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Metropolitan Borough of Stockport. Cards. Ex-Library. About 8 x 6 inches. 120pp + index. Ex reference library with title page removed, withdrawn stamp to contents page. Text clean and tight. Card covers very slightly soiled. 23 black and white photos and three maps. more information

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Manchester: Neil Richardson, ----. . Manchester: Neil Richardson, ----. Soft cover. Near Fine/----. About 12 x 8 inches. 24pp. Reprinted from "The Century's Progress". Details and contempory engravings of about 37 businesses, all but one of which are hardly even distant memories. more information

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Manchester: Manchester Literary and Philosophical Publications, 1990. . Manchester: Manchester Literary and Philosophical Publications, 1990. Paperback. Condition Good+, no dust wrapper, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall, 277pp. ISBN 090242811X. more information

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----:----, 1834 . ----:----, 1834 An undated document comprising a list of documents in support of the title and pedigree of the Barrington Estates. As the paper is water marked J. Rump 1833 and no documents are dated later than March 1834 it is fairly safe to assume a date of 1834. Some of the surnames included are Manners, Barrington, Penrice, Fountaine, Berney, Browne, Hunt, Lowndes, Shales, Selby, Goostrey, Osborne, Kingstone, Also included are names of stewards, family solicitor and exors. The documents dating back to the early 1700s also mention places including Rutland, Hatfield Broad Oak, Winslow, Chesham, Rickmansworth, Lyme Dorset, Selborne Isle of Wight, Richards Castle Hereford and Bath. Four sheets and a cover sheet measuring about 16 x 13 inches. The cover sheet is rubbed into holes on the outer folds but the whole document is very good, more information

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Salford: Printwise Books, 1989. . Salford: Printwise Books, 1989. Originally Prepared by a Committee of the Manchester Branch of the Historical Association. With a preface by Professor E.F. Jacob and published by Sherratt & Huhes, Manchester, 1932. 1872226000. more information

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Newton Abbott: David & Charles, 1983. . Newton Abbott: David & Charles, 1983. 2nd edition with sharper reproductions. Hard cover. Fine/Fine. About 9.5 x 7.5 inches. 112pp. 150 photographs. ISBN: 0715383914. more information

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Wilmslow: Sigma Leisure, 1992. . Wilmslow: Sigma Leisure, 1992. Soft cover. Near Fine/No Dust Wrapper. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 228pp. Fore edge bruised. ISBN: 1850582963. more information

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London: English Heritage, 1987. . London: English Heritage, 1987. Paperback. Near Fine/----. About 8.5 x 5.5 inches. 25pp. ISBN: 1850741018. more information

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Manchester: Cheadle and Gatley Urban District Council, 1974. Hardcover. Ex-Library. About 8.5 x 6 inches. 180 pp. inc index. Ex library, appears unissued. ffep removed, stamp to half-title page and bleed to paste down. Text bright, tight and clean. Many black and white photos, maps and tables. Dark blue boards with gilt titles no major faults. more information

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Oldham: Hirst & Rennie, 1871. Hardcover. Poor. About 7 x 5 inches. 259 pp. I really don't know where I keep finding these car crashes of books. This one is . . .well read on. Front and back boards are detached and the spine is long since gone. Somebody has done a sterling job of trying to hold all together with adhesive tape, the tape is no more but there is plenty of adhesive residue. The text block is not so much broken as blown asunder. The four pencil sketches are for some strange reason all present and the text, bar a few early pages, is remarkably clean. I'm trying to find something else nice to say about the book but beyond it's almost all there and cleaner than its condition would lead you to expect, I'm at a loss! Much of it is written in dialect, unless the type setter was drunk, oh, and it is a wonderful collection of local memories and descriptions. If I had a connection with Saddleworth I would be loath to cast the poor volume out into the world. more information

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Manchester: Neil Richardson, 1985. . Manchester: Neil Richardson, 1985. Soft cover. Near Fine/----. About 11.5 x 8 inches. 59pp. ISBN: 0907511872. more information

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Manchester: Neil Richardson , 1985. Paperback. Near Fine. About 11.5 x 8 inches. 59pp. ISBN: 0907511872. more information

