BEAMONT, William:

An Account of the Ancient Town of Frodsham in Cheshire.

Warrington, Pearse, 1881, pp. 272. Large paper copy, number six of only eight copies printed on hand-made paper, signed by the publisher. Bookplate of W. Harry Rylands. Original quarter leather. Unfotunately the front cover has suffered some rather odd damage as if a heavy weight has dropped on it leaving it slightly bent and with a groove running vertically up it. Still tight and sound. Photos on request.

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Book number: 2873

Catalogue: Cheshire

Keywords: Cheshire,Frodsham,

BEAMONT, William:

Annals of the Lords of Warrington and Bewsey from 1587 to 1833.

Manchester,Simms,1873, small 4to, pp.xxiv,165. Very good in the original green cloth. Not to be confused with the Chetham Society volumes of the same title which cover the period up to 1587.

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Book number: 1824

Catalogue: Lancashire

Keywords: Lancashire,Cheshire,Warrington,Bewsey,Davenport,Booth,Leycester,

BEAMONT, William, (editor):

The Jacobite Trials at Manchester in 1694. From an Unpublished Manuscript.

Manchester, Chetham Society, 1853, small 4to, pp. xc, 132. First edition. Chetham Society, First series, Vol.28. Original cloth, excellent condition inside and out.

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Book number: 2972

Catalogue: Chetham Society

Keywords: Lancashire,Manchester,Jacobites,Lancashire Plot,Chetham Society,John Lunt,Molyneux,

BEAMONT, William, (editor):

Tracts Written in the Controversy Respecting Amicia, Daughter of Hugh Cyveliok, Earl of Chester, A.D. 1673-1679.

Manchester,Chetham Society,1869, three volumes, small 4to,pp. xciii, (3), 550, frontis. to each volume. Couple of small dents in spine of part 3, but a very nice, bright set in the original cloth. Chetham Society, First series, Vols 78,79 and 80. Heavy, so may require extra postage abroad.

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Book number: 2176

Catalogue: Chetham Society

Keywords: Chetham Society,Cheshire, Chester, Leycester, Mainwaring,medieval history,

BEAMONT, William:

Warrington in M.CCCC.LXV. [1465].

Manchester,Chetham Society,1849, small 4to,pp.lxxviii,151,folding map. Volume 17, first series of the Society's publications. Original cloth, re-backed with the original backstrip laid down. Spine dull, blank verso of last leaf of index soiled, but a sound copy. Contains extracts relating to Warrington from a contemporary rent roll of the Legh family,with a lengthy introduction.

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Book number: 1933

Catalogue: Chetham Society

Keywords: Warrington,Legh,Cheshire,Lyme,Chetham Society,

BEARD, Charles Austin:

The Office of Justice of the Peace in England in Its Origin and Development.

The Columbia University Press, New York, 1904, pp. 184, original wrappers bound in the back. Half morocco with marbled paper boards. Ex-library with label and a few unobtrusive stamps. binding a bit rubbed and dusty, a few dusty finger-marks inside, but a good, sound copy of the original edition.

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Book number: 2170

Catalogue: British History

Keywords: justice of the peace, English law, Privy Council,

BELL, Rev. Fred:

Midnight Scenes in the Slums of New York: or, Lights and Shadows.

London and Nottingham, not dated, but preface dated 1881, pp. 254, frontis. portrait of the author. Original decorative red cloth, spine dull, but good, sound condition. Crease in one leaf caused in the binding of the book.

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Book number: 2311

Catalogue: Social History

Keywords: America,New York slums gangs

BENNETT, W:

The History of Marsden and Nelson.

Nelson,1957, first edition,8vo, pp.237,illustrated, mostly with photographs. Original cloth. Very good, clean condition. Neat book label inside.

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Book number: 3250

Catalogue: Lancashire

Keywords: Marsden,Nelson,Colne,Pendle,Lancashire,

BENNETT, W:

The History of Burnley.

Burnely 1946 to 1951. Four volumes covering up to 1400, 1400 to 1660, 1650 to 1850 and from 1850. Original red cloth. Spines a bit dull, with some fading and light signs of use, but a good, sound set. Overseas postage will be expensive so please enquire.

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Book number: 3258

Catalogue: Lancashire

Keywords: Lancashire,Burnley

BESANT,Annie:

The Case for India.

The Herald, London,1917 or 1918, 8vo,pp.(2),52.The Presidential Address delivered at the 32nd Indian National Congress held at Calcutta 26th December 1917.With loose slip to say that portions of the speech were not to hand when the book went to press.Bound in the original stiff boards which are rather scuffed and soiled,but sound.

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Book number: 304

Catalogue: Politics

Keywords: India,colonies,empire,home rule,Indian Home Rule,

BETTESWORTH, A. and HITCH, C. (publishers):

The Builder's Dictionary or Architect's Companion.

Washington, Association for Preservation Technology, 1981, two volumes, reprint of the edition of 1734 limited to 1500 copies. Original cloth, very good condition.

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Book number: 2525

Catalogue: Architecture

Keywords: architecture, building carpentery joinery bricklaying plastering carving plumbing

BILLINGTON, William:

Lancashire Songs,With Other Poems and Sketches.

Blackburn,Toulmin,1883, first edition, 8vo, pp. (12),148. Original gilt-decorated cloth; with a list of subscribers. Some damp marking to the back cover else very good, clean condition.

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Book number: 3392

Catalogue: Lancashire Dialect

Keywords: Lancashire dialect,Blackburn,

BINNS, George S:

Huddersfield Town 75 Years On.

Huddersfield,1984, first edition,pp.(10),434,illustrated. Very good in slightly rubbed,but complete d.w. The history of this famous football club.

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Book number: 827

Catalogue: Sport-Football

Keywords: football,soccer,Huddersfield,Yorkshire,

BIRD, R.H. (editor):

The Mines of Grassington Moor & Wharfedale.

Northern Mine Research Society, 1980, A4,pp.95, folding plan of the principal veins and other illustrations. Name on tile-page, but a nice,clean copy in the original illustrated card covers. British Mining No.13.

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Book number: 1747

Catalogue: Industrial History

Keywords: isbn 0901450162,mines,mining,Yorkshire,Grassington,Wharfedale,lead mining,metal mining, 0901450162

BLACKLEY,Manchester and PILLING, Lancashire:

The Registers of the Parish Church of Blackley near Manchester and of the Parish of Pilling in the County of Lancaster.

L.P.R.S., Rochdale, 1910, volume 39 in the series. Blackley covers the years 1655-1753 and Pilling comprises baptisms 1630-1721, burials 1685-1718, and marriages 1630-1719. Transcribed by Henry Brierley.Very good in original cloth.

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Book number: 296

Catalogue: Lancashire Parish Registers

Keywords: Lancashire parish registers,Blackley, Pilling,Fleetwood,Morecambe family history,genealogy,parish registers,