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Book sizes: Folio over 12"x15", 8vo - over 7¾"x9¾", 4to - over 9¾"x12",
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Inventory No.10765 Author: Baines, Harold William
Have Handcart, Will Travel
Published 1994 The Author (Ripon.) Type:
Edition:First Edition ISBN: 0952419505 Size:8vo Binding:Paperback
Book / wrapper condition:Very Good + Price: £4
pp.97.
North Yorkshire North Riding Local History

Inventory No.10263 Author: Baker, John Gilbert
North Yorkshire: Studies of Its Botany, Geology, Climate, and Physical Geography
Published 1906 A. Brown and Sons. (London) Type:
Edition:Second Edition ISBN: Size:8vo Binding:Cloth
Book / wrapper condition:Very Good + Price: £100
Original green cloth, gilt. Yorkshire Naturalists Union emblem in gilt on front board. Light wear to edges. Inscription (neat) on rear of f.f.e.p. Some pencil annotation. 3 coloured maps. pp. 671. Very bright and clean copy.
North Yorkshire North Riding Topography

Inventory No.10209 Author: Banks, W. S.
Walks in Yorkshire: I. In the North West: II. In the North East
Published 1866 W. R. Hall (Wakefield) Type:
Edition:First Edition ISBN: Size:12mo Binding:Cloth
Book / wrapper condition:Good+ Price: £24
Original green beveled boards, blind stamped with gilt titling. Rubbed on edges. Hinges weak. 2 folding maps though one is torn but complete. pp. 371
North Yorkshire North Riding Local History Topography

Inventory No.10024 Author: Barrett, Wilfred
Links with the Past. The Story of Harrogate Golf Club
Published 1991 Harrogate Golf Club Ltd (Harrogate.) Type:
Edition:First Edition ISBN: Size:8vo Binding:Cloth
Book / wrapper condition:Very Good +/Very Good Price: £16
Dust wrapper has small 1cm closed tear on flap, light stain to top edge
Harrogate North Yorkshire North Riding Golf History Local Family Genealogy

Inventory No.10458 Author: Battersby, Philip
Discovering Heather : A History of Heather Motor Services, Robin Hood's Bay
Published 2005 United Enthusiasts Club (Middlesbrough.) Type:
Edition:First Edition ISBN: 0954965906 Size:8vo Binding:Paperback
Book / wrapper condition:Near Fine Price: £10
North Yorkshire North Riding Robin Hood's Bay Local History Transport Heather Motor Services

Inventory No.7945 Author: Bishop, Dr. R. W. S. : Powell, J. C. [edited by]
My Moorland Patients. By a Yorkshire Doctor
Published 1924 John Murray (London) Type:
Edition:Reprint ISBN: Size:8vo Binding:Cloth
Book / wrapper condition:Very Good/No Jacket Price: £8
Dark red cloth a little rubbed and spine faded. Letter laid on f.f.e.p. Nice clean copy.
Yorkshire North Riding History Local Family Genealogy Topography

Inventory No.9652 Author: Blacker, J. G
The Stone Industry of Nidderdale. Part 2: Stone Uses. British Mining No. 57
Published 1996 Northern Mine Research Society (Keighley) Type:
Edition:First Edition ISBN: Size:8vo Binding:Card Covers
Book / wrapper condition:Very Good Price: £6.5
Covers a little rubbed.
North Yorkshire North Riding Nidderdale Mining History Local Family Genealogy

Inventory No.10311 Author: Bogg, Edmund.
A Thousand Miles in Wharfedale and the Basin of the Wharfe Being a Description of a Tour By a Party of Artists Along Its Banks and Tributaries from Cawood to Camfell
Published Simpkin Marshall Hamilton Kent & Co. (London) Type:
Edition: ISBN: Size:4to Binding:Cloth
Book / wrapper condition:Very Good Price: £30
Book has been rebound with original titling relaid on front board
North Yorkshire North Riding Wharfedale Yorkshire Dales Topography Local History

