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The Early Iron Industry of Furness and Districts: An Historical and Descriptive Account from Earliest Times to the End of the Eighteenth Century with an Account of the Furness Ironmasters in Scotland 1726-1800. By Alfred Fell. ULVERSTON : 1908. **Author's Presentation Copy**

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The Early Iron Industry of Furness and Districts: An Historical and Descriptive Account from Earliest Times to the End of the Eighteenth Century with an Account of the Furness Ironmasters in Scotland 1726-1800. By Alfred Fell. ULVERSTON : 1908. **Author's Presentation Copy**

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Ulverston : Hume Kitchin, 1908. First Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine. Large Octavo. Plates & Maps. FIRST EDITION. ULVERSTON : 1908. The Rare first printing. **Author's Presentation Copy**. Hardback. Engraved frontispiece. Two maps (one folding to the rear), portrait, plans, facsimiles (total of 23). Original black strong-grained cloth; gilt lettered spine and cover. Untrimmed edges as issued. Bookplate of Emmeline Garnett. Author inscription to fly-leaf dated 1908. Inserted is the original 4pp Prospectus for the work dated 1907. No internal markings. Bright, tight and clean. NEAR FINE. (xviii), 464 pages. Index. List of Subscribers to the rear (total of 157 printed copies). The author has initialed this copy; No. 132. A.F. CONTENTS: pt. 1. The mines -- pt. 2. The woodlands -- pt. 3. The works -- pt. 4. Masters and men -- pt. 5. The trade -- pt. 6. Furness ironmasters in Scotland. Lg.8vo. Large heavy vbook; extra postage needed. **Will be well-packed for posting/shipping**. [ Rosley Books for Antiquarian books, Cumberland, GKC, Inklings, Keswick, Literature, MacDonald, Rarities, Theology and History. ]. VERY SCARCE.

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Title
The Early Iron Industry of Furness and Districts: An Historical and Descriptive Account from Earliest Times to the End of the Eighteenth Century with an Account of the Furness Ironmasters in Scotland 1726-1800. By Alfred Fell. ULVERSTON : 1908. **Author's Presentation Copy**
Author
FELL, Alfred
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Plates & Maps
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Hardcover
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First Edition
Publisher
Hume Kitchin
Place of Publication
Ulverston
Date Published
1908
Size
Large Octavo
Keywords
Iron industry and trade Scotland. Iron mines and mining England Furness. Iron industry and trade. Iron industry and trade. Iron industry and trade Great Britain Furness. Iron industry and trade England Furness. Iron industry and trade Scotland. Iron mines

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