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MINET (William) & COURTNEY (Charles J.) Compilers.
A Catalogue of the Collection of Works Relating to the County of Surrey Contained in the Minet Public Library. [With:] Supplement.
2 Parts, 148; 127pp., orig. printed wrappers, spines chipped.
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LOHF (Kenneth A.)
The History of Printing from its Beginnings to 1930. The Subject Catalogue of the American Type Founders Company Library in the Columbia University Libraries.
4 Vols., 4to, over 2740pp., orig. cloth. Reproduces the catalogue cards of the ca. 16,000 items in this very important collection. Some of the many subjects include: incunabula, curiosities of bookmaking (such as chained books), modern fine printing, history of paper, type specimen books, printing manuals, graphic design, trade catalogues, binding, and much more.
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HEALES (Major Alfred)
The Records of Merton Priory in the County of Surrey. Chiefly from Early and Unpublished Documents.
First edition, 4to, xix, [3],369, [3], cxxxvipp., frontis., folding map, numerous plates, bound in contemporary blue morocco gilt by Murray's of Nottingham for the Topographical library of John Tricks Spalding (former Mayor of Nottingham), with Spalding's bookplate and elaborate monogram leather onlays in red and green on upper cover, lightly scuffed otherwise a handsome copy.
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NOTTINGHAM RECORDS.
Records of the Borough of Nottingham. Being a Series of Extracts from the Archives of the Corporation of Nottingham. [1155-1835].
First edition, 8 vols., large 8vo, facsimiles, orig. quarter copy, spine of vol. one a little rubbed with head of spine chipped, otherwise a respectable set. From the library of Lt. Col. William Allen Potter, High Sheriff of Nottinghamshire 1944/45.
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CARRINGTON (W. A.)
Selections from the Stewards' Accounts preserved at Haddon Hall, from 1549 to 1671.
First Edition, presentation inscription on title, [2], 56 pp., original cloth, lettered in gilt on upper cover, a nice copy.
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DAVIES (D.P.)
A New Historical and Descriptive View of Derbyshire, from the remotest period to the present time.
First Edition, engraved vignette on title, folding hand-coloured map (1 inch closed tear), 2 plates, viii, 717, [15] pp., cont. half half, rubbed.
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TUPLING (G.H.) Compiler.
Lancashire Directories 1684-1957. Revised, Enlarged and Edited by Sidney Horrocks.
x, 78pp., orig. cloth.
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WILTSHIRE.
An Act for Dividing, inclosing, and allotting, the Open and Common Fields, Downs, and Commonable and Waste Lands, in the Parish of Upton Scudamore, otherwise Upton Skidmore, in the County of Wilts.
Folio, drop-head and docket titles, 14 pp., uncut, stitched and folded as issued, a fine copy.
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WATTS (Susanna)
A Walk through Leicester: being a Guide to Strangers: containing a description of the Town and its environs, with remarks upon its History and Antiquities.
Second Edition, with additions, 12mo, [5], 6-100pp., folding engraved map of the town of Leicester, 5 nineteenth-century mounted actual photographs tipped-in, and 6 engraved plates tipped, modern cloth, uncut, spine faded. Susanna Watts was born in Leicester and was dedicated to bringing about the immediate abolition of slavery. She started one of the first fair trade campaigns, wrote hymns and pamphlets and even locked horns with William Wilberforce. When her father died, her wealthy family's finances became tight and she had to find a way to support herself and her mother. At the age of 15 or 16 she began writing to earn money, and as well as penning the first guide to Leicester, she wrote poetry to promote the emancipation of slaves. To be a young woman and a published author in the late 18th Century would not have been an easy task, so the fact that she prevailed shows how passionate Susanna was in her desire to make her antislavery views known. "They dared to stand up in front of all these men and say what they thought was right ? two women from the provincial town of Leicester." According to Shirley Aucott, a local historian and author, Susanna worked on a periodical called 'The Hummingbird', which brought together different ideas on the antislavery moment, and she organised what must have been one of the first fair trade campaigns! She visited local households and shops to persuade them not to use sugar produced in the Caribbean, claiming that, "abstinence from sugar would sign the death warrant of West Indian slavery."
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SPALDING (John Tricks)
A Bibliographical Account of the Works Relating to British Topography in the Library of John Tricks Spalding J.P. Nottingham.
First edition, 5 vols., large 8vo, 464; 400; 369; 459; 445pp., ex-library with the usual markings, frontispiece portrait in vols. 1 and 4 (both offset onto title-page), cont. red half calf, worn, remains of labels, some light staining, joints starting, uncut. The very scarce catalogue of this outstanding collection of English topography. Lists over 6,500 works with detailed collations, arranged primarily by county.
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WARD (James)
A Descriptive Catalogue of Books Relating to Nottinghamshire in the Library of James Ward. [With:] Supplementary Catalogue...
First edition, 2 vols., [2], viii, 40; [8], 41, [5]pp., presentation inscription from the author to his friend Charles A. Bolton, frontis., orig. quarter morocco, slightly rubbed, uncut, a nice copy. Provenance: From the library of Lt. Col. William Allen Potter, High Sheriff of Nottinghamshire 1944/45.
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[HERON (John)]
An Account of the Donations to the Parish of Newark upon Trent, in the County of Nottingham. By a Parishioner.
First Edition, 4to, vii, [1], 80 pp., original wrappers, spine frayed, uncut and unopened, a very nice copy.
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GOTCH (J. Alfred)
A Short Account of Haddon Hall. With over twenty illustrations by Thomas Garratt.
First edition, 35, [1]pp., 20 illustrs., lacks lower wrapper, upper detached.
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YORK.
Memoirs, Illustrative of the History and Antiquities of the County and City of York, Communicated to the Annual Meeting of the Archaeological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland, held at York, July 1846. With a General Report of the Proceedings of the Meeting, and a Catalogue of the Museum formed on that Occasion.
2 vols., First Edition, engraved vignettes on titles, [part 1], plan of York, 3 plates, numerous illustrations in the text, 48, 32, 32, 24, 24, 231, [1] pp., [part 2], folding plan of York Minster, 3 plates, illustrations in the text,8pp. of advertisements at end, [2], xvii, [1],vi, [2], 59, [1], 26, 8,16, [8], pp., both volumes in uniform embossed brown cloth, spines gilt, heads and tails of spines frayed.
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ERDESWICK (Sampson)
A Survey of Staffordshire: containing the Antiquities of that County,.... Collated with Manuscript Copies, and with additions and corrections, by Wyrley, Chetwynd, Degge, Smith, Lyttelton, Buckeridge, and others; illustrative of the History and Antiquities of that County. By the Reverand Thomas Harwood.
Portrait-frontispiece, 3 other portraits and a 1 monument plate, all foxed on outer margins, 4pp list of subscribers, 2 folding pedigrees, the final leaf is an advert., lvi, 441, [1] pp., contemporary calf, covers detached, with the bookplate of Percy Walter Lewis Adams, Adams of Greenfield, nr. Tunsatll, Wolstanton, Co. Stafford.
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TWAMLEY (Charles)
History of Dudley Castle and Priory, including a Genealogical Account of the Families of Sutton and Ward.
First Edition, 2 folding pedigrees, iv, [2], 132 pp., original red cloth, gilt lettering on spine, slight wear on head and tail of spine.
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PECK (Thomas)
The Norwich Directory; Containing Alphabetical List of the Principal Inhabitants, their Address, Profession, or Trade. A Concise History of Norwich; Pointing out the most remarkable Places in it worthy the Attention of Strangers... with an Engraved Plan of the City, with References.
8vo, x, [2], 59, [25]pp., large folding engraved plan, orig. boards, spine taped. A very scarce Norwich directory, Copac listing 3 copies (Leicester University, Oxford and Institute of Historical Research) giving various collations and tentative dates between 1801-83, ours conforms to the Leicester University copy.
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HURTLEY (Thomas)
A Concise Account of some Natural Curiosities, in the Environs of Malham, in Craven, Yorkshire.
