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SILK TOWN: INDUSTRY AND CULTURE IN MACCLESFIELD 1750-1835
Written by Gail Malmgreen.
Stock no. 1823358
Published by Hull University Press. 1987. Slightly better than very good condition.

A study of the social and cultural effects of industrialisation in Macclesfield during the period when the introduction of spinning factories, followed by an influx of handloom weavers, made it the silk-manufacturing centre of Britain. Pictorial cardwraps. ISBN: 085958447X. Reprint. A nice copy.

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A HISTORY OF THE COUNTY OF CHESTER: VOLUME V, PART 2 THE CITY OF CHESTER: CULTURE, BUILDINGS, INSTITUTIONS
Written by C.P. Lewis; A.T. Thacker.
Stock no. 2136483
Published by Institute Of Historical Research. 1st 2005. Very good condition.

The Victoria History of the Counties of England Series. Large format. Red cloth with gilt title to spine and white title label to front cover. ISBN: 1904356036. A few marks to covers; couple of bumps/scuffs to corners. Marks to outer page edges.

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A HISTORY OF THE COUNTY OF CHESTER: VOLUME V, PART 1 THE CITY OF CHESTER: GENERAL HISTORY AND TOPOGRAPHY
Written by C.P. Lewis; A.T. Thacker.
Stock no. 2136482
Published by Institute Of Historical Research. 1st 2003. Slightly better than very good condition.

The Victoria History of the Counties of England Series. Large format. Red cloth with gilt title to spine and white title label to front cover. ISBN: 1904356001. A few marks to front pastedown and outer page edges.

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CUMBERLAND AND WESTMORLAND (BUILDINGS OF ENGLAND)
Written by Nikolaus Pevsner.
Stock no. 2136307
Published by Penguin. 1st 1967. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Black leatherette. B/w photos. Browning and foxing to outer page edges. Wrapper is edge-creased with some chips and nicks; scuffed.

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RAF WOODVALE: THE FIRST FIFTY YEARS
Written by Aldon P. Ferguson.
Stock no. 1823195
Published by Airfield Publications. 1st 1991. Slightly better than very good condition.

1941-1991. RAF Woodvale was built as a Temporary Royal Air Force Station in 1941 for the defence of Merseyside during WWII. Large format. Blue cardwraps. B/w photos. ISBN: 0951111329. SIGNED by the author to title page (no dedication). Spine faded. Text block lightly browned, contents clean.

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AROUND THE COAST AND ACROSS THE SEAS
Written by Nigel Watson.
Stock no. 1822835
Published by St Matthew's Press. 1st 2000. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

The story of James Fisher And Sons, prominent in the British shipping industry based in Barrow. Colour and b/w photos. ISBN: 0953410129. Dustwrapper spine has faded from green to blue.

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LAKELAND AND THE BORDERS OF LONG AGO
Written by Walter T. McIntire.
Stock no. 2135702
Published by Charles Thurnam & Sons. Circa 1948. Almost very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Green cloth with gilt title to spine. Browning and some spotting to covers. Foxing to endpapers and outer page edges. Wrapper is creased and torn, especially to rear panel, with pieces of loss; scuffed.

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MANCHESTER: MAPPING THE CITY
Written by Terry Wyke; Brian Robson; Martin Dodge.
Stock no. 1822304
Published by Birlinn Limited. 1st 2018. Fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Manchester is one of the world's most iconic cities. Not only was it the first industrial city, it can also claim to be the first post-industrial city. The historic maps and unpublished plans in this book chart the dramatic growth and transformation of Manchester and its conurbation. Large format. Black boards, gilt title to spine. Colour & b/w maps throughout. ISBN: 9781780275307. A fine copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly rubbed at edges and very slightly grubby.

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GEORGE ORMEROD HISTORIAN OF CHESHIRE
Written by John Peter Hess.
Stock no. 1321249
Published by Herald Printers (whitchurch) Ltd. 1st 1989. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

An exceedingly readable biography of a man who was one of the earliest historians. Red boards, gilt titles. B/w photos. ISBN: 0951461400. Slight bumping to spine. Dustwrapper is edge worn and just a little grubby.

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THE ROOF OF LANCASHIRE
Written by Herbert C. Collins. Illustrated by H. Harte.
Stock no. 1821629
Published by J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd.. 1951. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. B/w illustrations. Reprint. Boards clean, spine cocked. Previous owner's bookplate to front endpaper. Text block browned. A few minor foxspots present. A few annotations in ink and a few marks to contents. Pictorial dustwrapper is foxed, lightly edge-worn and faded to spine.

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THE RAVENGLASS & ESKDALE RAILWAY
Written by W.J.K. Davies.
Stock no. 1820925
Published by David & Charles. 1st 1968. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Colour frontis, b/w photos. ISBN: 0715343009. Text block lightly browned, foxing to top edge of text block. Lilac pictorial dustwrapper is heavily faded from lilac to blue at top front panel edge and spine, edge-rubbed, a little grubby to rear panel.

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THE ENGLISH LAKE DISTRICT IN PICTURES
Written by Norman Birkett.
Stock no. 2131683
Published by Odhams Press. 1961. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Green cloth. B/w photos. Fading along cover edges. Foxing to endpapers and outer page edges. Wrapper is creased with 2" closed tear.

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