Collectanea Bradfordiana : Collection of Papers on the History of Bradford, and the Neighbourhood

First edition. 198pp, engraved black and white frontispiece and vignette on title page. Half bound in leather over cloth-covered boards, gilt title on spine, five raised bands to spine. Lender's shelf number on spine. Considerable shelf wear. Corners rubbed, especially front and worn around spine joints. Marbled end papers. Lender's reference label on front past down. Evidence of past label on front free end paper. Handful of small, discrete library stamps throughout. Internally neat, clean, bright and tight. 8vo. A selection of essays and descriptions of the areas around Bradford, including Memoirs of General Fairfax, Bradford's deliverance from the White Horse and his Army; Civil Wars in Bradford; The Rise and Progress of the Town of Bradford; Register of Seats and Sittings; the Rise of the Worsted Manufacturers etc.