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Auction No 373, Category: Local History

36 Lots (displaying 1 - 20)

Assortment in carton with interest in Military History, Lancashire & Yorkshire local history and dialect verse,

Lot: 2

  • Auction Date: Wed 10th Jan 2018 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £50 - £70
SOLD £30
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Assortment in carton with interest in Military History, Lancashire & Yorkshire local history and dialect verse, various softbacks including poetry & religious pamphlets, Criminal History, and others. Mainly VG/VF (61)

Alford & Barker "A History of the Carpenters Company", 1968, in d/jkt; Drayson "The Art of Practical Whist", 1879;

Lot: 5

  • Auction Date: Wed 10th Jan 2018 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £50 - £70
SOLD £30
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Alford & Barker A History of the Carpenters Company, 1968, in d/jkt; Drayson The Art of Practical Whist, 1879; Halifax Amateur Operatic Society Programmes 1930-1952 fine bound volume; Dewey The True Science Of Living, 1902; William Boos Poison Parade, 1940; Chernichewski Anthropological Report on a London Suburb, 1935; and range of others with much social history interest. Mainly good to fine. (46)         

                                                                                                

Harry Garbett "The History of Harthill-w-Woodall", A. Stockwell, 1950, original cloth, front cover discoloured,

Lot: 6

  • Auction Date: Wed 10th Jan 2018 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £50 - £60
SOLD £20
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Harry Garbett The History of Harthill-w-Woodall, A. Stockwell, 1950, original cloth, front cover discoloured, one plate loose; The Child’s Magazine and Sunday Scholars Companion for 1837, J. Mason, 16mo, orig.cloth, VG; Leyland The Yorkshire Coast, 1892; Burritt A Walk from London to John O’Groat’s, 1864, recased; Hawker Instructions to Young Sportsmen in all that relates to Guns and Shooting, 1825, binding damaged; walking guides by George Birtill (5); Wallace Hills A History of East Grinstead, 1906; and a few others. Mostly good to VF. (17)

Charles Kerry "The History and Antiquities of the Hundred of Bray," Savill & Edwards, 1861, orig.gilt cloth, VG;

Lot: 12

  • Auction Date: Wed 10th Jan 2018 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £50 - £60
SOLD £72
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Charles Kerry The History and Antiquities of the Hundred of Bray, Savill & Edwards, 1861, orig.gilt cloth, VG; ephemera with much India related including 1939 Bombay Tram Timetable; postcards including several of ships and a WWI Silk: motor racing photographs; and a child's stamp collection.

Henry Hartopp "Roll of the Mayors of the Borough and Lord Mayors of the City of Leicester 1209 to 1935"

Lot: 50

  • Auction Date: Wed 10th Jan 2018 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £40 - £50
SOLD £52
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Henry Hartopp Roll of the Mayors of the Borough and Lord Mayors of the City of Leicester 1209 to 1935, Edgar Backus [1935], quarto, gilt cloth, spine faded, tissue-guarded plates; and S.H. Skillington The Certificates of Three Leicester Gilds, Edgar Backus, 1927, gilt cloth, fine, b/w plates; both with neat gift inscription. (2)

H(eneage) D(ering) (1665-1750, Dean of Ripon) "Reliquiae Eboracenses", John Hildyard, York, 1743,

Lot: 52

  • Auction Date: Wed 10th Jan 2018 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £50 - £70
SOLD £30
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H(eneage) D(ering) (1665-1750, Dean of Ripon) Reliquiae Eboracenses, John Hildyard, York, 1743, octavo, fine later quarter calf, gilt, rubbed marbled boards; front endpaper with signature of his son John Dering; some foxing to dedication leaf and reverse of title page; eratta page added to in contemp. manuscript; [4],95pp.(This rare title outlines some early historical records of York and is written in Latin  hexameters).  

 

Joseph Whiteside "Shappe in Bygone Days", Titus Wilson, 1904, orig. gilt cloth, faded, recased with new endpapers,

Lot: 55

  • Auction Date: Wed 10th Jan 2018 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £30 - £40
SOLD £36
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Joseph Whiteside Shappe in Bygone Days, Titus Wilson, 1904, orig. gilt cloth, faded, recased with new endpapers, fine internally, photo-plates; The Life of John Hatfield commonly called The Keswick Imposter, Bailey, 1881, printed wraps, front cover repaired; and Black’s Picturesque Guide to the English Lakes, 1872, VG. (3)

"Saddleworth Surveyed: Selected maps of the township 1625-1851",1985; "Mapping Saddleworth", Uppermill, 2007-2010, 2 Vols;

Lot: 56

  • Auction Date: Wed 10th Jan 2018 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £30 - £40
SOLD £30
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Saddleworth Surveyed: Selected maps of the township 1625-1851, 1985; Mapping Saddleworth, Uppermill, 2007-2010, 2 Vols; and Saddleworth Villages, 2003; all very fine, in d/jkts; together with a related softback.  (5)

Manchester & Salford interest including Corbett "The River Irwell" 1907, nicely rebound;

Lot: 57

  • Auction Date: Wed 10th Jan 2018 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £40 - £50
SOLD £20
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Manchester & Salford interest including Corbett The River Irwell 1907, nicely rebound; John Lloyd The Township of Chorlton-cum-Hardy, 1972, in d/jkt; John Ward Moston Characters at Work, 1911, folding map and plates; etc. Mainly good to VF. (7)

James Boardman "Records & Traditions of Deane Church, Village, and Parish", 1904, 2 Vols,

