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Sunderland: S.A.Forster, 1910.. Papers Ordered to be Printed by The Sunderland Antiquarian Society. Vol.X. 1909. Contents: I.The History of the Sunderland Beef-steak Club, founded 1828 by G.W.Bain; II.The Old Presbyterian Chapel in Maling's Rigg by Robert Hyslop; III.Notes on the Parish of Seaham by R.Anderson Aird; IV.Notes of the Life and Works of John Laurence, Rector of Bishopwearmouth, 1721-32… Read more about this item

Nottingham: Trustees of the Laxton Visitors Centre, 1989.. Parish history. Pp.iv/24, map + further black & white photos and illustrations. Paperback,map to rear cover, slight sunning to spine. VG.

Buckingham: Barracuda Books Limited, 1985.. Limited edition of which this is No.185. "An impression, painted with a broad brush, of Durham's changing past, that combines the evidence from excavations, standing buildings both great and small and the incredibly rich documentary sources. " 26.5cms X 21cms X 1cm. Pp.144, black & white frontispiece + many further illustrations and… Read more about this item

Alderley Edge: Penwork (Leeds) Ltd, 1991.. 1st edition. "This book probes the far past: the Romans, the Saxons, the Vikings, the monks (and the wolves) who have been in the dale. It uses the copious documents of the quiet Quaker people who built their meeting house beside the silent stream in 1706, and the Methodists who build Atkinson Memorial… Read more about this item

Baldock: Egon Publishers Ltd, 1991.. 1st edition. . The Town as Remembered by Baldock People in Conversation with Edna Page and Nora Penfold. The book is an attempt to record and preserve the memories of people living in Baldock during the first seventy years of the twentieth century. 24.5cms x 18cms x 1.3cms. Pp.160, over 150 black… Read more about this item

Zaltbommel: European Library, 2000.. Back in Time series. Landscape format. 15cms x 21cms x 0.5cm. Unpaginated., black & white photo illustrations + text. Purple illustrated laminated boards. VG.

Waltham Cross: Jack Edwards, 1985.. Unpaaginated, 59 black & white photos and illustrations, gift message to title page. Cream illustrated card cover has minor light spotting. G+.

Carrickfergus: Carmac Books, 2002.. Carrickfergus History series. "The purpose of this book is to highlight some of the stirring events that has occurred in the long hisstry of the Castle and to five a brief description of the building, trusting it will be of interest to tthe visitor and the student alike." Pp.100, 31 black & white… Read more about this item

Ashford: The Invicta Press, 1959.. Publsihed by The Coalbrookdale Company to celebrate the 250th Anniversary of the Coalbrookdale Ironfoundry. Pp30, map too end. Yellow card covers. VG.

Mansfield: Linneys, 1969.. New enlarged edition, fully illustrated. A Refutation of the Mythologists' Theories, with New Evidence of the Hero's Actual Existence. "All the various theories are set out and critically examined. New discoveries, never before published, and many little-known facts are brought together for the first time." Pp.107.Paperback, slightly rubbed with creasing to front spine edge. G+.

Liverpool: The Historic Society of Lancashire and Cheshire, 1955.. Reprinted from the Transactions of the Historic Society of Lancashire and Cheshire, Vol.107, 1955. Pp.23-39, creasing and small marginal tear to pp.25/26. Grey wraps, rusting to staples. Good.

London: The Worshipful Company of Solicitors of the City of London, nd. (c.1966).. A perusal of these records has proved of great interest to me, and it seemed desirable that there should ben existence some kind of commentary on them which would be of interest to future generations of members of the Company, since nothing in the nature of… Read more about this item

Warwick: nd. (c.1967).. Slim guide booklet. Pp.8, 5 black & white illustrations. White card covers, brown marks to rear cover. Plus 4 colour postcards (publisher Walter Scott) loosely enclosed. G+.

London: Robert Hale Limited, 1950.. 1st edition. "Mr Newton takes the reader through streets and byways to old and long-forgotten churches, pointing out landmarks, illustrating old Catholic customs and ways of life, discoursing on London saints, prelates and eminent Catholic citizens, reviving memories of martyrs and more humble sufferers for their faith uner Tudor and Penal laws, and finally… Read more about this item

Ripon: Ripon Museum Trust, 1986.. A short history of law and order in Yorkshire. Contennts innccludes: The Court House; ThheLLiibertyy; The Justices of the Liberty; Borough versus Liberty: 1832; The Old Quarter Sessions; Law in Ripon; Sentencing; The Police; The Clerks; The Petty Sessional Divisions; Pubs and Licensing; Borough and Liberty: Local… Read more about this item

Perth: The Munro Press, 1926.. 1st edition. Local Lore, Persons and Places. Pp.150, black & white frontispiece + 12 futher illustrations, inscribed by the author to front free endpaper, owners name to front free endpaper, toning to endpapers, a few light spots. Green boards worn with tears and small losses to spine, gilt title to spine, bumps to corners.… Read more about this item

Little Compton, Rhode Island: Little Compton Historical Society, 1994.. Volume II in a series of publications in honor of Carlton C.Brownell printed by the Little Compton Historical Society. "Compton-land is our name for the enchanting countryside in the southwest of England that vies with East Anglia as the region contributing most to the founding of New England....Compton-land...- a region,… Read more about this item

Nottingham: Printed for private circulation, July 1928.. Record and appreciation of Nottingham University College, and of the new buildings at Highfields. "This book, written by a Nottingham man, gives the dramatic history of the demand of local men and women to gain more knowledge and learning. It describes, too, the character and purpose of the new buildings, and indicates… Read more about this item

Bury St Edmunds: Gresham College, 1998.. Published to celebrate the 400th anniversary of Gresham College "a unique and remarkable educational institution which has been called 'a Renaissance jewel in the City of London'." Pp.100, portait frontispiece. Red cloth, dustwrapper. VG/VG.

Huddersfield: Geo. Tindall,"Minerva Press", 1868.. A Descriptive, Historical, Geological, Botanical, and Zoological Sketch of the Town and Neighbourhood. Second Edition, Illustrated. Pp.xii/256/4(publisher's ads), folding plate frontispiece of Huddersfield Market Place + 9 further plates, engravings & plans, owner's names and number label to inside front board, repair to hinge at title page. Green pebbled cloth, gilt motif… Read more about this item