Trafford Books

Auction No 401, Wed 2nd Jun 2021 12:00 BST

285 Lots (displaying 21 - 40)
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"The Old Denstonian Chronicle 1915" and 1916, Old Denstonian Club, Denstone, Uttoxeter; tall octavo, printed cloth, front boards a little faded;

Lot: 21

  • Auction Date: Wed 2nd Jun 2021 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £60 - £80
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The Old Denstonian Chronicle 1915 and 1916, Old Denstonian Club, Denstone, Uttoxeter; tall octavo, printed cloth, front boards a little faded; 18pp or 22pp of photo-plates + 94pp or 140pp of text. Most pages of plates of the 1915 edition have a 2” vertical tear at top (not affecting the images). Uncut and partially unopened. Very scarce  (2)

"History of the 1st and 2nd Battalions the North Staffordshire Regiment (Prince of Wales) 1914-1923", Hughes & Harber, Longton [1932];

Lot: 22

  • Auction Date: Wed 2nd Jun 2021 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £70 - £100
SOLD £40
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History of the 1st and 2nd Battalions the North Staffordshire Regiment (Prince of Wales) 1914-1923, Hughes & Harber, Longton [1932]; 4to, quarter leather over gilt cloth, wear to top & tail of spine o/w VG; 12 plates including eight maps/plans; top edge gilt, uncut elsewhere. Fine internally.

L. R. Missen "The History of the 7th (Ser.) Bn. Prince of Wales’s (North Staffordshire Regiment) 1914-1919". W.Heffer, 1920;

Lot: 23

  • Auction Date: Wed 2nd Jun 2021 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £40 - £50
SOLD £42
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L. R. Missen The History of the 7th (Ser.) Bn. Prince of Wales's (North Staffordshire Regiment) 1914-1919. W.Heffer, 1920; octavo, orig. printed cloth, VG; presentation inscription to front pastedown; complete with six plates/maps. Fine internally

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George Savage (5th North Staffs Regt.) "Mespots during the Great War", Burslem, 1920, signed by the author,

Lot: 24

  • Auction Date: Wed 2nd Jun 2021 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £40 - £50
SOLD £64
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George Savage (5th North Staffs Regt.) Mespots during the Great War, Burslem, 1920, signed by the author, worming to endpapers and lower text margins, b/w frontisp. marked; and C.H. Wylly Historical Records of the 1st King's Own Stafford Militia, Lichfield, 1902, orig.cloth, some wear, occasional fox marks. (2)

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P.C.G. Webster "The Records of the Queen’s Own Regiment of the Staffordshire Yeomanry", Lichfield & London, 1870; octavo, orig. gilt cloth,

Lot: 25

  • Auction Date: Wed 2nd Jun 2021 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £30 - £40
SOLD £26
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P.C.G. Webster The Records of the Queen's Own Regiment of the Staffordshire Yeomanry, Lichfield & London, 1870; octavo, orig. gilt cloth, a little worn; bookplate of Lord Alexander Paget (Deputy Lieutenant of Staffordshire), and signed by Paget at top of title page during year of publication. Two tissue-guarded plates. Few pages with a corner crease o/w fine internally; vi,(1),192,xlvi, pp.

Benson F.M. Freeman "Historical Records of the Queen’s Own Royal Staffordshire Imperial Yeomanry", Stafford,1907;

Lot: 26

  • Auction Date: Wed 2nd Jun 2021 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £40 - £50
SOLD £18
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Benson F.M. Freeman Historical Records of the Queen's Own Royal Staffordshire Imperial Yeomanry, Stafford, 1907; printed wraps, front cover with contemp. ownership signature & small corner fault; fine internally. 76pp. In original card slipcase. Scarce 

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Thomas Hardy (1748-98) "The Patriot. Addressed to the people, on the present state of affairs in Britain and in France.

