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The Garrisons of Shropshire, during the Civil War, 1642-48.
[ACTON (Frances Stackhouse)] · 1867
£91.38 (€109.53 | $120.73 | ¥19,272)
Shrewsbury: Leake and Evans, 1867. First edition, 4to, 87, [3]pp., frontis., illustrated throughout, original publishers plum cloth, bevelled boards, lettered in gilt, a very good copy.
The Four Minsters Round the Wrekin: Buildwas, Haughmond, Lilleshull and Wenlock with Ground Plans.
WALCOTT (Mackenzie E. C.) · 1877
£51.60 (€61.85 | $68.17 | ¥10,883)
Shrewsbury: Adnitt & Naunton, 1877. First edition, 4to, [8], 104, + 4pp., of adverts, frontispiece, photographic plates and diagrams, original publishers plum cloth, bevelled boards, lettered in gilt, a very good copy.
Wynnstay & the Wynns. A Volume of Varieties. Put together by the Author of The Gossiping Guide to Wales.
DENBIGHSHIRE. ROBERTS (Askew) · 1885
£53.75 (€64.43 | $71.01 | ¥11,336)
Oswestry: Published by Woodall and Venables, 1885. Second edition, small 4to (210 x 170 mm), [4], viii, 134, [2]pp., frontis., 12 plates, original publishers green decorative cloth, gilt, a fine copy. Wynnstay Hall is a country house within an important landscaped park south...
The Visitation of Shropshire, Taken in the Year 1623 by Robert Tresswell, Somerset herald, and Augustine Vincent, Rouge croix pursuivant of arms, marshals and deputies to William Camden, Clarenceux king of arms : with additions from the pedigrees of Shropshire gentry taken by the heralds in the years 1569 and 1584, and other sources. Part I [-II].
GRAZEBROOK (George) & RYLANDS (John Paul) · 1889
£91.38 (€109.53 | $120.73 | ¥19,272)
London: [Harleian Society], 1889. First edition, 2 vols., 4to, xliii, [2], 282; [4], 283-578, 16pp., original publishers plum cloth, gilt, spines faded otherwise a very nice set.
A History of the Ancient Parish of Leek, in Staffordshire Including Horton, Cheddleton and Ipstones.
SLEIGH (John) · 1883
£102.13 (€122.42 | $134.93 | ¥21,540)
London: Bemrose & Sons, [1883]. First edition, large 4to (340 x 270 mm), [6], 237pp., limited to subscribers only, signed and numbered by the author, frontispiece and 29 engraved plates, some in colour, light waterstain to gutter margin of frontispiece, original publishers clo...
Bibliotheca Staffordiensis; or, a Bibliographical Account of Books and other Printed Matter Relating to-Printed or Published in-or Written by a Native, Resident, or Person Deriving a Title from-any Portion of the County of Stafford: Giving a Full Collation and Biographical Notices of Authors and Printers...
SIMMS (Rupert) Compiler. · 1894
£80.63 (€96.65 | $106.52 | ¥17,005)
Lichfield: Printed for the Compiler by A.C. Lomax, Lichfield. 1894. First edition, large 4to (320 x 265 mm), xxvi, 546pp., ONE OF 200 LARGE PAPER COPIES, signed and numbered by the author, inner hinges a littl shaken, original publishers cloth, uncut.
Through Staffordshire Stiles and Derbyshire Dales: A Tour of the Dove and the Manifold Valleys. Illustrated with 12 drawings by Edward Roper.
SHELDON (J. P.) · 1894
£80.63 (€96.65 | $106.52 | ¥17,005)
Derby: Frank Murray, 1894. First edition, 4to (280 x 220 mm), ONE OF 60 LARGE PAPER COPIES printed on the finest Japanese vellum, numbered and signed by the author, 12 plates, prospectus inserted, specially bound in quarter half morocco in Roxburghe style, gilt decorated upper...
Salopia, the News-Room, and other Poems.
BYTHELL (John William) · 1841
£37.63 (€45.11 | $49.71 | ¥7,936)
Shrewsbury: John Davies, [1841]. First edition, small 8vo, xii, 252pp., original publishers cloth, a nice copy.
Original Psalms, or Sacred Songs: Taken From the Psalms of David, and Imitated in the Language of the New Testament, in Twenty Different Metres,. With a New Set of the Christian Doxologies.
BEAUMONT (John) · 1834
£26.88 (€32.22 | $35.51 | ¥5,669)
Shrewsbury: Printed for the Author, 1834. First edition, small 8vo, vi, [2], 294pp., original cloth, spine printed label faded.
Annals of the Rescue. By the Author of Haste to the Rescue. With a preface by the Rev. Charles E. L. Wightman.
[WIGHTMAN (Julia Bainbrigge)] · 1860
£37.63 (€45.11 | $49.71 | ¥7,936)
London: James Nisbet, and Co., 1860. First edition, 12mo, xii, 263, [1] + [4]pp., of adverts, frontis., original publishers blind-stamp green cloth, light wear. A social-reform book by Julia Bainbrigge Wightman (1817-1898), often published under the name Mrs. Charles Wightma...
