{"product_id":"the-works-of-john-collier-tim-bobbin-lieut-col-henry-fishwick-1st-edition","title":"The Works of John Collier (Tim Bobbin), Lieut.-Col. Henry Fishwick — 1st Edition","description":"\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"530\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVery Good\u003c\/strong\u003e: Vellum-backed cloth binding shows light wear, with bumping and rubbing to extremities. Vellum spine remains bright and clean, gilt lettering sharp and well-defined. Cloth boards display light surface scratching, more noticeable to the rear panel, though largely clean with gilt decoration still vibrant. Binding firm and sound. Internally, endpapers show light handling and scattered foxing; original tissue guard intact. Contents evenly toned with age but remain clean and highly presentable. A well-preserved example.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-start=\"532\" data-end=\"1158\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDescription\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"532\" data-end=\"1158\"\u003eFirst edition, James Clegg (“The Aldine Press”), Rochdale, 1894, issued in vellum-backed cloth binding. Edited by Lieut.-Col. Henry Fishwick. Vellum-backed provincial press productions were typically printed in relatively limited numbers and survive less frequently in well-preserved condition, making attractive copies increasingly desirable to collectors of Lancashire literature and regional antiquarian printing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"532\" data-end=\"1158\"\u003eThis collected edition gathers the humorous, satirical, and dialect writings of John Collier, better known as Tim Bobbin, whose sharp observations of 18th-century Lancashire life made him one of the most distinctive provincial literary voices of his era. The volume reflects both literary satire and local social commentary, preserving dialect traditions and regional humour central to northern English cultural history.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Broadhursts Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53386103095635,"sku":"3394-RM-F-VG-28","price":45.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0960\/1469\/6787\/files\/20260605_170045.jpg?v=1780676523","url":"https:\/\/broadhurstsbooks.com\/products\/the-works-of-john-collier-tim-bobbin-lieut-col-henry-fishwick-1st-edition","provider":"Broadhursts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}