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THE WATER-SPINNERS
Written by Chris Aspin.
Stock no. 1828020
Published by Helmshore Local History Society. 1st 2003. Slightly better than very good condition.

A new look at the early cotton trade. A history of the cotton mill, the thousands who laboured for long hours, the nimble fingers of young children that kept the water-frames that spun the thread constantly in motion. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos, illustrations and maps. ISBN: 0906881137. Light vertical crease to spine, spine lightly faded. Text block a little grubby. Name and date in ink to front endpaper.One instance of annotation in ink to margin of page 253 else contents clean.

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NORTH LANCASHIRE (BUILDINGS OF ENGLAND)
Written by Nikolaus Pevsner.
Stock no. 1327712
Published by Yale University Press. 1st thus 2002. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Black vinyl covers, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 0300096178. Initials and date in biro to front free-endpaper. Minimal rubbing to wrapper edges.

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THE HEYDAY OF BLACKPOOL'S TRAMS
Written by Steve Palmer.
Stock no. 1326939
Published by Ian Allan Ltd.. 1st 1996. Slightly better than very good condition.

Blackpool's trams in the 1950s to the 1980s. Oblong format. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour photos. ISBN: 0711024596. Spine slightly bumped and faded else a fine copy.

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NEW TRAMS TO THE TOWER
Written by Steve Palmer.
Stock no. 1326938
Published by Tramroad House. 4th 2016. Nearly fine condition.

Fourth edition (although it states second edition on the front cover of the book). The history of the Blackpool trams. Cardwraps. Colour photos. ISBN: 9780953638680. Minimal rubbing to corners of covers. Contents fine.

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STEEL WHEELS AND RUBBER TYRES VOLUME ONE
Written by Geoffrey G. Hilditch.
Stock no. 2140806
Published by The Oakwood Press. Circa 2003. Slightly better than very good condition.

Transport around Oldham in the 1930s; Locomotives at Gorton in the 1940s; Leeds trams in the 1950s. Oakwood Reminiscences RS10. Pictorial card wraps. B/w photos. ISBN: 0853616140. Light wear to cover edges. Browning and a few marks to outer page edges.

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LANCASHIRE
Written by F.A. Burton. Illustrated by Albert Woods.
Stock no. 2137541
Published by A. & C. Black Ltd.. Circa 1921. Almost very good condition.

Red cloth with gilt title to spine. 32 colour illustrations. Map at rear. South Manchester School gilt embossed stamp to front cover. Spine is browned with some chipping to cloth. Marks to covers; possibly damp marks. Some browning and foxing to pages. Plate opposite page 28 slightly edge-worn. Slight damp stains to margins of plates.

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OLD BIRKDALE AND AINSDALE: LIFE ON THE SOUTH-WEST LANCASHIRE COAST 1600-1851
Written by Sylvia Harrop.
Stock no. 2137369
Published by The Birkdale And Ainsdale Historical Research Society. 1986. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Blue cloth with gilt title to spine. Colour & b/w illustrations. ISBN: 095109050X. SIGNED by author, with dedication to previous owner to front pastedown. Bumping and wear to spine and corners. Wrapper is edge-creased with fading to spine and a couple of edges.

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SIGNAL BOXES ON LANCASHIRE & YORKSHIRE RAILWAY LINES: NORTH AND WEST OF MANCHESTER PART TWO
Written by Chris Littleworth.
Stock no. 1322621
Published by The Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway Society. 1st 2014. Nearly fine condition.

L&YR Central District Lines, Clifton to Bacup and Castleton to Bolton via Bury, Manchester (Irk Valley) to Radcliffe, Rochdale to Bacup and Branches. The Heritage East Lancashire Railway in the Box: How Trains Were Kept Moving. Large format. Pictorial cardwraps. Colour & b/w photos and trackplans. ISBN: 9780955946769. Minimal rubbing to spine and corners else a fine copy.

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MANCHESTER RAILWAY TERMINI (SCENES FROM THE PAST: 3)
Written by E.M. Johnson.
Stock no. 1322474
Published by Foxline. Circa 1993. Very good condition.

Extended Third Edition. Blue pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos. ISBN: 1870119304. Covers edge rubbed. Staples rusty.

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SIGNAL BOXES ON LANCASHIRE & YORKSHIRE RAILWAY LINES: NORTH AND WEST OF MANCHESTER PART TWO
Written by Chris Littleworth.
Stock no. 1322447
Published by The Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway Society. 1st 2014. Nearly fine condition.

L&YR Central District Lines, Clifton to Bacup and Castleton to Bolton via Bury, Manchester (Irk Valley) to Radcliffe, Rochdale to Bacup and Branches. The Heritage East Lancashire Railway in the Box: How Trains Were Kept Moving. Large format. Pictorial cardwraps. Colour & b/w photos and trackplans. ISBN: 9780955946769. Minimal rubbing to corners.

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SIGNAL BOXES ON LANCASHIRE & YORKSHIRE RAILWAY LINES: NORTH AND WEST OF MANCHESTER PART ONE
Written by Chris Littleworth.
Stock no. 1322446
Published by The Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway Society. 1st 2013. Slightly better than very good condition.

L&YR Western District Lines, Salford to Wigan (No.1) via Atherton, Salford to Euxton via Bolton and Branches. Pictorial cardwraps. Colour & B/w photos and track plans. ISBN: 9780955946752. Slight creasing/rubbbing to corners. Contents fine.

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AROUND THE COAST AND ACROSS THE SEAS
Written by Nigel Watson.
Stock no. 1822835
Published by St Matthew's Press. 1st 2000. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

The story of James Fisher And Sons, prominent in the British shipping industry based in Barrow. Colour and b/w photos. ISBN: 0953410129. Dustwrapper spine has faded from green to blue.

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