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The Castle on Devil's Water: the legends and history of Dilston Castle, Northumberland and the tragedy of James Radcliffe, Third Earl of Derwentwater.

DICKINSON, Frankie. · 1969 · John Turton

£11.60 (€13.91 | $15.33 | ¥2,448)

Newcasle: Oriel Press, 1969. 8vo. 32pp, text illustrations and plan. Original pictorial colour printed glazed-card wraps, stapled. Wraps very lightly soiled.

The Ancient Bridges of the North of England.

JERVOISE, E. · 1973 · John Turton

£11.60 (€13.91 | $15.33 | ¥2,448)

East Ardsley: EP Publishing, 1973 reprint [1931]. Small 8vo. xii, 146pp, double-sided plates. Original red cloth gilt, d/w.

Thomas Johnson: botanical journeys in Kent & Hampstead. A facsimile reprint with introduction and translation of his Iter Plantarum 1629, Descriptio Itineris Plantarum 1632. 'Hunt Facsimile Series No. 3.'

GILMOUR, J. S. L. (Editor). · 1972 · John Turton

£13.92 (€16.69 | $18.39 | ¥2,938)

Pittsburgh: The Hunt Botanical Library, 1972. 4to. ix[i], 167pp, text facsimiles, 2 folding maps, text map. Original brown cloth gilt, rubbed and lightly soiled d/w.

Devon's Most Southerly Parish: a description.

ADAMS, B. N., Rev. · 0 · John Turton

£17.40 (€20.86 | $22.99 | ¥3,672)

N.P., N.D. 8vo. 8pp. Original printed brown card wraps, stapled. Staples rusted but holding firm. * Not in COPAC, BL Cat or OCLC.

The South Cornwall Mining Company. Prospectus.

Messrs. HARVEY & CO, Financial Agents. · 1865 · John Turton

£75.40 (€90.39 | $99.63 | ¥15,912)

N.P., N.D. (c. 1865.) 8vo. 18pp. Original printed pink paper wraps. Light spotting. Loosely inserted are a printed application form and an MS letter on engraved headed notepaper from the Agents. * Includes a collection of recommendations by eminent geologists.

Handbook.

NORTH EAST COAST INSTITUTION OF ENGINEERS AND SHIPBUILDERS. · 1927 · John Turton

£16.24 (€19.47 | $21.46 | ¥3,427)

Newcastle-upon-Tyne: the Institution, N.D. (c. 1927). 17 cm. 30[2]pp, 5 plates tipped-in. Original printed embossed card wraps. Wraps very lightly soiled.

Fairings: a Yorkshire miscellany. Illustrated by Fred Lawson.

RATCLIFFE, Dorothy Una. · 1928 · John Turton

£17.40 (€20.86 | $22.99 | ¥3,672)

London: John Lane, The Bodley Head, 1928 limited edition number 952/1000 copies. 4to. vii[i], 177[1]pp, [4]pp publisher's adverts, 10 colour plates, text illustrations. Original orange cloth lettered in blue, te coloured o/w uncut. Cloth soiled; extremes rubbed with slight wea...

Dale Folk: character sketches in prose and verse. Illustrated by Fred Lawson.

RATCLIFFE, Dorothy Una. · 1927 · John Turton

£25.52 (€30.59 | $33.72 | ¥5,385)

London: John Lane The Bodley Head Ltd, 1927. Large square 8vo. v[i], 249[1] pp, publishers adverts to rear, frontis plus numerous sketches within the pagination. Original orange cloth lettered in black, te coloured o/w uncut; browned, chipped, torn and repaired d/w. Remains of...

Some Driffield incidents 117 years ago (and after). Re-printed from the Driffield Observer.

HOLDERNESS, Chas. T. · 1908 · John Turton

£32.48 (€38.94 | $42.92 | ¥6,854)

Driffield: printed at the Observer Office, 1908. 16 cm. 95pp, frontis, 3 plates. Original printed green card wraps. Re-spined with plain linen; wraps browned chipped and lightly soiled; light spotting to prelims and last few leaves.

"The Flood Came and Took Them All Away;" a sermon on the Holmfirth Flood. To which is added a detailed account of the awful disaster at Holmfirth; obtained from correct sources.

FAWCETT, Joshua, Rev. · 1852 · John Turton

£52.20 (€62.58 | $68.98 | ¥11,016)

London: Simpkin, Marshall and Co, Hall, Virtue and Co; Brighton: W J Taylor; Holmfirth: J Crosland, 1852. 18mo. [vi], 240pp, [4], 18pp publisher's adverts. Recent brown cloth with title from original spine laid down, uncut. Four leaves crudely repaired with tape - no loss of t...

Sheffield Park, a descriptive poem.

HOLLAND, John. · 1820 · John Turton

£67.28 (€80.66 | $88.90 | ¥14,198)

Sheffield: printed by James Montgomery and sold by A & E Gales, W Todd, 1820. 8vo. vii[i], 44pp, engraved frontis, text device. Original plain grey card wraps, re-spined with matching card, uncut. Wraps lightly soiled; closed tears to ffep; frontis very lightly spotted; light ...