Lot: 27

  • Auction Date: Wed 2nd Jun 2021 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £50 - £60
SOLD £32
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Thomas Hardy (1748-98) The Patriot. Addressed to the people, on the present state of affairs in Britain and in France. With observations on Republican Government, and discussions on the principles advanced in the writings of T. Paine. Edinburgh & London, 1793, 2nd Edition. Fine binding in modern half-morocco, gilt, by Dunn & Wilson of Falkirk. Ink inscriptions to foot of final page of main text and reverse of Contents leaf at rear. Some damp staining to Contents leaf partly transferred to opposite page causing loss of few words in the text. 78,(1)pp.

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G.P. Dennis (Ed.) "In Memoriam. Harold Parry, Second Lieutenant, K.R.R.C. 1896-1917". W.H. Smith, c.1918; quarter cloth, gilt, VG;

Lot: 28

  • Auction Date: Wed 2nd Jun 2021 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £30 - £40
SOLD £42
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G.P. Dennis (Ed.) In Memoriam. Harold Parry, Second Lieutenant, K.R.R.C. 1896-1917. W.H. Smith, c.1918; quarter cloth, gilt, VG; uncut, b/w frontispiece, fine internally. Includes several poems written by Parry during his time on the Western Front; xiii,144pp

Major R.M. Ovens "Military Lectures", Lichfield, 1908; octavo, orig. printed cloth, VG; endpapers browned, fine internally;

Lot: 29

  • Auction Date: Wed 2nd Jun 2021 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £40 - £50
SOLD £30
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Major R.M. Ovens Military Lectures, Lichfield, 1908; octavo, orig. printed cloth, VG; endpapers browned, fine internally; ownership inscription of Pte. C.Hudson, 3rd South Staffs Regt to front pastedown. Ovens was a Major in the South Staffs Regiment. 88pp

"Walsall & District. The Roll of the Great War, 1914-1918". Quarto, printed cloth, gilt, faded; front inner hinge cracked. Clean text. 232pp

Lot: 30

  • Auction Date: Wed 2nd Jun 2021 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £30 - £40
SOLD £40
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Walsall & District. The Roll of the Great War, 1914-1918. Quarto, printed cloth, gilt, faded; front inner hinge cracked. Clean text. 232pp

19th Cent. Biographies of Wesleyan Ministers comprising Harris "A Memoir of the Rev. William Bramwell, n.d.; Benson "Life of the Revd. John Fletcher"

Lot: 31

  • Auction Date: Wed 2nd Jun 2021 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £30 - £40
SOLD £24
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19th Cent. Biographies of Wesleyan Ministers comprising Harris A Memoir of the Rev. William Bramwell, n.d.; Benson Life of the Revd. John Fletcher, 1839; and The Life of the Rev.Adam Clark, Joseph Smith, 1837; all in orig. (faded) cloth bindings, two skilfully recased with new endpapers; two with engraved portraits. (3)  

Col. W.L. Vale "History of the South Staffordshire Regiment", Gale & Polden 1969, 1st Edn; orig. gilt cloth, corners bumped o/w VG;

Lot: 32

  • Auction Date: Wed 2nd Jun 2021 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £70 - £100
SOLD £34
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Col. W.L. Vale History of the South Staffordshire Regiment, Gale & Polden 1969, 1st Edn; orig. gilt cloth, corners bumped o/w VG; ownership signature top of half-title. Maps as endpapers. Fine internally. 516pp plus plates

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Thomas Wardle "Royal Jubilee Exhibition, Manchester, 1887: Descriptive Catalogue of the Silk Section". John Heywood [1887];

Lot: 33

  • Auction Date: Wed 2nd Jun 2021 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £60 - £80
SOLD £44
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Thomas Wardle Royal Jubilee Exhibition, Manchester, 1887: Descriptive Catalogue of the Silk Section. John Heywood [1887]; quarto, orig. gilt cloth, front hinge a little worn o/w VG; light browning to title page & final page of plates o/w fine internally. 238pp including 83 full-page plates.

