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THE WORTHIES OF YORKSHIRE AND LANCASHIRE
Written by Hartley Coleridge.
Stock no. 1208783
Published by Frederick Warne & Co.. Circa 1899. Good condition.

Being lives of the most distinguished persons that have been born in, or connected with, those provinces. Red embossed cloth, gilt title to spine. Portrait frontis plus one other b/w portrait plate. 480 pages. Rebacked with original spine laid down. Corners bumped. Covers soiled. Names and dates in ink on verso of front endpaper. Prelims very browned. Some margin marks and foxspots but contents generally clean.

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PRESTON PUBS
Written by Stephen R. Halliwell.
Stock no. 1814267
Published by Amberley. 1st 2014. Fine condition.

Over the past 400 years more than 800 pubs have opened in the city of Preston... well researched and beautifully illustrated. Pictorial cardwraps. Colour & b/w photos. ISBN: 9781445638584.

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PENNINE PIONEER THE STORY OF THE ROCHDALE CANAL
Written by Keith Gibson.
Stock no. 2122314
Published by Tempus. 1st 2004. Nearly fine condition.

Card wraps. B/w photos. ISBN: 0752432664. A little creasing to a couple of cover corners.

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THE JOTTINGS OF SOME GEOLOGICAL, ARCHAEOLOGICAL, BOTANICAL, ORNITHOLOGICAL AND ZOOLOGICAL RAMBLES ROUND MACCLESFIELD
Written by J.D. Sainter.
Stock no. 1607144
1st 1878. Good condition.

Green/blue cloth with gilt title to spine. Fold-out map to front. B/w plates. Spine and corners bumped, with some wear to edges of boards. One plate MISSING. Circular mark to front cover. 9.5 by 3.5 cm section cut from top of half-title page. Cracking to front joint. Scattered foxing.

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A HISTORY OF THE ANCIENT CITY OF CHESTER
Written by George Lee Fenwick.
Stock no. 1713114
Published by Phillipson & Golder. Circa 1896. Fair condition.

From the earliest times. With plans and many illustrations. Large format. Cloth, gilt titles. Spine split to one side 1/2 way up rear side. New end papers. Covers marked.

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CHAPEL INTO CHURCH
Written by A. John Ward.
Stock no. 1605429
Published by A. John Ward. 1st 1973. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

How Denton Chapel became St. Lawrence's Church. By Rev. A. John Ward, Rector of St. Lawrence's. B/w photos. Light browning to wrapper.

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THE VALE ROYALL OF ENGLAND
Written by P. Timmis Smith.
Stock no. 2110289
Published by Heads (congleton) Ltd. 1990. Slightly better than very good condition.

Or, The County Palatine of Chester. Facsimile of the original 1656 edition, with foreward by P. Timmis Smith. ISBN: 0950569313. Grubby marks to endpapers.

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MEDIAEVAL CHESHIRE
Written by H.J. Hewit.
Stock no. 2108689
Published by Manchester University Press. 1929. Almost very good condition.

An Economic and Social History of Cheshire In The Reigns of the Three Edwards. Red cloth, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. Bumping and wear to spine and corners; some chips of loss. Marks to covers. Bookplate to front pastedown. Name in ink to front endpaper. Foxing to pages. Some pencil annotation.

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THE DIAMOND JUBILEE IN CHESHIRE
Written by John H. Cooke.
Stock no. 2106651
Published by Mackie & Co. Limited. 1899. Very good condition.

A descriptive account of how the 60th year of the glorious reign of Her Most Gracious Majesty Queen Victoria, Empress of India was celebrated in the County of Chester. With numerous illustrations. Limited edition to 200 copies (Royal Quarto). Large format. Copy No. 123.Front cover is a bit bowed. Some grubby marks to covers; a little fraying to cloth in a couple of places. Joints are a little cracked. Contents clean and bright.

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LANCASHIRE ITS HISTORY LEGENDS AND MANUFACTURES
Written by G.N. Wright.
Stock no. 2106648
Published by Fisher, Son & Co.. Fair condition.

Red cloth, gilt titles. B/w plates. Very damp! Covers are worn, with scuffs and chipping and damp marks. Marks of damp affecting book throughout. Still a good reading copy.

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THE LINE THAT REFUSED TO DIE
Written by Stan Abbott; Alan Whitehouse.
Stock no. 1602478
Published by Leading Edge Press and Publishing. 1990. Very good condition.

Card wraps. The story of the successful campaign to save the Settle and Carlisle Railway. B/w photos. ISBN: 0948135182. From the library of Andrew Beaumont, amateur rally driver, with address label to prelims. Indentation marks to rear cover.

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