Thomas Baines; William Fairbarn — Lancashire and Cheshire Past and Present

London, William Mackenzie, 1867 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this beautifully bound four volume set of the history of Manchester with illustrations. First edition of Lancashire and Cheshire Past and Present by Thomas Baines in the original publisher's cloth binding with decorative gilt.A history and description of the Palatine Counties of Lancaster and Chester, forming the North-Western division of England, from the earliest ages to the present time (1867). With an account of the rise and progress of manufactures and commerce, and civil and mechanical engineering in these districts by William Fairbairn. With eighteen full page plates of views, plans and technology taken from original drawings by H. Warren, with a series of seven engraved portraits. Collated, complete. Thomas Baines was an English journalist and historian who published valuable history to Northern England. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, smart. There is some bumping to the heads and tails of the spines and to the extremities. There is some slight loss to the head and tail of the spines of Volume II and IV. The hinges are strained but firm. Internally, firmly bound. The pages are bright and clean with some occasional spotting. Very Good . Ill.: H. Warren. Very Good .