1908 Poets, Poems, and Rhymes of East Cheshire Thomas Middleton Poetry

Description: Click here to see our other books! Poets, Poems and Rhymes of East Cheshire Being a history of the Poetry and Song Lore, and a Book of Biographies of the Poets and Song Writers of the Eastern Portion of the County Palatine of Chester Thomas Middleton 1908 John Higham and Co. Ltd. : Hyde 8.5" by 5.5" (4) 180pp. (xii) SUMMARY The very scarce first edition of this collection of poetical works regarding Cheshire, by noted local Mayor, Thomas Middleton. First Edition,Original Binding,Very Scarce Overall Condition: Very Good This book weighs 0.75 KG when packed UK Postage: £ 3.99 US Postage: £ 9.99 EU Postage: £ 15.99 European Postage: £ 16.99 Asia Postage: £ 21.99 Worldwide Postage: £ 25.99 DESCRIPTION Very scarce. The first edition of the work. Reprinted from The North Cheshire Herald. The author, Thomas Middleton was the Mayor of Hyde between 1929 and 1931. He is perhaps best known for his historical work Annals of Hyde; and its sequel The History of Hyde And Its Neighbourhood. This charming work is a collection of poetical works from noted poets all of whom hailed from Cheshire. The unusual work also contains biographies regarding each of the included poets. Notable entries include Samuel Laycock, Thomas Bardsley and Robert Walker. An unusual and very scarce collection of poetical works. CONDITION In the original green cloth. Externally very smart with slight bumping to the extremities and the head and tail of the spine. Very small area of damp staining to the extremity of the rear board. Offsetting to endpapers. Internally generally firmly bound. Pages bright and clean with just some marginal age toning. Overall Condition: Very Good GLOSSARY OF TERMS Overall Condition (Dustwrapper condition rating is shown after that for the book itself, where a dustwrapper is present) Fine - Very well preserved copy showing very little wear Very Good Indeed - Only one or two minor faults, really a very attractive copy Very Good - Quite a wide term meaning no major faults but probably several smaller ones often expected given the age of the book, but still a respectable copy Good - Meaning not very good. Some more serious faults as will be described in the condition report under 'condition' Good Only - Meaning one or more faults that could really do with repair Fair - As with good only above but with other faults leaving a compromised copy even after repair Poor - Really bad and possibly seriously incomplete. We only sell books in this condition where their rarity or value makes them attractive none the less. Major defects will be described. GUARANTEE We offer a full money back guarantee on our descriptions. Please ask for details and conditions. We prefer PAYPAL. If you pay via PAYPAL we will post the item off the same or the next working day with the postage you have selected. Please note we cannot accept USD cheques

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