[EDGE, William and CANNING, Richard]

An Account of the Gifts and Legacies, that have been given and bequeathed to charitable uses, in the Town of Ipswich> also, abstracts of Charters and Acts of Parliament relating to the improvement of the town> together with some account of the various public institutions, charity schools, benevolent societies, &c., &c.

Ipswich: A. Dorkin, 1819. [2nd edition]. pp. [4], 300. Notes and inscription on the title page and preface. With the bookplate of Admiral Benjamin Page and his wife. Contemporary half calf, worn, with front board detached.

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Book number: 45324

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[JOHN BULLAR]

A Companion in a Tour Round Southampton: comprehending various particulars, ancient and modern, of New-Forest, Lymington, Christchurch, Romsey, Bishop's Waltham, Titchfield, &, and a Tour of the Isle of Wight...

Southampton: T. Baker, 1801. Second edition, improved and enlarged. 8vo. pp. 312, [2, publisher's catalogue]. Contemporary half calf, worn, front hinge tender.

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Book number: 42692

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[THOMAS KITSON CROMWELL]

Excursions in the County of Norfolk: comprising a brief historical and topographical delineation of every town and village> together with descriptions of the residences of the nobility and gentry...a complete guide for the traveller and tourist.

Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1818. 2 volumes. 8vo. Large Paper copies, 205 x 130 mm. pp. iv, 199> [4], 175, [1, corrections and additions]: folding map of the county, folding plan of Norwich, 100 engravings. Contemporary straight grained calf, rubbed, but a sound set.

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Book number: 42579

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A Hand-book of Travel Round the Southern Coast of England, a Picturesque, Antiquarian, and Topographical Description of the Scenery, Towns, and Ancient Remains on That Part of the Coast.

M.A. Nattali, 1849. 8vo. pp. iv, 324, 16 [publisher's catalogue]> 35 full page plates. Original cloth, old repair to spine and new lemon yellow end papers.

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Book number: 42657

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[THOMAS WARTON?]

The History and Antiquities of Winchester, setting forth its original constitution, government...together with charters, laws, customs, rights, liberties and privileges of that ancient city.

Winton: J. Wilks, 1773. 2 volumes in one. 12mo. pp. x, [1], 237: 299> 13 plates [2 folding]. Later full calf, old reback with original calf laid down, various stamps of the Law Society.

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Book number: 42614

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[CHARLES MAYO]

A History of Wimborne Minster> the Collegiate Church of Saint Cuthberga and King's Free Chapel at Wimborne.

Bell and Daldy, 1860. 8vo. pp. vi, [1], 136> illustrations. Original cloth a little shaken, label removed from front pastedown and owners name and date to title page.

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Book number: 42948

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[COMBE, Thomas]

Illustrations of Baptismal Fonts. With an introducton by F.A. Paley.

John Van Voorst, 1844. 8vo. pp. 32, [125 plates, each with a page of accompanying text], [6, index]. Contemporary half crushed morocco, top edge gilt, a little rubbed but Very Good.

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Book number: 26335

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Keywords: Topography Topography General

[HERBERT, William]

Illustrations of the Site and Neighbourhood of the New Post Office, Comprehending Antiquarian Notices of St. Martin's-le-Grand, and its Liberty, and the Adjoining Parishes of St. Anne, St. Agnes, and St. John, Zachary, with an Appendix, Containing an Account of the Ancient Mourning Bush Tavern, &c. Aldersgate. And various taverns, its contemporaries.

Smales and Tuck, 1830. 8vo. pp. [2], 75> 2 illustrations, one plan in the text, folding double page hand coloured street plan. Original green printed boards, spine restored. An excellent copy of a rare and fragile publication.

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Book number: 38770

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[GIBBONS [née TRELAWNY], A[nne] S.]

An Itinerary of Launceston, Cornwall: containing some account of its antiquities, compiled from various sources. With a glance at its prospects and commercial advantages, as connected with the opening of the railway.

Launceston: William Philp, 1845. 12mo. pp. 74. Original printed wrappers, Fine. The British Library and two American Universities are the only listed locations.

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Book number: 32385

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Lincolnshire in 1836: Displayed in a Series of Nearly One Hundred Engravings on Steel and Wood> and With Accompanying Descriptions, Statistical and Other Important Information, Maps, &c.

Lincoln: John Saunders, 1836. Large 8vo. pp. xvi, 179, [1]> illustrations, 2 folding maps. Contemporary half calf, Very Good. From the library of R.W. [Rod] Ambler. All books from this collection have his name, followed by the place and date of purchase in ink on the end paper.

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Book number: 34984

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Keywords: Lincolnshire Topography

[HAMILTON, John]

The Ms. in a Red Box. With an introduction by Derrick French, Editor of the Epworth Bells.

Epworth: J. & P. Hughes, 1974. 8vo. pp. [4], 209> map. Wrappers, Fine. Originally published anonymously in 1903 and believed to be the work of John Hamilton, this is a fictionalised account of the English Civil War on the Isle of Axholme.

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Book number: 32702

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[G.K. BLYTH]

The Norwich Guide> being an hostorical and topographical descriotion of the city and its hamlets> with an account of the Public Charities, &c., &c.

Norwich: Fletcher and Alexander, [1842?] 8vo. pp. 3, iii - xii, 248> 2 engravings. Original cloth, Very Good. A number of editions appear to have been issued, the others having 244 pages> it was also issued with a 315 page directory appended, not present here.

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Book number: 42583

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J., J.C.

Notices of the Helstone Furry-Day.

Printed by W. Plank, 1831. 12mo. pp. 20. Bound in later cloth backed boards. Helston Furry, or Flower Day has been celebrated for hundreds of years to welcome in the Spring, taking place in early May. It is active to this day involving the whole of the town and is a major tourist attraction, though proceeding in a more seemly manner than that which is described in this little guide. Copac lists the BL copy only.

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Book number: 25826

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[BAILEY, John Eglington, editor]

The Palatine Notebook for 1881 - 1885. For the Intercommunication of Antiquaries, Bibliophiles, and Other Investigators into the History and Literature of the Counties of Lancaster, Chester, &c. Volume 1 - 4, parts 1 - 48> and 5, part 49 [all published]

Manchester: J.E. Cornish, 1881 - 1885. 4 volumes, plus one loose part. 8vo. pp. [6, 224, xviii, [1]> [4], 292> [4], 297> [4], 261> 16> illustrations. The four volumes bound in the publisher's cloth, the head of volume 3 chipped, the last odd part in original wrappers a little chipped. Presentation copy inscribed by the editor "W.D. Macrae from the Editor John Eglington Bailey (Dec 1888)." The last odd part is rarely found.

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Book number: 26951

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The Register of Persons Entitled to Vote at any Election for the Southern Division of The West Riding of the County of York between the 30th November 1861 and the 1st December 1862 within the Thorne Polling District.

Howden: Mr Pye Books,

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Book number: 24622

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Keywords: Yorkshire::West Yorkshire Topography North East