The scarce First Edition in original drab blue/grey boards crudely rebacked.Crown 8vo 320pps and nineteen engraved plates as called for. Large folding copper engraved frontispiece by G Moneypenny with an early [pre-cellotape] hand sewn repair and a similar folding plan of Derby itself.There are other signs of restoration and though clean & complete it would clearly benefit from rebinding.The list of copperplates includes County Hall, Schools,Churches,Alms Houses Theatre and Prison. William Hutton (1723-1815) was an English poet, historian and Unitarian non-conformist born in Derby.He wrote many books commencing with History of Birmingham (1781) but was also a celebrated walker walking the entire length of Hadrian's Wall some 600 miles in 1801. His "History of Birminghan"and "A Trip to Coatham" are also available.