A Guide, Descriptive and Historical, through the Town of Shrewsbury, interspersed with brief notices of the more remarkable objects in the environs, to which are appended, lists of the eminent natives of the town,... of the birds seen in the neighbourhood; and of the rarer species of plants indigenous to the vicinity.
LEIGHTON (Rev. W. A.) · 1850
£48.38 (€57.99 | $63.92 | ¥10,203)
Shrewsbury: Published by John Davies, 1850. Third edition, small 8vo, viii, 278pp., 61 engravings on wood, one folding map of Shrewsbury, publishers red cloth, gilt, faded. This rare and informative guide serves as a detailed exploration of Shrewsbury and its surroundings, i...
The Ruins of the Roman City of Uriconium, at Wroxeter, near Shrewsbury.
WRIGHT (Thomas) · 1877
£26.88 (€32.22 | $35.51 | ¥5,669)
Shrewsbury: Bunny & Evans, 1877. Sixth edition, 12mo, viii, 99 + 5pp., of adverts, additional lithographic title page, frontispiece, 14 plates, original blue cloth, printed label on upper cover.
A History of Tong, Shropshire, its Church, Manor, Parish, College, Early Owners and Clergy with Notes on Boscobel.
GRIFFITHS (George) · 1894
£21.50 (€25.77 | $28.40 | ¥4,534)
Newport: Forne & Bennion, 1894. Second edition, with additions, 8vo, xii, 236pp., + adverts, presentation inscription from the author, frontis., plates, original publishers purple cloth, spine faded.
Wrekin Sketches.
BOORE (Emma) · 1897
£26.88 (€32.22 | $35.51 | ¥5,669)
London: Elliot Stock, 1897. First edition, 8vo, xii, 306, [2]pp., frontispiece, 4 plates, original publishers tan cloth. A collection of essays and sketches relating to the Wrekin district and surrounding parts of Shropshire, combining local history, topography, folklore, an...
Notes on Staffordshire Place Names.
DUIGNAN (W. H.) · 1902
£12.90 (€15.46 | $17.04 | ¥2,721)
London: Henry Frowde, 1902. First edition, xix, [1], 178, [2]pp., presentation inscription from the author, publishers original green cloth, uncut, a nice copy.
Haddon Hall. Illustrated with upwards of Fifty Engravings.
DERBYSHIRE. JEWITT (Llewellynn) · 1886
£23.65 (€28.35 | $31.25 | ¥4,988)
London: Virtue & Co., Ltd. [c. 1886.] Revised edition, 8vo (210 x 165 mm), [4], 67, [1]pp., title page browned, presentation inscription at head of title, numerous illustrs., in the text, original brown decorated cloth, title stamped in gilt on upper cover. Cooper II, p.115.
The History of Wesleyan Methodism, in Grantham and the Vicinity; with preliminary observations on the rise, progress and utility, the discipline and doctrines of the connexion, the life of its founder, etc.
COCKING (Thomas) · 1836
£59.13 (€70.88 | $78.12 | ¥12,471)
London: Simpkin, Marshall & Co. 1836. First edition, 8vo, x, 418pp., lithograph frontispiece, later quarter calf, spine label, uncut.
Some Account of Llangollen and its Vicinity; Including a Circuit of about Seven Miles.
SIMPSON (W. T.) · 1827
£69.88 (€83.76 | $92.32 | ¥14,738)
London: G. B. Whittaker, 1827. First edition, small 12mo, [16], 206, [2]pp., with list of subscribers, original boards, printed title label to spine, uncut.
The Flora of Weston, and its Immediate Neighbourhood, Including the Habitats of Brean-Down, Uphill, Hutton Wood, Worle or Weston Hill, Sand-Point, and Birnbeck Island: With Critical Remarks on our Doubtful Species, and Botanical Memoranda of Steep Holm, Chapwick Moor, and Cheddar Cliffs.
ST. BRODY (Gustavus) · 1856
£118.25 (€141.74 | $156.23 | ¥24,939)
Weston-super-Mare: May be had at all Booksellers, 1856.` First edition, small 8vo, viii, 174pp., tipped-in is a prospectus to the authors next work Flora of Somersetshire, spotting to first and last few leaves, publishers original blue cloth, gilt, some light wear to extrem...
Boscobel: or, The History of His Sacred Majesties Most Miraculous Preservation after the Battle of Worcester, 3 Sept. 1651... London, 1660.
[BLOUNT (Thomas)] · 1822
£53.75 (€64.43 | $71.01 | ¥11,336)
Wellington: Reprinted and sold by F. Houlston and Son, 1822. Small 8vo, xix, [1], 91, [1]pp., engraved portrait frontispiece, large folding engraved plate of Boscobel House and surrounding park land, contemporary boards, paper reback, uncut.