YORKSHIRE PAST AND PRESENT
by Thomas Baines; Edward Baines
Published by William Mackenzie. Circa. 1875
Very good condition. A History and Description of the Three Ridings of the Great County of York, From the Earliest Ages to the Year 1870; With an Account of its Manufactures, Commerce and Civil and Mechanical Engineering by Thomas Baines, Including an Account of the Woollen Trade of Yorkshire by Edward Baines. 4 volumes. Large format. 12 x 9". Purple cloth, elaborate gilt illustrations front covers and spines. Embossed illustrations to rear covers. Gilt titles. All edges gilt. 27 b/w plates, 1 large folding colour map.
Book: all plates present. Spines browned. Top and tail of spines bumped and slightly chipped. Vol I front joint slightly cracked. Vol II rear joint slightly cracked. Vol IV joints slightly cracked and scattered foxing to prelims. Corners a little worn. Overall a very nice set.
Stock no. 627229
