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Auction No 384, Category: Local History

13 Lots (displaying 1 - 13)

An album of good quality photographs by H. Marsland of Charlesworth, nr. Glossop, 1890s/1900s,

Lot: 2

  • Auction Date: Wed 15th May 2019 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £50 - £60
SOLD £48
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An album of good quality photographs by H. Marsland of Charlesworth, nr. Glossop, 1890s/1900s, depicting scenes in and around Charlesworth, holidays in Scotland, Dorset, Ireland and elsewhere. Some faded but mostly VG/Fine. Laid down, captions on border. (125)

An album of photographs, 1900-1910, taken by William Dearden of Whitefield, Manchester, mostly recording holidays,

Lot: 3

  • Auction Date: Wed 15th May 2019 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £50 - £60
SOLD £54
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An album of photographs, 1900-1910, taken by William Dearden of Whitefield, Manchester, mostly recording holidays, including scenes at Fleetwood, Sonning-on-Thames, Ashover, Stand Golf Club opening day 1904, North Wales, etc. Various sizes. Laid down, captions on border. (143)

A teenager’s hand-written & illustrated journal of 1942, describing her exploits with her friends & sister,

Lot: 6

  • Auction Date: Wed 15th May 2019 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £70 - £100
UNSOLD
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A teenager’s hand-written & illustrated journal of 1942, describing her expolits with her friends & sister, written in a good clear hand by Blanche Milgate of Gnosal, Staffordshire, with a contribution from her friend Rose. Includes 11 full pages of watercolour cartoons, 35 full pages of text, and a poster tipped-in for a performance of "The Little Bears" Concert Party which they staged at the parish hall. In a hardbound exercise book. VG condition.                                                                           

Jennifer S. Holt "The Hornby Castle Estates", 2017; and Emmeline Garnett "John Marsden’s Will: The Hornby Castle Dispute 1780-1840",

Lot: 16

  • Auction Date: Wed 15th May 2019 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £20 - £30
SOLD £15
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Jennifer S. Holt The Hornby Castle Estates, 2017; and Emmeline Garnett John Marsden’s Will: The Hornby Castle Dispute 1780-1840, 1998; both in fine d/jkts. Ownership signatures. VG (2)

"The Letters of Thomas Langton, Flax Merchant of Kirkham, 1771- 1788", Chetham Society 1994;

Lot: 17

  • Auction Date: Wed 15th May 2019 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £60 - £70
UNSOLD
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The Letters of Thomas Langton, Flax Merchant of Kirkham, 1771-1788, Chetham Society 1994; Nicholas Blundell’s Diary 1702-1728, 1968-1972, 3 volumes; Barry Coward The Stanleys 1385-1672, 1983; and other West Lancashire history, mostly published by the Record Society of Lancashire and Cheshire, all bar two in d/jkts (one with a tear). Ownership signatures. Good to fine. (14)

Stephen Collins "James Crossley: A Manchester Man of Letters", 2012; David Hodgkins "The Diary of Edward Watkin", 2013;

Lot: 18

  • Auction Date: Wed 15th May 2019 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £26 - £36
UNSOLD
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Stephen Collins James Crossley: A Manchester Man of Letters, 2012; David Hodgkins The Diary of Edward Watkin, 2013; and other Manchester related titles, all h/bk (bar one), six in fine d/jkts. (9)

"Crown Pleas of the Lancashire Eyre 1292", Record Soc. of Lancs & Cheshire, 2014-15, 3 Vols;

Lot: 19

  • Auction Date: Wed 15th May 2019 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £50 - £60
UNSOLD
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Crown Pleas of the Lancashire Eyre 1292, Record Soc. of Lancs & Cheshire, 2014-15, 3 Vols; Gratton The Parliamentarian and Royalist War Effort in Lancashire 1642-1651, Chetham Society 2010; and other Lancashire History, all in good/VF d/jkts, several with ownership signature. (13)

"The Charters of the Anglo-Norman Earls of Chester c.1071-1237", 1988; "Wrenbury Wills and Inventories 1542-1661", 2009;

Lot: 20

  • Auction Date: Wed 15th May 2019 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £60 - £70
UNSOLD
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The Charters of the Anglo-Norman Earls of Chester c.1071-1237, 1988; Wrenbury Wills and Inventories 1542-1661, 2009; and other Cheshire history, all h/bks in VG/VF d/jkts, mostly publications of The Record Society of Lancashire and Cheshire. Ownership signatures. (18)     

Hugh Owen "The Lowther Family", Phillimore, 1990; and three others, Cumbria and Northumberland related,

Lot: 21

  • Auction Date: Wed 15th May 2019 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £30 - £40
SOLD £34
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Hugh Owen The Lowther Family, Phillimore, 1990; and three others, Cumbria and Northumberland related, all in good/VF d/jkts; ownership signatures. (4)

"Hyde in War-Time: Soldiers, Sailors and Civilians’ Deeds, 1914-16", Herald Press, Hyde, July 1916;

Lot: 31

  • Auction Date: Wed 15th May 2019 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £30 - £40
SOLD £20
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Hyde in War-Time: Soldiers, Sailors and Civilians’ Deeds, 1914-16, Herald Press, Hyde, July 1916; tall octavo, printed boards, cloth backstrip, VG; complete with tipped-in photo plates and illustrations in text; 191pp                                                                                                       

W. Cubbon "A Bibliographical Account of Works Relating to the Isle of Man" Oxford, 1933-39, two vols, orig.gilt cloth, VG;

Lot: 35

  • Auction Date: Wed 15th May 2019 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £30 - £40
UNSOLD
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W. Cubbon A Bibliographical Account of Works Relating to the Isle of Man, Oxford, 1933-39, two vols, orig.gilt cloth, VG; and J.R. Dickinson The Lordships of Man Under the Stanleys, Chetham Society, 1996, in fine d/jkt. (3)

J.B. Bailey "History and Antiquities of Bowes, Greta Bridge &c.," Teesdale Mercury, c.1911

Lot: 37

  • Auction Date: Wed 15th May 2019 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £40 - £50
SOLD £24
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J.B. Bailey History and Antiquities of Bowes, Greta Bridge &c., Teesdale Mercury, Barnard Castle, c.1911, a collection of 17 articles (last two on Maryport); octavo, original cloth, title label, good; few marginal annotations. Scarce

[Henry Manders] "The History of the Church of Crosthwaite, Cumberland" London 1853

Lot: 38

  • Auction Date: Wed 15th May 2019 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £30 - £40
SOLD £20
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[Henry Manders] The History of the Church of Crosthwaite, Cumberland London 1853; fine modern rebind in blue quarter-morocco, gilt, b/w frontispiece, some toning to prelims; and J. McConnell Rustic Rhymes by a Country Parson (Underbarrow Vicarage), Titus Wilson, Kendal, 1907, original printed wraps, some wear, inscribed by the authour. (2)