Leonard P. Thompson — Norwich Inns
Ipswich , W. E. Harrison & Sons Ltd, 1947. First edition. Hardback. The first edition of this uncommon look at the inns and pubs of Norwich, signed by the author. The first edition.Author's presentation copy, inscribed to the recto of the front endpaper, "To Leslie Forse, with the author's sincere good wishes and in pleasant recollection of the L. V. D. L. Conference Clacton-on-Sea, May 1949, Leonard P. Thompson".An uncommon work.A study on the inns of Norwich, an interesting social history of the cathedral city. Chapters include "The Maid's Head", "Murder at the Lamb", "Blitzed Inns", "The White Swan and its Playhouse", and more.Illustrated with fifteen plates, and in-text illustrations throughout. Collated, complete.By Leonard P. Thompson. In the original publisher's paper covered boards. Externally, smart, with light marks to the boards and spine. Minor bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. Spots to the endpapers. Author's inscription to the recto of the front endpaper. Bookseller's label to the rear paste down. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .