Search Results: Titles starting with R from Rochdale Book Company

Jonathan Cape, 1929, first edition. Original green cloth, a variant to the usual brown. Very light wear to spine ends, corners a little bumped and some trivial marks, but a sound copy. Inscribed by Ransome to his long time fishing companion Colonel T. E. Kelsall (see A. R.'s Autobiography, page 327). Hammond A24.

London, Railway Gazette, 1936, first edition,pp.xx, 500. Best edition with the 13 maps (several folding) which are not included in the reprint. Original cloth, spine faded and bumped at top, but sound. Internally lacks fron free endpaper, repairs to several of the folding maps where they have torn at the usual place (the maps are on very flimsy paper). One single page map has slight damage from adhering to the adjacent map. A couple of stamps of the LNER Leeds Districf Goods Manager. Just a sound working copy.

Oakwood Press, 1974, Locomotion Papers Number 76. Just slight signs of use, but very good in the original card covers.

Rochdale, E. Wrigley & Sons, 1949, first edition,pp.106, illustrated with 8 plates. Just some very light foxing here and there, but an excellent, clean copy in the original cloth.. Wrigley's autobiography.

Rawtenstall,Riley,1894, second series (complete in itself),4to,pp.vi,(2),184,illustrated,original cloth.Covers a little rubbed, inner hinges cracked,some foxing,but still a good copy.The large paper edition contains illustrations which were not in the small paper edition and a list of subscribers.

Manchester University Press,1936, pp.137. Original cloth.Spine a little dull and creased,bold inscription on front endpaper,else good condition.

Hurst & Blackett, circa 1923, pp. 287, with 16 illustrations. Printed on poor quality paper, but good condition in rather frayed and soiled dust jacket. The life of the extraordinary businessman, MP and fraudster.

London,Trubner,1880, first edition,pp. (8),107. Very good in the original cloth which has small library numbers on the spine. Library labels on front and rear paste-downs,a few very discreet library stamps,else very good internally. There is a long inscription by the author on the f.f.e.p. With the erratum slip at page 1.

Kendal, Titus Wilson, 1930, pp. x, 169, illustrated. Spine slightly faded, but very good condition in the original cloth. Includes the history of Kirkham Grammar School from 1621-1663, extracts from the Bailiff's book and an account of the Clifton and Westby Quires in the parish church. With a list of subscribers.

Rochdale, 1905, privately printed for presentation to the family only. Quarto, pp. xix, 380, with a huge number of illustrations and pedigrees. A magnificent production bound in full decorated vellum. The authors state in the introduction that the work cost them £1700 to produce. Excellent condition and it should be noted that the large main pedigree normally inserted in a pocket at the back of the book is here bound separately in leather. There is a chapter on the Heapes and Australia 1839 to 1867.

Bolton,1904, two volumes, pp. xv, 1-351, xii, 352-706, numerous illustrations. Original cloth, spines faded, a little rubbed, but sound. Some foxing to beginning and end of the volumes, but contents good. May require extra postage overseas.

Manchester, Chetham Society, 1909, three volumes, small 4to,pp.xxii, 399, illustrated. Spines rather dull and faded else good condition in the original cloth. Chetham Society, New Series, Vols 66, 67 and 68.

Manchester, Blackfriars Press, 1918 ? pp (6), 101. Original printed card covers. A little dusty, but good, sound condition. The author's experiences in the R.A.M.C in the Great war. Appears to be a very rare book with no copies recorded on World Cat and only one on Library Hub at the University of Sussex.

Rochdale, L.P.R.S.,1900, volume 7 in the series,Christenings,Weddings and Burials 1538-1601, transcribed by T.B.Ecroyd. Original cloth, very good condition. Bookplate of W F Irvine inside.

Rochdale, L.P.R.S.,1899, number 2 in the series. Christenings, Weddings and Burials 1562-1653, transcribed and edited by William Farrer. Good condition in original cloth.

Wigan, L.P.R.S., 1908, two parts in one volume, number 33 in the series. Transcribed by Henry Brierley. Lytham comprises baptisms and burials 1679-1761 and weddings 1679-1754. Bispham comprises baptisms 1599-1754 and burials and weddings 1631-1754. Original cloth in good condition. Previous owner's bookplate inside.

Rochdale, James Clegg 1888-9, Wigan 1921, and Cambridge and Preston, 1924, four volumes, complete set of all so far published with about 2000 pages. The first two volumes are edited by Henry Fishwick, and privately printed for subscribers. The second two volumes are numbers 58 and 62 in the series produced by the LPRS and transcribed by Henry Brierley. The first volume covers births, marriages and deaths from 1582 to 1616, the second from 1617 to 1641, the third from 1642 to 1700 and the fourth marriages only from 1701 to 1801. All are bound in original cloth. There is some light rubbing, but this is a very good, clean set . Very scarce complete. Heavy so will require extra postage overseas. Please enquire.

1980 and 1983. Two volumes covering Baptisms and Burials 1756-1806 and 1807-1841 and Marriages 1813-1841. Original canvas-backed boards. Very good condition.

Cambridge, L.P.R.S.,1922-23, two volumes, numbers 60 and 61 in the series, Baptisms and Burials 1557-1783, Marriages 1560-1761 and Burials 1558-1783, transcribed by James Clayton. Very good in original cloth. Previous owner's bookplates inside.

Cambridge, L.P.R.S.,1909, number 34 in the series. Baptisms, Burials and Weddings 1603-1688 transcribed by Henry Brierley. Good condition in original cloth.