First edition, 199, [11], 12-68, 199, [1]pp., with half-title and list of subscribers, 3 folding engraved plates (spotted and browned), cont. half calf, rebacked, corners worn, spine tooled in gilt, red morocco label lettered. Boyne, CLXXVII.
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MANNING (Rev. Owen) & BRAY (William)
The History and Antiquities of the County of Surrey, Compiled from the best and most authentic historians, valuable records, and manuscripts in the public offices and libraries, and in private hands. With a facsimile copy of Domesday, engraved on thirteen plates. Continued to the present day by William Bray.
First edition, 3 vols., folio, [4], v-xiv, [1], ii-cviii, [22], 7-714; [2], iii-xvi, 860; [2], iii-viii, 702, [1] ii-ccxxxpp., 97 engraved plates, 2 large folding maps, 13 facsimile leaves, 13 folding pedigrees, some light staining to frontis and title to vol. II with repairs, some occasional scattered foxing, several plate lightly offset, cont. full Russia leather, marbled boards, spines gilt tooled extra, slight stain to head of vol. I, a couple of short cracks to joints, lightly rubbed, a.e.g. a handsome set. Provenance: Signature of "William Hardman, Norbiton Hall, 1867" to title-page on vol. I; Bookplate of James S. Burgett to front paste-down. Upcott III, pp. 1209-1216.
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SHAW (Rev. Stebbing)
The History and Antiquities of Staffordshire... Interspersed with Pedigrees and Anecdotes of Families; Observations on Agriculture, Commerce, Mines, and Manufactories; and Illustrated with a Very Full and Correct New Map of the County... Volume II. Part I. [All Published].
First edition, 2 vols., folio, large paper copy, xxiv, 125, [1], xxxviii, 434, 38; xxxii, 13, [1], 290, 20pp., with list of subscribers and list of plates, double-page plan, large folding engraved county map, 82 engraved plates, numerous vignettes within the letterpress, 3 folding pedigrees, some occasional spotting and age toning, marbled endpapers, contemporary full diced russia, spines tooled in gilt, boards with a triple-rolled decorative border in gilt and blind, with Mark Masterman Sykes's crest stamped in gilt on both upper and lower board, very neatly rebacked retaining the original spine, gilt edges, an attractive set. Rev. Stebbing Shaw (1762?1802), historian. "The first of Shaw's three projected volumes entitled 'The History and Antiquities of Staffordshire' was published in 1798. It covered part of Offlow hundred (south-east Staffordshire) and the city of Lichfield, with introductory sections on the county as a whole. Volume 2 followed in 1801, covering the rest of Offlow hundred and all of Seisdon hundred (south-west Staffordshire, including Wolverhampton). Shaw had originally intended to include Cuttlestone hundred (the area to the north) but decided to hold it over."?(ODNB). Unfortunately, Shaw died before before the projected third volume was published. Provenance: Mark Masterman Sykes; Armorial bookplate of T. Tornhill; Wood-engraved bookplate of Dudley F. Taylor, Lichfield. Upcott III, pp. 1176-1185.
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PHILLIPS (Sir Richard)
A Personal Tour through the United Kingdom: describing Living Objects, and Contemporaneous Interests. Number I. Bedfordshire, - Northamptonshire, - Leicestershire. Number II. Derbyshire - Nottinghamshire. [no more published]. London: Printed for Horatio Phillips, no. 3, Charing Cross; and to be had of the booksellers of Derby & Nottingham. N.D., [1828]. First Edition, 2 parts in one, [2], viii, 184; [6], 185-332pp., paginated continuously, engraved plate of Nottingham Market Place slightly browned. [Bound with:-] GLOVER (Stephen) The Peak Guide, containing the Topographical, Statistical, and General History of Buxton, Chatsworth, Edensor, Castleton, Bakewell, Haddon, Matlock, and Cromford;..... Derby: Henry Mozley and Son, 1830. First Edition, xl, 130, [4 adverts]pp., map a little browned, 3 engraved plates, 3 plans (one folding), folding pedigree, pedigrees and illustrations in the text. [Bound with:-] DEANS (Joseph) Melbourne Church. With plates by Gray. London: W. J. Cleaver, 1843. First Edition, 55, [1]pp., half-title, frontispiece and 4 plates. [Bound with:-] PLUMPTRE (F. C.) An Account of the Parish Church of Bakewell, in Derbyshire, and of the Early Gravestone and other Remains discovered during the recent repairs. With a Prefatory Notice, Containing further Particulars.
