Auction No 401, Category: Local History

41 Lots (displaying 21 - 40)

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.

"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.

Edward Fernie "The Poll for two Knights of the Shire to represent the Western Division of the County of Stafford….November 1868

Lot: 41

  • Auction Date: Wed 2nd Jun 2021 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £50 - £60
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Edward Fernie The Poll for two Knights of the Shire to represent the Western Division of the County of Stafford….November 1868 including the whole of the Registered Electors. Spottiswoode & Co, London, 1869; octavo, contemp. gilt cloth, corners bumped; title and final page browned o/w fine internally. (6),267,(4)pp.

"Cottrill’s Police Directory of the Borough of Newcastle-Under-Lyme for 1836; containing an Alphabetical List

Lot: 42

  • Auction Date: Wed 2nd Jun 2021 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £70 - £100
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Cottrill's Police Directory of the Borough of Newcastle-Under-Lyme for 1836; containing an Alphabetical List of the whole of the Inhabitant Householders, with a Classification of Trades. Newcastle-under-Lyme, [1836]; sm.8vo, contemp. diced calf; 26pp of advertisements at rear with additional coloured leaflet tipped in. Near fine. (8),74,(26)(1)pp

John Ward "The Borough of Stoke-Upon-Trent....comprising its History, Statistics, Civil Polity, & Traffic….

Lot: 43

  • Auction Date: Wed 2nd Jun 2021 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £100 - £150
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John Ward The Borough of Stoke-Upon-Trent....comprising its History, Statistics, Civil Polity, & Traffic….also, the Manorial History of Newcastle-Under-Lyme, W. Lewis & Son, London, 1843; large octavo, contemp.half-leather and patterned cloth, marble edged, gilt titles and decoration to backstrip; some wear, the front board just holding; folding map and pedigree; folding facsimile letter; 19 engraved plates plus 12 additional engravings in text. Some occasional browning, a few plates heavily foxed.

W. & S. Beresford "Beresford of Beresford: Part 1. A History of the Manor of Beresford in the County of Stafford". W.H. Eaton, Leek, [1908];

Lot: 44

  • Auction Date: Wed 2nd Jun 2021 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £40 - £50
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W. & S. Beresford Beresford of Beresford: Part 1. A History of the Manor of Beresford in the County of Stafford. W.H. Eaton, Leek, [1908]; quarto, orig. gilt cloth; t.e.g., uncut elsewhere; 106pp plus photo-plates and index. VG

"Jones’s Mercantile Directory of the Pottery District of Staffordshire 1864", Jones & Proud, London,1864; octavo, original blind-tooled & gilt cloth,

Lot: 45

  • Auction Date: Wed 2nd Jun 2021 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £70 - £100
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Jones's Mercantile Directory of the Pottery District of Staffordshire 1864, Jones & Proud, London, 1864; octavo, original blind-tooled & gilt cloth, a little marked & faded, some wear to extremities; VG internally including 76pp of advertisements and a further 4pp Scottish Widows pamphlet tipped in. Very scarce. 291pp

A selection of works on Newcastle-Under-Lyme 1881-1940; comprising J. Ingamells "Historical Records and Directory", 1881

Lot: 46

  • Auction Date: Wed 2nd Jun 2021 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £60 - £80
SOLD £40
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A selection of works on Newcastle-Under-Lyme 1881-1940; comprising J. Ingamells Historical Records and Directory, 1881 (2 copies in variant bindings); three works by Thomas Pape; Conway's early history; and Bye-Laws and Regulations 1893-94. Good to fine. (7) 

Stephen Wooler "Ebbing and Flowing", Wardleworth, Accrington, 1935; octavo, orig.cloth, gilt; signed & inscribed by the author on front pastedown;

Lot: 53

  • Auction Date: Wed 2nd Jun 2021 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £20 - £30
SOLD £15
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Stephen Wooler Ebbing and Flowing, Wardleworth, Accrington, 1935; octavo, orig.cloth, gilt; signed & inscribed by the author on front pastedown; an account of life at Giggleswick school and the topography of Settle, Giggleswick & area, with illustrations. 201pp. VG 

J.E.B. Mayor (Ed.) "Autobiography of Matthew Robinson [Cambridge in the 17th Century]", Cambridge Univ.Press & Macmillan, 1856;