Lot: 58

  • Auction Date: Wed 10th Jan 2018 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £40 - £50
SOLD £34
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James Boardman Records & Traditions of Deane Church, Village, and Parish, 1904, 2 Vols, orig. gilt cloth, backstrips relaid, small ink inscription foot of title page Vol.1; Dowsett Holcombe Long Ago and Notes on Holcombe, facsimile reprints; Robertson Rochdale Past and Present, 1876, 2nd Edn, gilt cloth, recased with new endpapers, fine colour plates; and related titles. Fair to VF (9)

                                                

John Lunn "Astley: Chapters in the History", 1931, printed wraps, "Astley: History of a Lancashire Township"

Lot: 59

  • Auction Date: Wed 10th Jan 2018 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £50 - £60
SOLD £56
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John Lunn Astley: Chapters in the History, 1931, printed wraps, Astley: History of a Lancashire Township, 1968, in d/jkt, and Leigh: the Historical Past [1960]; plus other Lancashire titles including Dugdale The Visitation of the County Palatine of Lancaster…1664-5, Chetham Society 1872, modern rebind, works on Ashton-under-Lyne, Colne etc. Fair to VF (18)

Robert Leader "Reminiscences of Old Sheffield, Its Streets & People", Leader & Sons, 1875, recased, new endpapers,

Lot: 60

  • Auction Date: Wed 10th Jan 2018 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £40 - £50
SOLD £20
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Robert Leader Reminiscences of Old Sheffield, Its Streets & People, Leader & Sons, 1875, recased, new endpapers, original cloth, backstrip repaired; fine internally; 324pp

 

"History of Brighouse and Its Co-Operative Society", [1863], original gilt cloth, b/w plates;

Lot: 61

  • Auction Date: Wed 10th Jan 2018 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £50 - £60
SOLD £20
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History of Brighouse and Its Co-Operative Society, [1863], original gilt cloth, b/w plates; Scruton Pen and Pencil Pictures of Old Bradford, 1891, 2nd Edn; La Page The Story of Baildon, 1951; Brian Law Fieldens of Todmorden, 1995, in fine d/jkt; Witham’s Illustrated Historic Almanac and Barnsley Commercial Advertiser for 1883, Barnsley, original oriented wraps, VG; and other Yorkshire titles. Mainly good to fine. (11)

 

Irlam Steel Works in the 1930s, an excellent collection of Photographs arranged in 3 modern binders,

Lot: 70

  • Auction Date: Wed 10th Jan 2018 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £300 - £400
UNSOLD
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Irlam Steel Works in the 1930s, an excellent collection of Photographs arranged in 3 modern binders, many annotated in pencil, contained in plastic sleeves or in corner mounts, showing industrial processes, rail connections, staff groups, manufactured items, etc. Mostly 4.5 x 6.5” but some PC size. VG/VF (approx. 260)

Various including 1937 Southport Coronation Souvenir Programme; 1953 Liverpool Cathedral Coronation Programme

Lot: 71

  • Auction Date: Wed 10th Jan 2018 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £30 - £40
SOLD £15
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Various including 1937 Southport Coronation Souvenir Programme; 1953 Liverpool Cathedral Coronation Programme plus 8 identical pamphlets celebrating the Acclamation of the Children of Wallasey for the same occasion; album of photographic views of Leeds 1920s; a WW2 Star Identifier in original pouch; and two other items. VG/VF

Gomer Williams "History of the Liverpool Privateers and Letters of Marque, with an Account of the Liverpool Slave Trade"

Lot: 77

  • Auction Date: Wed 10th Jan 2018 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £30 - £40
SOLD £32
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Gomer Williams History of the Liverpool Privateers and Letters of Marque, with an Account of the Liverpool Slave Trade, Heinemann, 1897, original gilt cloth; four plates; uncut, partly unopened; near fine; xv,718pp

Henry Fishwick "The History of the Parish of Bispham", Chetham Society, 1887, publisher's cloth, gilt, VG;

Lot: 78

  • Auction Date: Wed 10th Jan 2018 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £50 - £60
SOLD £40
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Henry Fishwick The History of the Parish of Bispham, Chetham Society, 1887, publisher’s cloth, gilt, VG; folding pedigrees; spotting to prelims o/w fine internally. 142pp

H.T. Crofton "A History of Newton Chapelry in the Ancient Parish of Manchester", Chetham Society, 1904-05

Lot: 79

  • Auction Date: Wed 10th Jan 2018 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £70 - £80
SOLD £40
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H.T. Crofton A History of Newton Chapelry in the Ancient Parish of Manchester, Chetham Society, 1904-05, three volumes in four, original publisher’s cloth, gilt, VG; each with small rust marks to the endpapers o/w fine internally. (4)

JButterworth "An Historical and Descriptive Account of the Town and Parochial Chapelry of Oldham"

Lot: 80

  • Auction Date: Wed 10th Jan 2018 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £120 - £150
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J. Butterworth An Historical and Descriptive Account of the Town and Parochial Chapelry of Oldham, J. Clarke, 1817, octavo, modern quarter cloth, gilt, marbled boards, new endpapers; complete with 3 folding linen-backed Maps, all showing repairs; text block uncut; repairs to three leaves of the Directory; xii,211,(2)pp.

Frederick Overend "History of the Ebenezer Baptist Church Bacup", Kingsgate Press, 1912, original gilt cloth, VG;

Lot: 81

  • Auction Date: Wed 10th Jan 2018 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £50 - £60
UNSOLD
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Frederick Overend History of the Ebenezer Baptist Church Bacup, Kingsgate Press, 1912, original gilt cloth, VG; nineteen b/w plates; fine internally. 280pp