Search Results: British Local History from Paul Haynes Rare Books

W. Spurrell & Son. Carmarthen. n.d. [1913]. First edition. Royal 8vo. viii, 269pp. Title in red. Photo frontis., numerous photo illus. and drawings. Historiated initials. Corrigenda tipped in. Original cloth, bumped, a little rubbing to extremities. Teg. Occasional spotting, and to foredge. With local ephemera loosely inserted.
Marianne Robertson Spencer (1861-1924)

Printed by Bennett Brothers Ltd., Counterslip Works, Bristol. nd. (early 1900's) Oblong 8vo (24.5cm x 15cm) 58pp. Covers in green ink. Photo and engraved illustrations. Stapled. Lightly toned, covers a little discoloured. Final page index of prices struck through neatly with pen. Updated prices printed in purple ink. Order forms at rear removed at serration. Within the text is a reference to the Fertilizers and Feeding Stuffs Act, 1906 and a testimonial dated 1906, dating this catalogue to the early twentieth century.Pike and Tucker Offices 10 & 11 Peter Street Bristol; Factory 7,8, & 9 Cathay, Redcliffe, Bristol. A historic and rare Bristol trade Catalogue. Peter Street was destroyed in the tragic German Blitz of Bristol in 1940 - 1941, it seems that the Cathay factory was also destroyed and all records were lost. The printer of this catalogue, Messrs Bennett Brothers works was also destroyed, but their records have been preserved in Bristol Archives.

John Warren. London. 1820. First edition. 12mo. viii, 137pp. Contemporary half calf, marbled boards, gilt. Rubbed to extremities. Endpapers and title page toned. Signature of Thos. Yarde to fep.

"If it were necessary for me, and I rejoice that it is not, to account for the way in which the following Letters came into my possession. I think I could as satisfactorily acquit myself…I have merely availed myself of an opportunity…I shall only observe, that when the packet, which contained the letters in question, came into my hands, it was not padlocked…If a few secrets should escape, or a few uneasy thoughts spring out like the plagues from Pandora's box…no sting may for a moment, wound an honest bosom" A curiosity: a "passing smile at folly".

Shorthorn Society of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. Volumes 22, 23, 31. 1875, 1876, 1884. xx, 688pp; xx, 791pp; xxii, 756pp. Bound in matching brown cloth, attractively grained leather labels with gilt lettering to spines. Renewed endpapers. Edges sprinkled red, darkened. A handsome set.Provenance:Dated signature (October 30 1883) of John Thornton to half title of Volume 31, 1884, with neat informative annotations in his handwriting to the text. John Thornton, publisher of Thornton's Shorthorn Circular from 1868, the most famous pedigree livestock auctioneer of all time. Assistant editor (with Strafford) of Coates's Herd Book. A poem, "The Golden Shorthorns" was published in PUNCH 1867, commemorating the Shaw Farm Windsor Sale'Twas Strafford raised his sandglass, and Thornton held the pen, When to a Windsor coffee-room flocked scores of Shorthorn men ; They crowded round the table, they fairly blocked the door- He stood champagne, did Sheldon, of Geneva,… Read More

First edition. John Donald. Edinburgh. 1989. 147pp. Photo illus in colour and monochrome. Original cloth, in original dust wrapper. Vgc.

William Blackwood in association with the National Trust for Scotland. Edinburgh. 1983. 4to. 86pp. Monochrome photo illus. Original laminated paper covers. Slightly bumped to corners.

First edition. Published for the Folk-Lore Society by Elliot Stock. London. 1883. Octavo. 11, (1), 228pp. Blue cloth, gilt to spine, faded. Short splits to joints at head of spine. Rubbed to extremities. Occasional light spotting.
William George Black CBE, FSA (1857 – 1932) Scottish antiquary, lawyer and politician. This is the authoritative English work on medical folklore. Publication of the Folk Lore Society XII.

