Manchester; New York New York, NY, USA: Manchester University Press; Distributed exclusively in the USA and Canada by St. Martin's Press, Date: 1991. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 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. 1991. Manchester; New York New York, NY, USA: Manchester University Press; Distributed exclusively in the USA and Canada by St. Martin ISBN 0719030889 9780719030888 [IE]