Search Results: Titles starting with H from Rochdale Book Company

Locomotive Publishing, 1953. 4to, pp. xii, 271. Although the dust jacket has some repairs and strengthening on the inside, this is an exceptionally fine and clean copy of this important work.

1999, A4 format, 61 pages. A series of very detailed lecture notes and probably the most thorough survey of the Hall to date. Good condition with the original plastic strip binding

Liverpool,Henry Young,1913, first edition,8vo,pp.xi,256. Original cloth,spine just a little wrinkled, else a very good,clean copy.

Southport, R. Johnson, 1859, pp. viii, 175. Original blue cloth, gilt. Exceptionally clean, bright condition. The first and best edition with three hand-coloured plates. The second edition had only one.

Somerset,Roundoak Publishing, 2002, oblong format, 136 pages, profusely illustrated. Very good in the original glazed, pictorial boards.

Manchester, Chetham Society,1939, small 4to,pp.xvi, 156. Spine perhaps a trifle faded, but very good condition in the original cloth. Chetham Society, New Series, Vol 103.

Oldham,John Hirst,1856, new edition with an appendix containing the history of the town to date, pp.256 plus appendices and numerous interesting advertisements. Bound in contemporary, probably original calf which is a bit rubbed and chipped at spine ends. Contents a bit browned and thumbed, but a sound reference copy.

Ashton,1842, pp. (2),177,v. Plain binder's cloth without lettering, tape repairs to first leaf of text, last page a bit marked. A sound working copy of a scarce title. Not to be confused with the book which his father James wrote on Ashton. Presentation inscription from John Ross Culthart, a prominent banker in Ashton to the Venerable Archdeacon Rushton.

Manchester, W. D. Varey, 1828, two parts, Rochdale and Saddleworth, each with tile page and frontispiece of the respective parish churches. Contemporary half calf with marbled boards, very expertly re-backed. Covers a bit dull and rubbed, name inside, some staining mainly to the endpapers, but very sound condition. Bound at the back is Tabula Mancuniensis a rare 16 page pamphlet by Butterworth published in 1829 listing chronological events in the history of Manchester.

Oldham, J. Clarke, 1817, pp. xii, 212 plus advert leaf. Complete with the two folding maps and the multi-folding pedigree of the Radcliffes. Includes a directory of the town. Original printed boards as issued. Spine worn and defective, boards rubbed, but still tight and sound. Maps and pedigree in excellent condition, page 51/2 torn across, but nothing missing. Paste-downs with traces of an old paper cover, news cutting on front endpapers. A good copy and rare in this original condition and with the maps and pedigree intact (one map has a short repaired tear in the usual place).

Oldham, J. Clarke, 1817, pp. xii, 212 plus advert leaf. Complete with the two folding maps, but lacking the multi-folding pedigree of the Radcliffes. Includes a directory of the town. An attractive copy in half calf with marbled boards. Maps in excellent condition. Trace of old library stamp on title page.

Blackpool, for the author,1837, first edition, small 8vo, pp.345, plus errata leaf. With the folding pedigree of Tildesley. Bound in the original cloth, with leather title label. Front joint split and reapired, back joint partially split and a little weak, but still a sound, useable copy of this scarce book. Neat bookplate inside of the noted Blackpool historian W J Smith.

Lizars, Edinburgh, 1842, pp. xii, 264 with 25 lithographs, some tinted or with a touch of colour. Strongly rebound in modern cloth. A good, sound copy.

Manchester, Chetham Society, 1935, small 4to, pp. x, 114 with 3 plates and one illustration in the text. Spine a bit faded, but very good condition in the original cloth. Chetham Society, New Series, Vol 95. Ireby is a small Manor in the extreme North-East of Lancashire. Pedigrees are given of the local familes including Claughton,Stockdale,Redmayne,Foxcroft, Yeats, and Tatham. Scarce, as membership of the society was at a low ebb at this time.

Cardiff, Western Mail, 1923. Original leather effect cloth gilt. Very good, clean condition.

Holmfirth, Elaine Beardsell, 1984, 4to, list of subscribers, new introduction plus pp. ix, 248, illustrated. Original quarter morocco, spine just a trifle faded, but very good, clean condition. Edition limited to 300 copies.

Manchester, Chetham Society, 1857, small 4to, pp. iv, 337, with 7 illustrations. Original cloth, corners rubbed, head and tail of spine a bit worn, some spotting to first few leaves, but still a tight, sound copy.. Chetham Society, First series, Vol 42. Accounts of Didsbury, Withington, Burnage, Heaton Norris, Reddish, Levenshulme and Chorlton-cum-Hardy.

Manchester, Chetham Society, 1904 to1905, small 4to, three volumes bound as four, pp. vii,289, (4),176, (4),177-382, (4),385-537. Volume one contains 3 plates and a folding map. Original cloth, spines of two volumes just a little faded, but sound, tight copies. Contents very clean, pages largely unopened. An excellent and complete set of this important local study. Chetam Society, New Series, Volumes 52-55.Covers Newton Heath, Bradford, Failsworth and Kirkmanshulme. Heavy, so may require extra postage. Please enquire.

Manchester, John Heywood, n.d. (circa 1910). Original cloth, pp. viii, 340. Includes a list of subscribers, several illustrations and a folding map. Binding a little rubbed, but tight and sound condition.

Preston, 1883, pp. [4], 566, xi, with many illustrations and a large folding map. Original cloth, inner hinges cracking, but very good and sound condition.