The Lowther Family by Hugh Owen - 1989

Chichester: Phillimore, 1990. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. The Lowther family for centuries was important in the high society, politics and economics of Britain. Especially in the North-West of England, where the ruin of their seat, Lowther Castle near Penrith, is now a popular visitor attraction, their impact on the regional economy of coal, steel and shipping was enormous, not to mention their agricultural holdings. A beautifully preserved copy with no internal markings. 25 x 19 cm. A heavy book for which there may be additional shipping cost, the amount depending on destination.

Phillimore & Co Ltd, 1990. 1. Hardcover. Very Good. Very Good in a Very Good dust jacket; Hardcover; Dust jacket is clean and glossy with no tears, and has been price-clipped (Now fitted with a new, Brodart jacket protector); Light wear to the boards with two moderately "bumped" edge-corners; The textblock edges are unblemished; The endpapers and all text pages are clean and unmarked; The binding is excellent with a straight spine; This book will be shipped in a sturdy cardboard box with foam padding; Medium-Large Format (Quatro, 9.75" - 10.75" tall); Photo of castle to the dust jacket with title in yellow lettering; 1990, Phillimore & Co Ltd; 432 pages; "The Lowther Family: Eight Hundred Years of "A Family of Ancient Gentry and Worship"," by Hugh Owen.