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SMOKE ACROSS THE FELL
Written by Graham Sutton.
Stock no. 1830118
Published by Collins. 1st 1947. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A novel based in West Cumberland. Terracotta cloth boards, blue title to spine and vignette to front board. 254 pages. Boards clean. Text block browned. Some foxing present, mainly to endpapers and text block. Pictorial dustwrapper is edge-worn with a few small closed edge-tears, worn at corners, a little grubby to rear panel.

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SYLVAN'S PICTORIAL HANDBOOK TO THE ENGLISH LAKES
No author listed. Illustrated by Thomas Gilks; Edward Gilks.
Stock no. 1830026
Published by Evans & Longley Associates. 1st thus 1974. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

With a new Foreword by John Wyatt, Head Warden, Lake District National Park. He writes: 'The author of this little gem of a guide is unknown... but, Sylvan's Handbook is still not only capable of helping the new adventurer intto the bewitching wilderness: it is also very much a book for browsers...' First published in 1847 by John Johnstone, republished in this edition in 1974 by Evans & Longley Associates. Red cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations & maps. 248 pages including index plus folding map to rear. ISBN: 0904293025. Minor rubbing to base of spine. Text block slightly grubby. Contents clean. Blue pictorial dustwrapper is very lightly browned.

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LAKELAND: THE WILDLIFE OF CUMBRIA (NN 92)
Written by Derek Ratcliffe.
Stock no. 1829996
Published by Harpercollins Publishers. 1st 2002. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

New Naturalist series no. 92. The story of the whole region of Cumbria from the perspective of its natural history, and from the personal view point of the author. Green cloth boards with gilt title to spine. Colour and b/w photos. 384 pages including index. ISBN: 000711303X. A lovely copy, looks and feels unread! Very light scuffing to dustwrapper. Spine is NOT faded (as is often the case).

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IN THE FOOTPRINTS OF WAINWRIGHT
Written by Derry Brabbs.
Stock no. 1329687
Published by Frances Lincoln. 1st 2005. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Derry Brabbs spent the best part of a decade taking the photographs for the large-format illustrated walking guides which A. Wainwright wrote from 1984 to 1992. This is a fascinating account of Derry's training and adventures from his early days as a photographer, including his first meeting with Wainwright. Large format. Blue boards, silver title to spine. Colour photos throughout. 288 pages including index. ISBN: 0711224951. Spine and corners bumped and slightly rubbed. Dustwrapper is creased at edges.

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HISTORY OF THE TOWNSHIP OF IREBY
Written by W.H. Chippindall.
Stock no. 1829621
Published by The Chetham Society. 1st 1935. Very good condition.

'Remains Historical and Literary Connected with the Palatine Counties of Lancaster and Chester: volume 95 - New Series.' Burgundy cloth boards, gilt title to spine, black embossed border pattern and crest to front. B/w photos and illustrations. x and 114 pages including index plus xvi pages concerning the Chetham Society to rear. A few marks & scuffs to rear board,spine lightly faded. Foxing to text block. Endpapers a little browned and slightly grubby. Contents clean.

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CHESHIRE AND THE TUDOR STATE 1480-1560 (STUDIES IN HISTORY)
Written by Tim Thornton.
Stock no. 1829618
Published by The Boydell Press. 1st 2000. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

This book asserts the importance of the semi-autonomous political, administrative and judicial system of the palatinate of Chester, and of other similar jurisdictions, in the early Tudor period. Grey cloth boards, red title to spine. xii and 320 pages including index. ISBN: 086193248X. Boards clean and bright. Initials and date in ink to top corner of front endpaper. Else contents clean. White pictorial dustwrapper is slightly scuffed.

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A HISTORY OF WHITTINGTON
Written by W.H. Chippindall.
Stock no. 1829603
Published by The Chetham Society. 1938. Very good condition.

'Remains Historical and Literary Connected with the Palatine Counties of Lancaster and Chester: volume 99 - New Series.' Burgundy cloth boards, gilt title to spine, black embossed border pattern and crest to front. B/w photos and illustrations. x and 184 pages including index plus xvi pages concerning the Chetham Society to rear. A few minor marks and scuffs to boards. Text block browned. Foxing to endpapers. Contents clean.

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MANCHESTER IN 1915
Written by H.M. McKechnie.
Stock no. 1829557
Published by Manchester University Press; Longmans, Green & Co.. 1915. Almost very good condition.

Being the Handbook for the Eighty-fifth Meeting of the British Association for the Advancement of Science held in Manchester September Seven to ten 1915. Plain buff cardwraps. B/w plates. viii and 120 pages plus 19 page publisher adverts to rear. Covers edge-worn and creased, spine is rubbed and creased through reading use. Front joint pulled/worn but binding tight. Text block browned. Scattered foxspots present.

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LIVERPOOL & MANCHESTER 1: THE LNWR LINES
Written by Bob Pixton.
Stock no. 1829053
Published by Krb Publications. 1st 2006. Slightly better than very good condition.

Pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos throughout. 122 pages. ISBN: 0954485998. Laminate to front vertical edge starting to lift. Rear cover lightly indented where it has been used as a hard surface to write on. Contents clean.

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THE LANCASHIRE & YORKSHIRE RAILWAY IN SALFORD
Written by Tom Wray.
Stock no. 1829052
Published by The Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway Society. 2011. Slightly better than very good condition.

Large format. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w & colour photos throughout. 62 pages. Covers are lightly scuffed. Contents fine.

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WASDALE: A CELEBRATION IN WORDS AND PICTURES
Written by Ruth Eversley.
Stock no. 1828558
Published by Michael Moon. 1st 1981. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

A collection of words and pictures about the valley, its inhabitants and its traditions, chosen by Ruth Eversley. Brown cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and illustsrations. xiv and 149 pages. ISBN: 0904131254. A lovely copy. Yellow dustwrapper is lightly edge-rubbed and just a little scuffed.

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LANERCOST PRIORY, CUMBRIA (RESEARCH SERIES NUMBER 10)
Written by Henry Summerson; Stuart Harrison.
Stock no. 1828526
Published by Cumberland & Westmorland Antiquarian & Archaeological Society. 1st 2000. Slightly better than very good condition.

The history of the priory. Large format. Green pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos and sketches. xi and 219 pages including index. ISBN: 1873124309. A nice copy.

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