WENTWORTH, Philip (Peter Ball):

The history and Annals of Blackley and Neighbourhood

Middleton, 1892, pp. 224. Original cloth, a little rubbed at spine ends and corners, but good, sound condition. There was also a version with illustrations.

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Book number: 3074

Catalogue: Lancashire

Keywords: Blackley,Manchester,Lancashire,

WESLEY, John:

The Dignity of Human Nature.

J. Paramore, 1786, 12mo, pp. 58 and with the final blank. First published in 1762, this is the second edition. A disbound pamphlet, a little dusty, A2 with a short tear and scuffed margin, a few handling marks, but sound condition. ESTC records only the BL copy and two in America.

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Book number: 3335

Catalogue: Books before 1800

Keywords: John Wesley,Methodism,original sin,

WHALLEY, Lancashire:

The Registers of the Parish Church of Whalley.

Rochdale, L.P.R.S.,1900, volume 7 in the series,Christenings,Weddings and Burials 1538-1601, transcribed by T.B.Ecroyd. Original cloth, very good condition. Bookplate of W F Irvine inside.

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Book number: 3324

Catalogue: Lancashire Parish Registers

Keywords: Lancashire parish registers,Whalley,family history,genealogy,sold June 04 off net

WHATTON, Rev. Arundel Blount:

Memoir of the Life and Labors of the Rev. Jeremiah Horrox [Horrocks], to which is added a Translation of His Celebrated Discourse upon the Transit of Venus across the Sun.

London, William Macintosh, [1859], pp. xvi,216, three diagrams including one folding. Original cloth, rather faded, gilt title on spine just legible, but very sound condition. Very scarce.

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Book number: 3092

Catalogue: Astronomy

Keywords: Astronomy,transit of Venus,Jeremiah Horrocks,

WHITAKER, Harold:

A Descriptive List of the Printed Maps of Lancashire 1577-1900.

Manchester, Chetham Society, 1938, small 4to, pp.xvi, 247, illustrated. Very nice, bright copy in the original cloth. Just a hint of rubbing here and there, small school library stamp inside, The essential reference work for the collector of maps of Lancashire. Chetham Society, New Series, Volume 101.

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Book number: 3314

Catalogue: Chetham Society

Keywords: Chetham Society,Lancashire,Maps,cartography,bibliography,atlases,

WHITE, E:

A Practical Treatise on the Game of Billiards: accurately exhibiting the Rules and Practice.... illustrated with a Numerous Collection of Cases....calculations for betting, tables of odds etc.

W. Miller, London, 1807. First edtion of the first book in English devoted to the game of billiards. Engraved frontis and 16 plates, without the half title, but with the publisher's catalogue at the end. Contemporary half calf a bit rubbed, joints split, back cover a bit "wobbly" beng mainly secured by the cords. Still a pleasant copy.

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Book number: 2610

Catalogue: Sport-Table Games

Keywords: billiards, carambole,

WHITTLE, P. A:

Blackburn As It Is.

H.Oakey, Preston, 1852, first edition, 8vo, pp.ix, 400, frontispiece. Original plain cloth, top of spine creased, corners trifle worn, untrimmed page edges a bit browned, but good, tight, sound condition. Original paper title label on front cover. Previous owner's bookplate inside. Page.398 bound after p.400 as usual. Includes a directory of the town for 1852.

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Book number: 2628

Catalogue: Lancashire

Keywords: Blackburn,Lancashire,directories,

WHITWORTH, Sir Joseph:

Papers on Mechanical Subjects.

Spon, [1882] Part 1, small 4to, pp.71. True Planes, Screw Threads and Standard Measures. Original card covers, a bit used and dusty, spine worn, but a sound copy.

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Book number: 2992

Catalogue: Science and Technology

Keywords: Sir joseph Whitworth, screw threads, measuring,engineering, engineers,

WILKINSON,Tattersall and TATTERSALL, J.F:

Memories of Hurstwood, Burnley, Lancashire. With Tales and Traditions of the Neighbourhood.

Burnley,Lupton,1889, pp.166, with 4 plates, illustrations in the text and folding table of the proprietors of "seates in the Chappell of Burneley". Original cloth just a trifle rubbed to the extremities, but a good,sound, tight copy with the contents in excellent condition. Previous owner's bookplate inside and a presentation inscription from the author.

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Book number: 2786

Catalogue: Lancashire

Keywords: Lancashire,Burnley,Hurstwood,Edmund Spenser,Worsthorn,Newmarket,Tattersalls,

WILKINSON, H. B:

Old Hanging Ditch, Its Trade, Its Traders and its Renaissance.

London,Sherratt & Hughes, 1910, pp. ix, 269 with several illustrations. Original cloth. Not the cheapest out there, but a particularly bright, attractive copy. A fascinating account of this old, and long gone, district of the city centre. Includes chapters on the corn, butter, tea, and sugar trades.

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Book number: 3077

Catalogue: Lancashire

Keywords: Manchester,Lancashire,Hanging Ditch, Withy Grove,

WILLAN, T.S:

The Navigation of the River Weaver in the Eighteenth Century.

Manchester, Chetham Society,1951, small 4to, pp. ix, 235 with 9 plates and a folding map of the River Weaver. Original cloth, very good, bright condition. Chetham Society,Third Series,Volume 3. Scarce; there were not even enough copies for all the members of the Society.

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Book number: 2556

Catalogue: Chetham Society

Keywords: Cheshire,Chetham Society,inland navigation,River Weaver,salt,canals,locks,

WILLAN, T.S:

The Navigation of the River Weaver in the Eighteenth Century.

Manchester, Chetham Society,1951, small 4to, pp. ix, 235 with 9 plates and a folding map of the River Weaver. Original cloth. Ex-library with neat number to spine and the usual label and stamps, but still in very good, clean condition. Chetham Society,Third Series,Volume 3. Scarce; there were not even enough copies for all the members of the Society.

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Book number: 3331

Catalogue: Chetham Society

Keywords: Cheshire,Chetham Society,inland navigation,River Weaver,salt,canals,locks,

WILLIAMS, W. E:

Transit over Roadways,Waterways and Railways,in its Relation to the Commercial development of the Country,with a Special Reference to the County of Glamorgan.

Swansea,1907, first edition,pp.95,with 15 illustrations. Very good in the original black cloth. Endpapers rather browned and small corner torn from the front one,else very good internally.

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Book number: 865

Catalogue: Wales

Keywords: Wales,Glamorgan,railways,canals,roads,Swansea,Paddington canal,

WILLINGHAM, Elizabeth Moore:

The Mythical Indies and Columbus's Apocalyptic Letter.

Sussex Academic Press, 2016. The softback edition. Very good, clean condition.

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Book number: 3206

Catalogue: Travel-General

Keywords: isbn 9781845197018,Columbus America,Printing,Carribean, 9781845197018

WILSON, ALCOCK and BARRY:

Cold Climbs.

Diadem Books, 1983. First edition. Very good condition in the dust jacket.

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Book number: 3403

Catalogue: Climbing and Moutaineering

Keywords: isbn 0906371163,snow and ice climbing,moutaineering, 0906371163