1844 The History of Stowmarket

Description

First Edition, Folding Maps, Illustrated, Leather Binding, Uncommon

The first edition of the work. Uncommon. With twelve plates, two of which are folding and one is double page, as called for. Collated complete. The History of Stowmarket traces the rise of Stowmarket from its Anglo‑Saxon “stow” origins through Domesday, medieval markets, wool and malting trades, religious upheavals, industrial expansion and disasters. It draws on local parish records to link the town’s development with the wider history of Suffolk and England in the nineteenth century.