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Book sizes: Folio over 12"x15", 8vo - over 7¾"x9¾", 4to - over 9¾"x12",
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Inventory No.7526 Author: Haigh, Malcolm H.
Historical Snapshots of Batley and Birstall.
Published 1994 The Author. (Batley) Type:
Edition:First Edition ISBN: Size:12mo Binding:Cloth
Book / wrapper condition:Near Fine/Near Fine. Price: £14
Yorkshire West Riding Batley Birstall History Local Family Genealogy Topography

Inventory No.10822 Author: Hall, David
Far Headingley Weetwood and West Park
Published 2001 Far Headingley Village Society (Leeds) Type:
Edition:Revised and Enlarged Edition ISBN: 095393120x Size:8vo Binding:Cloth
Book / wrapper condition:Near Fine/Near Fine. Price: £40
Leeds West Yorkshire West Riding Local History Family History Genealogy

Inventory No.10187 Author: Hanson, T. W.
The Story of Old Halifax
Published 1920 F. King & Sons (Halifax, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom) Type:
Edition:First Edition ISBN: Size:12mo Binding:Cloth
Book / wrapper condition:Very Good Price: £15
Boards a little rubbed and marked, name written on titlepage
West Yorkshire West Riding Halifax Local History Genealogy Topography

Inventory No.10121 Author: Hanson, T. W.
The Story of Old Halifax
Published 1920 F. King & Sons (Halifax, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom) Type:
Edition:First Edition ISBN: Size:12mo Binding:Cloth
Book / wrapper condition:Good+ Price: £12
Corners rubbed, boards stained, good working copy
Yorkshire West Riding Halifax History Local Family Genealogy Topography

Inventory No.7393 Author: Hanson, T. W.
The Story of Old Halifax
Published 1993 M. T. D. Rigg (Guiseley, Leeds) Type:
Edition:Reprint ISBN: Size:8vo Binding:Cloth
Book / wrapper condition:Near Fine/Near Fine. Price: £20
Limited edition of 1000 copies.
Yorkshire West Riding Halifax History Local Family Genealogy Topography

Inventory No.4493 Author: Harold Speak and Jean Forrester
The West Riding of Yorkshire in 1842 (The Landscape Histories)
Published 1974 Osprey (Reading) Type:
Edition:First Edition ISBN: 0850451787 Size:8vo Binding:Pictorial Laminated Boards.
Book / wrapper condition:Very Good/No Jacket Price: £4
Spine worn at top and bottom, otherwise nice condition.
West Riding Yorkshire History Local Family Genealogy

Inventory No.9651 Author: Harrison, J. F. C.
James Hole and Social Reform in Leeds. Publications of the Thoresby Society. Monographs III. No. 100.
Published 1954 The Thoresby Society (Leeds) Type:
Edition:First Edition ISBN: Size:8vo Binding:Wrappers
Book / wrapper condition:Very Good Price: £7.5
Covers a little worn on edges.
West Yorkshire West Riding Leeds History Social Local Family Genealogy

Inventory No.10518 Author: Hartley, Marie and Joan Ingilby
Life and Tradition in West Yorkshire
Published 1976 J. M. Dent & Sons, Ltd. (London) Type:
Edition:First Edition ISBN: 1870071530 Size:4to Binding:Cloth
Book / wrapper condition:Very Good/Very Good Price: £16
Flap of d/w crumpled, spine faded, inscription on reverse of titlepage
West Riding West Yorkshire Local History Family History Genealogy

Inventory No.10517 Author: Hartley, Marie and Joan Ingilby
Life and Tradition in West Yorkshire
Published 1976 J. M. Dent & Sons, Ltd. (London) Type:
Edition:First Edition ISBN: 1870071530 Size:4to Binding:Cloth
Book / wrapper condition:Very Good/Very Good But Price Clipped Price: £19.5
Slight spotting on boards but very nice copy with no inscriptions
West Riding West Yorkshire Local History Family History Genealogy

Inventory No.10516 Author: Hartley, Marie and Joan Ingilby
Life and Tradition in West Yorkshire
Published 1990 Smith Settle. (Otley.) Type:
Edition:New Edition ISBN: 1870071530 Size:4to Binding:Cloth
Book / wrapper condition:Near Fine/Near Fine. Price: £12
West Riding West Yorkshire Local History Family History Genealogy

Inventory No.10171 Author: Hartley, Marie and Joan Ingilby
Fifty Years in the Yorkshire Dales
Published 1995 Smith Settle. (Otley.) Type:
Edition:First Edition ISBN: 1858250528 Size:4to Binding:Paperback.
Book / wrapper condition:Very Good +/Non as Issued. Price: £15
North Yorkshire North Riding West Riding West Yorkshire Dales

Inventory No.10083 Author: Hartley, Marie and Joan Ingilby
Fifty Years in the Yorkshire Dales
Published 1995 Smith Settle. (Otley.) Type:
Edition:First Edition ISBN: 1858250536 Size:4to Binding:Cloth
Book / wrapper condition:Very Good +/Very Good + Price: £18.5
Yorkshire Dales North Yorkshire North Riding West Yorkshire West Riding

