Rochdale Book Company

Calendar of the Standish Deeds 1230-1575, Preserved in the Wigan Public Library.

PORTEUS, Thomas Cruddas: · 1933

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,327)

Wigan, 1933. Original cloth, pp. xiv, 156. pasted in at the back of the book is the Index to the Calendar of the Standish Deeds compiled by A. J. Hawkes and published in 1937. pp. xxxii. Very good condition.

A History of Flixton, Urmston and Davhulme..

LAWSON, Richard: · 1898

£21.00 (€25.17 | $27.74 | ¥4,429)

Urmston, for the author, 1898. Original cloth backed boards, 152 pages, 11 illustrations. Binding rubbed and worn, with hand-lettered spine, but still tight and sound internally.. A fair working copy.

The Byroms of Manchester, Volume 1. The First Three Edwards.

THOMSON, W. H: · 0

£28.00 (€33.56 | $36.99 | ¥5,905)

Published by the author, no date. Original cloth, 148 pages. Number 44 of a strictly limited edition. Ex-library with numbers to spine, and labels to front endpapers, else contents good. Binding with mark to spine and light signs of use, but a sound copy.

The History of Marsden and Nelson.

BENNETT, W: · 1957

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,327)

Nelson,1957, first edition,8vo, pp.237,illustrated, mostly with photographs. Original cloth. Very nice, clean condition.

Thomas Bates and the Kirklevington Shorthorns. A Contribution to the History of Pure Durham Cattle.

BATES, Cadwallader John: · 1897

£150.00 (€179.80 | $198.17 | ¥31,635)

Newcastle upon Tyne, Robert Redpath, 1897. Original edition, with plates,folding pedigrees and a folding map. Original cloth. A very nice, clean copy.

Pendle Hill in History and Literature.

McKAY, James: · 1888

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,436)

London and Burnley, (1888), pp .(10), 538, (10), includes list of subscribers. Plain binder's cloth with a paper title label. Edges of text block darkened A tight, sound reference copy.

Peter Parley's Book Of Gymnastics : A Legacy, To Promote The Health And Long Life Of His Youthful Friends.

[ Clark, Samuel ]: · 1840

£180.00 (€215.76 | $237.81 | ¥37,963)

S. Lingham, [1840] pp. xii, 136, original cloth gilt, with charming illustrations of stick figures. Frontis stained, tiny area of abrasion to spine, some slight rubbing, but good, sound condition. There were two editions of this book. Compendium E6 gives one published by Darto...

On Some Ancient Battle-Fields in Lancashire.

HARDWICK,Charles: · 1882

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.63 | ¥6,327)

Manchester, Abel Heywood,1882, first edition, 8vo, pp. xix, 236, illus. with 3 maps. Original decorated cloth with gilt title. Front inner hinge cracked, but a good, sound copy. Previous owner's bookplate inside. Covers battles and legendary battles from pre- Roman times up to...

History of the Township of Ireby.

CHIPPINDALL, Colonel W. H: · 1935

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,981)

Manchester, Chetham Society, 1935, small 4to, pp. x, 114 with 3 plates and one illustration in the text. Very good, clean condition in the original cloth. Chetham Society, New Series, Vol 95. Ireby is a small Manor in the extreme North-East of Lancashire. Pedigrees are given o...

The Forbidden Zone.

BORDEN, Mary: · 1929

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

William Henemann, 1929. Dust jacket slightly darkened in places and with one short, clean tear to the bottom edge, a few small patches of foxing to the fore edge of the text block, but altogether an exceptionally good copy.

Radio! Radio!

HILL, Jonathan: · 1996

£27.50 (€32.96 | $36.33 | ¥5,800)

Bampton, Sunrise Press, 1996. Third edition, signed by the author, and number 411 of a limited edition. Dust jacket a little rubbed and curled at the top edge, but very good, sound condition. Jacket now in a loose protective sleeve.

Iter Lancastrense; a Poem Written A.D.1636 by the Rev. Richard James.

JAMES, Rev. Richard, (Rev. Thomas Corser editor): · 1845

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,436)

Manchester, Chetham Society, 1845, small 4to,pp. cxii, 84, with folding coloured frontispiece, coloured plate and large folding pedigree of Heywood of Heywood. Original cloth, very good, clean condition. Chetham Society, First Series, Vol.7.

The London & North-Western Locomotives, Simple and Compound.

COTTERELL, S. & WILKINSON, G. H: · 1899

£100.00 (€119.86 | $132.11 | ¥21,090)

Birmingham, The Holland Company, 1899. Small, square format, 130 pages, many illustations including a coloured folding frontispiece. The book was first issued in parts and bound in at the back are the original attractive front wrappers to parts 2 to 8. Folding plate creased an...

The House and Farm Accounts of the Shuttleworths of Gawthorpe Hall in the County of Lancaster, at Smithils and Gawthorpe from September 1582 to October 1621.(the Shuttleworth Accounts)

HARLAND, John (editor): · 1856

£160.00 (€191.78 | $211.38 | ¥33,744)

Manchester, Chetham Society, 1856 to 1858, four volumes, small 4to, pp.232,233-472,x,473-776,777-1171. Very small mark to foot of one spine, but an exceptionally good set in the original cloth of this scarce and important publication. Engraved frontispieces to parts 1 and 2. C...

The Vanwall.Story.

KLEMANTASKI, LOUIS & FROSTICK, MICHAEL: · 1958

£14.00 (€16.78 | $18.50 | ¥2,953)

Hamish Hamilton, 1958.. Original clith, small stain to front cover, else good condition. Without the dust jacket.

Darwen and the Cotton Famine. Thirty Years Ago 1862-1864.

NICHOLS, S. A: · 1893

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,382)

Rawtenstall, Riley, 1893 Original cloth,100 pages. Covers a bit stained, else good condition.

Early Modern Warrington 1520-1847.

SELLERS, Ian: · 1998

£100.00 (€119.86 | $132.11 | ¥21,090)

Edwin Mellen Press, 1998. Original cloth, pp.xvi, 322, (2). In custom made clamshell box. With letter from the author's widow and other material. very good condition.

Costumes of Upper Burma and the Shan States in the Collections of Bankfield Museum Halifax.

INNES, R.A: · 1957

£15.00 (€17.98 | $19.82 | ¥3,164)

Halifax Museums, 1957. Original card covers, 58 pages, ilustrated. Very good condition.

The Manchester Martyrs, the Story of a Fenian Tragedy.

ROSE, Paul: · 1970

£16.00 (€19.18 | $21.14 | ¥3,374)

Lawrence & Wishart, 1970. Very good condition in dust jacket which is in a loose protective sleeve.

James Hargreaves and the Spinning Jenny.

ASPIN, C: · 1964

£16.00 (€19.18 | $21.14 | ¥3,374)

Helmshore,1964, first edition, pp.79, illustrated. Original cloth with part of front cover faded in a worn and frayed dust jacket. Couple of inscriptions inside. With a chapter by S.D.Chapman. Just a sound reference copy.