{"product_id":"the-battle-of-land-and-sea-on-the-lancashire-cheshire-and-north-wales-coasts","title":"The Battle of Land and Sea on the Lancashire, Cheshire and North Wales Coasts","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Battle of Land and Sea on the Lancashire, Cheshire and North Wales Coasts, William Ashton — Second Edition \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublication\u003c\/strong\u003e: Southport, Wm. Ashton and Sons Ltd. \/ Manchester and London, John Heywood Ltd., 1909\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormatting\u003c\/strong\u003e: 8vo, pp. [vi], 217.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition Report\u003c\/strong\u003e: Very Good. This copy is firmly bound in the publisher's original blind-stamped grey cloth, with the gilt lettering on the front board and spine remaining notably bright and unoxidised. The binding is structurally tight and square, displaying only minor rubbing and gentle bumping to the spine extremities and corners, commensurate with age. Internally, the text block is sound; the pages exhibit expected light age-toning to the edges but remain clean. The front endpaper bears a neat contemporary ink ownership inscription (\"John Sutton, 1 Brade St, Crossens, Southport\").\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCatalogue Note\u003c\/strong\u003e: This is a stated Second Edition, issued in July 1909, merely two months after the first impression. It features authorial revisions and additions, reflecting the intense contemporary interest in coastal erosion following the 1907 Royal Commission on the subject. The volume retains its original publisher's cloth binding, which adds to its appeal for collectors of regional topography, as softcover variants were also issued.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe contemporary ownership inscription from a resident of Crossens, Southport, nicely roots this specific copy to the immediate coastal area it describes. While softcover editions occasionally surface on the open market, surviving early cloth-bound examples in this condition are increasingly uncommon.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA fascinating study of British coastal geography, William Ashton's \u003ci\u003eThe Battle of Land and Sea\u003c\/i\u003e provides a meticulous historical and geological examination of the shifting coastlines of the North West. Focused heavily on the origins of the Lancashire sandhills and the dramatic impacts of coastal erosion, Ashton draws on microscopic sand analyses and historical records to track the relentless loss of land to the sea. This early 20th-century work remains a crucial historical document for understanding the environmental evolution of the Lancashire, Cheshire, and North Wales coasts.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Broadhursts Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54831084274003,"sku":"5349","price":35.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0960\/1469\/6787\/files\/20260820_110410.jpg?v=1788345712","url":"https:\/\/broadhurstsbooks.com\/products\/the-battle-of-land-and-sea-on-the-lancashire-cheshire-and-north-wales-coasts","provider":"Broadhursts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}