[2], 8, 22pp., illustrs. 4 Works bound as one, cont. calf. Provenance: Armorial bookplate of Bateman of Middleton Hall (by Youlgrave) in the County of Derby.
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NOTTINGHAM.
The Date-Book of Remarkable & Memorable Events Connected with Nottingham and its Neighbourhood. 1750-1879, from Authentic Records.
First edition, 608pp., cont. half calf.
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NOTTINGHAM. [SUTTON (John Frost)]
The Nottingham Date-Book; A Chronicle of Remarkable & Memorable Events Connected with the Borough & its Neighbourhood, From the year 852 to the year 1884, from Authentic Records. Nottingham: H. Field, [N.d.]. 26 numbered parts, continues pagination 228pp., the orig. printed wrappers a little chipped but are particularly valuable for the advertising material. [Sold with:] The Date-Book of Remarkable & Memorable Events Connected with Nottingham and its Neighbourhood. 1750-1850 by John F. Sutton, Continued to the end of 1878 from Authentic Records.
Revised edition, 18 numbered parts, continues pagination 608pp., orig. printed wrappers a little chipped, preserved in half morocco folding box.
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HICKLIN (John)
The History of Nottingham Castle, from the Danish Invasion to the Destruction by Rioters, in 1831.
First edition, [2], viii, 218, [2], 103, [1]pp., with additional engraved title page, 5 engraved plates, folding plan of the castle and a folding facsimile of a MS in the British Museum, cont. calf, spine tooled in gilt and blind, some minor rubbing otherwise a very nice copy. Dobbin, 466.
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SHEAHAN (James Joseph) & WHELLAN (T.)
History and Topography of the City of York; and the North Riding of Yorkshire. Embracing a General Review of the Early History of Great Britain, and a General History and Description of the County of York.
2 vols., 767; 928pp., some light spotting, cont. half calf, rubbed.
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SANDERS (Francis) and IRVINE (William Fergusson) Editors.
The Parish Registers of Bebington, Co. Chester, from A.D. 1558 to 1701.
Limited Edition, one of 100 copies, vii, [1], 242 pp., original red cloth, spine faded, lettered in gilt on the spine, small hole in front endpaper, with the bookplate of R. G. Gatehouse, of Abbots Grange, a good copy.
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WARTER (John Wood)
Appendicia et Pertinentiae; or, Parochial Fragments relating to the Parish of West Tarring, and the Chapelries of Heene and Durrington, in the County of Sussex; containing a Life of Thomas ? Becket, an historical and descriptive account of his (so called) Palace at West Tarring, and the figs he introduced;......
First edition, 8vo (222 x 140 mm), xii, 369, [1]pp., with half-title, title in red and black, advert. leaf at end, orig. cloth, spine worn and torn, uncut and largely unopened, internally a nice clean copy.
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VENABLES (Edmund)
Walks through the Streets of Lincoln. Two Lectures.
Fifth edition, small 8vo (183 x 123 mm), 84pp., orig. printed wrappers, chipped, upper wrapper detached.
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GILBANKS (G. E.)
Some Records of a Cistercian Abbey: Holm Cultram, Cumberland. With illustrations by Major F. H. Oldfield, R.E., and others.
First edition, 8vo (225 x 145 mm), xiv, 157, [1]pp., with half-title, presentation inscription from the author on front fly-leaf, frontispiece, 17 plates, original cloth, gilt, hinges slightly rubbed, top edges gilt, others uncut.
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[GREEN (Herbert)]
Forgotten Lincoln. A History of the City from the Earliest Times, with complete lists of its Parliamentary Representatives, Bishops and Mayors. Being a Series of Articles reprinted from the "Lincoln Gazette & Times," 1896-7.