Inventory No.8763 Author: Heap, Ann [editor]
The Headrow a Pictorial Record
Published 1990 Leeds City Libraries (Leeds) Type:
Edition:First Edition ISBN: 0950006661 Size:8vo Binding:Paperback.
Book / wrapper condition:Very Good/None as Issued. Price: £5
pp.48
Yorkshire West Riding Leeds History Local Family Genealogy Topography

Inventory No.10866 Author: Heaton, Martha
A Tale That is Told (City of Bradford Metropolitan Council Libraries Division Local Studies Department Occasional Publications No. 5 )
Published 1983 City of Bradford Metropolitan Council (Bradford.) Type:
Edition:First Edition ISBN: 0907734057 Size:8vo Binding:Card Covers
Book / wrapper condition:Very Good +/Non as Issued. Price: £5
Bradford Local Family History Genealogy Yorkshire Oxenhope West Riding

Inventory No.8523 Author: Hill, Audrey M.; Illustrator: Kathleen Ashcroft
Settle in the Middle of the Nineteenth Century; the Tithe Apportionment, 1844; the Census Returns, 1851
Published 1977 North Yorkshire County Record Office (Northallerton, N.Yorkshire, United Kingdom) Type:
Edition:First Edition ISBN: 0906035031 Size:4to Binding:Card Covers/plastic Spine
Book / wrapper condition:Very Good Price: £10
Illustrated and with map and 2 fold out maps of Settle and district.
North Yorkshire North Riding West Riding West Yorkshire Settle History Local Family Genealogy Topography

Inventory No.6723 Author: Hinchliffe, Gerald
A History of King James's Grammar School in Almondbury
Published 1963 The Advertiser Press. (Huddersfield) Type:
Edition:First Edition ISBN: Size:8vo Binding:Cloth
Book / wrapper condition:Very Good/Good but Repaired Price: £12.5
Dust wrapper is chipped and torn with tape repairs.
West Yorkshire West Riding Huddersfield Local History Almondbury Education Genealogy

Inventory No.1494 Author: Hird, Horace
How a City Grows
Published 1966 The Author (Bradford, United Kingdom) Type:
Edition:First Edition ISBN: Size:8vo Binding:Cloth
Book / wrapper condition:Near Fine/Very Good Price: £9.5
Bookplate of T. R. Young on inside of front board. Historical notes on Bradford and its Corporation. D/w faded.
Bradford West Yorkshire West Riding Local History Family History Genealogy

Inventory No.1493 Author: Hird, Horace
Bradford Remembrancer
Published 1972 McDonald Book Co. (Bradford, United Kingdom) Type:
Edition:First Edition ISBN: Size:8vo Binding:Cloth
Book / wrapper condition:Very Good +/Very Good Price: £7.5
Spine slightly faded dustwrapper. 26 essays on people, or incidents in their lives which are worthy of remembrance.
Bradford West Yorkshire West Riding Local History Family History Genealogy

Inventory No.3567 Author: Hird, Horace.
Bradford Remembrancer.
Published 1972 McDonald Book Co. (Bradford.and London) Type:
Edition:First Edition ISBN: Size:8vo Binding:Cloth
Book / wrapper condition:Very Good +/Very Good But Price Clipped Price: £7.5
First Edition. Dustwrapper faded. 26 essays on people, or incidents in their lives which are worthy of remembrance.
Yorkshire West Yorkshire West Riding Bradford Local History

Inventory No.3566 Author: Hird, Horace.
Bradford Remembrancer.
Published 1972 McDonald Book Co. (Bradford.and London) Type:
Edition:First Edition ISBN: Size:8vo Binding:Cloth
Book / wrapper condition:Very Good +/Very Good Price: £15
First Edition. Spine slightly faded on dustwrapper. 26 essays on people, or incidents in their lives which are worthy of remembrance. With letter and postcard from the author.
Yorkshire West Yorkshire West Riding Bradford Local History

Inventory No.3565 Author: Hird, Horace.
Bradford Remembrancer.
Published 1972 McDonald Book Co. (Bradford.and London) Type:
Edition:First Edition ISBN: Size:8vo Binding:Cloth
Book / wrapper condition:Very Good +/Very Good But Price Clipped Price: £7.5
First Edition. Dustwrapper faded. 26 essays on people, or incidents in their lives which are worthy of remembrance.
Yorkshire West Yorkshire West Riding Bradford Local History

Inventory No.3564 Author: Hird, Horace.
How a City Grows.
Published 1966 The Author. (Bradford.) Type:
Edition:First Edition ISBN: Size:8vo Binding:Cloth
Book / wrapper condition:Near Fine/Very Good + Price: £7
Historical notes on Bradford and its Corporation. D/w spine faded but very nice copy with publicity flyer for book included.
Yorkshire West Yorkshire West Riding Bradford Local History Topography

