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The Antiquities of Bridgnorth; with Historical Notices of the Town and Castle.

BELLETT (Rev. G.) · 1856

£48.38 (€57.99 | $63.92 | ¥10,203)

Bridgnorth: W. J. Rowley, 1856. First edition, small 8vo, illustrs., folding map, original cloth, gilt, a fine copy.

Esgobaeth Llanelwy. A History of the Diocese of St. Asaph, General, Cathedral, and Parochial.

THOMAS (Rev. D. R.) · 1874

£51.60 (€61.85 | $68.17 | ¥10,883)

London: James Parker & Co., 1874. First edition, thick 8vo, ix, [1], 889, [1]pp., frontis., numerous plates, original publishers cloth, gilt decorated, spine faded, uncut, a very good copy.

Shrewsbury Free Churches. Their history and romance, being the story of the beginning and growth of the Free Churches of Shrewsbury from the Great Ejection of 1662 to the present time.

BARKER (John) · 1913

£37.63 (€45.11 | $49.71 | ¥7,936)

Shrewsbury: Brown and Brinnand, [1913]. First edition, 4to, [6], 69, [3]pp., frontis., 14 plates, large coloured folding map at rear, original publishers green cloth, lettered in gilt, a very nice copy.

A History of Market Drayton, with some account of Ashley, Betton, Norton, Cheswardine, and other villages.

LEE (Rev. J. R.) · 1861

£51.60 (€61.85 | $68.17 | ¥10,883)

Market Drayton: John Lockett, 1861. First edition, 8vo, 168pp., original publishers bedded cloth, original printed spine label, uncut, a very nice copy.

The Poetical Works of Richard Llwyd, The Bard of Snowdon; Comprising Beaumaris Bay and Other Poems: With a Portrait and Memoir of the Author.

LLWYD (Richard) · 1837

£19.35 (€23.19 | $25.56 | ¥4,081)

London: Whittaker & Co., [1837]. First edition, 8vo, cxv, [2], 300pp., engraved portrait frontispiece, a couple of small neat stamps, original cloth, neatly rebacked with the original spine laid-down.

Shropshire [Taken from] Magna Britannia et Hibernia, Antiqua & Nova.

COX (Thomas) · 1700

£21.50 (€25.77 | $28.40 | ¥4,534)

London. 1700. 4to, 601-718pp., folding map, cloth-backed boards.

The British Species of Angiocarpous Lichens, Elucidated by their Sporidia.

LEIGHTON (Rev. William Allport) · 1851

£26.88 (€32.22 | $35.51 | ¥5,669)

London: Printed for the Ray Society, 1851. First edition, 8vo, [6], 101, 18, [4]pp., 30 coloured plates, original publishers cloth, short tears to joints.

Strigulensia. Archaeological Memoirs Relating to the District Adjacent to the Confluence of the Severn and the Wye. [Not Published].

ORMEROD (George) · 1861

£62.35 (€74.74 | $82.37 | ¥13,150)

London: [Privately] Printed by T. Richards, 1861. First edition, 8vo, viii, 118, [2]pp., one of 200 copies, presentation inscription from the author, tinted lithograph frontispiece, two folding map/plans and 9 engraved plates, and 2 folding pedigrees, original publishers red c...

Sermons on Old Testament Histories.

BATHER (Ven. Edward) · 1850

£26.88 (€32.22 | $35.51 | ¥5,669)

London: Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, 1850. First edition, 8vo, viii, 340pp., original cloth.

Three Hundred and Twenty Picturesque Views in Great Britain. land and water scenery - castles - towns - villages - seats - ruins - villas - churches - bridges - public buildings - and all objects of note and interest. The whole drawn & engraved by G. W. Bonner. With descriptive illustrations by Charles Mackenzie.

BONNER (G. W.) & MACKENZIE (Charles) · 1835

£51.60 (€61.85 | $68.17 | ¥10,883)

London: Published by Edward Lacey, [1835]. First edition, oblong 4to (225 x 290 mm), [24]pp., 36 leaves of plates, inner hinges shaken original publishers cloth, title in gilt on upper cover, spine worn. The views are all of southern and south-eastern England.

The Wanderings of a Pen and Pencil.

PALMER (F. P.) & CROWQUILL (A.) · 1846

£30.10 (€36.08 | $39.77 | ¥6,348)

London: Jeremiah How, 1846. First edition, 4to, iv, 278pp., numerous illustrs., throughout, inner hinges shaken, original publishers green cloth.

