Shropshire Books
a small selection of our current stock
4. Anderson, John Corbet : Shropshire, Its Early History and Antiquities.
London: Willis and Sotheran, 1864. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Decorative Cloth. Good condition. No Jacket. Maroon cloth.
£85.00
21. Nair, Gwyneth :
Highley, The Development of a Community 1550-1880.
Oxford: Blackwell, 1988.
First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Condition - As New. Jacket - As New.
£12.50
76. Elliott, Douglas, J : Shropshire Clock and Watchmakers.
London: Phillimore, 1979. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Condition - Very Good. Jacket - Very Good. Illustrated by Richard Philpott.
£13.50
119. Auden, Thomas (ed) : Memorials of Old Shropshire
London: Bemrose & Sons,1906. Well illustrated by Katharine M. Roberts. First Edition. Blue cloth cover - very good. Gold embossed title and Shrewsbury coat of arms.
£22.50
199. Nightingale, J & Rylance, R : History of Shropshire
London: 1811. 338 pages on the historical and topographical delineations of Shropshire. Part of a series of volumes dedicated to Charles Howard, Duke of Norfolk
£45.00
290. Lawrence-Smith, Kathleen: Tales of Old Shropshire
Newbury: Countryside Books, 1991. Twenty-seven stories relating to Shropshire. Softback, new.
£3.95
291. Gallyon, Margaret: The Early Church in Wessex and Mercia
Lavenham: Terence Dalton, 1980. Third book of series studying the stages by which Christianity reached the various kingdoms of the Anglo-Saxons during the seventh & eighth centuries. New, hardback with dustjacket.
£9.50
292. Gough, Richard: The History of Myddle
London: Folio Society, 1983. Reprint of original 1834 plus introduction and notes by David Hey, photographic illustrations by Tim Stephens. New, hardback, in card slipcover.
£15.00
293. North, Moran & Barton: The Old Rectory, Whitchurch Shropshire
Herefordshire: Logaston Press, 2007. The story of a house, its occupants, and its secret wartime eavesdroppers written by local historians. Traces the history of this imposing rectory and its site from domesday to its use as a wartime Y station. New, softback, well-illustrated, 100pp.
£9.50
294. Ruscoe, Anthony: Landed Estates of the Gentry, Volume 7, Ellesmere with the country north of Oswestry
Ormskirk: Ruscoe, 2007. Part 7 of a study of landholding in north Shropshire. Maps & indexes. New, softback, nearly 100 pages of information.
£10.00
295. Trinder, Barrie: Beyond the Bridges - the suburbs of Shrewsbury 1760-1960
Chichester: Phillimore, 2006. The author examines the ways in which the Shrewsbury suburbs were shaped by government, looks at the varying roles of architects and builders, and analyses th extension of utilities, transport networks, sporting facilities, shops and churches. Nearly 200 pages, 136 illustrations, referenced and indexed. New, hardback with dustjacket
£20.00
296. Turnock, John: A History Little Known - Four Centuries of Education in Shropshire Aberystwyth: Cambrian, 1996. The history of education in the Parish of Worfield recorded in words and pictures. Nearly 300 pages, indexed and referenced. New, hardback with dustjacket.
£4.50
297. Cossons & Trinder: The Iron Bridge - symbol of the industrial revolution
Chichester; Phillimore, 2002. Second edition - a totally rewritten account of the 1979 book by the same authors celebrating the bicentenary of the Iron Bridge. Over 100 pages, 141 illustrations, indexed and referenced. New, hardback with dustjacket
£9.50
298. R.C.H.M.E.: Nonconformist Chapels and Meeting-houses - Shropshire & Staffordshire
London: HMSO, 1986. Individually published section (Shropshire & Staffordshire) of HMSO 'An inventory of Nonconformist Chapels and Meeting-houses in Central England'. Well illustrated with bibliography. New, softback.
£3.50
342. Rees, Brian: The Life and Works of Edward German
Whitchurch, Shropshire: Whitchurch Heritage Centre, 2003: Over 300 pages on the life and work of Edward German - A Musical Peacemaker. Includes list of his compositions. Softback. New .Reprint of 1986 work.
£10.00