The Place-Names of the West Riding of Yorkshire, Part 1 : The Wapentakes of Lower and Upper Strathforth and Staincross (English Place-Name Society Volume XXX)

xii, 346pp, complete with fold out map at rear showing the Wapentakes of the West Riding of Yorkshire (map has corner crease). In blue cloth-covered boards with gilt titles to spine (boards just a little rounded and worn at spine tips). Faint library stamp on upper text block edge, cataloguing numbers on copyright page. Small paper scar on front free endpaper. Else generally neat and clean internally barring a hint of toning. In its original dust jacket (very slightly rubbed at edges, small chip at head of sunned spine). The first volume of an eight volume set resulting from the largest county survey undertaken to date by the English Place-Name Society, this present volume deals with the place-names of the Don Valley, the principal towns being Doncaster, Sheffield and Barnsley. 8vo