Description
J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd, London. Published date: 1953. Hardcover with dust jacket; 248 pp; 22 cm. First edition. Illustrated throughout with black and white photographic plates, maps, and line illustrations; bibliography and index present.
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In acceptable condition, with acceptable dust jacket. Brown cloth covered boards with gilt lettering on spine. Boards show light bumping and scuffing along edges and corners; binding solid. Presentation label pasted on the front free endpaper. Bookshop stamp on the front paste-down, with a price written in ink in the upper corner of the front paste-down. One illustrated plate is torn and shows an old tape repair on the back side. Pages lightly age toned but otherwise clean and unmarked. Dust jacket has several chips and closed tears measuring approximately 1 inch or less along edges, along with noticeable rubbing, soiling and general wear. NOT price clipped. Now in an archival quality (removable) Brodart cover. Illustrated regional study of the western plain and coastline of Lancashire. Examines the geological, archaeological, and geographical development of the region, and traces the historical growth of Liverpool, Southport, Blackpool, Fleetwood, and Furness, while also describing rural life, transportation routes, religious history, and traditional coastal occupations. Contents include: The background plan explained; The growth of Liverpool; Peat moss and sand-dunes; The birth of Southport; The draining of Martin Mere; Capital Croston to Hesketh Dikes; Amounderness (1) From forest to Fylde; Amounderness (2) Lytham; Amounderness (3) Blackpool; Amounderness (4) The rise of Fleetwood; Roman Catholicism in Amounderness; From Pilling Moss to Glasson Dock; Heysham and Morecambe; Morecambe Bay; Furness (1) Ulverston; Furness (2) The southern seaboard; Furness (3) Barrow to Duddon Estuary; Bibliography; Index.