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A NEW AND COMPLETE HISTORY OF THE COUNTY OF YORK
Written by Thomas Allen. Illustrated by Nathaniel Whittock.
Stock no. 814535
Published by I.T. Hinton. 1st 1828. Good condition.

Three volumes. Full brown leather bindings. Marbled endpapers and edges. 143 b/w plates. 10.5 x 8.5 inches. All plates are present. The contents of this set are very good but the covers leave a lot to be desired! Front endpapers are missing from volumes I and III. Vols I and III have been amateurishly rebacked in brown leather and the covers are very worn.

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A HISTORY OF PAISLEY 600-1908
Written by W.M. Metcalfe.
Stock no. 813933
Published by Alexander Gardner. 1st 1909. Very good condition.

Purple cloth, gilt titles, gilt vignette to front. 14 b/w plates + text illustrations + large folding plan. ix + 546 pages + 1 page errata + 1 page booklist. Book: all plates present. Spine faded and bumped at top and tail. Endpapers lightly browned.

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COLLECTIONS FOR THE HISTORY OF WORCESTERSHIRE
Written by Tredway Nash.
Stock no. 813546
Published by John White. 1799. Almost very good condition.

Second edition with additions. Two volumes. Very large format. 18 x 11 inches. Full brown leather, gilt titles and decorations. Marbled endpapers and edges. Plates and pedigrees checked against book index and Upcott page 1330. Variations: Vol II - the book index calls for Kyre plate. This is a repeat of the one in Vol I (Upcott) but is not duplicated. Vol I has b/w frontis not in book index or Upcott. Vol I has illustrated title page with Bevere Elm (not listed) as well as Bevereye (listed). Vol I: 39 b/w plates + frontis + large folding map + text illustrations. Vol II: Illustrated title page + 37 b/w plates + plan of Worcester as frontis + text illustrations. Vol I: xcii + 609 pages + 1 page list of plates and pedigrees. Vol II: 484 + clxviii + dedication page to Lord Sandys + 13 pages Domesday facsimile + 104 pages. Rebacked with modern leather spine. Gilt decorations to spines. Red and black leather title labels with gilt titles to spines. Original covers scuffed and slightly worn at edges and corners. Slight damage to front endpapers where a bookplate has been removed and replaced by a slightly smaller one. Last two pages of Vol II detached. Contents very clean and bright. A handsome set.

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EXCURSIONS IN THE COUNTY OF SUSSEX
No author listed.
Stock no. 813549
Published by Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme And Brown. 1st 1822. Good condition.

Comprising Brief Historical and Topographical Delineations; Together With Descriptions of the Residences of the Nobility and Gentry, Remains of Antiquity, and Other Interesting Objects of Curiosity. Forming a Complete Guide for the Traveller & Tourist. Small format. 6.5 x 4 inches. Brown leather spine and corners. Red title label to spine. Brown boards. 43 b/w plates. Title page states 50 plates but 43 present. Boards a little unevenly faded.

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LANCASHIRE ILLUSTRATED
Written by William H. Pyne; D. Wylie. Illustrated by S. Austin; J. Harwood; G. Pyne; C. Pyne.
Stock no. 811417
Published by H. Fisher, Son And Jackson. 1831. Good condition.

Large format. 11.5 x 9". Three-quarter burgundy leather binding. Gilt titles and decorations to spine. Marbled endpapers. 52 plates, each with two b/w views plus engraved title page. Lancashire Illustrated in a Series of Views, showing Towns, Public Buildings, Streets, Docks, Churches, Antiquities, Abbeys, Castles, Seats of the Nobility Etc. Engraved on Steel by Robert Wallis. Book: all plates present. Front joint broken. Some foxing throughout. Spine edges rubbed. Corners worn.

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FURNESS PAST AND PRESENT ITS HISTORY AND ANTIQUITIES
Written by George Markham Tweddell.
Stock no. 628348
Published by J. Richardson. 1st 1870. Very good condition.

Two volumes. Large format. 11 x 8.5 inches. Black leather spine and corners. Raised bands, gilt titles to spine. 16 b/w plates, 4 coloured title pages, 50 beautiful colour plates, 2 double-page colour plates, 1 colour map, 1 double-page colour map plus b/w text illustrations. Marbled endpapers and edges. Both volumes have been professionally rebacked with original spines laid down. Some light foxing to plate margins. Overall a very handsome set.

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A COLLECTION OF COATS OF ARMS BORNE BY THE NOBILITY AND GENTRY OF THE COUNTY OF GLOCESTER
No author listed.
Stock no. 628236
Published by J. Good. 1792. Almost very good condition.

Leather spine and corners. Gilt title to spine. 7 pages list of subscribers; 49 pages of text; 62 b/w heraldic plates with typically 6 images per plate. Marbled edges and endpapers. Large format, 12 x 9.5 inches. Book: all plates present. Title page browned. Some scattered foxing throughout. Plates in general clean and bright. Spine has 3 inch crack at base. Spine rubbed, corners worn. REDUCED FROM £440.

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THE HISTORY AND ANTIQUITIES OF WINCHESTER (2 VOLUMES)
No author listed.
Stock no. 808371
Published by J. Wilkes. 1st 1773. Slightly better than good condition.

Setting forth its original constitution, government, manufactories, trade, commerce and navigation; its several wards, parishes, precincts, Districts, churches, religious and charitable foundations, and other public edifieces. Together with the charters, laws, customs, rights, liberties and privileges of that ancient city. Two volumes. Small format. 7.5 x 4.5". Original grey boards with paper spines. 13 b/w plates. Book: book plate to front pastedown. Contents very good. Boards rubbed and slightly marked. Spines browned and chipped. REDUCED FROM £250.

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ROLL OF THE GRADUATES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN 1926-1955 WITH SUPPLEMENT 1860-1925
Written by John Mackintosh.
Stock no. 599158
Published by University of Aberdeen. 1960. Very good condition.

Large format. Blue cloth, gilt titles. 1479 pages. Contents fine. Covers very slightly marked.

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POPULAR TRADITIONS OF LANCASHIRE
Written by J. Roby.
Stock no. 627424
Published by Henry G. Bohn. 1843. Very good condition.

Three volumes. Green leather spines and corners. Gilt decorations and black title labels to spines. Marbled boards. B/w text illustrations. 3rd edition. Bookplates to front endpapers. Boards lightly rubbed. Contents very good indeed. Spines slightly rubbed. A handsome set.

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THE CARTULARY AND HISTORICAL NOTES OF THE CISTERCIAN ABBEY OF FLAXLEY OTHERWISE CALLED DENE ABBEY IN THE COUNTY OF GLOUCESTER
Written by Arthur W. Crawley-Boevey.
Stock no. 598013
Published by William Pollard. 1st 1887. Very good condition.

Large format. Dark blue cloth, gilt title to spine. Gilt vignette to front cover. 7 b/w plates. Limited edition of 145 copies. Top edge gilt. Endpapers lightly browned else contents fine. Corners bumped. Boards a little scuffed.

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A FORTNIGHT IN IRELAND
Written by Francis B. Head.
Stock no. 597777
Published by John Murray. 1st 1852. Almost very good condition.

Green cloth, gilt heart and shamrock decoration to front cover. Gilt title to spine. B/w map frontis. 400 pages + 16 page booklist. Rebacked with original browned spine laid down. Bookplate to front pastedown.

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