Manchester Civic Week, October 2nd to 9th 1926: Official Handbook, with Twelve Photographs by Alvin Langdon Coburn. Manchester: Published by the Civic Week Committee, MCMXXVI
A guide book to Manchester Civic Week, when all the parts of this great industrial city will be "on view". Includes introductory notes on the history, culture and business of the city, followed by a programme of events and list of municipal institutions, factories, works and other industries open to visitors during the week. The events to be staged include a historical pageant, textile exhibition, boat trips from Pomona Dock to Barton Aqueduct and back, a road transport parade, a ceremonial parade of the 42nd Division, and more. Includes numerous adverts
Good condition in chipped and lightly discoloured limp card covers, with a slightly scuffed decorative title label mounted on front cover. 245 x 175 mm. xvi, 84 pp + 12 pages of b&w plates from photographs & fold-out plan. The plan is of the Port of Manchester and Trafford Park, showing the dock system, established industries, and areas ready for development