Storia

Two years at Westminster.

ATKINS, F. A. · 1906 · John Turton

£25.52 (€30.59 | $33.72 | ¥5,385)

London: The Bookstall, (c.1906). 22cm. 35[1]pp, illustrated throughout. Finely produced on 'art' paper. Original embossed printed grained-card wraps, sewn with cord. Wraps very lightly soiled.

Concise history of the town of Northampton, from the earliest times to the great fire of 1675.

1862 · John Turton

£58.00 (€69.53 | $76.64 | ¥12,240)

Northampton : published by Taylor & Son, Gold Street, 1862. 8vo. 22[2]pp. Original pictorial printed pink-paper wraps, sewn. Wraps a little sun-faded; near fine uncut/unopened copy. Title from printed paper wrapper. DISCOVER: National Trust.

Orcadian Papers: being selections from the proceedings of the Orkney Natural History Society, from 1887 to 1904

CHARLESON, M. M. (Editor). · 1905 · John Turton

£46.40 (€55.63 | $61.31 | ¥9,792)

Stromness: printed for the Society by William Rendall, 1905. 19cm. xv[i], 160pp, frontis, plates, text illustrations. Original rose grained cloth gilt. Spine and part of boards faded; extremes rubbed with wear. Contains inter alia: Glaciation in Orkney. By M. Spence. Observat...

Elizabeth, Queen of England, an historical play in five acts ... translated from the Italian by Thomas Williams. And represented by Madame Ristori and an Italian Dramatic Company.

GIACOMETTI, Paolo. · 1858 · John Turton

£69.60 (€83.44 | $91.97 | ¥14,688)

London: printed by R. S. Francis, 1858. 18cm. 143pp dual text. Original printed wraps. Wraps lightly soiled and creased. Adelaide Ristori (1822-1906) premiered in London in 1857 with great success. She acted the role of Elizabeth in New York in 1866 to great acclaim COPAC: Cam...

Souvenir and guide to Ullswater. The official guide of the Ullswater Steam Navigation Co Ltd.

LAKE DISTRICT. · 1903 · John Turton

£23.20 (€27.81 | $30.66 | ¥4,896)

Derby: Bemrose & Sons Ltd, N.D [1903] 2nd edn revised & enlarged. 14cm. 135[1]pp, numerous folding maps, plates, folding panoramas, local adverts. Original maroon cloth gilt, printed on art paper. Spine very lightly faded o/w fine copy.

Unveiling of the statue of the late Dr. Ludwig Mond, F.R.S. by ... Sir John Brunner, BT. at Winnington. Saturday, September 13th, 1913.

BRUNNER, MOND & CO. · 1913 · John Turton

£53.36 (€63.97 | $70.51 | ¥11,261)

[Liverpool: Gilbert G. Walmsey, printer,] 1913. 26cm. 17[1]pp, engraved frontis with guard, further plate. Original bevel-edged paper boards gilt, marbled endpapers, HMP. Fine copy. The statue designated as grade II in 1986. John Brunner (1842-1919) 'radical plutocrat'. Not i...

Souvenir. The Farnley Hall "Turners." Yorkshire Loan Training Fund bazaar, 1902.

YORKSHIRE LADIES' COUNCIL OF EDUCATION. · 1902 · John Turton

£48.72 (€58.41 | $64.38 | ¥10,281)

Leeds: printed by Chorley & Pickersgill, 1902. 18 x 23cm. [12]pp, 20 views, each with lettered tissue guard. Original blindstamped decorated embossed-card boards, cord sewn. Front joint partly cracked - binding holding firm. Reproductions of drawings by Turner in the collecti...

Capella de Gerardegile, or, The story of a Cumberland chapelry (Garrigill).

CAINE, Caesar. · 1908 · John Turton

£226.20 (€271.18 | $298.89 | ¥47,735)

Haltwhistle: R. M. Saint, printer, 1908 no. 21 of a limited edition. 8vo. xxv[i], 248pp, 17 plates (with guards), text figures, text genealogies. Original decorated navy grained-cloth gilt, bevelled edges, uncut. Endpapers browned. Caine's scarcest work.

Canon Atkinson and his country. Foreword by Lord Downe.

BURNS, Tom Scott. · 1986 · John Turton

£46.40 (€55.63 | $61.31 | ¥9,792)

[Leeds: published by M T D Rigg for T S Burns, 1986 signed limited edition no 37 of 50. 8vo. 115[1]pp, text illustrations. Original quarter calf, marbled sides by Smith Settle. Fine.

The tourist's guide to the beauties of Netherdale, and its adjacent mountain scenery : together with a full and accurate description of the recently discovered stalactite cavern at Stump Cross, near Patley Bridge ; made from personal observations ; also an account of the other natural caverns in the mountains and valley ; including Eglen's Hole, Goydon Pot-Hole, Robin Hood's Retreat, &c.

THORPE, John. · 1988 · John Turton

£29.00 (€34.77 | $38.32 | ¥6,120)

[Leeds: Paul Graham Publishing, January 1988 limited facsimile edition of 100 copies. Square 8vo. 35[1]pp. Original quarter grey cloth, purple paper boards, printed paper label to front board. Fine copy.

An appeal from Hexham Abbey A.D. 674, to A.D. 1904.

