Rochdale Book Company

Some Liverpool Streets and Buildings in 1921.

REILLY, . H: · 1921

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,491)

Liverpool, 1921. Original cloth-backed printed boards, 84 pages. Boards rather dusty, else good condition.

Manchester Banks and Bankers: Historical, Biographical, and Anecdotal.

GRINDON, Leo H: · 1877

£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,709)

Manchester, Palmer & Howe,1877, first edition, 8vo, pp.viii,332, plus errata and adverts. Original cloth, spine just very lightly rubbed, but a very good copy. Describes the origin and development of every bank of importance established in Manchester since 1770. On the title p...

Quinlan Terry.

Russell, Frank (editor); Watkin, David; Maxwell, Robert: · 1981

£13.50 (€16.18 | $17.84 | ¥2,847)

Architectural Design and Academy Editions, London, 1981. Card covers. Good, clean condition.

The Government of the Sultanate.

DAY, U. N: · 1993

£12.50 (€14.98 | $16.51 | ¥2,636)

Munshiram Manoharlal, 1993. Second edition. Very good condition in the dust jacket.

The Brian Ritchie Collection of H.E.I.C. & British India Medals. Three Parts Complete.

: · 2004

£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,709)

Dix Noonan Webb, 2004 and 2005. Three parts strongly bound in one volume with original covers and prices realised.

One Hundred Years of the Hallé 1858-1958.

REES, C. B: · 1958

£25.00 (€29.97 | $33.03 | ¥5,273)

Macgibbon and Kee, 1958. Second impression, one of a limited edition of 250 copies signed by the author and Sir John Barbirolli. Original cloth with leather spine. Very good condition.

National Roll of Casualties Sustained by British Forces During the Korean War 1950-53.

DARWENT, John: · 0

£100.00 (€119.86 | $132.11 | ¥21,090)

Privately Issued. Folio, 287 pages printed one side only apparently from photocopies. Strongly bound in cloth. Related matter loosely inserted. Very good condition.

Chronicles of Families Connected with Kirkstall Forge.

DURY, Georgina: · 1929

£200.00 (€239.73 | $264.23 | ¥42,181)

Privately Printed, 1929. Two volumes in one, 4to, pp. ix,196,160 plus pedigrees. Printed from typescript and finely bound in full vellum. Reproduced and presented by Bernard, Hugh and Basil Butler. Presumably one of only a small number printed. Very nice condition.

Wildlife Crisis.

PHILIP Duke of Edinburgh and FISHER, James: · 1971

£750.00 (€898.98 | $990.86 | ¥158,177)

Arcadia Press, 1971. Limited edition, number 182 of 265 copie bound in full blue morocco by Zaehnsdorf. Signed by the Duke of Edinburgh. Very nice condition in the original fleece lined box. Box lid "sprung" a bit due to book's thickness.

A Lecture Upon Cotton as an Element of Industry.

BAZLEY, Thomas: · 1852

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,491)

London and Manchester, 1852. Contemporary full calf, gilt spine, 70 pages. Binding rubbed, but tight and sound. Presentation inscription from the author to the Earl of Wilton.

Lancashire's Crime and Criminals. With Some Characteristics of the County.

JERVIS, Richard: · 1908

£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,709)

Southport, Riley,1908, first edition, pp.96, frontis. Original cloth, very good condition.The author was a policeman in various parts of Lancashire,but especially Southport ,Ormskirk,Liverpool , Rossendale and Lancaster. Presentation inscription from the author on back of titl...

Savoury Snacks.

HEATH, Ambrose: · 1939

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,382)

Nicholson & Watson, 1939. Good condition in dust jacket which has some chips and tears, and is now in a loose protective sleeve. Some foxing, mainly to page edges.

Green Salads and Fruit Salads.

LEYEL, Mrs C. F: · 1925

£180.00 (€215.76 | $237.81 | ¥37,963)

Routledge, circa 1925. Very good condition in the scarce, pictorial dust jacket. Jacket a little chipped at spine ends and corners, with a couple of short repaired tears, but still an attractive copy. Jacket in a loose protective sleeve.

The Old Hand-Knitters of the Dales.

HARTLEY, Marie and INGILBY, Joan: · 1951

£18.00 (€21.58 | $23.78 | ¥3,796)

Clapham, The Dalesman, 1951. With an introduction th the Early History oif Knitting.. First edition in the original cloth binding. Very good condition.

Port of Manchester. A Sketch of the History and Development of the Manchester Ship Canal.

TRACY, W. Burnett: · 1901

£180.00 (€215.76 | $237.81 | ¥37,963)

Manchester, 1901. Large oblong folio, approx 16x12 inches. Profusely illustrated. Original green cloth. Very nice, clean condition, which is unusual for this large format book.

Printing 1770-1970.

TWYMAN, Michael: · 1970

£50.00 (€59.93 | $66.06 | ¥10,545)

Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1970, first edition. Very good in dust jacket which is a bit rubbed and has a repaired tear near the foot of the spine. It is now in a loose protective cover and is very sound. Original owner's neat bookplate inside.

A Critical Sudy of the Arabic Translations of Hamlet.

SHURAFA, Nuha Suleiman Daoudi: · 1986

£60.00 (€71.92 | $79.27 | ¥12,654)

Salford, 1986. Unpublished thesis, folio, printed on page rectos only, pp. (5), iii, 324, (1). Strongly bound in cloth. Very good condition. Presentation inscription from the author with loosely inserted photo.

The Lesser Writings of Samuel Hahnemann.

DUDGEON, R. E. (editor and translator): · 1851

£200.00 (€239.73 | $264.23 | ¥42,181)

London, W. Headland, 1851. First English edition, pp. xii, 881, with the handwriting plate, but probably lacking a portrait frontispiece. Modern half calf over marbled boards (Hahnemann misspelt on spine). Pages a bit browned, name inside. Sound condition. The first English ed...

Bibliographical Notices of the Church Libraries at Turton and Gorton Bequeathed by Humphrey Chetham.

FRENCH, G.J. (editor): · 1855

£15.00 (€17.98 | $19.82 | ¥3,164)

Manchester, Chetham Society, 1855, small 4to, pp.194, (5). First Series,Volume 38. Original cloth, spine dull, some fading to back cover, but good, sound condition. Numerous facsimiles of title-pages, some in red and black. These two early chained libraries still survive.

The Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway and its Locomotives 1846-1923.

RUSH, R. W: · 1949

£21.00 (€25.17 | $27.74 | ¥4,429)

Railway World, 1949. Original cloth-backed boards, 4to, pp.154, folding map at end. Board corners rubbed, else good, sound condition.