{"product_id":"about-haigh-aspull-m-d-smith-1st-edition","title":"About Haigh \u0026 Aspull, M. D. Smith — 1st Edition","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublication:\u003c\/b\u003e Adlington, Wyre Publishing, 2000\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormatting:\u003c\/b\u003e 4to, 180 pp.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Report:\u003c\/b\u003e Near Fine. The pictorial glazed boards are notably bright and crisp, with only the most trivial hints of surface wear and no significant bumping to the extremities. The binding remains remarkably tight and perfectly square, indicating the book has been handled with great care. Internally, the pages are impeccably clean, bright, and completely free from foxing, tears, or previous ownership inscriptions, ensuring an excellent reading and collecting copy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCatalogue Note:\u003c\/b\u003e This is the true first edition of M. D. Smith’s comprehensive local history, published in 2000. Bound in the publisher's original pictorial glazed boards, which were issued without a dust jacket, the volume is heavily illustrated throughout with historical black-and-white photographs and features detailed maps of Haigh and Aspull across the endpapers. The title page bears a printed dedication to John and Dorothy Pendlebury of Higher Highfield Farm.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDue to the immense local popularity of the title upon its initial release, the first edition sold out rapidly, making this original 2000 printing relatively scarce on the open market. A secondary, expanded reprint was later issued in 2022 to meet ongoing demand, but this first edition remains the desirable original issue for collectors of Lancashire topography.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAbout Haigh \u0026amp; Aspull\u003c\/i\u003e is a profusely illustrated and deeply researched exploration of two historic Lancashire villages near Wigan. M. D. Smith provides a captivating window into the region's rich industrial and social heritage, comprehensively covering local landmarks and institutions such as Haigh Hall, St. David's Church, the Haigh Foundry and Brewery, the Laxey Wheel, and the Wigan Tramways. Accompanied by a wealth of archival photographs, this volume is an essential reference for anyone interested in the local history, farming communities, and historical development of the North West.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Broadhursts Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54917809570131,"sku":"5482","price":25.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0960\/1469\/6787\/files\/20260907_155037.jpg?v=1789134551","url":"https:\/\/broadhurstsbooks.com\/products\/about-haigh-aspull-m-d-smith-1st-edition","provider":"Broadhursts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}