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Manchester: Sherratt & Hughes, 1934. Hardcover. Good. About 8.5 x 5.5 inches. 75pp inc index. Ex library ffep removed All fourteen plates are present though some are loose and have been poorly reattached. The text is clean and reasonably tight. The boards are a little bumped but clean and free from wear. more information

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Liverpool.: Printed for the Society., 1921. First printing. Hardcover. Near Fine. Prelims (including list of members and officers xxiii. Transaions and papers read 116pp inc index. 15pp report of earthworks committee and bibliography. Black and white photos and line drawings. Papers read include Mediaeval roofs of Manchester Cathedral; Travelling Post; The Journal of John Hough, Lord of Manor, Licard; The Woodwork of English Alabaster Retables; Some Lancashire Wills; A Lancaster Grammar-School Master; Norris Deeds concerning Liverpool' Lancaster Chancery Depositions; and stray notes. The text block is broken between pp64-65 but still secure. The end papers are slightly toned. Points are bumped but red cloth is still bright and all gilding is fine. more information

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Manchester: Manchester Polytechnic, ----. . Manchester: Manchester Polytechnic, ----. Soft cover. Near Fine/----. About 8 x 8.5 inches. 42pp. A brief history of the All Saints area of Manchester illustrated with early maps, prints and photographs. ISBN: 1870355008. more information

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London: A.& C. Black, 1921. Hardcover. Ex-Library. About 9 x 6 inches. 241pp + index, fold out map and 2pp catalogue of publications. Paintings by A.Wood. Ex lib copy ffep removed, stamp to back of frontis and back of title page. All plates present with guards. Boards rubbed a little with fraying to head and foot of spine. Text block a little loose with patches of foxing. Delivery to addresses outside the UK may incur extra postage. more information

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Kendal: Helm Press, 2004. . Kendal: Helm Press, 2004. Soft cover. Fine/----. About 8 x 6 inches. 62pp. About 30 early black and white photographs. Map of 1996 and 1880. ISBN: 0953183653. more information

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Manchester: Neil Richardson, 1989. . Manchester: Neil Richardson, 1989. Soft cover. Near Fine/----. About 11.5 x 8 inches. 20pp. ISBN: 1852160357. more information

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Manchester: Neil Richardson, 1992. Paperback. Ex-Library. About 11.5 x 8 inches. 47 pp. Ex reference library, a couple of library stamps and bar code label and security strip. to pp3. Part of title but no text obsured. Stamp ans shelf lable to exterior of cover. Having spent its life in a well run reference library this is a very clean copy. Although essentially the story of one woman's childhood there is a strong insight into community life in the first half of the 20th century. There are two maps of Dukinfield in the 19th century and many trade advertisements. more information

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Newbury: Countryside Books, 1996. . Newbury: Countryside Books, 1996. Paperback. Very Good/----. About 8 x 6 inches. 159pp inc index. A collection of the lesser known Lancashire gems. Not for any southerners who think of Lancashire as 'dark satanic mills'. ISBN: 1853064203. more information

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Manchester: E.J. Morten, 1976. . Manchester: E.J. Morten, 1976. Paperback. Good/----. About 9 x 5.5. 176pp plus index. A history of the Manchester and Salford Trades Council. Subscription edition: 0859720276. more information

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Edinburgh: Moubray House Publishing, 1990. . Edinburgh: Moubray House Publishing, 1990. Soft cover. Near Fine/----. About 9.5 x 7.5 inches. 96pp. Eccentric people, eccentric places and eccentric actions. This is the rare unsigned copy. ISBN: more information

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Paisley: Alexander Gardner, 1991. . Paisley: Alexander Gardner, 1991. Paperback. Near Fine/----. About 7 x 5 inches. 144pp. Inscription to title page. A little creasing to cover. The text is fine. more information

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Batley: Malcolm Haigh, 1978. . Batley: Malcolm Haigh, 1978. Hard cover. Near Fine/----. About 9 x 6 inches. 216pp inc index. No dust wrapper but probably publshed thus. A little foxing to text block edges. more information

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Manchester: Memories in Association with Manchester Evening News, 1998. Cards. Very Good. About 8 x 8 inches. 72pp. With over 120 black and white "then and now" photographs of Manchester. The card cover is creased but the contents are clean, tight and uncreased. more information

