PARR, LYNN.

County Curiosities of England.

Cheltenham: This England Books, 1990. 0906324165. 1st ed. An illustrated guide to more than a thousand oddities to be found in the Traditional Counties of England. Pp. 303, b/w illustrations throughout + 1 map. Red cloth, gilt title to spine, illustrated d/w. VG/VG.

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N° du livre: 20999

Catalogue: Local History

Mots-clés: Parr County Curiosities England Illustrated Guide A16516 Local History

PERCY, HENRY ALGERNON 5TH EARL OF NORTHUMBERLAND 1478-1527.

The Regulations And Establishment Of The Household Of Henry Algernon Percy, The Fifth Earl Of Northumberland: At His Castles Of Wressle And Leckonfield In Yorkshire: Begun Anno Domini MDXII. A New Edition, Edited, With Additional Notes.

London : A. Brown & Sons, Ltd, 5, Farringdon Avenue, And At Hull And York, 1905 . 0. A very good tight binding. Thick 8vo. 9.0" x 6.25" x 2.0". pp.26/pp.451/[8pp - Adverts] . Plain grey boards, lightly rubbed and soiled. Cloth spine with 4 raised bands, faded printed title label. Top page edges gilt. other page edges deckled (rough-cut). Clean text througohut. Preface signed: T.P. [i.e. Thomas Percy 1729-1811]. Advertisement to first edition, 1770, p.[xxv]-xxvi. Errata slip tiped in, p.[v]. plus Errata to verso of p.451. VG.

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N° du livre: 46480

Catalogue: Local History

Mots-clés: 48056 Percy, Henry Algernon 5th Earl of Northumberland A. Brown & Sons Local History

PIKE, JOHN R.

Magic Town: Portrait of Torbay.

Devon: Torbay Borough Council, 1992. 3rd ed revised. "A magic town built of high harbour walls and shining palaces beside the sea." Pp. 70, illustrated throughout. P/b. VG.

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N° du livre: 29892

Catalogue: Local History

Mots-clés: Pike Magic Town Portrait Torbay Illustrated 27853 Local History

PORTEOUS, CRICHTON.

The Well-Dressing Guide.

Derby: Derbyshire Countryside. 1978. "Wells - particularly 'miracle' and curative wells - in many places in Britain and abroad are decked with flowers and greenery on ceremonial occasions, but nowhere else, in the identical Derbyshire way". Pp 32, many colour illustrations. P/b, slight scuffing to spine, illustrated cover. G+.

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N° du livre: 26840

Catalogue: Local History

Mots-clés: Porteous Well Dressing Guide Wells Derbyshire History 23598 Local History

PRIEST'S PUBLICATIONS.

Fakenham Almanack and Directory 1962.

King's Lynn: Priest's Publications, 1962. 96th Year of Publication. Contains Local Information,; an Alphabetical directory containing the names, addresses and telephone numbers of tradesmen and residents of Fakenham, Norfolk.; plus a calendar/almanack for 1962. Pp.108. Yellow stiff card cover, minor darkening to spine. VG.

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N° du livre: 47663

Catalogue: Local History: : Directories

Mots-clés: Priests Publications Fakenham Almanack Directory 1962 Tradesmen Residents Names Addresses 49141 Local History: : Directories

QUAIL, SARAH AND STEDMAN, JOHN.

Images of Portsmouth.

Derby: The Breedon Books Publishing Company, 1993. 1873626258. 1st edition. "Portsmouth, or 'Pompey' as it is affectionately known the world over, has been the home of the Royal Navy for 500 years.Yet it has always been more than just a dockyard town.Images of Portsmouth draws on the riches of the collection of the City Museum Service and City Records Office to bring together well over 300 illustrations - not only photographs but prints, paintings, drawings and postcards of this historic city." 30cms x 21cms. Pp.230, 8 pages of colour illustrations to centre + black & white illustrations throughout. Grey cloth, dustwrapper has minor edge wear. VG/VG.

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N° du livre: 37723

Catalogue: Local History

Mots-clés: Sarah Quail John Stedman Images Portsmouth Portsea Landport North End Hilsea Fratton Copnor Milton Eastney Southsea Harbour Defences Dockyard Naval Garrison Town CIVIC Pomp Worship Trades 38444 Local History

QUAIL, SARAH.

Southsea Past.

Chichester: Phillimore, 2000. 0860771459. 25cms x 19cms. "Southsea is the seaside suburb of Portsmouth, England's premier naval port.However, at the heart of the suburb was the resort..'the gem of England's Watering Places". Pps.xii/132, 148 black & white illustrations throughout. Maroon cloth, dustwrapper. VG/VG.

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N° du livre: 37724

Catalogue: Local History

Mots-clés: Sarah Quail Southsea Past Illustrated Early History Suburb Development Railway Cleanliness Sewerage Disease Godliness Church Watering Place 38440 Local History

RAISTRICK, DR.

Coalbrookdale 1709-1959.

Ashford: The Invicta Press, 1959. Publsihed by The Coalbrookdale Company to celebrate the 250th Anniversary of the Coalbrookdale Ironfoundry. Pp30, map too end. Yellow card covers. VG.

