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Traditions of Lancashire. First series & Second series.
ROBY'S TRADITIONS OF LANCASHIRE
London: Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, and Green, 1829-31.
4 vols., 4to (10.25" tall). Full tan calf, with triple red, green and chocolate labels. Magnificent extra gilt tooling to panels, boards framed with striking gilt and blind rules. Dentelles and all edges gilt. Marbled endpapers. Armorial bookplate. A superb set.
FIRST EDITION in a stunning binding. This popular work was reprinted several times during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Roby was aiming to preserve "interesting legends, anecdotes and scraps of family history, [which] are floating about, hitherto preserved chiefly in the shape of oral tradition."
£650.00
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