Rochdale Book Company

Lancashire and Cheshire Wills and Inventories.

PICCOPE, Rev. G. J: · 0

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,818)

Manchester, Chetham Society, !857-61, three volumes complete,small 4to,pp.vi,196,vi,283,v,271. Slight string mark and nick to the spine of the second volume, but a very good, tight set in the original cloth.Chetham Society, First Series, Vols 33,51 and 54. Heavy so please al...

Materials for the History of the Church of Lancaster.

ROPER, William Oliver: · 1892

£100.00 (€119.86 | $132.11 | ¥21,090)

Manchester, Chetham Society, 1892 to1906, four volumes, small 4to, 838 pages, illustrated. Some fading to spines, light stain to top cover of volume 4, occasional foxing, marks on front endpapers of two volumes where a bookplate has been removed, but this is still a very good,...

The Farington Papers. The Shrievalty of William Ffarington, Esq.; 1836: Documents Relating to the Civil War: an Appendix Containing a Collection of LettersTaken From the Ffarington Correspondence Between the Years 1547 and 1688.

FFARINGTON, Susan Maria: · 1856

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,327)

Manchester,Chetham Society,1856, small 4to,pp.xiv,179, with five plates of signatures. Chetham Society, First series, Vol. 39. Frontispiece foxed, else a very nice, clean copy in the original cloth. Private bookplate of High Legh library inside.

Oliver Heywood's Life of John Angier of Denton.

AXON, Ernest (editor): · 1937

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,491)

Manchester,Chetham Society,1937, small 4to,pp.178. A very nice, bright copy in the original cloth. Chetham Society,New Series,Vol 97. Includes Angier's diary and extracts from his "An Helpe to Better Hearts": also Samuel Angier's diary. Very scarce.

The Lancashire Lieutenancy under the Tudors and Stuarts. The Civil and Military Government of the County....

HARLAND, John: · 1859

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,382)

Manchester, Chetham Society, 1859, two volumes, small 4to, pp.cxviii, 96,97-333. Tiny amount of rubbing to spine ends, but a very good, tight set in the original cloth. Illustrated with 7 plates of arms and armour which have some very light foxing. The information is chiefly d...

The Portmote or Court Leet Records of the Borough or Town and Royal Manor of Salford from 1597 to 1669.

MANDLEY, J.G. de T: · 1902

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,491)

Manchester,Chetham Society,1902, two volumes, small 4to,pp. xxiii, 248,xxii, 274. Original cloth, spines a little dull, mark to front endpaper of first volume where a bookplate has been removed ( but not ex-library ). Very good, sound copies. Chetham Society,New Series, Vols ...

Prison Reform in Lancashire, 1700-1850. A Study in local administration.

DE LACY, Margaret: · 1986

£10.00 (€11.99 | $13.21 | ¥2,109)

Manchester, Chetham Society, 1986, pp.xiv,272. Very good in dust jacket. Chetham Society,Third Series,Vol. 33.

The Fellows of the Collegiate Church of Manchester.

RAINES, F.R: · 1891

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,382)

Manchester,Chetham Society,1891, two volumes, small 4to, pp.xiv,398. Original cloth, part I very good, part II with some rubbing and damp-marking to the spine, but still sound. Portrait of John Clayton in part II. Chetham Society, New Series, Volumes 21 and 23. Heavy so may r...

The Records of Blackburn Grammar School.

STOCKS, George Alfred: · 1909

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,436)

Manchester, Chetham Society, 1909, three volumes, small 4to,pp.xxii, 399, illustrated. Spines rather dull and faded else good condition in the original cloth. Chetham Society, New Series, Vols 66, 67 and 68.

Concerning Todmorden Parish. A Bit of Local History.

RAMSHAW, C. G: · 1911

£50.00 (€59.93 | $66.06 | ¥10,545)

Todmorden, 1911, pp. vii, 144 with 20 illustrations. Original printed card covers (the book was also issued as a hardback). Spine faded and creased and a few tips of corners turned, but good, sound condition and an uncommon book. Inscribed "From the Author".

A Chapter from a MSS History of Saddleworth.

BRIERLEY, Morgan: · 1891

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,327)

Oldham, 1891. A small booklet of 92 pages, bound in modern cloth with the original front wrapper preserved. The wrapper is browned, else very good condition.This is taken from a series of articles printed in the Oldham Weekly Chronicle, and is on the History of Saddleworth Sch...

The Registers of the Parish Church of Whalley.

WHALLEY, Lancashire: · 1900

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,327)

Rochdale, L.P.R.S.,1900, volume 7 in the series,Christenings,Weddings and Burials 1538-1601, transcribed by T.B.Ecroyd. Original cloth, very good condition. Bookplate of W F Irvine inside.

A Family Biography 1662-1908 Drawn Chiefly From Old Letters.

SCOTT, Isabella & Catherine: · 1908

£500.00 (€599.32 | $660.57 | ¥105,451)

James Nisbet & Co. Limited, 1908. pp. xii, 462 with many illustrations and folding pedigrees. Original black buckram, a little rubbed, but sound. A note to the title page states "Printed for Private Circulation (75 Copies)". Together with A Supplement to a Family Biography edi...

The Lancashire Textile Industry in the Sixteenth Century.

LOWE, Norman: · 1972

£10.50 (€12.59 | $13.87 | ¥2,214)

Manchester, Chetham Society, 1972, small 4to,pp. x, 122. Chetham Society, Third Series , Volume XX. Very good condition in excellent in dust jacket which is in a loose protective sleeve.

The Navigation of the River Weaver in the Eighteenth Century.

WILLAN, T.S: · 1951

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,818)

Manchester, Chetham Society,1951, small 4to, pp. ix, 235 with 9 plates and a folding map of the River Weaver. Original cloth, very good, bright condition. Chetham Society,Third Series,Volume 3. Scarce; there were not even enough copies for all the members of the Society.

Legends and Traditions of Huddersfield and its District.

AHIER, Philip: · 1940

£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,709)

Huddersfield Nine parts published in Huddersfield between 1940 and 1945. Believed to be a complete set. Original card covers, general signs of use, some wear to spines, some foxing and marks from rusting staples. Still a very sound, useable set. 5 parts have inscriptions fro...

The Byroms of Manchester, Volume 2 Joseph Byrom.

THOMSON, W. H: · 0

£28.00 (€33.56 | $36.99 | ¥5,905)

Published by the author, no date. Original cloth, 79 pages. Number 61 of a strictly limited edition. Very good condition. Includes detailed information on the history of the Old Wellington Inn and the Oyster Bar.

Bolynton. An Historical & Archaeological Survey of Little Bollington.

FAULKNER, Pat (editor): · 0

£15.00 (€17.98 | $19.82 | ¥3,164)

Trafford, [n.d.] A4 format, 84 pages, card covers. Very good condition.

Timperleie. History and Archaeology of Timperley Old Hall.

FAULKNER, Pat (editor): · 1996

£15.00 (€17.98 | $19.82 | ¥3,164)

Trafford, [1996]. A4 format, 68 pages, card covers. Very good condition.

Failsworth Folk and Failsworth Memories. Reminiscences Associated with Ben Brierley's Native Place.

PERCIVAL, Percival: · 1901

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,436)

G. Hargreaves, Manchester, 1901, pp. 44 with illustrations from old photographs. Ex college library with labels to endpaper and stamp to back of title page, sellotape repair to front inner hinge. Still a good, sound copy in the original cloth. Scarce.