{"product_id":"history-of-liverpool-thomas-troughton-first-robinson-edition","title":"History of Liverpool, Thomas Troughton — First Robinson Edition","description":"\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"6\" id=\"p-rc_99c0699c730c5482-53\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"6\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-34\"\u003ePublication:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-34 citation-end-34\"\u003e Liverpool, W. Robinson, 1810\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"2\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"7\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"7\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eFormatting:\u003c\/b\u003e 4to, pp. [vi], 248 (Incomplete).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"8\" id=\"p-rc_99c0699c730c5482-41\"\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"8,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"8,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eCondition Report:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"8,0\" data-index-in-node=\"18\"\u003ePoor.\u003c\/b\u003e Text block secured and tightened by a structurally sound, modern dark-blue quarter-leather re-spine with unoxidised gilt lettering\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"8,1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"8,2\"\u003e. The book is incomplete, terminating abruptly at Chapter 15, page 248\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"8,3\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"8,4\"\u003e. The original printed paper boards, retained during the rebinding process, are heavily rubbed, darkened, and chipped at the extremities, displaying considerable historical shelf-wear and surface loss\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"8,5\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"8,6\"\u003e. Internally, the untrimmed, deckled page edges are visibly darkened\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"8,7\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"8,8\"\u003e, and the leaves exhibit typical age-toning, moderate foxing, and scattered moisture stains throughout\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"8,9\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"8,10\"\u003e. Despite the robust secondary binding, the substantial loss of original text and the heavy wear to the original boards dictate this final antiquarian grade.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"9\" id=\"p-rc_99c0699c730c5482-42\"\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"9,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"9,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eCatalogue Note:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cspan class=\"citation-33 citation-end-33\"\u003eOften referred to as \"Troughton's History of Liverpool,\" this volume represents an early and important edition of the work, explicitly printed in Liverpool by W. Robinson\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"3\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"9,1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"9,2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-32 citation-end-32\"\u003e.\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"4\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e The original text was issued with the promise of wood-cut embellishments, a plan of the town, and a regional map spanning 40 miles around the seaport\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"9,3\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"9,4\"\u003e. While authorship is traditionally ascribed to T. Troughton, some historical records also credit the Irish-born writer John Corry.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"10\" id=\"p-rc_99c0699c730c5482-43\"\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"10,0\"\u003eThe volume features a dedication leaf containing a handsome wood-cut view of St. James' Church, humbly inscribed by T. Troughton to the Rev. John Smith\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"10,1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"10,2\"\u003e. Complete copies of this edition are notably scarce on the open market; the supplementary maps and plates were frequently excised by early owners for framing, leaving many surviving copies lacking key illustrative elements.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"11\" id=\"p-rc_99c0699c730c5482-44\"\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"11,0\"\u003eThis specific copy has been preserved in a secondary quarter-leather binding that retains the rare original printed boards\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"11,1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"11,2\"\u003e. It bears standard, charming 19th-century provenance on the front endpaper: an ink ownership signature reading \"A.J.B. Richardson, 1886,\" gifted from an \"aunt E.G.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"11,3\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"11,4\"\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"12\"\u003eAn evocative, early 19th-century chronicle of one of Britain's most vital port cities. \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"12\" data-index-in-node=\"94\"\u003eHistory of Liverpool\u003c\/i\u003e traces the development of the thriving seaport from its earliest authenticated periods through to the early 1800s. Offering a deep dive into the maritime, architectural, and social evolution of the area, this work remains a cornerstone text for regional historians and collectors of Merseyiana, reflecting the civic pride of a rapidly industrializing commercial hub.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Broadhursts Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54133273395539,"sku":"4160","price":78.1,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0960\/1469\/6787\/files\/20260616_100508.jpg?v=1782716335","url":"https:\/\/broadhurstsbooks.com\/products\/history-of-liverpool-thomas-troughton-first-robinson-edition","provider":"Broadhursts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}