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Hopkins, C. H. G.
Pallion, 1874-1954.
Publisher: Wearside Printing Co. Ltd., Sunderland;
Date of Publication: 1954
Stock Code: 11559
FIRST EDITION. Octavo, pp. [12], 143. Three double-sided monochrome photographic plates. Publisher’s burgundy cloth with gilt titles to spine in an unclipped grey & white illustrated dust-jacket. Previous owner’s name and date written neatly to pdep; endpapers are lightly toned and spine head is gently sunned. Jacket front flap crease has been repaired with clear tape, with several small areas of loss to spine tips & corners. Overall a Very Good book in a good jacket. Scarce, first and only printing of the history of Pallion’s growth and development from a village to a small industrial community, driven largely by the boom in shipbuilding during the Victorian era, written by the vicar of St Luke’s parish. £35.00