{"product_id":"liverpool-table-talk-a-hundred-years-ago-james-boardman-2nd-edition","title":"Liverpool Table Talk A Hundred Years Ago, James Boardman — 2nd Edition","description":"\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"4\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eLiverpool Table Talk A Hundred Years Ago, James Boardman — Second Edition\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"5\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"5\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003ePublication:\u003c\/b\u003e Liverpool, Henry Young and Adam Bowker, 1871\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"6\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"6\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eFormatting:\u003c\/b\u003e 12mo, pp. [iv], 54, [1] folding map.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"7\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"7\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eCondition Report:\u003c\/b\u003e Good. The original cloth binding remains structurally sound, though it exhibits expected shelf-wear for a volume of its age, including rubbing to the extremities, particular bumping to the corners, and minor fraying with slight loss to the cloth at both the head and tail of the spine. The spine itself is faded and rubbed along the joints, yet the ornate Celtic-style gilt tooling and the Liver Bird emblem on the front board remain remarkably bright and unoxidised. The rear board, featuring a matching blind-stamped design, shows some faint, superficial marking. Internally, the yellow endpapers are intact, and the text block is tight. The pages present as clean, possessing a standard, even age-toning typical of nineteenth-century paper stock, whilst remaining free from foxing, heavy spotting, or prominent blemishes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"8\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"8\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eCatalogue Note: \u003c\/b\u003eThis expanded Second Edition supplements Boardman's original observations with a continuation of the subject and, notably, a folding map depicting the town of Liverpool in 1650. The binding is the publisher's original dark, textured cloth, distinguished by its gilt Liver Bird crest, a proud nod to the region's heritage.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"9\"\u003eThe volume bears a neat, contemporary ownership signature, \"Daniel M'Gee\", lightly pencilled to the front free endpaper.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"10\"\u003eOriginal Victorian local histories retaining their primary decorative bindings are becoming increasingly scarce on the open market, making this an appealing survival for collectors of Mersey topography and early provincial directory histories.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"11\"\u003eFirst published as an anecdotal history of Liverpool's inaugural street directory (Gore's Directory of 1766), James Boardman's \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"11\" data-index-in-node=\"134\"\u003eLiverpool Table Talk A Hundred Years Ago\u003c\/i\u003e offers a granular and engaging look at the social, commercial, and physical landscape of eighteenth-century Liverpool. Originally delivered as a letter to the members of the Historic Society of Lancashire and Cheshire, this expanded edition serves as a rich topographical resource, bringing to life a bustling port city at the dawn of its industrial ascent. Through contemporary anecdotes and municipal records, Boardman captures the fascinating transition of Liverpool from a modest maritime town into a burgeoning global commercial hub.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Broadhursts Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54303187206483,"sku":"4478","price":67.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0960\/1469\/6787\/files\/20260623_134221.jpg?v=1784024951","url":"https:\/\/broadhurstsbooks.com\/products\/liverpool-table-talk-a-hundred-years-ago-james-boardman-2nd-edition","provider":"Broadhursts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}