First edition, 8vo (190 x 125 mm), [vi], 192pp., title in red and black, original cloth, a very nice copy.
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GLEW (Edward Lees)
History of the Borough and Foreign of Walsall, in the County of Stafford: with an interesting Tour of Inspection, including a faithful Report of the Government Inquiry into the Charities at the Guildhall, Walsall, June, 1855, before Thomas Hare, compared with the former inquisition, A.D. 1823.
First edition, 8vo (215 x 140 mm), iv, 222, [4], [8, ads]pp., original cloth, lightly stained, gilt lettering on spine lightly faded, a good copy. Simms, p.190.
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[HUTTON (William)]
A Concise History of Birmingham, containing an Account of its Ancient State, and the Latest Improvements: together with a Statement of the Arrival and Departure of the Mails, Stage Coaches, Waggons, &c. &c. The whole forming a Complete Guide to the Inhabitant and Stranger.
Fourth edition, 12mo (164 x 100mm), xviii, 78pp., folding plan of Birmingham, library stamp on title, blind stamp on first 6 leaves, 3 engraved plates, contemporary calf, upper cover detached.
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JESSE (Edward)
A Summer's Day at Windsor, and a Visit to Eton.
First edition, 8vo (178 x 110mm) viii, 151, [1] + 4pp., of adverts, folding frontispiece, additional title page, 8 engraved plates, orig. embossed cloth, gilt, head of spine repaired with overlaid cloth, foot frayed.
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ANDREWS (William) Editor.
Bygone Leicestershire.
First edition, 8vo (220 x 140mm), [8], 264 + 12pp., of publisher's ads, one of 750 numbered copies, frontis., illustrs., orig. blue cloth, gilt, a little soiled and stained. Provenance: Armorial bookplate of George Francis Farnham to front paste-down.
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HILL (Samuel)
Bygone Stalybridge, Traditional - Historical - Biographical.
First edition, 8vo (190 x 140 mm), xviii, 331, [1]pp., small paper edition, half-title, original cloth, gilt, a nice copy.
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LAWSON (Roderick)
The Capital of Carrick and the District about it.
First edition, small 8vo (187 x 128 mm), 148pp., frontispiece, presentation inscription on upper blank margin of title, "To Mr. Jas. A. Morris from his old friend the Author.", 4pp. of advertisements at end, original pictorial cloth, a nice copy.
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WARD (Rev. J.)
Melton Mowbray in Olden Times.
First edition, 8vo (186 x 122 mm), 188pp., frontispiece of Melton Mowbray Church and a plate of the Old Rectory, or the House of Anne of Cleves, original cloth, faded, rebacked with original spine laid-down.
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DOBSON (William) and HARLAND (John)
A History of Preston Guild; the Ordinances of various Guilds Merchant, the Custumal of Preston, the Charters of the Borough, the incorporated Companies, List of Mayors from 1327, &c. &c.
First edition, (180 x 105 mm), [3], 4-115, [1] pp., library stamp on title and one or two blank margins, corders a little dog-eared, original printed wrappers lightly chipped, stitched as issued.
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[ALFORD (Henry)]
A History and Description of the Restored Parish Church of Saint Mary, Wymeswold, Leicestershire.
First edition, folio (345 x 245 mm), 23, [5]pp., half-title, ownership inscription on fly-leaf, tinted lithograph frontispiece, engraved vignette on title, 3 tinted lithograph plates, 44 wood-engraved illustrations in the text, original embossed cloth, title in gilt on board, covers a little stained.
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NOTTINGHAM.
Royal Charters granted to the Burgesses of Nottingham. A.D. 1155-1712. Issued by order of the Corporation of Nottingham.
First edition, small 4to (263 x 162 mm), half-title, viii, 155, [1]pp., cont. morocco-backed boards, gilt lettering on spine, a good copy. Dobbin, 316.
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SMITH (William Henry)
Notes on the Nottingham Records. With an Introduction by Alderman H. S. Cropper. Dedicated to the Corporation of Nottingham.
