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A COUNTRY PARISH (NN 9)
Written by A.W. Boyd.
Stock no. 1827221
Published by Collins. 1st 1951. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

New Naturalist Series no. 9. Green cloth. An account of the Country Parish of Great Budworth in the County of Cheshire. 34 colour photographs. 48 b/w photographs. 9 text figures. Boards unevenly faded, corners bumped. Previous owner's personalised book plate and date in ink to front endpaper. Browning to endpapers, foxing to text block. Else contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is faded to spine with damp staining, rear panel is a little grubby, browning to flaps.

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CHESHIRE (BUILDINGS OF ENGLAND)
Written by Nikolaus Pevsner; Clare Hartwell; Matthew Hyde; Edward Hubbard.
Stock no. 1825448
Published by Yale University Press. 1st thus 2011. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Pevsner Architectural Guides. A comprehensive guide to the buildings of Cheshire in all their variety, from Pennine villages to coastal plains and seaside resorts. Black vinyl covers, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations & maps, colour photos. ISBN: 9780300170436. Light knock to lower front edge and top front corner. A few minor marks to text block. Contents fine. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly edge-creased and scuffed to rear panel, previous bookseller's barcoded label to rear.

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MERESIDE CHRONICLE: WITH A SHORT INTERLUDE OF LOCHS AND LOCHANS
Written by C.F. Tunnicliffe. Illustrated by C.F. Tunnicliffe.
Stock no. 1824196
Published by Country Life Limited. 1st 1948. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

In his search for and study of bireds, the meres, pools and reservoirs of east and mid-Cheshire have been favourite hunting grounds for Tunnicliffe. A year of making notes and sketches. Brick red cloth, gilt titles. B/w illustrations. Some minor mottlng to boards, light browning to top of spine. Gilt titles bright. Browning to endpapers. Price-cut pictorial dustwrapper is edge-worn with a few chips and closed tears, browned to spine and grubby to rear panel.

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THE ANDERTON BOAT LIFT
Written by David Carden.
Stock no. 1323165
Published by Black Dwarf Publications. 1st 2000. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The Anderton Boat Lift near Northwich in Cheshire is acclaimed as one of the seven wonders of the waterways world. Red boards, gilt titles. B/w photos. ISBN: 0953302865. Spine bumped. A few small, light marks to covers. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is just a little creased at edges.

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SILK TOWN: INDUSTRY AND CULTURE IN MACCLESFIELD 1750-1835
Written by Gail Malmgreen.
Stock no. 1823358
Published by Hull University Press. 1987. Slightly better than very good condition.

A study of the social and cultural effects of industrialisation in Macclesfield during the period when the introduction of spinning factories, followed by an influx of handloom weavers, made it the silk-manufacturing centre of Britain. Pictorial cardwraps. ISBN: 085958447X. Reprint. A nice copy.

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A HISTORY OF THE COUNTY OF CHESTER: VOLUME V, PART 2 THE CITY OF CHESTER: CULTURE, BUILDINGS, INSTITUTIONS
Written by C.P. Lewis; A.T. Thacker.
Stock no. 2136483
Published by Institute Of Historical Research. 1st 2005. Very good condition.

The Victoria History of the Counties of England Series. Large format. Red cloth with gilt title to spine and white title label to front cover. ISBN: 1904356036. A few marks to covers; couple of bumps/scuffs to corners. Marks to outer page edges.

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A HISTORY OF THE COUNTY OF CHESTER: VOLUME V, PART 1 THE CITY OF CHESTER: GENERAL HISTORY AND TOPOGRAPHY
Written by C.P. Lewis; A.T. Thacker.
Stock no. 2136482
Published by Institute Of Historical Research. 1st 2003. Slightly better than very good condition.

The Victoria History of the Counties of England Series. Large format. Red cloth with gilt title to spine and white title label to front cover. ISBN: 1904356001. A few marks to front pastedown and outer page edges.

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GEORGE ORMEROD HISTORIAN OF CHESHIRE
Written by John Peter Hess.
Stock no. 1321249
Published by Herald Printers (whitchurch) Ltd. 1st 1989. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

An exceedingly readable biography of a man who was one of the earliest historians. Red boards, gilt titles. B/w photos. ISBN: 0951461400. Slight bumping to spine. Dustwrapper is edge worn and just a little grubby.

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A COUNTRY PARISH (NN 9)
Written by A.W. Boyd.
Stock no. 1816242
Published by Collins. 1st 1951. Almost very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

New Naturalist Series no. 9. Green cloth. An account of the Country Parish of Great Budworth in the County of Cheshire. 34 colour photographs. 48 b/w photographs. 9 text figures. Browning and minor foxing to text block especially the top edge. Name & date in ink to front endpaper. Light browning to endpapers. A few small margin marks related to ageing. Price-cut pictorial dustwrapper is covered with clear plastic film (starting to come loose stickiness and thus beginning to come away), protecting from further damage to small chip at top of spine and 1" closed tear. Dustwrapper spine is browned, as is the rear panel.

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THE WIRRAL RAILWAY AND ITS PREDECESSORS
Written by T.B. Maund.
Stock no. 2124781
Published by Lightmoor Press. 1st 2009. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Large format. B/w photos. ISBN: 9781899889389. Wrapper has some light edge-creasing.

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HANDBOOK FOR SHROPSHIRE, CHESHIRE AND LANCASHIRE
No author listed.
Stock no. 2124520
Published by John Murray. 1st 1870. Good condition.

Red cloth with gilt titles. With Map. 64 pages of advertisements to rear. New red spine, with gilt titles (old spine is still inserted loosely into book). Heavy wear to edges, with some scuffing to covers. Some foxing. A few small pencil annotations to margins. Map is present, but very fragile!

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THE JOTTINGS OF SOME GEOLOGICAL, ARCHAEOLOGICAL, BOTANICAL, ORNITHOLOGICAL AND ZOOLOGICAL RAMBLES ROUND MACCLESFIELD
Written by J.D. Sainter.
Stock no. 1607144
1st 1878. Good condition.

Green/blue cloth with gilt title to spine. Fold-out map to front. B/w plates. Spine and corners bumped, with some wear to edges of boards. One plate MISSING. Circular mark to front cover. 9.5 by 3.5 cm section cut from top of half-title page. Cracking to front joint. Scattered foxing.

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