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The Rise and Progress of Coatbridge
by Miller, Andrew
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good +
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edinburgh, Midlothian, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Glasgow: David Robertson, 1844. First edition. Hardcover. Good +. 8vo., library rebound in brown cloth with gilt titles and number on spine. Xi + 196pp. A history of the Iron and associated trades and manufacturing in the Coatbridge district. Including the collieries, railways, foundries, banks etc. Contents also include chapters on strikes, education, water supplies, canals, social activities, the church and medical concerns. A fascinating history of the rise and development of the area. Ex reference library with bookplate on front pastedown, presentation bookplate on front endpaper, single stamp to upper edge, endpapers, first and last page. Blind stamp and handwritten numbers to reverse of title page. Generally nice and clean inside with occasional age spotting. Scarce.
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2331
- Title
- The Rise and Progress of Coatbridge
- Author
- Miller, Andrew
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good +
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- David Robertson
- Place of Publication
- Glasgow
- Date Published
- 1844
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- iron works, colliery, railway, industrial heritage, scottish industry, 19th century industry, industrial revolution, coatbridge, industrial history
- Bookseller catalogs
- Scottish Interest; Historical & Antiquity; Social History, Customs & Traditions;
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