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Macclesfield, Great Britain: The Editor, 1962. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Near Fine. A4. 1st edition. A4. 24 pages. Well illustrated with black and white photographic plates. Packed with nostalgia. In original buff card covers. Near Fine. REDUCED POSTAGE ON THIS ITEM.

Macclesfield, Great Britain: Macclesfield Heritage Centre and Silk Museum. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Near Fine. A4. 1st edition. No date. A4. 32 pages. Very well illustrated throughout with drawings, reproductions of old documents and black and white plates. In original attractive pictorial white card covers with a small dealer sticker at the top front corner. Near Fine.… Read more about this item

Kirklees, Great Britain: Kirklees Coouncil. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Near Fine. A4. 1st edition. A4. Not paginated but quite substantial. Very nicely produced on high quality paper. Contains a number of splendid , striking whole page colour plates together with many black and white photographic images and reproductions of old documents. Deals with "The Cat and Mouse… Read more about this item

Macclesfield, Great Britain: Friends of Macclesfield Silk Heritage, 1983. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Near Fine. A4. 1st edition. A4. 48 pages. Nicely produced on quality paper and lavishly illustrated throughout with excellent black and white photographic plates, drawings and reproductions of old adverts and documents. Good street maps. This is a very comprehensive and readable account of… Read more about this item

Guiseley, Great Britain: MTD Rigg Publications, 1985. Reprint . Buckram. Near Fine. 8vo. This is a 1985 reprint limited edition of a 1893 original. This is No 531 of 750. 334 pages including detailed index. Contains 170 good illustrations quite a few are armorial coats of arms. This is a splendid detailed history of the area as you… Read more about this item

Macclesfield, Great Britain: The Chapel, 1990. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Near Fine. A4. 1st edition. A4. 46 pages. Very well illustrated throughout with excellent black and white photographic plates. This is a splendid and comprehensive history of this chapel over three hundred years. In original attractive pictorial white card covers with a bookcloth spine. Near Fine.… Read more about this item

London, Great Britain: The Sheldon Press, 1927. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good+. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 1st edition. 8vo. 292 pages including detailed index. This is a comprehensive account of the Gray family of York. Contains a number of good black and white photographic plates and appendices with pedigrees. Previous owner's name and… Read more about this item

Macclesfield, Great Britain: The Editor, 1961. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Near Fine. A4. 1st edition. A4. 24 pages. Well illustrated with black and white photographic plates and reproductions of old adverts. Packed with nostalgia. In original blue card covers. Near Fine. REDUCED POSTAGE ON THIS ITEM.

Macclesfield, Great Britain: Arthur W Clowes td. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Near Fine. A4. 1st edition. No date but 1980s. A4. 70 pages. Well illustrated throughout with excellent black and white photographic plates. A thoughtful account of Macclesfield over the years. In original attractive pictorial blue card covers. Near Fine. Quite substantial.

London, Great Britain: The Parish register Society, 1905. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good+. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 1st edition. 8vo. viii + 214 untrimmed pages. This is volume LVI in the series. Ex-Worcester Reference Library label on front pastedown + a few neat rubber stamps in text. Label of Dr George Redmonds at top… Read more about this item

Macclesfield, Great Britain: The Author, 1982. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Very Good+. A4. 1st edition. A4. 43 pages + 30 good black and white illustrations gathered together at the rear. Typescript. This is a detailed account of the Macclesfield area from the end of the Great Ice Age to the coming of the Romans. A fascinating account.… Read more about this item

York, Great Britain: University of York, 1977. First Thus . Soft cover. Very Good+. Large 8vo. 1st edition thus. Large 8vo. Volume 1 covers 1518 to 1537. 190 pages. Volume 2 covers 1538 to 1548. 189 pages. These are No 20 in the Borthwick Texts and Calendars series. Contain just a few neat pencil annotations… Read more about this item

Stroud, Great Britain: Alan Sutton , 1992. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good++. Large Format. 1st edition. Large format. 210 pages including detailed index. Lavishly illustrated throughout with excellent black and white photographic plates. This is a comprehensive history of coal mining in the area.In original black buckram gilt hard cover binding. Near Fine in Very… Read more about this item

Abroath, Great Britain: Brodie & Salmond, 1900. First Thus . Soft cover. Good++. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. 1st edition thus. 4to. 238 pages including detailed index. Contains a list of subscribers and an amazing 490 black and white portraits + other plates. Internally very tight and clean. In original card covers which are rather rubbed… Read more about this item

Macclesfield, Great Britain: The Courier, 1907. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Good++. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 1st edition. 8vo. 151 pages including good subscribers' list with also 8 pages of local adverts, mostly pictorial, at the front of the book. In original brown card covers which are chipped at corners, with a cloth spine. Good++.… Read more about this item

Manchester, Great Britain: Chetham Society, 1999. 1st Edition . Buckram. Very Good++/Very Good+. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 1st edition. 8vo. 298 pages including detailed index. This is volume 42 in the Chetham Society 3rd series. Packed with detailed information. 3 useful maps. In original blue buckram gilt hard cover binding. Very Good++ in attractive pictorial… Read more about this item

London, Great Britain: J M Dent & Sons Ltd, 1973. Reprint . Buckram. Very Good++/Very Good++. Large 4to. This is a 1973 reprint of a 1968 original. Large 4to. 128 pages including detailed index. Very well illustrated with good whole page map, 261 black and white photographic plates and 14 pages of drawings. A splendid book covering all… Read more about this item

London, Great Britain: Heath Cranton Limited, 1936. 1st Edition . Buckram. Very Good+. Small 8vo. 1st edition. Small 8vo. 189 pages including detailed index. The subtitle is " The Romance and Enterprise of a Textile Stronghold". This is an excellent comprehensive account. Good First World War memories. Attractive pictorial bookplate on the inside front cover and previous owner's,… Read more about this item

Leek, Great Britain: Churnet Valley Books, 1996. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Near Fine. A5. 1st edition. A5. 176 pages. Very well illustrated throughout with excellent black and white photographic plates, a few old adverts and a good whole page map. Quite a substantial memoir. In original attractive pictorial card covers. Near Fine.

Rainow, Great Britain: Rainow Women's Institute, 1975. Reprint . Soft cover. Very Good. A5. M Smallwood and H Brierley. This is 1975 reprint of a 1974 original. A5. 79 pages. Contains some good maps and attractive drawings by M Smallwood and H. Brierley. Previous owner's name at top corner of front end paper. A little foxing at edges.… Read more about this item