Language: English
Published by Abel Heywood & Son, Manchester: Simpkin Marshall & Co, London, 1883
Seller: The Bookmonger, Nottingham, United Kingdom
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Second edition, xxxiii 250 pages and numerous illustrations. Bound in original illustrated red cloth, this is ex Burnley public library, with their stamp to a number of pages, mainly not affecting text or images. The bottom margin of a few pages has also been cut off. Slight fraying to head and tail of spine, otherwise clean and sound.
Cloth(Hrdcvr). Condition: FR/NO DUSTJACKET. Black & White Illustrations (illustrator). London, UK: Simpkin, Marshall & Co. FR/NO DUSTJACKET. 1883. . Cloth(Hrdcvr). 8vo., 244 pp, hinges weakened some, cover worn and frayed, .
Published by Abel Heywood & Son / Simpkin, Marshall & Co, Manchester / London, 1883
Seller: Back Creek Books LLC, ABAA/ILAB, Annapolis, MD, U.S.A.
Illustrated by William Morton (illustrator). Procter, himself a professional barber and hair stylist, here humorously explores the cultural significance of barbershops, highlighting their role as lively social hubs filled with conversation, history, and amusing anecdotes. Procter was working on this revised and enlarged edition of the tonsorial tome he had originally published in 1856. Nicely illustrated throughout. Bound in olive green cloth over boards with bevelled edges. Spine and upper board decorated in black and gilt, with gilt spine titles, top edge gilt, and dark gray coated endpapers. Minor extremity rubs and shallow fraying. Hinges remain sound. Some minor scattered soil or finger marks in text. Very good to near fine overall. Original cloth over boards. Quarto. xxxii, 250 pages.