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Worn and wobbly copy, inscribed on ffep: "Mr. George Hayes, With the friendly regards of the author. New Year's Day, 1861", but without actual signature. Spine mostly gone, and remains are crumbly; boards hanging on by slightly more than a thread, but not much; small piece of orig spine (and backing paper seen in situ in pic) inside. Edges of the typical, brown (once green?), textured, Victorian boards, and the corners, are more bashed than bumped. Gutters throughout mostly weak & wide. Top margin of pp97/98 has been torn away, no text damaged. Spotting, grubby marks, etc. ''Tender'' as some say. ''Working copy'' is the other term that might be applied (or ''binding copy''). Obviously needs careful handling. Adverts on both sides of final leaf; one, for author's previous book, 'The Barber's Shop', has some slightly less than fulsome quotes; a delicate line being walked, it seems. Binder's ticket on rear pastedown. Illustrations (mostly small, vignettish engravings) by James Stephenson and William Morton (to whom the author dedicates the book: 'to my congenial associate during many years'. Only one is full-page: frontispiece, which is present. All other pages with illustrations checked & present. Local persons' biographical sketches, and a bit of travelogue re local river exploration, tho' it digresses into further biographical anecdotage. That, last, section is graced by a rather nice, decorated large capital initial letter- probably standard mid-Victorian, mediaeval-style and likely common enough, but rather jolly. It may be the work of one illustrator. Why it appears here, with seemingly no others, I don't know. There is one other, much smaller, decorated capital A, beginning the 'Preliminary Chapter'. Wikipedia: Richard Wright Procter (1816-1881) was an English barber, poet and author. The son of Thomas Procter, he was born of poor parents in Paradise Vale, Salford, Lancashire, on 19 December 1816. Apprenticed to a barber, in due course he set up in business for himself in Long Millgate, Manchester, where he also ran a circulating library. He remained there for the rest of his life. Procter died at 133 Long-Millgate, Manchester, on 11 September 1881, and was buried at St. Luke's, Cheetham Hill. He had married Eliza Waddington in 1840, who predeceased him, and left five sons. When young, Procter bought books, and sent poetical contributions to the local press. In 1842 he associated with Samuel Bamford, John Critchley Prince, John Bolton Rogerson, and other local poets in meetings held at an inn, afterwards known as the "Poet's Corner", and he contributed to a volume of verse Festive Wreath which resulted. He had some pieces in 'City Muse' (1853), edited by William Reid of Manchester. He published also: Gems of Thought and Flowers of Fancy, 1855: a volume of poetical selections, of which the first and last pieces are by himself. The Barber's Shop, with illustrations by William Morton, 1856: sketches of the odd characters he met. A second edition incorporated lore relating to hairdressing and to notable barbers, published with a memoir by William Edward Armytage Axon, 1883. Literary Reminiscences and Gleaning with Illustrations, 1860: mainly on Lancashire poets. Our Turf, Our Stage, and Our Ring, 1862: historical sketches of racing and sporting life in Manchester. Manchester in Holiday Dress, 1866: on theatres and other amusements in Manchester before 1810. Memorials of Manchester Streets, 1874. Memorials of Bygone Manchester, with Glimpses of the Environs, 1880.
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