First edition. David and Charles. Newton Abbot. 1979. Quarto. 224pp. Original green cloth, gilt to spine. In the original dust wrapper. A little spotting to edges, otherwise a nice copy.Signed by the author, dated April 1980

Printed for C. C. and J. Robinson, Paternoster Row and J. Edwards, Pall Mall. London. 1798. Quarto. 149pp. (103-252). Engraved frontispiece portrait. Two further large folding engraved plates. Occasional spotting, some foxing to the plates. Some small dogears to lower corner. Extracted from the larger work: The Works of Horatio Walpole, Earl of Orford. Lacking boards, frontispiece plate loose, remainder firmly stitched, with remaining worn spine strip.Including: Supplement to the Historic Doubts on the Life and Reign of King Richard III. A Reply to the Observations of the Rev. Dr. Milles, Dean of Exeter, and President of the Society of Antiquities, On The Wardrobe Account of 1483, &c. Printed at the end of Archaeologia, or Miscellaneous Tracts relating to Antiquity. Published by the Society of Antiquaries of London, 1770.Short Observations on The Remarks of the Rev. Mr. Masters, on the Historic Doubts, published in the second volume of the… Read More

The History of Dundee; being an account of the origin and progress of the burgh from the earliest period; embracing a description of its antiquities, topography, public works and buildings, manufacture and commerce, municipal, educational, and charitable institutions, with biographical sketches of eminent men. A new and enlarged edition of the work, published in 1847, by James Thomson. John Durham and Son. Dundee. 1874. Royal 8vo. xvi, 419, (1), xxxiii, 8pp. Folding map frontispiece, further illus. by the author. Original publisher's red cloth, with the Dundee crest in gilt to upper board, gilt lettering to spine. Some rubbing and shelf wear, corners bumped, fraying to head and tail of spine. Hinges cracked but pretty firm. Spotting to title page. Small dot of red sealing wax to rep. Map carefully reinforced to edges and fold. Includes the subscribers list.

First edition. Mackie, Brewtnall and Co. Altrincham. 1879. Quarto. xi, (bl.) 195, (bl.), (1)pp. 7 engraved plates, tinted photo litho plate of the charter, genealogical table. Historiated initials, engraved headpieces and tailpieces. Original brown cloth, faded, rubbed and marked. Gilt lettering to spine, gilt emblem to upper board. Original endpapers. 'Bound at the Guardian Office Warrington' plate to lower ep. Lightly toned to first few and last few pages. The bordered engraved plates include: Bowdon Church 1858; Bowdon Parish Church Restored; Dunham Hall 1697; Carrington and Altrincham Scolds' Bridles; St Margaret's Church Dunham; Market Place Altrincham 1858; Brooks Bank Altrincham. Still the definitive source of the history of these parishes, with detailed appendices.

Four volumes. Printed for Scott and Webster, (successors to Mr. Dove). London [ca. 1835]. Octavo. Engraved title, title, half title, xlvii, 592; title, half title, xxxv, 652pp; title, half title, xlviii, 543pp, Directions for placing the Plates; title, half title, 622pp. 22 Engraved plates. Full contemporary calf, blind lattice, foliar and multi bordered tray tooling to boards, foliar gilt tooling to edges, gilt to spine, leather labels. Marbled endpapers and edges. Text bright and crisp. A little foxing/toning to some plates. Wear and rubbing to extremities, a few nicks and scratches to the boards. A handsome, firmly bound set. Rare: One copy only recorded of this edition in JISC: held by the National Trust. Not in the British Library. Not listed in WorldCat.
ARMORIAL ENGRAVED BOOKPLATES TO EACH VOLUME
Gwynne Hughes, Glancothi
Colonel William Gwynn Hughesof Glancothi, Llanegwad, Carmarthenshire. F.R.G.S. (1841- 1920). Colonel William Gwynn Hughes spent most of his Army career in Burma, retiring after… Read More

W. Spurrell & Son. Carmarthen. 1920. Royal 8vo. xix, 347pp. 6pp subscriber’s list. Photo port. frontis., 4 further plates, text illus. Original green cloth, gilt lettering, slight rubbing to head and tail of spine, some slight foxing. Inscription removed to fep with rubbing. Volume 2 was not published until 1992. A Brief Description and History of the Castle of Oystermouth by W. H. Jones FRGS 8pp. loosely inserted, with owner’s signature.

Augustus M. Kelley. New York. 1968. [Reprint of Longman, Brown, Green & Longmans. 1851] Octavo. Two volumes in one. xii, 308pp; viii, 282pp. Original grey cloth, black and gilt to spine and upper board. In the original dust wrapper. A near fine copy.With an introduction by C. R. Clinker. The first comprehensive study of the English railway system.

Cliftonville Press. Hove. 1920. Octavo. xliii, 160pp. Tissue guarded photo frontis., 7 further photo plates. Original green cloth, gilt lettering to spine, embossed to upper board, bumped to corners, bubbled to upper board, a couple of spots to spine, light wear. Edges untrimmed, occasional light foxing/spotting. No inscriptions.