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N° du livre: 48480

Catalogue: Local History

Mots-clés: Raistrick Coalbrookdale Ironfoundry Local History Shropshire Irronbridge Darby Furnace Industry 49918 Local History

SPRING PARK RESIDENTS' ASSOCIATION.

War-time Memoirs of Shirley Residents 1939 to 1945.

Croydon: Ptarmigan Press, nd.(c.2005). Includes "Striking accounts of life as an evacuee, whether in a bit of rural Sussex (where the harnessing of ferrets to catch rabbits and the trapping of rates to feed the hungry ferrets takes some beating) or industrial Yorkshire..And there is a telling contribution about the adult work taken on be teenage Scouts in tending the ill and wounded in Croydon.". Pp.101, many black & white photographs and illustrations throughout, signed compliments slip from Peter Newby (one of the contributors) loosely enclosed. Paperback. VG.

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N° du livre: 44884

Catalogue: Local History

Mots-clés: Wartime Memoirs Memories Shirley Croydon Local History World War II England Bombing Ferrets 46378 Local History

ROBERTSON, MARGARET.

Grangemouth ; Two Towns.

Falkirk: Falkirk District Council Dept. of Libraries and Museums, 1986. 0906586402. 1st edition. "The first Grangemouth, the Old Town, grew between the River Carron and the Grange Burn and was a direct result of the building of the Forth and Clyde Canal which brought new trade up river. With the growth in trade came the need for bigger port facilities..The land between the Carron and Grange Burn was, before long, too small for the population's needs and in 1840 the first house in the 'New Town' was built.." Landscape format. 17cms x 21.5cms. Pp.62, illustrated throughout with black & white photos of local interest, double page Ordnance Survey Map (1870) to centre pages. Red photo-illustrated stiff card covers, owner's label to top front corner. Scarce. VG.

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N° du livre: 50973

Catalogue: Local History: : Scotland

Mots-clés: Robertson Grangemouth Two Towns Scotland Illustrated Photographs Local History 52412 Local History: : Scotland

SCORE, G.F.

Guide to Wimborne Minster. Its Monuments and Curiosities.

London: The Botolph Printing Works, 1929. Pp.72, b/w photo frontis.+5 further photo plates, a couple of internal corner creases. Pbk, rubbed. G+.

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N° du livre: 32431

Catalogue: Local History

Mots-clés: Score Guide Wimborne Minster Monuments Curiosities Dorset Church Architecture Furnishings 32230 Local History

RURAL DISTRICT COUNCIL OF SEDBERGH.

Sedbergh, Garsdale and Dent, in the Yorkshire Dales National Park.

Kendal: Rural District Council of Sedbergh, 1962. 1st ed. Guidebook. Pp.56 + ads pages at front and back, b/w photo illustrations + double page map to centre. Orange wraps, slightly rubbed. VG.

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N° du livre: 33736

Catalogue: Local History

Mots-clés: Sedbergh Garsdale Dent Yorkshire Dales National Park Guidebook Illustrated Local History Topography 47611 Local History

SHERRACOMBE, WILL.

Devonshire Folk. Stories From Remote Villages Farms and Hills.

London: Heath Cranton Ltd, 1937. Aims to tell of a village life now passing (or passed) away particularly revolving around the Village Inn. A nod is given to the Devon way of speech, but it is not written in full dialect. Pp180. Green cloth, a few bleach spots to the top of the front cover, slightly rubbed. G+.

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N° du livre: 31576

Catalogue: Local History

Mots-clés: Sherracombe Devonshire Folk Stories Villages Farms Hills Local History West Country Village Life English Countryside 31088 Local History

SIMMONS, JEAN.

Scottish Smugglers.

St. Ives: James Pike. 1975. 1st ed. "Two centuries ago, these coasts were the haunt of smugglers - theirs the knowledge of high tide marks, of quiet water under the cliffs and of narrow pathways across the moors". Pp 32, 3 b/w illustrations, 3 sketch maps. P/b. Illustrated cover. G+.

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N° du livre: 21712

Catalogue: Local History

Mots-clés: Simmons Scottish Smugglers Local History Moonshine A17491 Local History

SIMPSON, ALAN AND MARY.

Compton-Land Revisited : New Looks at an Oldd Puzzle.

Little Compton, Rhode Island: Little Compton Historical Society, 1994. Volume II in a series of publications in honor of Carlton C.Brownell printed by the Little Compton Historical Society. "Compton-land is our name for the enchanting countryside in the southwest of England that vies with East Anglia as the region contributing most to the founding of New England..Compton-land..- a region, unknown to the tourist literature, containing almost every village in England called Compton." Landscape format. 16cms x 23cms. Unpaginated(27pages), 4 illustrations (2 in colour), inscribed "For Joy and Alan Rowe, with the compliments of the authors, Alan and Mary Simpson" to front free endpaper, colour folding map loosely enclosed. Dark blue cloth, gilt title to front. Scarce. VG.

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N° du livre: 48045

Catalogue: Local History

Mots-clés: Alan Mary Simpson Signed Compton Land Revisited New Looks Old Puzzle Rhode Island New England Cotswolds Dorset Avon Berks Hants Wilts Devon Somerset Gloucester 49518 Local History