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Feeding the Victorian city: the food supply of Manchester, 1770-1870 / Roger Scola; edited by W.A. Armstrong and Pauline Scola [Buy it!] | Scola, Roger (1943-1988) | USD 49.38 (Fri Jun 7 14:58:31 2024) | Abebooks | MW Books Ltd. | ISBN10: 0719030889, ISBN13: 9780719030888, [publisher: Manchester; New York New York, NY, USA: Manchester University Press; Distributed exclusively in the USA and Canada by St. Martin's Press] Hardcover First Edition Near fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: xx, 347 pages, 13 pages of plates: illustrations (some color), maps; 25 cm. Summary: This history of how Manchester provisioned its population between 1770 and 1870, draws upon demographic factors, economic patterns, the role of supply routes, types of food (perishable and non-perishable), markets and traders, means of payment and diet, health and mortality to paint its picture. Subjects: Food supply -- England -- Manchester -- History.Food industry and trade -- England -- Manchester -- History. Food industry and trade -- History. Food Supply -- history. Food industry and trade. 1 Kg. [Galway, Ireland] [Publication Year: 1991] Show/Hide image |
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Say Kids! What Time is It? Notes From the Peanut Gallery [Buy it!] | Stephen Davis | USD 5.13 (Fri Jun 7 14:58:07 2024) | Biblio | Bookmarx Bookstore | Little, Brown and Company, October Date: 1987. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/Very Good. 1st edition collectible. Light wear on cover. Binding tight and square. No apparent marks or writing in text. Some damp stains on pages. Some foxing and wear and staining on jacket. Family-owned bookshop in Steubenville, Ohio: BookMarx Bookstore. Books shipped within 24 hours. 1987. Little, Brown and Company ISBN 0316176621 9780316176620 [US] |