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Book sizes: Folio over 12"x15", 8vo - over 7¾"x9¾", 4to - over 9¾"x12",
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Inventory No.14795 Author: Raistrick, Arthur
The Pennine Dales
Published 1972 Arrow Books (London) Type:
Edition:New Edition ISBN: 0099064006 Size:8vo Binding:Paperback
Book / wrapper condition:Very Good + Price: £3
Nice clean copy
North Yorkshire Dales Topography

Inventory No.11479 Author: Raistrick, Arthur
Green Tracks on the Pennines
Published 1965 Dalesman Publishing Co, (Clapham) Type:
Edition:First Edition ISBN: Size:12mo Binding:Pictorial Boards.
Book / wrapper condition:Very Good/Non as Issued. Price: £5
North Yorkshire Dales

Inventory No.11266 Author: Raistrick, Arthur
The Pennine Dales
Published 1969 Eyre & Spottiswoode. (London) Type:
Edition:Reprint ISBN: Size:8vo Binding:Cloth
Book / wrapper condition:Very Good/Poor Price: £4
North Yorkshire Dales Topography

Inventory No.13006 Author: Raistrick, Arthur and Illingworth, John L.
The Face of North-West Yorkshire
Published 1959 The Dalesman Publishing Company (Clapham) Type:
Edition:Reprint ISBN: Size:Small Binding:Card Covers
Book / wrapper condition:Very Good Price: £2.5
North Yorkshire Geological History Local History

Inventory No.11497 Author: Raistrick, Arthur and Illingworth, John L.
The Face of North-West Yorkshire
Published 1949 The Dalesman Publishing Company (Clapham) Type:
Edition:First Edition ISBN: Size:Small Binding:Card Covers
Book / wrapper condition:Very Good/Very Good Price: £4
Dust wrapper creased and chipped on top edge as original wrapper is slightly taller than the book. Numerous illustrations.
North Yorkshire Geological History Local History

Inventory No.19421 Author: Ramsden, Douglas
Eskdale in Cleveland. Picture Guide
Published 1965 Dalesman (Clapham) Type:
Edition:Second Edition ISBN: Size:8vo Binding:Paperback
Book / wrapper condition:Very Good + Price: £4
pp. 32.
North Yorkshire North Riding Esdale Cleveland

Inventory No.14681 Author: Rawlins, Janet
A Dales Countryside Cookbook
Published 1993 The Friends of the Dales Countryside Museum (Hawes) Type:
Edition:First Edition ISBN: 095211111x Size:8vo Binding:Paperback
Book / wrapper condition:Very Good + Price: £4
North Yorkshire Dales Cookbook

Inventory No.19098 Author: Rees, David Morgan
In the Palm of a Dale : A Portrait in Words and Pictures of a Yorkshire Dales Village
Published 2000 Smith Settle (Otley) Type:
Edition:First Edition ISBN: 1858251354 Size:Small Binding:Cloth
Book / wrapper condition:Very Good/Very Good Price: £10
Sign of label removal from front endpapers, clean copy otherwise
North Yorkshire Dales Swaledale Marske Local History Family History Genealogy

Inventory No.18534 Author: Rees, David Morgan
In the Palm of a Dale : A Portrait in Words and Pictures of a Yorkshire Dales Village
Published 2000 Smith Settle (Otley) Type:
Edition:First Edition ISBN: 1858251354 Size:8vo Binding:Paperback
Book / wrapper condition:Very Good + Price: £7
Very nice clean copy
North Yorkshire Dales Swaledale Marske Local History Family History Genealogy

Inventory No.13985 Author: Rennison, Eileen
In Search of the Unusual in Ryedale and the North York Moors
Published 1997 Hutton Press (Beverley) Type:
Edition:Reprint ISBN: 1872167535 Size:Square Binding:Card Covers
Book / wrapper condition:Near Fine Price: £6.5
Very nice clean copy
North Yorkshire York Moors Ryedale

Inventory No.14260 Author: Reynolds, Kathleen M.
The Story of Boroughbridge and of Two Versatile Clerics at the Church of St. James, Boroughbridge, Yorkshire in the Nineteenth Century
Published 1987 The Author Type:
Edition:First Edition ISBN: Size:8vo Binding:Pictorial Card Covers
Book / wrapper condition:Very Good +/Non as Issued. Price: £8
Illustrated with photographs and drawings. pp. 223.
North Yorkshire North Riding Boroughbridge Local History Genealogy

Inventory No.13929 Author: Reynolds, Kathleen Margaret
Recollections of a Nonagenarian
Published 1987 The Author Type:
Edition:First Edition ISBN: Size:A5 Booklet Binding:Card Covers
Book / wrapper condition:Very Good +/Non as Issued Price: £4
71pp.
North Yorkshire North Riding Boroughbridge Local History Genealogy Family History Memories

