'An Eminent Bibliophile and Man of Letters'

This is a paper given at a Lancashire and Cheshire Antiquarian Society event in 2001, about Crossley's habits as a reader and book collector. Formerly published as a chapter in the book Printing and the Book Trade in Manchester, 1700-1850, it's 15 pages of text plus a photograph, as shown below. The Antiquarian Society are giving away their collection of past papers at a mere £2 each, which just about covers postage costs. They can be found on www.landcas.org.uk under 'Offprints'. There's a Paypal link for those interested. Worth a visit, I think.