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Thomas Blore "The History of the Manor and Manor-House of South Winfield, in Derbyshire", J. Nichols, 1816, 2nd Edition; 4to, orig.boards,

Lot: 34

  • Auction Date: Wed 2nd Jun 2021 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £60 - £80
SOLD £92
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Thomas Blore The History of the Manor and Manor-House of South Winfield, in Derbyshire, J. Nichols, 1816, 2nd Edition; 4to, orig.boards, quarter-cloth, rebacked in leather with original (worn) title label; uncut; complete with three pedigrees (one loosely inserted) and four full-page engraved plates, two of the pedigrees slightly affected by damp at the foredge. Some natural wrinkling to the centre of the text leaves due to shrinkage of the hand-made paper (plates & pedigrees unaffected)

Henry Steer "The Smedleys of Matlock Bank", Elliot Stock, 1897; orig. gilt cloth, spine a little discoloured o/w VG; t

Lot: 35

  • Auction Date: Wed 2nd Jun 2021 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £30 - £40
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Henry Steer The Smedleys of Matlock Bank, Elliot Stock, 1897; orig. gilt cloth, spine a little discoloured o/w VG; tissue-guarded frontispiece and other plates in text. Unopened. 121pp

W.M.Wade "Walks in Oxford: Comprising an Original, Historical, and Descriptive Account of the Colleges, Halls, and Public Buildings of the University"

Lot: 36

  • Auction Date: Wed 2nd Jun 2021 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £50 - £70
SOLD £44
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W.M. Wade Walks in Oxford: Comprising an Original, Historical, and Descriptive Account of the Colleges, Halls, and Public Buildings of the University, R. Pearson, 1817; octavo, 19th Cent. grained cloth, gilt, VG; good folding linen-backed map, engraved frontispiece, additional engraved title page and 12 other plates. Browning to plates with offset to facing pages of text. Front inner hinge weak.

"Illustrated Guide to the Church Congress Ecclesiastical Art Exhibition Stoke on Trent 1911", illustrated card wraps, some wear,

Lot: 37

  • Auction Date: Wed 2nd Jun 2021 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £40 - £50
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Illustrated Guide to the Church Congress Ecclesiastical Art  Exhibition Stoke on Trent 1911, illustrated card wraps, some wear, folding Map with skilful repair and additional folding plan. Good clean text; vi, 280pp including advertisements.

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"The Newcastle and Pottery General and Commercial Directory for 1822-23", T. Allbut, Hanley [1822]; 12mo, modern rebind in half-leather

Lot: 38

  • Auction Date: Wed 2nd Jun 2021 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £50 - £60
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The Newcastle and Pottery General and Commercial Directory for 1822-23, T. Allbut, Hanley [1822]; 12mo, modern rebind in half-leather over marbled boards, gilt, VG; front endpaper with 1894 ownership inscription; old tape marks affect first few leaves; main body of text VG aside from some minor tone spots; (2),147,(2)pp. Very scarce

Norman Tildesley (Ed.) "Deanery of Cheadle: Kingsley Parish Register 1561-1754", Staffordshire Parish Register Society, 1968.

Lot: 39

  • Auction Date: Wed 2nd Jun 2021 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £40 - £50
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Norman Tildesley (Ed.) Deanery of Cheadle: Kingsley Parish Register 1561-1754, Staffordshire Parish Register Society, 1968. Quarter cloth, printed boards. Fine. 256pp

Norman A. Cope "Alleyne’s Grammar School, Stone, Staffordshire 1558-1958"; privately published, [1958]; octavo, gilt cloth, a little discoloured;

Lot: 40

  • Auction Date: Wed 2nd Jun 2021 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £30 - £40
SOLD £48
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Norman A. Cope Alleyne's Grammar School, Stone, Staffordshire 1558-1958; privately published, [1958]; octavo, gilt cloth, a little discoloured; ownership handstamp to front pastedown. VG. 99pp plus 9 photo-plates.