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MARTIN COCK’S GUIDE TO ST. IVES: Its Surroundings, Scenery, Curiosities, Antiquities, History and Traditions
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AUTHOR John Hobson Matthews.
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A facsimile of the fourth edition of John Hobson Matthews Guide to St. Ives originally published by Martin Cock in 1909. The guide was first published in 1884 and it provided a comprehensive survey of St. Ives and surrounding area for the visitors who were beginning to come to the town in growing numbers.
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This fascinating little book contains many advertisements of the businesses and holiday accommodation available in the first decade of the twentieth century, as well as a large fold out map of West Cornwall from Hayle to Land’s End. The facsimile also includes a background to the early tourist industry by the historian Tom Richards. See A History of St. Ives, Lelant Towednack and Zennor by John Hobson Matthews.
PUBLISHED BY St. Ives Trust and St. Ives Library, 2004.
14cm. x 21cm. 40 pages Paperback
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Price incl. UK p&p £11.90
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