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OLD AND NEW CHESTERFIELD ETC.
Written by Tatler; John Richard Walbran; Grant W. Macdonald; Alfred Wallis; J.J. Sheahan; John George Bishop; et al.
Stock no. 2112523
Almost very good condition.

This is EIGHT volumes collected and bound into one book. Titles are: Old and New Chesterfield; A Guide to Ripon, Fountains Abbey, Aldborough, Brimham Rocks, Newby Hall, Hackfall, Tanfield and Several Places of Interest in Their Vicinity; A Brief Account of the Parish of Holbeach and Its Church of All Saints; Bemroses' Guide to Matlock, Bakewell, Chatsworth; Haddon Hall etc.; Hand-Book to Beverley; The Practical Guide to the City of York; The Brighton Pavilion and Its Royal Associations; The Abbey of Saint Alban. Black leather spine and corners. Uneven browning and mottling to covers. Wear to cover edges and corners. Ink stamps to a few pages. Some foxing and browning. Some pages have been cut down severely at margins - but text all appears to be present.

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DAYS IN DERBYSHIRE
Written by Spencer T. Hall.
Stock no. 2112522
Published by Simpkin, Marshall & Co.. 1863. Almost very good condition.

Leather binding; raised bands to spine. B/w illustrations. Spine is split to top of spine on both sides; horizontally as well. Corners are bumped. Scuffing to cover edges. Small part of paper clipping stuck to front free endpaper; name in ink. Some foxing. P. 185 has surface paper damage.

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ALTHORP THE STORY OF AN ENGLISH HOUSE
Written by Charles Spencer.
Stock no. 2110910
Published by St. Martin's Press, New York. Circa 1999. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

American Edition. Large format. Many colour and b/w photos. ISBN: 0312208332. Covers are bowed/curled one way. 2nd American printing.

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EARLY VICTORIAN COUNTRY TOWN A PORTRAIT OF ASHBOURNE IN THE MID 19TH CENTURY
Written by Adrian Henstock.
Stock no. 1807154
1st 1978. Fine condition.

Large format. Produced by the Ashbourne Local History Group and edited by Adrian Henstock. Cardwraps. Ashbourne in Derbyshire. B/w illustrations and photos. 76 pages. ISBN: 0950608009. This copy would make a wonderful gift.

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THE HISTORY OF THE PARISH AND PRIORY OF LENTON IN THE COUNTY OF NOTTINGHAM
Written by John Thomas Godfrey.
Stock no. 1604351
Published by Bemrose & Sons. 1884. Good condition.

B/w illustrations and folding pedigree charts. Re-bound in brown boards with original spine laid down. Joints reinforced with brown binding tape, new endpapers. contents very good.

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KNAPWORTH AT WAR
Written by Timothy Finn.
Stock no. 2108565
Published by Duckworth. 1st 1982. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Stories from an England village 1939-45. ISBN: 0715616765. SIGNED by author to title page. Inscription in ink to half-title page. Wrapper is price-cut with some browning to spine.

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DERBYSHIRE PARISH REGISTERS MARRIAGES VOL. VII
Written by W.P.W. Phillimore; Ll. Ll. Simpson.
Stock no. 821573
1910. Very good condition.

Limited to 150 copies. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Corners lightly rubbed, light staining to spine and spine edges. Contents clean.

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DERBY AN ILLUSTRATED HISTORY
Written by Maxwell Craven.
Stock no. 821532
Published by Breedon Books Publishing Co.. 1st 1988. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Light brown boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 090796933X. Light marks and dampstaining to bottom edge of boards. A few marks to endpapers and half-title page, grease spots to index pages else contents are clean. Pictorial wrapper is edge-creased and dampstained to verso lower front edge.

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LEICESTER PAST AND PRESENT VOLUME ONE ANCIENT BOROUGH
Written by Jack Simmons.
Stock no. 631045
Published by Eyre Methuen. 1st 1974. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0413308804. Some light foxing to wrapper.

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THE BOOK OF DERBY
Written by Anton Rippon.
Stock no. 821099
Published by Barracuda Books. 1st 1980. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Limited Edition. Includes list of subscribers to rear. Green cloth with gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 0860230732. Copy No. 37. Some dampstaining to bottom corner of book and wrapper. Wrapper is unevenly faded.

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DERBY PAST
Written by Evelyn Lord.
Stock no. 820788
Published by Phillimore. 1st 1996. Fine condition in a fine dustwrapper.

Red boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations and photos. ISBN: 1860770223.

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THE DESCRIPTION OF LEICESTERSHIRE
Written by William Burton.
Stock no. 816353
Published by W. Whittingham. 1777. Very good condition.

The Description of Leicestershire Containing Matters of Antiquity, History, Armoury and Genealogy by the Late William Burton Esq. The Second Edition Enlarged and Corrected. Large format. 15 x 9 inches. Brown leather spine and corners. Gilt decorations and title to spine. Marbled endpapers. All edges gilt. Large paper edition. This copy contains a significant number of additional plates. Pagination: iv + 2 page list of subscribers + 298 pages + 4 page list of Sheriffs + 2 page index. Large folding map + two numbered plates. In addition there are 20 plates of views and heraldic shields. Tipped-in manuscript letter dated 1810 on front endpaper. 1 1/2 pages additional handwritten topographical and genealogical information on Scalford tipped-in to first blank page. Spine rubbed with small split at top. Boards slightly spotted. Corners bumped and worn. Blank pages browned, dampstain to last blank page. Contents very clean and bright. Overall a superb copy of this antiquarian history.

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