1947. First Edition. 154 pages. No dust jacket. By the South Lancashire and North Cheshire Advisory Planning Committee. Blue cloth with gilt lettering to front board and spine. Contains black and white photographic plates and fold-out maps. Pages are lightly tanned with mild foxing to endpapers and text block edges. Stamp on front free endpaper, with a few small nicks along text block edge. Minor dog-eared corners. Pencil inscription to front paste-down, with occasional thumb-marking present throughout. Mild cracking to gutters with exposed netting. Binding remains firm. Plates are bright and clear, with slight tanning and foxing to edges. Boards have moderate shelf-wear with mild bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Moderate tanning to spine and edges, with visible crushing to spine ends. Slightly bowed.