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[Moor, John C. and Howchin, W.].
A Handbook to Morpeth and the Neighbourhood.
Publisher: Printed and published by D. F. Wilson, Newgate Street, Morpeth;
Date of Publication: 1876
Stock Code: 14689
Octavo, pp., [4], ii, 110, plus frontispiece and five full-page wood-engraved plates. Ornamental head- and tailpieces. Full crimson morocco on bevelled boards, diamond ornaments to spine, titled within ornamental frame and border to upper board in gilt; all edges gilt; gilt dentelles. Bookplate of Alfred Appleby to front free end-paper, Appleby’s signature in ink to flyleaf. Slight scuffs to boards, binding otherwise bright and fresh. Contents clean and neat. A near-fine copy. A handsome copy of a rare guide to Morpeth. Appleby’s Bookshop were the preeminent second-hand booksellers in Morpeth for more than a generation. £85.00