Some Notes on Urswick Church and Parish.

POSTLETHWAITE, T. N. (Compiler). · 1906 · John Turton

£25.52 (€30.59 | $33.72 | ¥5,385)

Ulverston: James Atkinson, 1906. 18 cm. 69pp, frontis, plate, text illustrations. Original printed green card wraps. Wraps very lightly rubbed and spotted.

Grace Darling, the maid of the isles.

[VERNON, of Newcastle-upon-Tyne.] · 1839 · John Turton

£48.72 (€58.41 | $64.38 | ¥10,281)

Newcastle-upon-Tyne: printed & published by W & T Fordyce, 1839. 8vo in fours. 480pp, title-page vignette, 3 steel-engraved plates, tail-pieces. Later quarter watered cloth, marbled sides, printed paper spine label. Text-browning and soiling throughout; first and last leaves c...

Oxford. Painted by John Fulleylove.

THOMAS, Edward. · 1903 · John Turton

£34.80 (€41.72 | $45.98 | ¥7,344)

London: A.& C. Black, [1903] xi, [i], 264, [1]pp. 64 coloured plates. Lib ¼ crushed blue mor gilt, matching cloth sides, marbled eps, sprinkled leaf edges. Occ minor foxing throughout text, Ex lib with stamps to plate versos.

The Book of a Naturalist.

HUDSON, W. H. · 1919 · John Turton

£23.20 (€27.81 | $30.66 | ¥4,896)

London: Hodder and Stoughton, ND (1919?) 1st edition? viii, 360pp. Original green cloth gilt, uncut. Extremes slightly worn, leaf edges foxed, boards lightly scuffed w/o loss.

Two dissertations upon the mint and coins, of the episcopal-palatines of Durham. I. In which is endeavoured to be ascertained, the time when, and upon what occasion, they were privileged with a mint. II. All the coins of the bishops of this fee, from the reign of King Edward I. down to King Henry VIII. both inclusive, placed to be prelates by whose authority they were struck; by which it will appear that we have almost a compleat series of their money, for near three centuries; with a succession of the bishops during that time, and some of the prinicipal occurrences of their lives. With an appendix; containing, writs, patents, licenses, appointments &c. relating to the same, many of which are taken from the close rolls of the Chancery of Durham. To which is added, an account of several hundred English, Scotch, Irish and Brabantine coins, discovered near Thrapstone, in Northamptonshire, in the year, 1778. Illustrated with plates of coins, coats of arms, &c.

NOBLE, Mark. · 1780 · John Turton

£174.00 (€208.60 | $229.92 | ¥36,719)

Birmingham: printed for the Author by Pearson and Rollason, 1780. 4to. vi, 91pp, engraved text illustrations and figures. Modern marbled paper boards, red calf gilt spine label, modern eps. Front blank lightly browned; very slight isolated spotting to title-page; light offset ...

Report on the proposed navigation between the east and west seas, so far as extends from Newcastle to Haydon-Bridge, with observations on the separate advantages on the north and south sides of the River Tyne.

CHAPMAN, William. · 1795 · John Turton

£220.40 (€264.22 | $291.23 | ¥46,511)

Newcastle: printed for J Whitfield, 1795. 8vo in fours. 11[1]pp. Bound with: Second part of a report on the proposed navigation between the east and west seas, viz. from Haydon-Bridge to Marypost. With observations on lines to Penrith, Sandsfield, Ravensbank, Bowness, Wigton, ...

Hazelton: a Northumbrian story.

MURRAY, William, Dr. · 1895 · John Turton

£18.56 (€22.25 | $24.52 | ¥3,917)

Newcastle-upon-Tyne: printed by J M Carr, 1895. 18 cm. [ii], 297pp, head and tail-pieces. Original fawn cloth lettered and decorated in navy, patterned eps. Extremes very lightly rubbed; cloth spotted and very lightly soiled; isolated small areas of wear to joints; light spott...

Guide book to the walks around Middleton-in-Teesdale.

HEAVISIDES, M. · 1920 · John Turton

£29.00 (€34.77 | $38.32 | ¥6,120)

Stockton-on-Tees: printed and published by Heavisides & Son, 1920 2nd edn. Small 8vo in fours. 38pp, 18 text photos, [9]pp local advert section, with map to final leaf verso. Original printed card wraps with photo plate onlaid to front wrap, stapled. Staples rusted but holding...

Leaves from Consett Iron Company Letter Books, 1887-1893.

JENKINS, W. · 1962 · John Turton

£20.88 (€25.03 | $27.59 | ¥4,406)

Consett: printed by Doig Brothers of Newcastle for the Company for private circulation, 1962. 8vo. 289pp. Original printed red card wraps. Spine very lightly sun-faded.