by Martin R. Smith
Choose from three advance subscriber options to get your name, or that of a family member or friend, printed in the book.
By subscribing you will be supporting the reprint of this important book on Stamford history.
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Running to 336 pages, it is illustrated with over 240 photographs, maps and illustrations, with many of the photos being of rare historic views. It is presented as a generous hardback volume measuring 226 x 286mm.
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The book will be printed for delivery from September 2025.
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The deadline for all subscriptions is 30th July 2025.
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VIP SUBSCRIBER - 30 available at £75
As a VIP subscriber you will get your name in the book at the beginning of the subscriber section in the largest font with the option of a short dedication. Only 30 VIP subscriber copies will be issued and these will be individually numbered and signed. Delivery within the UK is included free within the price.
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PREMIUM SUBSCRIBER - 50 available at £60
As a Premium subscriber you will get your name in the book in the second section of the subscriber section in large font with the option of a short dedication. Only 50 Premium subscriber copies will be issued and these will be individually numbered and signed. Delivery within the UK is included free within the price.
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GENERAL SUBSCRIBER - 120 available at £50
As a General subscriber you will get your name in the book in the last section of the subscriber section in medium font. Only 120 General subscriber copies will be issued and these will be individually numbered and signed. Delivery within the UK is included free within the price.
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NON SUBSCRIBER - 100 available at £45
The remainder of the limited edition will be sold as unsigned non-subscriber copies from 1st August 2025. Delivery is included free within the price. Any unsold subscriber copies will be reassigned to this category after 30th July 2025.
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ABOUT
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Martin R. Smith is a local historian and former Stamford resident who has worked for the Royal Commission on Historical Monuments and at Stamford Museum, where he developed a series of town trails. He has had several Lincolnshire titles published, including The Story of Stamford, Stamford Myths & Legends, Stamford Then & Now and Folkingham - The Reluctant Town. He also worked as co-author and editor of The Stamford Mercury: Three Centuries of Newspaper Publishing.
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The book will be produced as a one-off limited-edition hard-back volume of just 300 copies, printed in by Henry Ling of Dorset to the highest standards. The aim is to offer a really unique high-end product which will stand the test of time and is the perfect gift. It will be litho printed (not digital) on high quality 150gsm sustainable FSC-certified paper, sewn in sections and bound traditionally with red tail bands. It will be hard bound in an aubergine Buckram cloth cover with gold tooling and a gold foil image of a Melbourne's beer label. It will be presented in an elegant gloss-laminated colour dust jacket offset by rich antiquarian-look marbled end papers. The book will weigh an impressive 1.4Kg.
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The book will be published by and can be bought and collected from:
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THE GREYHOUND PRESS
Greyhound House
Market Place
Folkingham
NG34 0SE
07787 554 894
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