Inventory No.4037 Author: Richardson, Harold [edited by]
Court Rolls of the Manor of Acomb. Volume I and II. The Yorkshire Archaeological Society. Record Series Vol. CXXXI for the Year 1968 and Vol. CXXXVII for the Year 1975
Published The Society. Type:2 Volumes
Edition:First Edition ISBN: Size:8vo Binding:Cloth Boards
Book / wrapper condition:Very Good +/No Jacket Price: £25
Spine faded on Volume II. Together these volumes weigh more than 1kg so additional postage above ABE standard will be asked for.
York North Yorkshire York Ainsty West Riding North Yorkshire Acomb Archaeology Local History Family History Genealogy

Inventory No.13865 Author: Ridley-Makepeace, W.
Walks and Talks on the North Yorkshire Coast and Moors
Published 1931 A. Brown and Sons. (London) Type:
Edition:First Edition ISBN: Size:16mo Binding:Pictorial Boards
Book / wrapper condition:Very Good + Price: £10
An updated edition of "Goathland Walks". A lovely copy with no marks or inscriptions and with fold-out map tipped in on rear board. Illustrated with photographs.
North Yorkshire North Riding Walking Rambling

Inventory No.13652 Author: Riley, Frederic
Guide to Settle a Practical Handbook for the Visitor and Tourist
Published J. W. Lambert (Settle) Type:
Edition:New Edition ISBN: Size:A5 Booklet Binding:Card Covers
Book / wrapper condition:Very Good Price: £4.5
Orange cover, price 1/6. 56pp with small folding map
Settle Craven Dales North Yorkshire Local History Family History Genealogy

Inventory No.13642 Author: Riley, Frederic
Guide to Settle a Practical Handbook for the Visitor and Tourist
Published J. W. Lambert (Settle) Type:
Edition: ISBN: Size:A5 Booklet Binding:Card Covers
Book / wrapper condition:Very Good Price: £4.5
Back cover creased.
Settle Craven Dales North Yorkshire Local History Family History Genealogy

Inventory No.11127 Author: Riley, Frederic; Illustrator: Godfrey Wilson
The Settle District and North-West Yorkshire Dales. A Practical Guide Book for the Visitor and Tourist
Published 1923 The Author (Settle) Type:
Edition:First Edition ISBN: Size:8vo Binding:Cloth
Book / wrapper condition:Good+ Price: £18
Original cloth worn and faded. Illustration on front cover worn. Lacks map.
North Yorkshire Craven Settle Dales Local History Family History Topography

Inventory No.15691 Author: Riley, W.
Kit of Kit's Folly
Published 1931 Herbert Jenkins (London) Type:
Edition: ISBN: Size:8vo Binding:Hardback
Book / wrapper condition:Very Good Price: £6
Neatly written inscription on reverse of f.f.e.p. Spine faded, boards nice and bright
North Yorkshire swaledale Novel

Inventory No.11490 Author: Riley, W.
Thro' Through a Yorkshire Window
Published Herbert Jenkins (London) Type:
Edition: ISBN: Size:8vo Binding:Hardback
Book / wrapper condition:Very Good/Fair Price: £4
Neatly written gift inscription on f.f.e.p. Dust wrapper chipped and torn with loss. Illustrated with 8 plates
North Yorkshire Wharfedale Novel

Inventory No.11282 Author: Riley, W.
The Yorkshire Pennines of the North-West. The Open Roads of the Yorkshire Highlands
Published 1934 Herbert Jenkins (London) Type:
Edition:First Edition ISBN: Size:12mo Binding:Hardback
Book / wrapper condition:Good/Good Price: £7.5
Cloth boards a little faded. Spotting to page edges and endpapers. Dust wrapper a little rubbed. Illustrated.
North Yorkshire West Yorkshire Local History Topography

Inventory No.16010 Author: Riordan, Michael
Northallerton
Published 1997 Sutton Publishing (Stroud, Gloucestershire) Type:
Edition:Reprint ISBN: 0750908394 Size:8vo Binding:Paperback
Book / wrapper condition:Very Good + Price: £5
North Yorkshire North Riding Northallerton Local History GREAT BRITAIN_HISTORY_PICTORIAL WORKS

Inventory No.16009 Author: Riordon, Michael
Northallerton in Old Photographs : A Second Selection
Published 2000 Budding Books (Stroud, Gloucestershire) Type:
Edition:Reprint ISBN: 184015179x Size:8vo Binding:Paperback
Book / wrapper condition:Very Good + Price: £6.5
North Yorkshire North Riding Northallerton Local History