Uriconium; A Historical Account of the Ancient Roman City, and of the Excavations Made Upon Its Site at Wroxeter, in Shropshire...

WRIGHT (Thomas) · 1872

£48.38 (€57.99 | $63.92 | ¥10,203)

London: Longmans, Green and Co., 1872. First edition, royal 8vo, x, 456pp., illustrations and plans (some folding), original publishers decorated cloth, spine lettered in gilt, an excellent copy. Provenance: From the library of Thomas Auden with his armorial bookplate.

Reminiscences and Records, during Ten Years Residence in the Midland Counties from 1869 to 1880.

GRIFFITH (George) · 1880

£21.50 (€25.77 | $28.40 | ¥4,534)

Bewdley: George Griffith, 1880. First edition, 8vo, 606pp., presentation inscription from the author, frontis., 36 plates, original publishers brick red cloth, a coulpe of small tears to joints otherwise an excellent copy.

The History of Oswestry, comprising the British, Saxon, Norman, and English eras; the topography of the borough; and its ecclesiastical and civic history: with notices of botany, geology, statistics, angling, and biography: to which are added sketches of the environs. Illustrated with wood-engravings, by Mr. Percy Cruikshank, after sketches by Mr. Robert Cruikshank.

CATHRALL (William) · 1869

£48.38 (€57.99 | $63.92 | ¥10,203)

Oswestry: Printed and Published by George Lewis, [1869]. First edition, 8vo, [16], 294, [2] + 9pp., of adverts, 10 engraved plates, illustrations in the text, original publishers green cloth, decorated in blind and gilt.

An Act for the Improvement of the Borough of Shrewsbury, in the County of Salop; to which is added, the sections and provisions of the public general acts, incorporated with the said act, and forming part thereof; with an index.

SHREWSBURY, SHROPSHIRE. · 1855

£37.63 (€45.11 | $49.71 | ¥7,936)

Shrewsbury: Printed by J. H. Leake, 1855. 8vo, viii, 376pp., original cloth, printed paper label on spine. Cardiff University Libraries copy only of JISC.

Memorials of Shrewsbury: Being a Concise Description of the Town, and its Environs, adapted as a General Guide for the Information of Visitors and residents, illustrated with thirty-six engravings.

PIDGEON (Henry) · 1837

£48.38 (€57.99 | $63.92 | ¥10,203)

Shrewsbury: Printed by John Eddowes, 1837. First edition, 8vo, [x], 225, [3]pp., 36 engravings, additional map of Shrewsbury tipped-in, original patterned cloth, faded.

A Tale of Ludlow Castle.

SKEAT (Rev. W. W.) · 1866

£26.88 (€32.22 | $35.51 | ¥5,669)

London: Bell and Dalby, 1866. First edition, small 8vo, xii, 101, [3] + 40pp., of adverts, original publishers blue pebbled cloth, a very nice copy.

The Ruins of the Roman City of Uriconium, at Wroxeter, near Shrewsbury.

WRIGHT (Thomas) · 1868

£26.88 (€32.22 | $35.51 | ¥5,669)

Shrewsbury: J. O. Sandford, 1868. Fifth edition, 12mo, 120pp., (final 19 pages are adverts), frontispiece, 15 plates, original purple cloth, printed label on upper cover, a very good copy.

The Ruins of the Roman City of Uriconium, at Wroxeter, near Shrewsbury.

WRIGHT (Thomas) · 1863

£26.88 (€32.22 | $35.51 | ¥5,669)

Shrewsbury: J. O. Sandford, 1863. Fourth edition, 12mo, 101 + 3pp., of adverts, additional lithographic title page, frontispiece, 15 plates, yellow stock endpapers with averts, original blue cloth, printed label on upper cover, a very nice copy. Provenance: Armorial bookpla...

The Ruins of the Roman City of Uriconium, at Wroxeter, near Shrewsbury.

WRIGHT (Thomas) · 1859

£26.88 (€32.22 | $35.51 | ¥5,669)

Shrewsbury: J. O. Sandford, 1859. Second edition, 12mo, 99 + 16pp., of adverts, additional lithographic title page, frontispiece, 14 plates, yellow stock endpapers with averts, original red cloth, printed label on upper cover, a very nice copy.