Author: BARRON,JAMES
Title: A History of the Ribble Navigation
Description: Fishergate Preston: Corporation of Preston at the Guardian Press, 1938. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. This is a Fine Copy of this book in original blue hardcover cloth with gilt title lettering to spine in a Fine Dust-jacket.Superb copy and as good as it gets in terms of condition with No chips or tears to the outer edges of the wrapper.There is also a gilt heraldic design to the front cover of the beautiful and bright blue buckram boards and with bevelled edges.Top edge of the book is in gilt.Not Clipped to inner flap.This copy has no previous names present.Comprehensive work with 25 Chapters and some 200 illustrations plus charts,drawings and plans.Published by Corporation of Preston as a record of the work accomplished in the improvement of the Waterway of the river ribble from Preston to the sea.Priced at originally one guinea. The book has a firm binding with no hinge weakness.The dust-wrapper comes well protected in a brodart cover sleeve.Thick and Heavy 4to 503pp First Edition 1st Impression [1938]. Fine .

Keywords: River Ribble Maritime Navigation Engineering Lancashire Preston


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