First edition, large 8vo (260 x 160 mm), half-title, x, 84pp., 2pp. list of subscribers, 2 illustrations in the text, cont. half morocco, gilt lettering on upper cover, t.e.g., a good copy.
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DAVENPORT (John Marriott)
Oxfordshire Annals.
First edition, large 8vo (253 x 155 mm), [12], 121, [3] pp., with the bookplate of Bryan Hall, of Aylsham, Norfolk, presentation inscription on front fly-leaf "Henry Baskerville Esquire &c &c &c. J. M. D. March 1869.", original red cloth, gilt, all edges gilt.
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[ALLEN (Thomas)]
The History of the County of Lincoln. From the earliest period to the present time..... Assisted by several Gentleman residing in the County,..... Embellished by numerous Views.
2 vols., 4to (275 x 220 mm), [16], 358; [2], 360, [10] pp., ownership inscription of "Rich. J. Poppleton, October 5th 1855." on title, 2 engraved maps (one large folding), 40 engraved plates all with tissue guards, 4pp. list of subscribers, some light staining and spotting in places, original cloth, rebacked with the original spines laid down. Corns, Bibliotheca Lincolniensis, p. 3; Short, 47.
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DICKINSON (William)
Antiquities Historical, Architectural, Chronological, and Itinerary, in Nottinghamshire and the adjacent Counties; comprising the Histories of Southwell (the Ad Pontem) and of Newark (the Sidnacester, of the Romans) interspersed with Biographical Sketches, and profusely embellished with engravings, in Four Parts. Part I. [and II]. Vol.1. [all published].
First edition, 2 parts in one, 4to (275 x 215 mm), xiv, 8, [2], 115, [1]; [117]-344pp., portrait frontispiece, folding map, 21 plates, 17 pedigrees (6 folding), nineteenth century half calf, upper cover detached. These two parts [Southwell] are almost invariably bound together. "The History of Newark." referred to in the title was not published until 1819 and then as a separate publication. Provenance: Armorial bookplate of Roger Pocklington; inscribed from M. C. Pocklington, 1873. Dobbin, 500.
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BLAGG (Thomas M.)
The Parish Registers of Shelton, in the County of Nottingham, for the Years 1595-1812, with Appendices.
First edition, 8vo (228 x 145 mm), viii, 75, [1]pp., one of 54 copies printed, small neat stamp to front paste-down, quarter vellum, lightly soiled.
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[THOMPSON (Thomas)]
Ocellum Promontorium; or, Short Observations on the Ancient State of Holderness.
First edition, 8vo (227 x 137 mm), 117, [1]pp., folding engraved map, 2 engraved plates, some intermittent foxing, orig. pale blue paper wrappers, lacks paper spine.
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BEVINGTON (Michael)
Stowe: A Guide to the House.
4to (245 x 185 mm), 82pp., illustrs., orig. decorated covers.
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MURRAY (John)
Handbook for Travellers in Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire and Staffordshire.
Second edition, revised, lii, 213, [1] + 66pp., of adverts, folding map in pocket at rear, orig. red cloth, lettered in gilt.
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FORREST (C.), the Elder.
The History and Antiquities of Knottingley in the Parish of Pontefract. With Historical Notices of the neighbouring Villages of Birkin, Brotherton, Fryston & Ferrybridge.
First Edition, frontispiece, [4], 141, xxv, [2]pp., 5 plates, illustrations in the text, errata leaf at end, original cloth, spine slightly faded, lettered in gilt on upper cover, a very good copy.
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WALTER (J. Conway)
Records of Woodhall Spa and Neighbourhood; Historical, Anecdotal, Physiographical, and Archaeological, with other matters.
First edition, tall 12mo (190 x 90 mm), 263pp., orig. cloth, lettered in gilt on upper cover, a very good copy. Provenance: Presentation inscription "To Mrs Hewitt from Andrew Fairleigh, Hastings 1925"; armorial bookplate of C. Vipar; N. S. Harding, All SS Vicarage, Lincoln.
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