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London: Batsford, 1969. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good/very good. About 10 x 7.5 inches. 28pp prelims and introduction; 153 b&w plates. Index. Text block clean and tight, edges soiled. Dust wrapper has a little rubbing and minor fraying esp. at spine. Book has a dowdy look that belies its condition. more information

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London: Her Majesty's Stationery Office, 1973. Second edition. Paperback. Near Fine. About 6 x 8 inches 36 pp. Corner crease to front cover otherwise fine. more information

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Bolton: Isherwood, 1977. . Bolton: Isherwood, 1977. Soft cover. Very Good+/----. About 6 x 8 inches. 59pp. Many photographs and drawings in this concise history of slate working at Blaenau Ffestiniog. more information

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The Committee of A.C.G.S. Old Girl's Society., 1974. Paperback. Ex-Library. About 8 x 6 inches. 52pp. This ex-reference library book appears to have seen little use. A label has been removed from the card cover with a little loss of surface, there is another blank label. There is a withdrawn stamp to title page and another to the reverse. Without these faults the book would justify an "as new" description. more information

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Edinburgh: Edinburg University Press, 2002. . Edinburgh: Edinburg University Press, 2002. Third Edition. Soft cover. Fine/----. About 9 x 6 inches. 274pp inc index. Archive illustrations and contemporary photographs by Ian Beesley. ISBN: 0748615512. more information

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Kendal:----, 1898. . Kendal:----, 1898. Hard cover. Very Good+/----. About 7 x 5 inches. 168pp. An ill-considered effort by a previous owner to clean the boards has resulted in the partial loss, and replacement by hand, of the title on the front cover. The spine and back board have been left alone and so are no more than grubby. Previous owners name and address to front paste down and ffep. The text block is clean but a little shaken. more information

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Doncaster: Doncaster Library Service, 1987. . Doncaster: Doncaster Library Service, 1987. Soft cover. Very Good+/----. About 8 x 6 inches. 76pp. The black cover on this book is a little rubbed otherwise it would be near fine. ISBN: 0906976200. more information

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Altrincham: Willow Publishing, 1993. . Altrincham: Willow Publishing, 1993. Soft cover. Fine/----. About 8 x 8 inches. Pages unnumbered. 71 photographs of Manchester covering a period of about 100 years between 1860 and 1960 with extensive captions. ISBN: 094636124x. more information

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Nelson: Hendon Publishing, 1986. . Nelson: Hendon Publishing, 1986. Soft cover. Near Fine/----. About 8.5 x 11 inches. 58 photographs of street scenes and buildings in and around Manchester. Though a small number of these photographs may be familiar, there are many less seen ones. ISBN: 0860671046. more information

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Oldham: Oldham Leisure Services, 1989. Revised. Paperback. Ex-Library. About 8 x 8 inches. 32pp. Ex library with stamps inside front cover and on the first page. The text is clean and tight, slightly cockled. more information

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Blackpool: Landy Publishing, 1990. . Blackpool: Landy Publishing, 1990. Soft cover. Near Fine/----. About 8 x 6 inches. 80pp. ISBN: 1872895034. more information

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Lavenham: Terence Dalton, 1972. Hardcover. Very Good/very good. About 9.5 x 7 inches. 131pp. Text generally clean and tight but with some writing to prelims. Dust wrapper price clipped and a little frayed. Over 70 photographs and plenty of anecdotes and snippets of information, one mans reflections upon the passing years. more information

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Manchester: Manchester Polytechnic, 1986. . Near Fine. Manchester: Manchester Polytechnic, 1986. Soft cover. Near Fine/----. About 11.5 x 8 inches. 49pp. This book records the rise and decline of the churches of Hulme, Manchester. Each church has a history covering date of building and demolition, architect, benefactors and where available, OS grid reference and photograph. The rise and decline of the population is charted as is the amagamation of congregations as Hulme was depopulated. An important record of the ecclesiastical aspect of the town. more information