Inventory No.19161 Author: Robertson, Alan
Scarborough The First Thousand Years 966 1966 Millennium
Published 1966 J. J. B. Baillie & Associates (Scarborough) Type:
Edition:First Edition ISBN: Size:Landscape A4 Binding:Spiral Bound
Book / wrapper condition:Very Good Price: £15
North Yorkshire Coast Scarborough Local History Family History Genealogy

Inventory No.11491 Author: Robinson, Hilary I. [Transcribed and Edited By.]
The Parish Registers of Raskelf 1747-1812
Published 1953 Yorkshire Archaeological Society, Parish Register Section. Type:
Edition:First Edition ISBN: Size:8vo Binding:Hardback
Book / wrapper condition:Very Good + Price: £30
Bound in light brown cloth, gilt titling to spine.
North Yorkshire Raskelf Local History Family History Genealogy

Inventory No.13962 Author: Robinson, J. F.
The Archaeology of Malton and Norton
Published 1978 The Yorkshire Archaeological Society (Leeds) Type:
Edition: ISBN: Size:A4 Binding:Card Covers
Book / wrapper condition:Very Good + Price: £6.5
North Yorkshire Malton Norton Ryedale Archaeology

Inventory No.19996 Author: Roden, John
The Minster School, York : A Centenary History 1903-2004
Published 2005 Sacram Publishing (York) Type:
Edition:First Edition ISBN: 0953577511 Size:8vo Binding:Card Covers
Book / wrapper condition:Near Fine Price: £10
Presentation copy to Paul and Jane.
North Yorkshire York Local History Education Schools Minster Family History Genealogy

Inventory No.10242 Author: Rogers, Philip W.
A History of Ripon Grammar School
Published 1954 Wm. Harrison (Ripon.) Type:
Edition:First Edition ISBN: Size:8vo Binding:Cloth
Book / wrapper condition:Good+/Good+ Price: £20
Lacks f.f.e.p. Dust wrapper chipped with small loss. Illustrated with photographs. pp. vi, 226.
North Yorkshire North Riding Ripon Local History Genealogy

Inventory No.16685 Author: Rowley, Rev. Patrick
The Parish Register of Oswaldkirk Vols. I-X 1538-1837 The Publications of the Yorkshire Archaeological Society Parish Register Section Vol. CXXXV
Published 1970 Yorkshire Archaeological Society Type:
Edition: ISBN: Size:8vo Binding:Card Covers
Book / wrapper condition:Very Good + Price: £9.5
Very nice clean copy
North Yorkshire Oswaldkirk Local History Family History Genealogy Parish Register

Inventory No.16143 Author: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments
York Castle : An Illustrated History
Published 1981 Her Majesty's Stationery Office. (London) Type:
Edition:Second Impression ISBN: 0117006009 Size:4to Binding:Card Covers
Book / wrapper condition:Very Good + Price: £4
This is off-printed, retaining the page and plate numbers from the second inventory of the monuments of York. (The defences) pp.59-179
North Yorkshire York Castle Architecture Local History

Inventory No.13984 Author: Ruddy, Judy
Yorkshire Innkeepers a Most Accommodating Family
Published The Author (Whitley Bay) Type:
Edition: ISBN: Size:A5 Booklet Binding:Card Covers
Book / wrapper condition:Very Good Price: £4.5
North Yorkshire York Local History Family History Genealogy Innkeepers

Inventory No.19314 Author: Ryder, John; Illustrator: Smithson, Colin
A Look at Richmond, A History and Guide
Published Welbury Press (Richmond) Type:
Edition:First Edition ISBN: 0905826000 Size:Landscape Binding:Paperback
Book / wrapper condition:Very Good Price: £3
Pictorial card covers. pp. 32. Illustrated with sketches. A very nice clean copy.
North Yorkshire Richmond Local History

Inventory No.13726 Author: Rée, Harry; Forbes, Caroline; Illustrator: Caroline Forbes, Photographs
The Three Peaks of Yorkshire
Published 1983 Wildwood House. (London) Type:
Edition:First Edition ISBN: 0704504863 Size:Square Binding:Hard Cover
Book / wrapper condition:Very Good/Very Good Price: £4.5
Dust wrapper rubbed. A nice clean copy.
North Yorkshire Craven Ingleborough Whernside Penyghent Walking Rambling Local History Natural History

Inventory No.11362 Author: Rée, Harry; Forbes, Caroline; Illustrator: Caroline Forbes, Photographs
The Three Peaks of Yorkshire
Published 1988 Whittet Books Ltd (London) Type:
Edition:Paperback Reprint. ISBN: 0704504863 Size:Square Binding:Pictorial Card Covers
Book / wrapper condition:Very Good Price: £3
Crease on back cover. Nice clean copy.
North Yorkshire Craven Ingleborough Whernside Penyghent Walking Rambling Local History Natural History

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