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Auction No 369, Category: Local History

45 Lots (displaying 1 - 20)

W.T. Freemantle "A Bibliography of Sheffield and Vicinity to the end of 1700", Pawson & Brailsford, 1911,

Lot: 2

  • Auction Date: Wed 19th Jul 2017 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £30 - £40
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W.T. Freemantle A Bibliography of Sheffield and Vicinity to the end of 1700, Pawson & Brailsford, 1911, quarto, original gilt cloth, VG; well illustrated with 65 plates; signed & inscribed by the the author in 1924 to Joseph Dyson of Sheffield together with a 2-page autograph letter from Freemantle presenting the book to Dyson and dealing with a number of enquiries. The author has made a number of manuscript alterations within the text and makes reference to these in his letter. Fine internally. 285pp.

Nottinghamshire indentures 1796-1883, an archive of vellum documents concerning lands & familes in Radford,

Lot: 3

  • Auction Date: Wed 19th Jul 2017 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £70 - £100
SOLD £50
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Nottinghamshire indentures 1796-1883, an archive of vellum documents concerning lands & familes in Radford, comprising Leases, Releases, Conveyances etc, all with seals and duty stamps intact, two concerning the Windmill Inn. Good to VF (21)

Burnley Legal Documents 1863-1910, all on vellum, various properties & families;

Lot: 4

  • Auction Date: Wed 19th Jul 2017 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £60 - £80
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Burnley Legal Documents 1863-1910, all on vellum, various properties & families; including the Burnley Conservative Sick and Burial Society, Clifton Weaving Shed, properties at Calder Vale, etc. All with seals and duty stamps intact. (23). Also 1906 Auction particulars with Plan, and an 1895 notice. Good to VF

Legal Documents, Certificates and miscellaneous papers concerning land, properties and families of Heysham,

Lot: 5

  • Auction Date: Wed 19th Jul 2017 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £130 - £160
SOLD £90
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Legal Documents, Certificates and miscellaneous papers concerning land, properties and families of Heysham, 1719 to 1890, mostly on vellum including various indentures (37); several concerning the Parish Church. The 1719 document badly wormed otherwise fair to fine. (52)

Vellum Conveyances (2) & a Mortgage, 1867-76, concerning lands & dwelling-houses in Dunham Massey (2)

Lot: 6

  • Auction Date: Wed 19th Jul 2017 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £30 - £40
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Vellum Conveyances (2) & a Mortgage, 1867-76, concerning lands & dwelling-houses in Dunham Massey (2) and Bowdon, two with a hand-drawn plan, one signed by the Earl of Stamford & Warrington. Fine (3)

Extensive Legal Documents on vellum, 1825-58, all Burnley related including Bridge End Estate,

Lot: 7

  • Auction Date: Wed 19th Jul 2017 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £20 - £30
SOLD £15
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Extensive Legal Documents on vellum, 1825-58, all Burnley related including Bridge End Estate, the Manor of Ightenhill, and Calder Vale Printworks, all with multiple signatures, the Calder Vale document linked to a Marriage Settlement. Good to fine. (3)

Vellum Documents 1870s & 1880s concerning property in Newhall Road, Attercliffe, nr.Sheffield,

Lot: 8

  • Auction Date: Wed 19th Jul 2017 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £30 - £40
SOLD £20
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Vellum Documents 1870s & 1880s concerning property in Newhall Road, Attercliffe, nr.Sheffield, including hand-coloured plans, plus a related auction document of 1898. VG to VF. (8)

Burnley Paper Mill, the Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway, and East Lancashire Railway, 1880s to 1920s,

Lot: 9

  • Auction Date: Wed 19th Jul 2017 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £40 - £50
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Burnley Paper Mill, the Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway, and East Lancashire Railway, 1880s to 1920s, a group of hand-drawn Plans (9), a blueprint, sales particulars and few items of correspondence relating to contracts concerning the three companies. (Qty.)

Manuscript Valuation 1886 by Joseph Taylor of Heywood, of the contents of Burr House and The Stone Masons Arms,

Lot: 10

  • Auction Date: Wed 19th Jul 2017 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £40 - £50
SOLD £20
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Manuscript Valuation 1886 by Joseph Taylor of Heywood, of the contents of Burr House and The Stone Masons Arms, single sheet, folio, VG; together with vellum Indentures concerning The Stone Masons Arms (6), and others concerning properties in Blackpool, Manchester, Stretford (2) and Barnsley, 1792-1891. VG/Fine (12)

Vellum indentures concerning property in Lichfield Street, Willenhall, Staffs, 1851-1866,

Lot: 11

  • Auction Date: Wed 19th Jul 2017 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £20 - £30
SOLD £15
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Vellum indentures concerning property in Lichfield Street, Willenhall, Staffs, 1851-1866, plus a related Probate of a Will 1878. Fine (6)

            