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Smallthorne:----, 1909. . Smallthorne:----, 1909. Offered for sale at the Rising Sun Inn at Smallthorne on 1st July 1909, were 31 dwelling houses and 57 building plots at Smallthorne, Bradley and Ball Green. Some of the lots offered are plots that were included in the 1899 sale and sub divided. It would appear that the vendor, Samuel Scragg bought a large amount of the property offered in 1899 (see stock number 445) Two decorative but uncoloured plans measuring about 23 x 23 and 23 x 31 inches. Although both the 1899 and the 1909 plans are by the same surveyors, the 1909 plans are not tracings of the 1899 plans. Three pages measuring 18 x 11.5 inches with the final page forming the cover when folded. Near fine with minor splits on folds. Generally the areas and streets covered are as no 455. more information

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Smallthorne:----, 1899. . Smallthorne:----, 1899. Offered for sale at the Rising Sun Inn at Smallthorne on 31st October 1899, were 44 newly erected dwelling houses & Shops and 18 building plots at Smallthorne and Bradley and Little Turnhurst Farm at Turnhurst near Tunstall. The newly erected houses are on Heath Street (now Robert Heath Street) Stanley Street (Livingstone Street) Church Street (Kirk Street) Croft Street (Croft Court) Lord Street, Queen Street (Brierley Street), King Street (Kinver Street), High Street, Hill Street and Wharf Street. Camp Street and Leek Road (Ford Green Road). Some of the dwelling houses have the occupiers names and the annual rent. The plans show the names of some owners of adjacent property. The plots at Bradley are situated between Union Street and Chell Heath Road. Union Street may be Duddell Road but I can not be sure of that. Three Pages measuring 17 x 11 inches with the final page forming the cover when folded. Generally near fine with a little staining from one staple, a little fraying and rubbing on exposed edges. The two plans, both beautifully decorated, are colour washed and measure about 30 x 28 inches and 40 x 28 inches. The larger and more important plan is free from damage. The smaller has one short tear on an edge where it does not reach the border. There are also two chips, about 1 x 0.5 inches. more information

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Buxton: Moorland Publishing Co, 1974. Paperback. Near Fine. About 8 x 6 inches.120 pp. more information

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Altrincham: AMCD (Publishers), 2002. . Altrincham: AMCD (Publishers), 2002. Soft cover. Near Fine/----. About 8 x 5 inches. 129pp. ISBN: 1897762259. more information

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Manchester: Neil Richardson, 1984. . Manchester: Neil Richardson, 1984. Soft cover. Near Fine/----. About 11.5 x 8 inches. 34pp. ISBN: 0907511589. more information

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Staffordshire: Staffordshire County Council, 1987. . Staffordshire: Staffordshire County Council, 1987. Paperback. Condition, Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 182pp. Contains many photographs of early appliances in action. ISBN 0902974041. more information

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Crewe: Crewe and Alsager College, 1987. Paperback. Fine. About 8 x 6 inches 66pp. Contains map, tables and black and white photos and residents. Text covers the hamlet from medieval times to 20th century. more information

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Salford: Printwise Books , 1989. Paperback. Near Fine. John Ralston. Drawn from Nature by John Ralston and on stone by A. Aglio, J.D. Harding, G. Harley & J. Ralston. Originally published in 1823/5 by D. & P. Jackson, Repository of Arts, No. 1 Spring Gardens, Manchester. With a new introduction by Hugh Broadbent. Soft Cover. Near Fine/----. About 11.5 x 8 inches. 13 plates. ISBN: 090484806x. more information

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Manchester: Neil Richardson, 1978. . Manchester: Neil Richardson, 1978. Soft cover. Near Fine/----. About 11.5 x 8 inches. 24 pages. Photographs and maps. more information

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Manchester: Neil Richardson, 1978. . Manchester: Neil Richardson, 1978. Soft cover. Near Fine/----. About 11.5 x 8 inches. 24 pages. Photographs and maps. more information

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Manchester: Neil Richardson, 1980. . Manchester: Neil Richardson, 1980. Soft cover. Near Fine/----. About 11.5 x 8 inches. 24pp. Photographs and maps. more information

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Manchester: Neil Richardson, ----. . Manchester: Neil Richardson, ----. Soft cover. Near Fine/----. About 11.5 x 8 inches. 24pp. Photographs and maps. ISBN: 0907511406. more information

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