Description
A Lancashire Township: The History of Briercliffe-with-Entwistle
By
Roger Frost
- Publisher:The Rieve Edge Press, 1982
- Hardcover
- First edition
- 4t0
- 205 pages
This scarce book, illustrated with numerous b/w photograph, is a comprehensive and fascinating history of this Lancashire township. the fifteen chapters cover topics that include early farming, the textile industry, coal mining , industry, local schools, folk law and traditions, and much more. The book is signed and dated by the author to the title page.
Condition:
The red cloth boards with gilt lettering are clean and in near fine condition. The book lacks a dust wrapper.
The binding is secure, with no loose pages.
There is some staining to the outside edges of the pages.
Inside, there is a small ownership label to both the top front free end-paper (with a signature above) and back paste-down, and a musty old book odour. Otherwise, the content is clean and in good condition.