Inventory No.10245 Author: Bogg, Edmund.
The Golden Vale of Mowbray
Published 1909 Elliot Stock (London) Type:
Edition:Cheap Edition ISBN: Size:12mo Binding:Cloth
Book / wrapper condition:Good+ Price: £12
Original blue decorated cloth. decoration and title in black. All edges worn and small splash mark on rear board. Gift inscription on half title. Internally Very Good with 96 illustrations and 3 maps. pp. 7 (adverts), 272, 1 (errata, 6 (adverts).
North Yorkshire North Riding Mowbray Local History Genealogy Topography

Inventory No.8496 Author: Bogg, Edmund.
Richmondshire and the Vale of Mowbray. In Two Volumes. This Being Vol. 1. The Vale of Mowbray.
Published 1982 G. H. Smith (Easingwold) Type:
Edition:Facsimile Reprint ISBN: Size:4to Binding:Pictorial Card Covers.
Book / wrapper condition:Very Good Price: £10
Previous owners name in top corner of title page.
Yorkshire North Riding Mowbray History Local Family Genealogy Topography

Inventory No.9778 Author: Boustead, M. J.
Upper Swaledale Education and Society : Documents to Illustrate the History of Muker and Keld and Its Schools in the 19th and Early 20th Centuries
Published 1992 North Yorkshire County Record Office (Northallerton) Type:
Edition:First Edition ISBN: 0906035384 Size:4to Binding:Wrappers
Book / wrapper condition:Fine Price: £20
North Yorkshire County Record Office Publications No. 48
North Riding North Yorkshire Swaledale Muker Keld Local History Genealogy

Inventory No.10223 Author: Brown, A. J.
Fair North Riding
Published 1952 Country Life Ltd. (London) Type:
Edition:First Edition ISBN: Size:8vo Binding:Cloth
Book / wrapper condition:Very Good/Very Good Price: £8
Illustrated with 25 full page plates. Maps as endpapers. Dust wrapper a little rubbed. Top and bottom edges have been strengthened with tape.
North Yorkshire North Riding Local History Genealogy Topography

Inventory No.10208 Author: Brown, A. J.
Tramping in Yorkshire (North and East)
Published 1932 Country Life Ltd. (London) Type:
Edition:First Edition ISBN: Size:16mo Binding:Cloth
Book / wrapper condition:Very Good/No Dust Wrapper Price: £4
Original orange cloth, black titling and decoration. Boards a little worn.
North Yorkshire North Riding East Riding Local History Topography

Inventory No.10286 Author: Browne, H. B
Chapters of Whitby History 1823-1946. The Story of Whitby Literary and Philosophical Society and of Whitby Museum
Published 1946 A. Brown and Sons. (London) Type:
Edition:First Edition ISBN: Size:8vo Binding:Cloth
Book / wrapper condition:Very Good/No Dust Wrapper Price: £30
Spine faded. Limited numbered edition of 440 this being number 366 and signed by the author. Numerous illustrations. pp. xv, 339.
North Yorkshire North Riding Whitby Local History Genealogy

Inventory No.10283 Author: Buckley, James
The Outport of Scarborough 1602-1853: A Maritime History
Published 1953 The Author (Scarborough) Type:
Edition:First Edition ISBN: Size:8vo Binding:Cloth
Book / wrapper condition:Very Good Price: £22
Original blue cloth, gilt. Boards a little stained on bottom edge. Signed by author on f.f.e.p. Illustrated with photographs. pp.157.
North Yorkshire North Riding Local History Maritime

Inventory No.9945 Author: Buckrose, J. E
Rambles in the North Yorkshire Dales
Published 1913 Mills & Boon (London) Type:
Edition:First Edition ISBN: Size:8vo Binding:Cloth
Book / wrapper condition:Very Good Price: £15
A clean, bright and tight copy. Original green cloth with illustration laid on front board, illustration worn. Illustrated in colour and black and white.
North Yorkshire North Riding Dales History Topography Local Family Genealogy

Inventory No.9292 Author: Buckrose, J. E
Rambles in the North Yorkshire Dales
Published 1913 Mills & Boon. (London) Type:
Edition:First Edition ISBN: Size:8vo Binding:Cloth
Book / wrapper condition:Very Good + Price: £24
Original green cloth with illustration laid on front board. Bookplate of J. B. Kitson on f.e.p. Small holes on f.f.e.p. Illustrated in colour and black and white.
North Yorkshire North Riding Dales History Topography Local Family Genealogy

