Cox, J. Charles ( Rev. ) MEMORIALS OF OLD DERBYSHIRE : With Many Illustrations , London: Bemrose and Sons Limited, 1907.Decorative Cloth. Good +/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" Tall Book Fascinating and very detailed Local History, including many intersting essays by various authors: Historic Derbyshire; Derbyshire Monuments to the Family of Foljambe and Plans of the Peak Forest by Rev. J. Charles Cox. Prehistoric Burials, by John Ward; Prehistoric Stone Circles. by W. F. Andrew; The Old Homes of the Country, by J. A. Gotch; Roods, Screens and Lofts in Derbyshire Churches, by Aymer Vallance; Wingfield Manor House in Peace and War, by G. Le Blanc Smith; Bradshaw and the Bradshawes; Jedadiah Strutt; Derbyshire Folk Lore and much more. Illustrated with many B&W Plates and In-Text Drawings. Frontispiece illustrated with a Colour Plate of "Haddon Hall, Dorothy Vernon's Bridge" by Frank E. Beresford, protected by Captioned Tissue Guard. Red cloth cover with Gilt Rose & Crown Design, Linear Bordewr and Title to front. Gilt Lettering to spine.394 Pages, 9" Tall. Previous owner's inscription on Half-Title Page "John Bland" dated 1907. HInges cracked (front reinforced with white hinge tape. A few spots of faint foxing to title page, only an occasional marginal spot otherwise. 3 Plates loose. Book weighs 1.1 Kilos so Shipping outside UK will be a little extra. (Book ref. 012922) £35.00 The payment methods accepted by the seller, Aesop Attic Bookstore , are shown in the right-hand column. |
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