Albert Frederick Stephenson: A Lancashire Newspaper Man — 1st Edition

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Albert Frederick Stephenson: A Lancashire Newspaper Man — 1st Edition

Name: Albert Frederick Stephenson: A Lancashire Newspaper Man — 1st Edition
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Albert Frederick Stephenson: A Lancashire Newspaper Man, William Henry Stephenson — 1st Edition

Publication: Manchester, Sherratt & Hughes, 1937.

Formatting: 8vo, pp. [viii], 96.

Condition Report: Near Fine. The volume presents exceptionally well, housed in a custom clear acetate sleeve that has preserved the dark blue cloth boards from standard shelf-wear. The binding remains remarkably tight and square, opening with the crispness of an unread volume. To the front board and spine, the gilt titling and intricate pictorial tooling, depicting a sailing galleon alongside an early printing press, remain strikingly bright and entirely unoxidised. The text block edges are clean and well-kept, with the top edge lightly trimmed and the fore-edge neat. Internally, the leaves are exceptionally bright, clean, and free from foxing, offsetting, or previous ownership markings, with the photographic frontispiece portrait remaining pristine. An outstanding, collector-quality copy.

Catalogue Note: This is a scarce first, and seemingly only, edition of this biography, printed regionally in Great Britain by Robert Johnson & Co. Ltd. of Southport for the Manchester publishers Sherratt & Hughes. Bound in the publisher's original dark blue cloth, the volume is enhanced by a handsome, half-tone photographic frontispiece portrait of Sir Albert Frederick Stephenson taken in 1932.

The work represents a highly uncommon piece of provincial publishing and regional history. A thorough search of major institutional catalogues and global antiquarian databases reveals that this title is exceptionally scarce on the open market, making it an appealing acquisition for collectors of Northern English local history or those specialising in the history of the British provincial press.

A fond and detailed biographical tribute to Sir Albert Frederick Stephenson, a pioneering figure in the Lancashire newspaper industry, written by his son, William Henry Stephenson. Tracing Sir Albert's life from his early days and family origins, including a grandfather famously "born at sea," to his formidable career building and acquiring major regional titles such as the Southport Visiter, the Oldham Standard, and the Manchester Courier, this intimate narrative offers a fascinating window into the evolution of the provincial press and the dynamic media landscape of late nineteenth and early twentieth-century England.

Book Condition: Near Fine

Book Authors: William Henry Stephenson

Book Publisher: Sherratt & Hughes

Book Language: English

Narrative Type: Non-Fiction

Genre: Autobiography, Biography & Memoirs

Book edition: First Edition

Signed: No

Book Pages: 96

Book Publication Year: 1937

Book Publication Date:

Book Binding: Hardcover

Illustrator: N/A

Book Series: N/A

Country/region of manufacture: Southport, United Kingdom

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