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Memories of Merry Wakefield : An Octagenarian's Recollections 1801 - 1887 : Illustrated Version
by Clarkson, Henry
- Used
- near fine
- Paperback
- Condition
- Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0904293319
- ISBN 13
- 9780904293319
- Seller
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Hyde, Cheshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Wakefield, Yorkshire: The Amethyst Press and Wakefield Historical Publications, 1985. Inscriptions on ffep. No other marks, no creasing to covers or to spine. A lovely clean crisp very tight copy with bright covers with slight fading to spine and no bumping to corners. 116pp. The written history of Wakefield by Henry Clarkson and the drawings of Henry Clarke were first published together in 1889 under the title of this book as its second edition. Clarkson was surveyor to the famous engineer George Stephenson and some of his tales provide an absorbing insight into the development of the railways as well as local customs, bear baiting, punishments and the Luddites. Clarke was surgeon at Wakefield Prison. This is not a reprint of the second edition but a complete re-working of the text to incorporate Clarke's drawings for the first time. . Paperback. Near Fine. Illus. by Henry Clarke. 10.75 x 8.75 inches.
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- Bookseller
- Godley Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 002346
- Title
- Memories of Merry Wakefield : An Octagenarian's Recollections 1801 - 1887 : Illustrated Version
- Author
- Clarkson, Henry
- Illustrator
- Henry Clarke
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0904293319
- ISBN 13
- 9780904293319
- Publisher
- The Amethyst Press and Wakefield Historical Publications
- Place of Publication
- Wakefield, Yorkshire
- Date Published
- 1985
- Keywords
- Local History, Wakefield, Yorkshire, George Stephenson, Nineteenth Century, Luddites, Henry Clarke
- Size
- 10.75 x 8.75 inches
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