The Glass Industry of the Weald

Leicester: Leicester University Press, 1967 . First edition. Cloth. Very Good Indeed/Very Good. 10" by 7.5". Not Stated. A signed, first edition of this comprehensive study of the glass industry in the Weald, with signed letters from the author. First edition, in the publisher's original cloth binding with the original, unclipped dust wrapper.Written by G. H. Kenyon, with the author's signature and inscription to the front endpaper, of 'To Miss V. Smith. With best wishes from G. H. Kenyon.'. With additional letters and notes from the author loosely inserted, including letters to 'Miss Smith', 'Salzman' and further notes on the glass industry. Comprised of comprehensive guide to glassmaking in the Weald of Sussex and Surrey, with also a discussion of the few forest glasshouses outside of the Weald. Describing glassmaking techniques and the families concerned with it. A significant contribution to local, social, and economic history.Illustrated with twenty-two full-page plates and many more vignettes, with a folding map to rear. Collated, complete. In the publisher's original cloth binding with the original, unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, very good, with light marking to the cloth, mainly to the spine. Light shelf wear to the extremities. Ink inscription to the recto of the front endpaper. Dust wrapper is generally smart, with light edge wear and the odd closed tear. Light creasing to the wrap, with the occasional mark, with a larger mark to the front. Internally firmly bound. Pages bright and clean. Very Good Indeed