Black leather sine with gilt title. Worn marbled boards. Scrap book of newspaper cuttings.

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1st edition, 1890. Some repairs to the prelims, otherwise very clean & tight throughout. 1,176 pages. 3 folding maps in a pocket at the rear. silk marker. 2 vols professionally bound as one, expensively done and good for another century. A substantial volume. 

Full title: History, Topography, and Directory of North Yorkshire (Bulmer’s) comprising Its Ancient and Modern History; a General View of its Physical Features; Its Agricultural, Mining & Manufacturing Industries; Family History and Genealogical Descent; Myths, Legends, Biographical Sketches etc. etc. Original blue decorated cloth covering and original black cloth with gilt lettering spine-cover laid on. Advertisements on inside of front cover and at rear. Light foxing to title-page, clean colour fold-out map with neat pasted paper repair on the reverse, paper repair to outer edge of “Additions and Corrections” page, light foxing to index, clean pages, sound binding. 1176, viii. No dust jacket, as published.