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GILL**, CRISPIN: : PLYMOUTH RIVER: A HISTORY OF THE LAIRA AND CATTEWATER. [Author SIGNED copy.**]

UK.TIVERTON,DEVON.DEVON BOOKS'Official Publisher to Devon County Council,1997.

ISBN 0961149114.

UK,rectangular 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn. FINE/NFINE.No owner inscrptn,but author's handwritten ink signature - without dedication - to title page and price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean,glossy,colour historic contemporary scenic print reproduction to front panel of dw/dj,with white letters within a white bordered red oblong panel,red spine/backstrip with white letters and b/w publisher's logo to same,rear panel with a scenic aerial colour photograph looking towards mouth of the River Plym; with negligible shelf- wear,bumping,creasing to edges and corners - tiniest of snicks/rubbing to rear,top corner,rear top+bottom edges with minimal creasing and both panels with superficial scoring.Miniscule,gentle pushing of head+ foot of spine with reciprocal creasing and nowhere as affected as it sounds or reads - described hard but fairly and honestly! Top+ fore-edges bright and generally clean with minimal faint blemish; contents bright,tight.clean,solid and sound - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners - could appear unread,apart from my own collation.Bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered,unblemished, publisher's original plain red cloth boards with bright,crisp, blocked gilt letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate plain white endpapers.UK, rectangular 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,6-216pp [paginated] includes an introduction,Pts One to Four - comprising 37 chapters,an epilogue,profuse b/w diagrams,maps and historical illus reproductions and b/w photographs,and contemporary colour photographs throughout the book, acknowledgements,sources and references and an index,picture credits; plus [unpaginated] half-title,author SIGNED title page,contents list with contemporary b/w aerial photographic frntis to its reverse,of mouth of the River Plym. Scarce SIGNED copy of this title. Crispin Gill is Plymouth's best-known author and his books includes Plymouth - A New History - see my book IDs rja917721 + rja34019 (Vol II) and rja478314 (Vol I) for examples,recognised as a classic among local histories. 'Plymouth River' is an historical exploration of that area of the city which formed the original settlement around the mouth of the River Plym and the Cattewater.Plymouth's proud role in Britain's rich maritime heritage sprang from the creeks and harbours of these sheltered waters,and from here grew one of the nation's greatest shipbuilding and industrial harbours.These shores witnessed some of the most exciting events of regional and national history. 'Plymouth River' tells the story of the people and places that today make up one of the city's most important areas of redevelopment.This detailed account reveals the fascinating historic face of the Cattewater and Plym hidden beneath the modern landsacape of this bust region.It is an ideal companion to the author's other works in this trilogy,'Sutton Harbour' (see my book ID rja for a copy) and Plymouth - A New History.' Please contact seller,because of the weight of this item for correct,insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas customers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! ** N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch, especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included or FREE. That offer available UK only,unless indicated otherwise. ** N.B. US customers please be aware: US Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to USA can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always.

UK,rectangular 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.
Author SIGNED - without dedication.

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