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THE COCKERMOUTH CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH BOOK (1951-C.1765)
Written by R.B. Wordsworth.
Stock no. 1325195
Published by Cumberland & Westmorland Antiquarian & Archaeological Society. 1st 2012. Slightly better than very good condition.

Charting the origins of life of a nonconformist church from its foundation in 1651 through to the 18th century. Cream cardwraps. 172 pages. ISBN: 9781873124550. Slight creases to spine edges. Contents fine.

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JOHN DENTON'S HISTORY OF CUMBERLAND
Written by John Denton; Angus Winchester.
Stock no. 1825441
Published by The Surtees Society; Cumberland & Westmorland Antiquarian & Archaeological Society. 1st thus 2010. Fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

A new, critical edition of the manuscript history of Cumberland, replacing that published in 1887 by Richard S. Ferguson under the title An Accompt of the most considerable Estates and Families in the County of Cumberland. This new edition attempts to reconstruct as much as possible of the original text from surviving copies and to identfy the sources from which it was drawn, enabling factual accuracy of Denton's work to be assessed. Edited by Angus Winchester. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. ISBN: 9780854440689. Dustwrapper is very slightly grubby else a fine copy.

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GOERGIAN AND VICTORIAN CARLISLE: LIFE, SOCIETY AND INDUSTRY
Written by Sydney Towill.
Stock no. 1825440
Published by Carnegie Publishing Ltd.. 1st 1996. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Analyses the industrial and historical development of Carlisle through the most important period of its development. Deep yellow cloth boards, black title to spine. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 1859360394. Yellow pictorial dustwrapper is faded to spine and scuffed to rear panel. Includes a relevant newspaper clipping.

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PENRITH: THE HISTORIC CORE EXCAVATIONS AND BUILDING SURVEYS
Written by John Zant.
Stock no. 1825403
Published by Cumberland & Westmorland Antiquarian & Archaeological Society. 1st 2015. Nearly fine condition.

Cumbria Archaeological Research Reports No.6. Large format. Blue cardwraps. B/w photos and plans. ISBN: 9781873124703. A nice, clean copy.

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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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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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1888 THE STORY OF PORT SUNLIGHT: A SOUVENIR FOR VISITORS IN GOLDEN JUBILEE YEAR 1938
No author listed.
Stock no. 2136841
Published by Lever Brothers Limited. 1938. Very good condition.

Oblong format. Card wraps. Model town that was built by the Lever Brothers. Tells the story of the village, factory and products it produced during half a century. B/w photos. Some corner creasing. Marks to covers; a bit of foxing and page browning.

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MAKING CARS AT CREWE
Written by Peter Ollerhead.
Stock no. 2136805
Published by Sutton Publishing. 1st 2006. Almost very good condition.

Larger format. Card wraps. B/w photos. ISBN: 0750943289. Top corner of front cover is creased, with some pages after that also creased. A little fading to spine.

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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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SADDLEWORTH BUILDINGS
Written by W. John Smith.
Stock no. 1823437
Published by Saddleworth Historical Society. 1st 1987. Slightly better than very good condition.

A guide to the vernacular architecture of the parish of Saddleworth in the Pennines. Large format. White cardwraps. B/w photos and diagrams. ISBN: 0904982068. Spine and rear cover browned. Rear cover creased from lower open edge corner. Old bookseller's price label to rear cover. Contents are clean.

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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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