Cumberland and Westmorland (SIGNED)
by Nicholson, Norman
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- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very good, 1st edition, signed to title and dedicated to friends on ffep (""To the Rev Canon and Mrs S Taylor, with very good wi
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Maidenhead, Berkshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Robert Hale Ltd, 1949. 1st. h/b. Very good, 1st edition, signed to title and dedicated to friends on ffep (""To the Rev Canon and Mrs S Taylor, with very good wishes from Norman""). Green clothbound boards (clean), pressed gilt cover design and spine titling bright; text block firm, pages crisp and unmarked (some foxing on endpapers).. 8vo (230 x 150 / 9"" x 6""). Norman Cornthwaite Nicholson OBE (1914Ð1987) was an English poet associated with the Cumbrian town of Millom. His poetry is noted for local concerns, straightforward language, and elements of common speech. Although known chiefly for poetry, Nicholson wrote much in other forms: novels, plays, essays, topography and criticism. This book of topography came out in 1949, in The County Books series. 49 bw photographs, 1 pullout map.
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- Bookseller
- Inklings & Yarnspinners (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- IYC133305
- Title
- Cumberland and Westmorland (SIGNED)
- Author
- Nicholson, Norman
- Format/Binding
- H/b
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good, 1st edition, signed to title and dedicated to friends on ffep (""To the Rev Canon and Mrs S Taylor, with very good wi
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Robert Hale Ltd
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1949
- Pages
- 259
- Size
- 8vo (230 x 150 / 9"" x 6"")
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- 1st, signed, england, travel, history, Cumbria, Cumberland, Westmorland, Nicholson, topography
- Bookseller catalogs
- 2nd-hand books;
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