Questo sito usa cookie di analytics per raccogliere dati in forma aggregata e cookie di terze parti per migliorare l'esperienza utente.
Leggi l'Informativa Cookie Policy completa.

Rare and modern books

Burton, Alfred

Rush-Bearing : An Account of the Old Custom of Strewing Rushes; Carrying Rushes to Church; the Rush-Cart; Garlands in Churches; Morris-Dancers; the Wakes; the Rush

Brook & Chrystal, 1891

72.00 €

Godley Books

(Hyde, United Kingdom)

Ask for more info

Payment methods

Details

Year of publication
1891
Place of printing
Manchester
Author
Burton, Alfred
Publishers
Brook & Chrystal
Size
9.75 x 7.5 inches
Edition
First Edition
Keyword
Local History, Lancashire, Harvest, Yorkshire
Cover description
No Jacket
Binding description
Hard Cover
Dust jacket
No
State of preservation
Very Good
Languages
English
Binding
Hardcover
Inscribed
No
First edition
Yes

Description

Previous owner's bookplate inside front board. No other marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. Very clean very tight pages with slightly dusty unmarked boards, sunning to spine and minor bumping/rubbing to spine ends and lower front corner. Top edge gilt. 189pp. Limited Edition no 324 of 500. The history of Rush-bearing and Rush-carts - a long established custom throughout Great Britain which by the late nineteenth century was mainly practised in the hill districts of Lancashire and Yorkshire. Well illustrated with photographs and diagrams, many of these being of Uppermill near Oldham.
Logo Maremagnum en