tiny nick. .xxii, 436pp, including List of Abbreviations - List of Unprinted Sources - Bibliography and Index. With 41 Plates, 13 Figures and 6 Tables. The book deals with the history of the people and the communities of what are now the modern counties of Staffordshire, Warwickshire and the West Midlands, including the great conurbation of Birmingham and its surrounding towns, weaving together the histories of population, agriculture and industry, the countryside and cities, politics, religion and ideas. (9¼"h x 6"w) (23.5cms x 15.5cms) approx. (Book ref. 7604) £39.00 The payment methods accepted by the seller, Clent Books (Est.1977) , are shown in the right-hand column. |
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