The P.S.P. Directory of Southport and District including Banks...

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First edition

The P.S.P. Directory of Southport and District including Banks - Formby - Freshfield 1951, N/A — First Edition Thus Publication: Southport, P.S. Publications, 1951 Formatting: 8vo, pp. [viii], 904. Condition Report: Good. The original royal blue cloth binding remains robust and structurally sound, though it exhibits noticeable shelf-wear typical of a well-consulted reference work; the extremities are rubbed, with minor fraying to the spine tips and some exposure to the board corners. The boards display scattered pale mottling and mild handling marks, yet the extensive gilt-blocked advertising across the spine and panels remains remarkably bright and distinctly legible. The text block edges, featuring distinctive stencilled advertisements, are uniformly age-toned. Internally, the hinges are secure. The preliminary and terminal leaves show scattered foxing and moderate age-toning, while the main body of the text remains generally clean, crisp, and tightly bound. Catalogue Note: First edition thus of this comprehensive post-war directory for Southport and its surrounding districts. A quintessential example of mid-twentieth-century local commercial printing, the volume is thoroughly interspersed with contemporary regional advertising, notably extending to the gilt-stamped binding and the stencilled text block edges. This exhaustive reference work is divided into three primary sections covering streets, alphabetical listings, and trade classifications for Southport, Formby, and Ba

• Publisher: P.S. Publications
• Year: 1951
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Good

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