The Church Bells of Northamptonshire: Their Inscriptions, Traditions, and Peculiar Uses; with Chapters on Bells and the Northants Bell Founders. Thomas North
1878. No Edition Stated. 471 pages. No dust jacket. This is an ex-Library book. Signed by the author. Brown cloth with gilt lettering. Library copy, with expected inserts and inscriptions. Includes letter inserted to front, signed presumably by a relative. Contains black and white illustrations and plates. Noticeable cracking to hinges and occasionally to gutters. Binding is shaky, however pages remain firmly attached. Both hinges reinforced with clear tape. Pencil inscription to front endpaper. Small tears to edges of some pages. Occasional thumb-marking. Boards have noticeable edge wear with corner bumping. Visible tanning to spine and edges with some crushing to spine ends. Splits to spine ends and corners causing cloth to be frayed. Dewey code with white paint marks to spine bottom edge. Faint white marks and scratches to boards. Book has a slight forward lean.