EAST ANGLIA / SUFFOLK from Chilton Books

[Aldeburgh: John Lovett, nd].. The History of James Cable. Ex Coxswain of the Aldeburgh Lifeboat. Told by Himself. Facsimile reprint. 18.5cms x 12cms. Pp.48, portrait frontispiece + 4 further black & white illustrations. Light blue stiff card covers. Scarce. VG.

Beccles: Bidnalll's, 1986.. These essays deal with neglected aspects of Crabbe's life and poetry. Contents: Harvey's School at Bungay; The Elmy Family; George Crabbe and Beccles; "The Borough" and Aldeburgh; Father and Son; Two Neglected Poems: 1) "The Hall of Justice" and 2) "Danvers and Rayner". Pp.36, 8 illustrations. White laminated stiff card covers. VG.

Leiston: Leiston Press, 2006.. 1st edition. "A village story of love, madness, stupidity, gentleness and compassion. Admirals, explorers, farmers, entrepreneurs and writers all pass through the village of Sutton in Suffolk. Briefly touching Royalty, the aristocracy and politicians, these villagers laid out, shaped and improved this unique part of England now classified as an area of outstanding natural beauty." Pp.175,… Read more about this item

Aldeburgh: Privately published, 1999.. A collection of transcripts of press reports on the Aldeburgh Lifeboat Disaster of 1899, when 7 crewmen died when their lifeboat capsized - trapping six men underneath the upturned hull. who could not be rescued. A seventh man died of injuries later. Pp.32, full page photo-illustrated newspaper cutting from the East Anglian Daily Times (March 12… Read more about this item

Privately published, nd. (c.1990).. The author has published some of his collection of old postcards of the Suffolk village of Glemsford. Unpaginated, black & white photos throughout. Cream stiff card covers. VG.

Aldeburgh: Aldeburgh Museum Trust, 2000.. Third edition, revised and enlarged. A diary of events in the history of the Suffolk town of Aldeburgh from 1400 BC - 1999. A useful source of information on the place, its inhabitants and its buildings. 29.5cms x 20.5cms x 1cm. Pp122, coastal sketch map to inside front cover, sketch plan of town + illustration… Read more about this item

Stafford: Terence Davis, 2005.. 1st edition. Based on initial research by Nicola Currie. Ipswich�s Hippodrome Theatre in St Nicholas Street opened in March 1905. The theatre was the idea of Edward Bostock, the owner of Wombwell�s Circus. Many famous names appeared there including Roy Castle, Peter Sellers, Des O�Connor, Tommy Cooper and Max Miller. The last show was Carousel performed… Read more about this item

Aldeburgh: Privately published, 1983.. Second edition, revised and enlarged. A diary of events in the history of the Suffolk town of Aldeburgh from 1400 BC - 1982. A useful source of information on the place, its inhabitants and its buildings. 29.5cms x 20.5cms x 1cm. Pp.viii/98, Illustration of Slaughden Quay (1834) + 12 vintage black & white photographs and sketch… Read more about this item

Ipswich: Riverside Press, 2003.. 1st edition. "This publication can be enjoyed both as 'a read' or by using the map on the inside back-cover, as an accompaniment to a walk around the town centre starting from the Town Hall." Landscape format. 20.5cms x 29.5cms. Unpaginated. Text illustrated with black & white photos and illustrations, street map to… Read more about this item

Sudbury: Sudbury Cricket Club, 1987.. Published to commemorate the bicentennial celebrations in 1987. Incorporating the history of the Friars Street Sports Ground, Sudbury, Suffolk. Landscape format. 21cms x 29.5cms. Unpaginated, illustrated throughout with sepia and black & white photos and other images, signed by the author to title page. Illustrated green card covers. VG.

Ipswich: Smiths, Suitall Press, 1902.. Signed first edition. Cover title: Seventeen Suffolk Martyrs from Dedham, Dovercourt, East Bergholt, Grundisburgh, Hadleigh, Ipswich, Woodbridge. 4to. 10.5" x 7.75" x 0.75 . [8pp.]/pp.106/[3pp. - Appendix] / [3pp. - Adverts] . A very good original binding. Clean grey-green cloth, with white titles to front board and spine. Light spotting to… Read more about this item

Woodbridge : Boydell & Brewer, 2004 .. Original book and maps contained in the original illustrated box. Clean green cloth covered book with gilt titles to spine.pp.xxvi/pp.256 illustrations, maps ; 24cm x 16cm x 2.5cm + 12 sheets (maps (some coloured, contained in the original envelope) ; 30 x 42 cm (folded to 30 x 21 cm). No.… Read more about this item

Ipswich: SRS, 2007.. A look at the history of the archive gathering of the Suffolk Record Society. Pp.32. Illustrated stiff card covers. VG.

Sudbury, Massachusettes: Porcuoine Enterprises, 1999.. Story of Sudbury, Massachusettes, the author's third book about the town where he lives. Pp.x/242, inscribed by the author to title page (To Tony Moore, visitor fro Sudbury, Suffolk and author of Chapter XXVI/) plus signed note to him loosely inserted. Paperback. VG.** Suffolk UK link.

Great Cornard, Sudbury, Suffolk : Little Cornard Conservation Society, 1999 .. First edition. 21cm x 15cm x 2cm. Pp.276, errata sheet tipped in to inside rear cover, inscribed by 'Peter C.' to inside front cover,clean throughout, well illustrated with numerous black & white pictures. Paperback, minor creasing to lower front corner tip. VG.

Plymouth: Image Publications(in association with Gainsborough's House, Sudbury, Suffolk), 1992.. 1st edition. Interviews and photographs of 'ordinary' local Sudbury people. "Some of the faces and names will be familiar ones to those living in or around Sudbury, but the voices far less so. Whether reticent or candid, each in its inimitable way throws it own unusual light, or casts… Read more about this item

Published by the author, 1980.. Newspaper reports selected, edited and introduced by P.H.M.Cooper. Pp.24, black & white frontispiece illusttation of the 'Recory Barn'. Stiff yellow card covers. VG.

Sudbury: Privately printed by the Authors by Payn Essex & Son, Ltd.,1952.. First edition. Pp.158, + 37 illustrations including coat of arms to title page (unless otherwise stated all illustrations by F. P. Earee), folding map of Sudbury (1714) to end, signed by both authors to copyright page, owner's name and date to front free endpaper. Blue cloth… Read more about this item

Privately Published, 1972.. Published under the auspices of the Long Melford Historical and Archaeological Society. Memories of Long Melford in Suffolk over 94 years. Pp.124, 16 b/w photos, slight toning to pages. Paperback, slightly rubbed with minor creasing and scuffs to spine. G+

London: John Murray, 1902.. 4to. 22cm x 17.5cm x 2.8cm. 3ff./300pp. Two fold-out family trees for the Families of Wingefield and Waldegrave. Clean text (both Latin and English). light spotting to endpapers. Rough cut page edges. Maroon cloth with white papered spine, decorated with green shamrocks and gilt title(rubbed). A nice copy.