Printed by W.S. for Richard and Ralph Simpson near the North Door of St Paul's. London. Third edition. 1708. Octavo. (8), 310pp. Contemporary calf, relaid to spine. Decorative and elaborate original blind tooling and speckle to upper and lower boards. Spine in six compartments with raised bands, blind rules, leather label, gilt lettering. Vestiges of floral gilt tooling to edges. Corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Edges sprinkled red. Endpapers toned. Light marginal water stain to lower gutter of title page. Wright Bookplate to fep. A pleasure to hold and to read.
Sir William Temple, 1st Baronet (1628-1699) Restoration diplomat, statesman and essayist. Jonathan Swift was his secretary from 1689; the original manuscript of this work was in Swift's hand. Swift began a sequel, but later abandoned it. Samuel Johnson stated Temple was "the first writer who gave cadence to English prose" and modelled his own style upon it. One of the earliest scholarly studies of Anglo-Saxon and Anglo-Norman culture.
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First edition. Large Octavo. viii, (1), 252pp + 8pp publisher's catalogue at end. Frontispiece, 39 further plates. Original cloth, slightly faded, in original protected dust wrapper, toned and slightly chipped. Edges untrimmed. Signature to ffep.

J. Pigot & Co. London. [1823]. Royal 8vo. 525pp. Folding engraved map of London. 9pp fine adverts at back, some folding. Later quarter calf, leather label, gilt lettering and rules, marbled boards. Small repair to chip at base of title page (see photo). Binder's reinforcement to mount of title page and folding map of London. Lacking the map of England, as is often the case. Some toning, small ink stain to foredge.
"Containing a classification of the merchants, manufacturers and traders of London, the County of Middlesex, and all the towns and villages within twelve miles of the Metropolis, with separate alphabetical references; also upwards of three hundred cities, towns and sea ports in the counties of Bedfordshire, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Cambridgeshire, Cornwall, Devonshire, Dorsetshire, Essex, Hampshire, Hertfordshire, Huntingdonshire, Kent, Northamptonshire, Oxfordshire, Suffolk, Surrey and Sussex. Together with historical and descriptive accounts of each town - lists of the Coaches, Carriers… Read More

First edition. Elliot Stock. London. 1892. Quarto. viii, 428pp. Engraved frontispiece of Cheyne Row, numerous further engravings. Quarter cloth, printed label to spine. Top edge gilt, other edges untrimmed. Offsetting to p245. A nice copy. Inscribed to title: "Charles D. Medley from Uncle Will. Xmas 1902."
With Chelsea Provenance: from the library of Charles Douglas Medley of 11 Edith Grove Chelsea.
Charles Douglas Medley 1870-1963. Lawyer Field Roscoe & Co., an authority on authors' copyright who acted for Somerset Maugham, George Bernard Shaw, Richard Aldington, D.H. Lawrence and Noël Coward, among others, and who numbered George Moore and Harley Granville-Barker among his closest friends.
Charles was the son of Rev Edward Medley and Emily Grey Birrell. Nephew of Rev William Medley (the dedicator of this book) and Harriet Eliza Birrell. Emily and Harriet were sisters of the Right Hon. Augustine Birrell, M.P., Q.C. His son, (Charles) Robert Owen Medley was the artist (1905–1994), born on 19… Read More

First edition. Printed privately for the author by S. H. Watkins and Sons. Great Malvern, Worcestershire. 1983. Large Octavo. 55pp. Original blue paper cover. Stapled binding. Small crease and marginal stain to lower corner of upper cover. A nice crisp copy.Rev. Joseph Stanley Leatherbarrow. (1908 - 1989) MA, PhD, FSA, FRHS. of the Rectory, Martley.A collection of twelve short stories by Leatherbarrow. From the introduction he writes, "I have sometimes been asked "Are they true"? I can only reply that they are partly autobiography, partly local history and partly sheer invention". A reprint was brought out by Ash Tree Press in 2007.Very scarce. One copy only held worldwide: in the British Library. This work is dedicated "For my friend Leslie Halliwell who combines an enthusiasm for the world of spirits with an encyclopaedic knowledge of the world of films. In turn, Leslie Halliwell was to dedicate "Seventeen Supernatural Stories" to Leatherbarrow the following year: 'These stories are dedicated… Read More