Porteus, Thomas C:

A History of the Parish of Standish, Lancashire.

Wigan, Starr, 1927 Limited edition, 1 of 500 copies, signed by the author. List of subscribers. Original cloth, spine faded and a little rubbed at head and tail, small patch of fading to back cover, but good, sound condition. Previously in the collection of local historian W J Smith with loosely inserted notes and cuttings, also two photographs he took of the plaster ceilings in Standish Hall in 1972 shortly before it was demolished.

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Book number: 2924

Catalogue: Lancashire

Keywords: Standish,Lancashire,Wigan,

POWELL, Francis E:

The Story of a Cheshire Parish [Over].

Winsford, (1897), pp. xiv,109, illustrated. Original cloth-backed printed boards. Covers dusty, some foxing, else a good copy. Deals with Over which is now part of Winsford.

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Book number: 3129

Catalogue: Cheshire

Keywords: Chheshire,Winsford,Over, River Weaver,

Pretwich, Lancashire:

The Registers of the Parish Church of Radcliffe.

Cambridge, L.P.R.S.,1909, number 34 in the series. Baptisms, Burials and Weddings 1603-1688 transcribed by Henry Brierley. Good condition in original cloth.

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Book number: 3422

Catalogue: Lancashire Parish Registers

Keywords: Lancashire parish registers,Prestwich,Bury,Family history,genealogy,

PROCTER, Richard Wright:

Literary Reminiscences and Gleanings.

Manchester, 1860, pp. vii, 168, (2), with illustrations by James Stephenson and William Morton. Original cloth, some rubbing to spine, but a good, sound copy. An interesting account of Lancashire literary figures from John Byrom and Tim Bobbin onwards.

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Book number: 2862

Catalogue: Lancashire

Keywords: Lancashire,John Byrom,Tim Bobbin,Sam Bamford,John Bolton Rogerson,

PROCTER, Richard Wright:

Manchester in Holiday Dress

1866, pp. viii, 179 plus adverts. original cloth, spine a trifle faded, but very good condition. Especially important for its account of the theatrical history of Manchester. Uncommon.

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Book number: 2865

Catalogue: Lancashire

Keywords: Manchester, theatre,pantomime,Mrs Siddons, Dibdin,Macready,

RADCLIFFE, John (editor):

The Parish Registers of St. Chad, Saddleworth.

Uppermill, Privately Printed, 1887 and 1891. Two volume set covering Marriages, Baptisms and Burials 1613 to 1751 and 1751 to 1800. Original green cloth, very nice, clean condition. Uncommon in this excellent state.

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Book number: 3292

Catalogue: Lancashire Parish Registers

Keywords: Saddleworth,Parish Registers,Heights,Dobcross,Lydgate,Uppermill,Denshaw,

RADCLIFFE, Lancashire:

The Registers of the Parish Church of Radcliffe.

Cambridge, L.P.R.S.,1922-23, two volumes, numbers 60 and 61 in the series, Baptisms and Burials 1557-1783, Marriages 1560-1761 and Burials 1558-1783, transcribed by James Clayton. Very good in original cloth. Previous owner's bookplates inside.

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Book number: 3421

Catalogue: Lancashire Parish Registers

Keywords: Lancashire parish registers,Radcliffe,Family history,genealogy,sold June 03 off net

RAFFALD, Elizabeth:

The Manchester Directory for the Year 1772.

Manchester, Richard H Sutton, 1889, pp. vii, (2), 60, (2). The first Manchester directory. Original leather-backed boards. A few pencil ticks in the margins, but an exceptionally nice copy. Number 10 of only 100 copies printed. The original edition is unobtainable.

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Book number: 3093

Catalogue: Lancashire

Keywords: Manchester,Lancashire,directories,

RAFFALD, Elizabeth:

The Manchester Directory for the Year 1773.

Manchester, Richard H Sutton, 1889, pp. (2), X, 78. Original leather-backed boards. An exceptionally nice copy. Number 63 of only 100 copies printed. The original edition is unobtainable.

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Book number: 3094

Catalogue: Lancashire

Keywords: Manchester,Lancashire,directories,

RAINES, F.R:

Chetham Miscellanies, Volume 6.

Manchester,Chetham Society,1878, small 4to,pp.xxxvi,33,xxiv,34. Original cloth, very good condition. Chetham Society, First Series, Vol. 103. Contains The Rent Roll of Sir John Towneley, The Autobiography of Mr Langley of Prestwich and A Close Catalogue of the Rectors of Prestwich 1316-1632.

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Book number: 2971

Catalogue: Chetham Society

Keywords: Chetham Society,Lancashire,Prestwich,Towneley,Burnley,

RAINES, F.R:

The Fellows of the Collegiate Church of Manchester.

Manchester,Chetham Society,1891, two volumes, small 4to, pp.xiv,398. Original cloth, part I very good, part II with some rubbing and damp-marking to the spine, but still sound. Portrait of John Clayton in part II. Chetham Society, New Series, Volumes 21 and 23. Heavy so may require extra postage. Tel;01706 658300.

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Book number: 1818

Catalogue: Chetham Society

Keywords: Chetham Society,Manchester collegiate church,

RAINES, Rev. F.R:

Miscellanies; being a Selection from the Poems and Correspondence of The Rev. Thomas Wilson....with Memoirs of his Life.

Manchester,Chetham Society,1857, small 4to,pp.lxxxvi,(1),230. Original cloth,just slightly rubbed, small blind-stamped crest to title-page, but a good,clean copy. Chetham Society,First series,Vol.45. Wilson was rector of Claughton,incumbent of Clitheroe and master of the Clitheroe Grammar School.

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Book number: 1501

Catalogue: Chetham Society

Keywords: Chetham Society,Lancashire,Clitheroe,Browsholme,Claughton.

RAINES, F. R:

The Stanley Papers.

Manchester, Chetham Society, 1867. Part III, volumes 1, 2 and 3 complete in themselves, being a Memoir and the Private Devotions and Miscellanies of James 7th Earle of Derby and the History and Antiquities of the Isle of Man.. Small 4to, original cloth, largely unopened and in very good condition. Chetham Society, First Series, Vols 66,67,70. Heavy so may require extra postage. Please enquire for a quote.

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Book number: 2928

Catalogue: Chetham Society

Keywords: Lancashire,Chetham Society,Earls of Derby,Earl of Derby,Stanley family,

Marquis of Ruvigny and Raineval:

The Plantagenet Roll of the Blood Royal, being a complete table of all the descendants now living of Edward III, King of England.

Genealogical Publishing Co, Baltimore, 1994. Five volume set comprising the Mortime-Percy, Clarence, Essex and Exeter volumes plus the Tudor Rollof the descendants of Edward IV and Henry VII. Original cloth gilt, over 3000 pages. Very good condition. Heavy, so will be sent by courier. Please enquire before ordering from abroad.

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Book number: 2672

Catalogue: Heraldry and Genealogy

Keywords: Edward III, plantagenet, tudor, genealogy, royalty, Edward IV, Henry VII

RAMSHAW, C. G:

Concerning Todmorden Parish. A Bit of Local History.

Todmorden, 1911, pp. vii, 144 with 20 illustrations. Original printed card covers (the book was also issued as a hardback). Spine faded and creased and a few tips of corners turned, but good, sound condition and an uncommon book. Inscribed "From the Author".

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Book number: 3337

Catalogue: Lancashire

Keywords: Todmorden,