Legal Documents, mostly on vellum, 1657 to 1776, relating to lands, properties and families in Leeds, Idle, Bradford

Lot: 12

  • Auction Date: Wed 19th Jul 2017 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £80 - £100
SOLD £88
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Legal Documents, mostly on vellum, 1657 to 1776, relating to lands, properties and families in Leeds, Idle, Bradford and elsewhere, most with impressed or affixed Duty Stamps but three of the vellums incomplete. External grime but generally good to fine internally. (20)

 

Vellum Indentures concerning land, companies, properties and families of Burnley,

Lot: 14

  • Auction Date: Wed 19th Jul 2017 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £100 - £150
SOLD £80
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Vellum Indentures concerning land, companies, properties and families of Burnley, especially in Calder Vale Road and Burnley Paper Works, 1836-1919. Good to VF. Also 1906 Sales Agreement on paper. (32)

[Rugby School] The Rugby Miscellany, March 1845-October 1846, nine issues, all bar one with original printed wraps,

Lot: 15

  • Auction Date: Wed 19th Jul 2017 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £30 - £40
SOLD £12
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[Rugby School] The Rugby Miscellany, March 1845-October 1846, nine issues, all bar one with original printed wraps, the March 1845 issue with cover worn & loose. (9)  

John Curwen "The Ancient Parish of Heversham with Milnthorpe",Titus Wilson, Kendal, 1930

Lot: 25

  • Auction Date: Wed 19th Jul 2017 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £20 - £30
SOLD £10
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John Curwen The Ancient Parish of Heversham with Milnthorpe,Titus Wilson, Kendal, 1930, tall octavo, original printed cloth, VG; seven b/w plates; uncut and unopened. Light toning to front endpaper o/w fine internally; 89pp 

W.I.Wild "The History of the Stockport Sunday School and its Branch Schools", 1891,

Lot: 26

  • Auction Date: Wed 19th Jul 2017 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £30 - £40
SOLD £38
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W.I.Wild The History of the Stockport Sunday School and its Branch Schools, 1891, softback, original printed wraps dust-affected and chipped; VG internally; 399pp + 10 plates. Scarce

Thomas W. Thompson "The Spen Valley: A Local History", Heckmondwike, 1925,

Lot: 27

  • Auction Date: Wed 19th Jul 2017 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £40 - £50
SOLD £24
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Thomas W. Thompson The Spen Valley: A Local History, Heckmondwike, 1925, small octavo, printed cloth, a.e.g., VG, bound by Clifford Peel of Heckmondwike; previous owners’ labels front pastedown. No.23 of 100 issued, numbered and signed by the author on limitation page; light browning to endpapers with few other pages showing fox marks; largely fine internally. 355pp + 31 half-tone plates.            

John Holt "Occasional Verses", Stand, nr. Bury, printed at the Radcliffe Times, 1912; small octavo,

Lot: 28

  • Auction Date: Wed 19th Jul 2017 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £50 - £70
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John Holt Occasional Verses, Stand, nr. Bury, printed at the Radcliffe Times, 1912; small octavo, original gilt cloth, fine; a selection of verses written during the 1870s to 1890s, mostly in Lancashire Dialect. B/w portrait. 75pp + prelims. Rare title. A single copy held at the Bodleian library.

"Transactions of the Cumberland & Westmorland Antiquarian & Archaeological Society"

Lot: 30

  • Auction Date: Wed 19th Jul 2017 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £40 - £50
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Transactions of the Cumberland & Westmorland Antiquarian & Archaeological Society, bound volumes for 1930 to 1936, 1938, 1939, 1950 and 1951; uniform gilt cloth, fine.; together with W.D. Simpson Brough-under-Stainmore: the Castle and the Church, Titus Wilson, 1947, printed wraps. (12)

P.A. Whittle "Bolton-Le-Moors and the Townships in the Parish: An Historical, Statistical, Civil, and Moral Account

Lot: 32

  • Auction Date: Wed 19th Jul 2017 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £40 - £50
SOLD £24
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P.A. Whittle Bolton-Le-Moors and the Townships in the Parish: An Historical, Statistical, Civil, and Moral Account of the Corporate and Parliamentary Borough of Bolton, in the Division of the Hundred of Salford, County Palatine of Lancaster. John Crompton, Bolton, 1857; half-leather, worn, hinges weak and reinforced internally; double-page engraved Map; clean text. (4), 434pp. 

Thomas Pennant "Some Account of London", Dublin, 1791, 3rd Edn, rebound in modern full leather, gilt titles

Lot: 33

  • Auction Date: Wed 19th Jul 2017 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £30 - £40
SOLD £22
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Thomas Pennant Some Account of London, Dublin, 1791, 3rd Edn, rebound in modern full leather, gilt titles, new endpapers; VG internally with fine folding map, frontispiece & 13 other plates. Subscribers list. iv, [2],479, [8 index]pp.