[SAVAGE, E. Sidney, Rev.] · 1904 · John Turton

£20.88 (€25.03 | $27.59 | ¥4,406)

Hexham: printed by H. Robson & Sons, [1904]. 22cm. 16pp, tinted text illustrations, ALS and subscription form loosely inserted. Original pictorial printed glazed-card, stapled. Wraps very lightly soiled and sun-faded. An impassioned plea by the Rector, E. Sidney Savage, for im...

Hexham Peace Celebrations. Souvenir Programme.

GREEN, M. (Compiler). · 1919 · John Turton

£20.88 (€25.03 | $27.59 | ¥4,406)

Hexham: The Abbey Press, 1919. 8vo. 32pp, local adverts to versos, double-page 'Hexham Roll of Honour' printed in purple on glazed paper. Original pictorial printed green card wraps, stapled. Wrap edges lightly browned. Publishing details from front cover. Not in DISCOVER.

Notes of one branch of the Ellis family in Yorkshire and Leicestershire. With appendix and pedigree.

POWELL, Edgar. · 1905 · John Turton

£53.36 (€63.97 | $70.51 | ¥11,261)

London: printed for private circulation [by W. Clowes and Sons, Ltd.], 1905. 4to. vii[i], 53[1]pp, folding genealogical chart in rear pocket. Original blindstamped maroon cloth gilt, bevelled edges. Spine lightly rubbed and faded; endpapers very lightly spotted.

The vertebrate animals of Leicestershire and Rutland. With four plates and a map.

BROWNE, Montagu. · 1889 · John Turton

£64.96 (€77.88 | $85.84 | ¥13,708)

Birmingham and Leicester: Midland Educational Company, 1889 [limited edition of 300 copies]. 25cm. xi[1], 223[1]pp, 4 plates (2 coloured), coloured map, text tables. Original brown cloth gilt; fully interleaved with blanks for notes. Spine tips very lightly rubbed; occasional ...

The Bradford Antiquary: the journal of the Bradford Historical and Antiquarian Society. (2 Vols).

1888 · John Turton

£81.20 (€97.35 | $107.29 | ¥17,136)

Bradford: published for the Society by H. Gaskarth, 1888-1895. 25cm. 292; 314pp; numerous plates, plans and pedigrees; printed in double columns. Publisher's brown cloth gilt, bevelled edges, original wraps and index bound in. Folding plan of North Bierly with closed tear. The...

The London and Birmingham railway companion, containing a complete description of every thing worthy of attention on the line : of the gentlemen's seats, villas, towns, villages, rivers, markets, and fairs : an account of the churches, endowments, livings and patrons : list of races : and an account of the hunting and angling stations near the line : also, fare and timetables : with a map, showing the length of every excavation and embankment, the exact distance from one station to another, the gradients of the rails, the radius of the curves, and a section of the ground previous to the commencement of the railroad operations.

FREELING, Arthur. · 1838 · John Turton

£104.40 (€125.16 | $137.95 | ¥22,031)

London: published by Whittaker and Co; Liverpool: Henry Lacey; Birmingham: Wrightson and Webb, [1838]. 14cm. 204pp, multifolding map, folding table, [4], 36, 8 (on blue paper)pp terminal adverts. Original decorated green grained-cloth gilt. Spine browned and neat small repair ...

Practical guide to the English Lake District.

JENKINSON, Herbert Irwin. · 1885 · John Turton

£48.72 (€58.41 | $64.38 | ¥10,281)

London: Edward Stanford, 1885 8th edition. Small 8vo. cxvi, 368pp, 32pp adverts section, folding colour maps and panoramas, multi-folding map in front pocket. Original decorated green cloth gilt, fep map. Hinge papers cracked but binding firm; folding colour map with closed te...

The rationale of the Angel Warriors at Mons during the retreat: and the apparitions at the battles of the Marne and Aisne. With a resumé of ancient and modern celestial interventions ...

PEARSON, John J. · 1916 · John Turton

£55.68 (€66.75 | $73.57 | ¥11,750)

London: Christian Globe Office, [1916] 3rd edition. 19cm. 31[1]pp. Original printed orange card wraps, stapled. Very slight vertical crease; text generally age-browned. Supernatural entities - particularly strong on Angels. Pearson was active c.1915-1920. DISCOVER: Univ of Hud...

The Sedbergh and District Parish Magazine. For the parishes of Sedbergh, Cautley, Cowgill, Dent, Garsdale, and Howgill. March, 1888 - May, 1890.

SEDBERGH PARISH MAGAZINE. · 1888 · John Turton

£81.20 (€97.35 | $107.29 | ¥17,136)

Sedbergh: printed by Jackson & Son, March, 1888 - May, 1890 Various paginations. Bound with :- Sedbergh National Schools 1887 - Catalogue of the Loan Exhibition.(16pp) and The Leyland Parish Magazine, August, 1891.([iv], 24pp). Contemporary blue cloth, spine gilt lettered dire...

Illustrated guide to the fish, amphibian, reptilian, and supposed mammalian remains of the Northumberland carboniferous strata.

BARKAS, Thomas Pallister. · 1873 · John Turton

£41.76 (€50.06 | $55.18 | ¥8,813)

London: W. M. Hutchings, 1873. 24cm. 117[1]pp. Original blindstamped brown grained-cloth gilt. Re-spined with near matching cloth; printed paper spine label. Published originally with an atlas volume. Dedicated to 'the working miners of Northumberland'.