Albert Frederick Stephenson: A Lancashire Newspaper Man — 1st Edition

by William Henry Stephenson

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First edition

Albert Frederick Stephenson: A Lancashire Newspaper Man, William Henry Stephenson — 1st Edition Publication: Manchester, Sherratt & Hughes, 1937. Formatting: 8vo, pp. [viii], 96. Condition Report: Near Fine. The volume presents exceptionally well, housed in a custom clear acetate sleeve that has preserved the dark blue cloth boards from standard shelf-wear. The binding remains remarkably tight and square, opening with the crispness of an unread volume. To the front board and spine, the gilt titling and intricate pictorial tooling, depicting a sailing galleon alongside an early printing press, remain strikingly bright and entirely unoxidised. The text block edges are clean and well-kept, with the top edge lightly trimmed and the fore-edge neat. Internally, the leaves are exceptionally bright, clean, and free from foxing, offsetting, or previous ownership markings, with the photographic frontispiece portrait remaining pristine. An outstanding, collector-quality copy. Catalogue Note: This is a scarce first, and seemingly only, edition of this biography, printed regionally in Great Britain by Robert Johnson & Co. Ltd. of Southport for the Manchester publishers Sherratt & Hughes. Bound in the publisher's original dark blue cloth, the volume is enhanced by a handsome, half-tone photographic frontispiece portrait of Sir Albert Frederick Stephenson taken in 1932. The work represents a highly uncommon piece of provincial publishing and regional history. A thorough search of major inst

• Publisher: Sherratt & Hughes
• Year: 1937
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Very Good

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