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[1953] Yorkshire Village
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Description
Colour Plates, Decorative Binding, First Edition, Illustrated, Leather Binding
The first edition of the work.
In full green decorative morocco with gilt to top fore edge.
Includes a colourful frontispiece and over seventy drawings and maps throughout. Front and spine of original dust wrapper bound in at the rear of the work.
A beautiful copy of the work by author Marie Hartley, who wrote and illustrated 40 books on the social history of the Yorkshire Dales.
This volume contains a comprehensive account of the beautiful stone village of Askrigg in Wensleydale, located in the Yorkshire Dales National Park. It includes chapters such as 'View from Ellerkin' and 'The Village at Nightfall', accompanied by the intricate illustrations of the author.
Condition
In full morocco. Externally, smart. Fading to spine and odd mark on boards. The odd spot to front endpapers, with previous owner's plate to front paste down. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are clean and bright.
Very Good Indeed
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