Lot: 30
North Western Road Car Co. Bus Timetables (7), plus six other bus timetables for Blackpool, Lancaster etc; 1960s to 1980s, mostly 1960s & 1970s; one ex-library. (13)
Lot: 60
[Joseph Aston] Metrical Records of Manchester in which its History is traced (Currente Calamo) from the Days of the Ancient Britons to the Present Time London, 1822, 1st Edn, small 4to, half-leather, gilt, over marbled boards, VG; bookplate of William Garnett; 105pp + 3pp index; title page and final index page a little dust-affected.
Lot: 71
Selection of Maps including Manchester & Stockport 1930s (large, cloth-backed, coloured), and an O.S. Map of Manchester & East Derbyshire 1906 (1” to 2miles). (5)
Lot: 134
Manchester Theatre Programmes 1886-1984, mostly pictorial covers, including the New Theatre 1913, Ardwick Empire 1934 (Gracie Fields), the Hippodrome 1930-46 (7), Openshaw Metrople 1937, The Palace 1930s (5) and 1968 (Morecambe & Wise), the Prince’s 1886 & 1923, Hulme Hippodrome 1940-53 (3), Salford Hippodrome (2), etc. Also 1951 Free Trade Hall souvenir programme for re-opening. (39)
Lot: 140
Manchester Wheelers' Club 1899 illuminated address to Allen W. Phillips on the occasion of his leaving Manchester for Johannesburg, signed by 33 fellow cyclists, a group photo laid down inside front cover, quarto, full leather, gilt, some light wear; together with a 2-page letter of 1933 from the Manchester Wheelers to Phillips’ widow and 2 related photos.