Lot: 54

  • Auction Date: Wed 2nd Jun 2021 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £50 - £70
SOLD £76
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J.E.B. Mayor (Ed.) Autobiography of Matthew Robinson [Cambridge in the 17th Century], Cambridge Univ.Press & Macmillan, 1856; sm.octavo, orig.printed cloth with alternative gilt titles front & back, spine a little rolled o/w near fine. Bookplate of John Gretton. The work includes a lengthy preface, a 140pp Appendix of editorial notes & commentary, and 24pp catalogue of Macmillan publications. Occasional head & tail pieces and illustration of a work written by Robinson, one-time Fellow of St.John's College, Cambridge. xxxii,239,(1),24pp 

"Scale of Charges for the attendance of the Salford Fire Brigade, within and beyond the Borough", County Borough of Salford, 1894; a public notice

Lot: 55

  • Auction Date: Wed 2nd Jun 2021 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £30 - £40
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Scale of Charges for the attendance of the Salford Fire Brigade, within and beyond the Borough, County Borough of Salford, 1894; a public notice, single-leaf, 33cm, folds, laid down on thick board.       

"Kelly’s Directory of Leicestershire & Rutland 1941", rebound in cloth with paper title label; complete with map which has a small repair

Lot: 57

  • Auction Date: Wed 2nd Jun 2021 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £20 - £30
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Kelly's Directory of Leicestershire & Rutland 1941, rebound in cloth with paper title label; complete with map which has a small repair o/w fine internally.    

Jack Doughty "Come at Once - Annie is Dying" (The ‘Oldham Poisoning Case’) Pentaman Press, 1987, cloth bound, fine, in slightly edgeworn d/jkt;

Lot: 58

  • Auction Date: Wed 2nd Jun 2021 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £20 - £30
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Jack Doughty Come at Once – Annie is Dying (The ‘Oldham Poisoning Case') Pentaman Press, 1987, cloth bound, fine, in slightly edgeworn d/jkt; an account of the trial of Elizabeth Berry accused of poisoning her daughter at the Oldham Union Workhouse. 299pp

"The Newcastle Diocesan Year Book", for 1959, 1960, 1965 and 1966; SPCK, Newcastle-upon-Tyne; original printed wraps,

Lot: 61

  • Auction Date: Wed 2nd Jun 2021 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £30 - £40
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The Newcastle Diocesan Year Book, for 1959, 1960, 1965 and 1966; SPCK, Newcastle-upon-Tyne; original printed wraps, cover of 1965 issue discoloured; each approx. 116pp plus index and adverts; together with Charles Trevelyan Wallington: Its History and Treasures, 1939, signed and inscribed by the author. Good/VG (5)

Walter de Gray Birch (Ed.) "The Royal Charters of The City of Lincoln", Cambridge Univ. Press, 1911, octavo, orig.cloth, gilt,

Lot: 62

  • Auction Date: Wed 2nd Jun 2021 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £40 - £50
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Walter de Gray Birch (Ed.) The Royal Charters of The City of Lincoln, Cambridge Univ. Press, 1911, octavo, orig.cloth, gilt, spine faded, rear board a little bowed; endpapers browned o/w fine internally; five plates; includes lengthy introduction; xlix,(1),308pp

Benjamin Poole "Coventry: its History and Antiquities", John Russell Smith, 1870; quarto, half-leather, worn, gilt title; inner hinges weak,

Lot: 65

  • Auction Date: Wed 2nd Jun 2021 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £50 - £70
SOLD £32
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Benjamin Poole Coventry: its History and Antiquities, John Russell Smith, 1870; quarto, half-leather, worn, gilt title; inner hinges weak, final gathering loose; all plates & illustrations intact; clean internally; folding map at rear torn & in need of repair. 412pp 

Oliver Ratcliff "History and Antiquities of the Newport Pagnell Hundreds", published by the author, Olney, 1900;

Lot: 66

  • Auction Date: Wed 2nd Jun 2021 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £30 - £40
SOLD £16
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Oliver Ratcliff History and Antiquities of the Newport Pagnell Hundreds, published by the author, Olney, 1900; recased with new endpapers, preserving the original cloth, backstrip worn & faded; VG internally with map as frontispiece and many illustrations. 594pp plus publisher's adverts.