Inventory No.10211 Author: Bulmer, T.
Bulmer's North Yorkshire. Thirsk and Malton, and Whitby Division. History, Topography and Directory of North Yorkshire. Part II.
Published 1890 T. Bulmer & Co. (Preston, United Kingdom) Type:
Edition: ISBN: Size:8vo Binding:Half Leather
Book / wrapper condition:Good+ Price: £100
Half black leather, cloth. Boards and spine rubbed on edges. Spine torn at top. Gilt title to spine. Inscription on f.f.e.p. This is Part II. with page run from 638 to 1176 plus viii adverts. Mention of map on title page but non present.
North Yorkshire North Riding Thirsk Malton Whitby Local History Genealogy Topography

Inventory No.10871 Author: Burns, Tom Scott
Canon Atkinson and His Country
Published 1986 M.T.D.Rigg (Publications) (Ilkley, United Kingdom) Type:
Edition:First Edition ISBN: 0950919152 Size:8vo Binding:Cloth
Book / wrapper condition:Very Good +/Very Good + Price: £12.5
An edition of 1250 numbered copies. This copy is not numbered.
Yorkshire North Riding History Topography Local Family Genealogy

Inventory No.10210 Author: Burns, Tom Scott
Round About the North Yorkshire Moors: A Glimpse of the Past
Published 1989 M. T. D. Rigg (Guiseley, Leeds) Type:
Edition:Reprint ISBN: Size:8vo Binding:Cloth
Book / wrapper condition:Very Good/Very Good Price: £10
Book plate on f.f.e.p. Spine of d/w slightly faded. pp. x, 161.
North Yorkshire North Riding Moors Local History Genealogy Topography

Inventory No.5844 Author: Burns, Tom Scott
Canon Atkinson and His Country
Published 1986 M.T.D.Rigg (Publications) (Ilkley, United Kingdom) Type:
Edition:First Edition ISBN: 0950919152 Size:8vo Binding:Cloth
Book / wrapper condition:Very Good +/Very Good + Price: £15
An edition of 1250 numbered copies. This copy is not numbered.
Yorkshire North Riding History Topography Local Family Genealogy

Inventory No.5821 Author: Burns, Tom Scott
Round and About the North Yorkshire Moors. A Glimpse of the Past
Published 1987 M. T. D. Rigg (Leeds.) Type:
Edition:First Edition Paperback ISBN: Size:4to Binding:Paperback.
Book / wrapper condition:Very Good +/Non as Issued. Price: £6.5
Limited edition of 2000 copies this being number 1286, signed by Burns, dated 3rd Nov. 1987. Numerous photographic illustrations. pp. xiv, 159.
North Yorkshire North Riding Moors Local History Topography Genealogy

Inventory No.5820 Author: Burns, Tom Scott
A North Yorkshire Moors Selection
Published 1994 M. T. D. Rigg (Leeds.) Type:
Edition:First Edition ISBN: 1899458026 Size:4to Binding:Cloth
Book / wrapper condition:Fine/Fine Price: £15
North Yorkshire North Riding Moors Local History Topography Genealogy

Inventory No.5822 Author: Burns, Tom Scott and Martin Rigg
Round and About the North Yorkshire Moors Vol II A Further Glimpse of the Past
Published 1987 M. T. D. Rigg (Leeds.) Type:
Edition:First Edition Paperback ISBN: Size:4to Binding:Paperback.
Book / wrapper condition:Very Good +/Non as Issued. Price: £7.5
North Yorkshire North Riding Moors Local History Topography Genealogy

Inventory No.8249 Author: Burnt Yates Women's Institute
Township of Clint Cum Hamlets
Published 1975 Burnt Yates Women's Institute Type:
Edition:First Edition ISBN: Size:4to Binding:Cloth
Book / wrapper condition:Very Good + Price: £24
North Yorkshire North Riding Clint Burnt Yates Local History Family History Genealogy Topography

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