Feeding the Victorian city: the food supply of Manchester, 1770-1870 / Roger Scola; edited by W.A. Armstrong and Pauline Scola
1991, 1st Edition. Manchester; New York New York, NY, USA: Manchester University Press; Distributed exclusively in the USA and Canada by St. Martin's Press. Near fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Item #340650
ISBN: 0719030889
Physical description: xx, 347 pages, 13 pages of plates: illustrations (some color), maps; 25 cm. Summary: This history of how Manchester provisioned its population between 1770 and 1870, draws upon demographic factors, economic patterns, the role of supply routes, types of food (perishable and non-perishable), markets and traders, means of payment and diet, health and mortality to paint its picture. Subjects: Food supply -- England -- Manchester -- History.
Food industry and trade -- England -- Manchester -- History. Food industry and trade -- History. Food Supply -- history. Food industry and trade.
Price: €45.00