{"product_id":"sketches-of-lancashire-lie-and-localities-edwin-waugh-1st-edition","title":"Sketches of Lancashire Lie and Localities, Edwin Waugh — 1st Edition","description":"\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"5\" id=\"p-rc_f8b8ae6d96a65475-95\"\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"5,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"5,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003ePublication:\u003c\/b\u003e London, Whittaker and Co.; Manchester, James Galt and Co., 1855\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"5,1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\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 8vo, pp. viii, 260.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"7\" id=\"p-rc_f8b8ae6d96a65475-96\"\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"7,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"7,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eCondition Report:\u003c\/b\u003e Good. The book is bound in its original blue cloth featuring elaborate blind-stamped panels, which remain structurally sound but display characteristic shelf-wear.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"7,2\"\u003e The spine cloth has darkened over time, and the head and tail of the spine exhibit distinct chipping and minor cloth loss\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"7,3\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"7,4\"\u003e. The boards show general rubbing, and the corners are bumped, occasionally exposing slight traces of the underlying board\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"7,5\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"7,6\"\u003e. However, the gilt titling on the spine retains a fair degree of its original brightness and legibility despite the darkening\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"7,7\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"7,8\"\u003e. Internally, the binding holds firm without severe cracking, and the plain endpapers and title page are remarkably clean with only a hint of natural age-toning and no significant foxing\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"7,9\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"7,10\"\u003e, presenting a very readable and handsome copy.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"8\" id=\"p-rc_f8b8ae6d96a65475-97\"\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"8,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"8,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eCatalogue Note:\u003c\/b\u003e Unillustrated 1855 first edition of Edwin Waugh's foundational regional work\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 provenance features a standard ownership bookplate for a \"William E. Hodgkinson\" affixed to the front pastedown\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, alongside a small, neat ink stamp from the renowned academic bookseller \"B.H. Blackwell Ltd., Oxford\"\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. There is an additional, partially legible penciled ownership signature to the front free endpaper\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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"9\" id=\"p-rc_f8b8ae6d96a65475-98\"\u003e\u003cspan data-path-to-node=\"9,0\"\u003eOriginal mid-19th-century cloth editions of Waugh's early prose can be difficult to source on the open market, particularly those that have retained their original publisher's blind-stamped boards without undergoing modern rebinding or restoration\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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"10\"\u003eA cornerstone of 19th-century regional literature, Edwin Waugh’s \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"10\" data-index-in-node=\"72\"\u003eSketches of Lancashire Life and Localities\u003c\/i\u003e offers a rich, vernacular glimpse into the lives of Northern England's working classes. Often celebrated as the \"Lancashire Burns,\" Waugh masterfully captures the local dialect, folklore, and rural character of the region just before heavy industrialization transformed the landscape entirely. This collection of prose is an essential cultural artifact for any collector of regional British topography, working-class history, or dialect literature.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Broadhursts Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54133336146259,"sku":"4161","price":19.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0960\/1469\/6787\/files\/20260616_100640.jpg?v=1782716829","url":"https:\/\/broadhurstsbooks.com\/products\/sketches-of-lancashire-lie-and-localities-edwin-waugh-1st-edition","provider":"Broadhursts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}