Bygone Cumberland and Westmorland / By Daniel Scott
1899, First Edition. London : W. Andrews & Co. Fine copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Item #450008
Physical description: (5 preliminary leaves, 262 pages) frontispiece, plates. Contents: An unparalleled sheriffwick.--Watch and ward.--Fighting bishops and fortified churches.--Some church curiosities.--Manorial laws and curiosities of tenures.--Old-time punishments.--Some legends and superstitions.--Four lucks.--Some old trading laws and customs.--Old-time home life.--Sports and festivities.--On the road.--Old customs.--Old school customs.--Index. Subjects; Antiquities. Manners and customs. Cumberland (England) Social life and customs.
Price: €35.00