Inventory No.3563 Author: Hird, Horace.
How a City Grows.
Published 1966 The Author. (Bradford.) Type:
Edition:First Edition ISBN: Size:8vo Binding:Cloth
Book / wrapper condition:Near Fine/Very Good Price: £9.5
Historical notes on Bradford and its Corporation. D/w faded.
Yorkshire West Riding West Yorkshire Bradford Local History Topography

Inventory No.5760 Author: Holmes, Robert [edited by]
Keighley, Past and Present; or, an Historical, Topographical, and Statistical Sketch of the Town, Parish, and Environs of Keighley, Including Riddlesden, Marley, Hainworth, and Some Other Places in the Contiguous Parish of Bingley.
Published 1994 MTD Rigg. (Guiseley, Leeds) Type:
Edition:Reprint ISBN: Size:12mo Binding:Decorated Leather.
Book / wrapper condition:Fine/Fine Price: £9.5
Yorkshire West Riding Keighley Bingley Riddlesden Marlet Hainworth History Topography Local Family Genealogy

Inventory No.8364 Author: Holroyd, Austin F.
Woodsome: The Place and Its People
Published 1993 The Author. Type:
Edition:First Edition ISBN: Size:8vo Binding:Cloth
Book / wrapper condition:Near Fine/Near Fine. Price: £30
Subscribers edition, number 50. Signed by Geoffrey Booth, Captain and the author.
Yorkshire West Riding Woodsome Golf History Local Family Genealogy Topography

Inventory No.10341 Author: Hopwood, W. Arthur; Casperson, Frederic P.
Meanwood : Village, Valley, Industry and People
Published 2004 M. V. A. Publications Type:
Edition:Reprint ISBN: 0954794613 Size:8vo Binding:Paperback
Book / wrapper condition:Near Fine Price: £8
West Yorkshire West Riding Leeds Meanwood Local History Genealogy Topography

Inventory No.9591 Author: Horsforth Village
Horforth History Guides. No.1. North Horsforth. No. 2. The Inns, Taverns and Public Houses of Horsforth. No. 3. Woodside and Its Industries. No.4. Transport and Communication. No. 5 the Green. No. 6. Horsforth Mixture
Published Horsforth Village Publications (Horsforth) Type:
Edition:First Edition ISBN: Size:A5 Booklet Binding:Card Covers
Book / wrapper condition:Very Good Price: £24
All in very nice condition. 1 to 5 have the signature of Don Cole on the inside of front cover.
West Yorkshire West Riding Horsforth Leeds History Local Family Genealogy Topography

Inventory No.9201 Author: Howard, Iva
Shadwell and Its People
Published 1978 Shadwell Womens' Institute (Leeds) Type:
Edition:Second Edition ISBN: Size:4to Binding:Card Covers/ring Binder
Book / wrapper condition:Very Good/None as Issued. Price: £20
West Yorkshire West Riding Leeds Shadwell Local History Local Family Genealogy Topography

Inventory No.8284 Author: Hoyle, R. W. [edited by]
The Parish Register of Giggleswick. Volume 2, 1669-1769. Vol. CLI
Published 1986 The Yorkshire Archaeological Society Perish Register Section Type:
Edition:First Edition ISBN: 090212269x Size:8vo Binding:Card Covers
Book / wrapper condition:Very Good Price: £19.5
Yorkshire North West Riding Giggleswick History Local Family Genealogy

Inventory No.8494 Author: Hubbard, Jane [edited by]
We Thought it Was Heaven Tomorrow. Local Voices from Pontefract, Castleford, Ledston Luck, Meanwood and Thorner 1945-1955. People's History of Yorkshire Vol. XIV
Published 1985 Yorkshire Arts Circus (Pontefract.) Type:
Edition:First Edition ISBN: 0947780114 Size:4to Binding:Paperback.
Book / wrapper condition:Very Good Price: £12
Yorkshire West Riding History Local Family Genealogy Topography

Inventory No.10141 Author: Hughes, Rev. Joseph
The History of the Township of Meltham Near Huddersfield in the West Riding of the County of York from the Earliest Times to the Present
Published 1866 John Russell Smith (London) Type:
Edition:First Edition ISBN: Size:8vo Binding:Original Cloth
Book / wrapper condition:Good+ Price: £60
Boards and spine somewhat rubbed, inscription on verso of frontis, decent copy.
West Yorkshire West Riding Kirklees Huddersfield Meltham Local History Family History Genealogy

Inventory No.10150 Author: Hulbert, Charles Augustus
Annals of the Church and Parish of Almonbury, Yorkshire
Published 1882 Longmans (London) Type:
Edition:First Edition ISBN: Size:8vo Binding:Cloth
Book / wrapper condition:Very Good Price: £150
Spine has been repaired with new endpapers. Some spotting inside but sound copy of scarce item.
West Yorkshire West Riding Kirklees Huddersfield Almonbury Local History Family History Genealogy

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