THE HISTORY OF THE NORTH WALES SLATE INDUSTRY.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,illustrated,1st edn.NFINE/VG++. No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp, clean,glossy,montage'd 3 b/w contemporary photographic illustrated front of dw/dj with a rectangular red background panel with black bordered capitalised white-lettered title and black-lettered author name to same; red panel with minimal sunning/fading to its vertical edges - presence of a narrower book when shelf-stored; black spine/backstrip with black bordered,capitalised white-lettered title and white-lettered author name and publisher's b/w colophon to foot of same,rear panel of dw/dj witha narrow black boreder to red panel with black-lettered publisher's advertisement for 2 other industrial archaeology titles with synopsisfor each.Negligible shelf-wear,bumping, creasing to edges and corners – no nicks, tears or splits present.Top+fore-edges bright crisp,clean without foxing/spotting; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound – no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips – appears unread,apart from my own collation. Publisher's bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered,original plain black cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked gilt lettering to spine/backstrip,and immaculate plain white endpapers. UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,illustrated,1st edn,5-376pp [paginated] includes separate Contents & Illustrations lists/tables,15 chapters, 16pp b/w contemporary b/w photographs interspersed throughout the text and the book,a gazetteer, Notes,a 5pp Bibliography,Acknowledgements and an Index; plus [unpaginated]half-title,title page with a dedication to its reverse,and a b/w map of the North Wales slate industry. Visually the exterior appearance is exceptional and particularly internally,is also in an exceptional condition/ state of preservation and presentation for a book of its near 50 year-old age. It really is an exceptional,exemplary example for copy for its cleanliness,brightness and lack of major detracting faults. While the slate industry is no longer the dominant industry of North Wales,its political,socila and economic influence is still significant.many towns and villages owe their existence to the industry,notably Blaenau Ffestiniog, Bethesda and scores of quarry villages,like those in the Nantlle area of Caernarvonshire. Dr. Lindsay,an economics historian whose home is in Caernarvonshire,gives a comprehenmsive account of the vast open quarries of Penrhyn and Dinorwic,the open pits of Nantlle and the mines and quarries of Merioneth,from their earliest days to the present.She traces the rise of the industry from the time when slate was considered common property to the late 19thC when ninety-five concerns employed over 14,000 men; and she describes its decline thereafter. The organisation of the industry is depicted,revealing characters such as Richard Pennant,the great pioneer,who became the first Lord Penrhyn in 1783; John Evans,the Caernarvon lawyer,who developed Cilgwyn Quarry; and Samuel Holland,Liberal MP and owner of quarries in Merioneth.Other topics include markets,trans port, industrial relations and social conditions. For many people in WAles,the Penrhyn dispute,which lasted from 1900 to 1903,was the most memorable occurrence in the industry's hiostory.By many others the closure of Dinorwic Quarry in 1969 was regarded as 'the end of an era'. Please contact seller @ rpaxtonden@blueyonder.co.uk ,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas customers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. **