Cheshire Books
a small selection of our current stock
137. Women's Institute: Cheshire Village Memories II
Malpas: Cheshire W.I., 1961. Second volume, green cloth, good condition. Extracts from thirty-nine Scrap Books and Jottings of Local History made by members of the Women's Institutes
£12.50
154. Head, Robert: Congleton, Past and Present,
Congleton: privately published, 1887.
A history of this old Cheshire town. Over thirty illustrations. Rebound. Contains original endpapers and crest off front (loose)
£90.00
272. Lake, Jeremy: The Great Fire of Nantwich
Nantwich: Shiva, 1983 The local economy and society of Nantwich at the time of the fire in1583. 180 pages, paperback. New
£5.00
273. Morant, Roland W: Monastic and Collegiate Cheshire
Devon: Merlin Books, 1996. A history of Cheshire's medieval monasteries, colleges and hospitals. well referenced. Over 200 pages, hardback with dustjacket. New.
£7.50
274. Bell, T.Hedley: The Birds of Cheshire
Altrincham: Sherratt & son, 1962. Ex library copy with bookplate. Over 240 pages, approximately 70 photographs relating to Cheshire Ornithology, some foldout. Condition fair to good, dustjacket good.
£30.00
275. Newton, Alan: Flora of Cheshire
Chester: Cheshire Council, 1971. First edition with 258 pages, including 44 pages of maps, illustrated with 32 photographs, 16 in colour, and fully indexed. Condition - very good, dustjacket the same.
£20.00
276. Craggs, J.D.: Hilbre, The Cheshire Island - its history and natural history
Liverpool: Liverpool University Press, 1982. A study of the tidal islands, famous amongst birdwatchers. Richly illustrated with line drawings and photographs. First edition. Condition very good, dustjacket - price clipped and tatty.
£30.00
277. Ridgway, Maurice H.: Chester Silver 1727-1837
Chichester: Phillimore, 1985. Biographical and output information on all identifiable goldsmiths whose marks were registered at the Chester Assay office during those 110 years. Over 230 pages plus 96 plates. New with dustjacket.
£25.00
278. Archaeological Surveys Ltd: The Archaeology of Warrington's Past
Warrington: Warrington Development Corporation, 1976. Survey providing a comprehensive gazetteer of sites in The Warrington area. 100 pages including Historical Summaries, Archaeology, Industrial Archaeology, Vernacular Studies. 28 plates including fold-out maps. Condition very good apart from name inked on frontispiece. Jacket tatty.
£25.00
343. Pearson, Mary (ed): The Wills and Inventories of the Ancient Parishes of Malpas, Tilston, and Shocklach and their Townships in the County of Chester from 1603 to 1625 Malpas, Cheshire:Malpas and District Local History Group, 2009: Three volume set of Wills and Inventories transcribed from the original documents. Presented in chronological order with glossary. Law suits detailed in volume three. New. n.b. small print run.
£15.00
351. Coward, T.A.: Cheshire
London: Methuen, 1932. First edition. Well illustrated with b&w photographs. Condition very good green cloth.
£9.50
354. Lumiansky, R.M. & Mills, David: The Chester Mystery Cycle
Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina, 1983. An extensively researched discussion of the Chester cycle of biblical plays performed in Chester during the late Middle Ages and the Renaissance. Includes essay "Music in the Cycle" by Richard Rastall. Condition very good. Dust Jacket very good
£17.50
355. Bevan, R.M.: The Roodee, 450 years of racing in Chester
Northwich: Cheshire Country publishing, 1989. History of Chester's famous racecourse. Over 150 pages and 75 illustrations. General condition & dust jacket both excellent.
£10.00