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Book sizes: Folio over 12"x15", 8vo - over 7¾"x9¾", 4to - over 9¾"x12",
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Inventory No.36820 Author: Lackey, Clifford
Quality Pays...the Story of Joshua Tetley & Son
Published 1985 Springwood Books (Ascot) Type:
Edition:First Edition ISBN: Size:4to Binding:Cloth
Book / wrapper condition:Very Good/Very Good Price: £7.5
Owner's sticker on ffep else nice clean copy. With associated newspaper cuttings.
West Yorkshire West Riding Leeds Local History Tetley Leeds Brewing Beer

Inventory No.26436 Author: Lancaster, W. T; Baildon, W. Paley
The Coucher Book of Kirkstall Abbey. Publication of the Thoresby Society, 1904. Vol. VIII. Part III
Published 1904 The Thoresby Society (Leeds) Type:
Edition:First Edition ISBN: Size:8vo Binding:Wrappers
Book / wrapper condition:Good+ Price: £6
Original wrappers rubbed and chipped. Pages uncut. Pagination 233 to 388. Latin text. Introduction, at rear, for Vol. VIII. pp. i to xxxi, plus 1 page Corrigenda., English text.
West Yorkshire Leeds Kirkstall Abbey Local History Latin

Inventory No.26435 Author: Lancaster, W. T; Baildon, W. Paley
The Coucher Book of Kirkstall Abbey. Publication of the Thoresby Society, 1901. Vol. VIII. Part II
Published 1901 The Thoresby Society (Leeds) Type:
Edition:First Edition ISBN: Size:8vo Binding:Wrappers
Book / wrapper condition:Good+ Price: £6
Original wrappers rubbed and chipped. Pages uncut. Pagination 113 to 232. Latin text.
West Yorkshire Leeds Kirkstall Abbey Local History Latin

Inventory No.12389 Author: Lang, Rev. C. G.
Church and Town for Fifty Years (1841-1891). A Memorial of the Festival Holden in the Parish Church of Leeds, July 12th-19th, 1891
Published 1891 Richard Jackson (Leeds) Type:
Edition:First Edition ISBN: Size:12mo Binding:Decorated Cloth
Book / wrapper condition:Very Good Price: £18
Original blue decorated cloth, gilt. All edges red. Engraved frontispiece. Fold out colour facimile of document. Title page starting to detatch from frontispiece by 1cm at bottom.
West Yorkshire West Riding Leeds Local History

Inventory No.35643 Author: Lawn, W. E.
Tong. A Short Historical Account of the Hall, Church and Village
Published Co-operative Youth Centres Ltd. (Carlisle.) Type:
Edition:First Edition ISBN: Size:8vo Binding:Pictorial Card Covers
Book / wrapper condition:Very Good Price: £4
pp. 15.
West Yorkshire West Riding Tong Bradford Local History

Inventory No.28796 Author: Lawson, Joseph.
Progress in Pudsey.
Published 1978 Caliban Books. (Firle, Sussex) Type:
Edition:Facsimile Reprint ISBN: 0904573079 Size:8vo Binding:Paperback
Book / wrapper condition:Very Good Price: £8
Facsimile reprint of Letters to the Young on Progress in Pudsey During the Last Sixty Years. Published Stanningley, 1887. Nice clean copy
West Yorkshire West Riding Leeds Pudsey Local History Family History Genealogy

Inventory No.36325 Author: Le Patourel, John
Documents Relating to The Manor and Borough of Leeds, 1066-1400 Publications of the Thoresby Society. Volume XLV
Published 1957 The Thoresby Society (Leeds) Type:
Edition:First Edition ISBN: Size:8vo Binding:Card Covers
Book / wrapper condition:Very Good Price: £6
Edges and spine sunned and slightly chipped but clean unread copy
West Yorkshire West Riding Leeds Local History Social History Family History Genealogy James Hole

Inventory No.24013 Author: Leach, Trevor M.
Trams and Buses of Keighley in Old Photographs
Published 1999 Hendon Publishing (Nelson, Lancashire) Type:
Edition:First Edition ISBN: 0860671542 Size:Landscape A4 Binding:Pictorial Card Covers
Book / wrapper condition:Very Good + Price: £5
Very nice clean copy
West Yorkshire West Riding Keighley Local History

Inventory No.21732 Author: Lee, Joseph
Guide and History of Leeds
Published Arthur Wigley (Leeds) Type:
Edition: ISBN: Size:12mo Binding:Paperback
Book / wrapper condition:Good+ Price: £7.5
Original colour printed card covers, rubbed on edges and spine. Illustrated with plates, sketches and folding map. pp. 146.
West Yorkshire West Riding Leeds Local History

Inventory No.33690 Author: Lemmon, William
The Story of an Addingham School 1874-1974
Published Type:
Edition: ISBN: Size:A5 Booklet Binding:Card Covers
Book / wrapper condition:Very Good Price: £5
12pp. Together with plan of Addingham
West Yorkshire Bradford Ilkley Addingham Local History Education Family History Genealogy

Inventory No.33500 Author: Lennon, Patricia; Joy, David
Grand Memories : The Life and Times of the Grand Theatre and Opera House, Leeds
Published 2006 Great Northern Books Ltd (Ilkley) Type:
Edition:First Edition ISBN: 1905080204 Size:8vo Binding:Cloth
Book / wrapper condition:Very Good +/Very Good + Price: £8
Very nice clean copy
Grand Theatre History West Yorkshire Leeds Local History

Inventory No.36822 Author: Linstrum, Derek
Historic Architecture of Leeds
Published 1969 Oriel Press Limited. (Newcastle Upon Tyne.) Type:
Edition:First Edition ISBN: 0853620563 Size:8vo Binding:Cloth
Book / wrapper condition:Very Good/Very Good Price: £6.5
Owner's sticker on flap of d/w else nice clean copy
West Yorkshire West Riding Leeds History Architecture

Inventory No.36800 Author: Linstrum, Derek
West Yorkshire Architects and Architecture
Published 1978 Lund Humphries. (London) Type:
Edition:First Edition ISBN: 0853314101 Size:4to Binding:Cloth
Book / wrapper condition:Very Good +/Very Good Price: £40
Green cloth clean and bright, corners tight, d/w scratched on front and slightly crumpled
West Yorkshire West Riding Architecture Local History

Inventory No.31089 Author: Lister, Derek A. J.
Bradford's Own
Published 2007 Sutton Publishing (Stroud, Gloucestershire) Type:
Edition:Reprint ISBN: 1904408413 Size:8vo Binding:Paperback
Book / wrapper condition:Very Good + Price: £4.5
Very nice clean copy
West Riding West Yorkshire Bradford Local History Family History Genealogy

Inventory No.36067 Author: Lister, Philip
Ghosts and Gravestones of Haworth
Published 2009 History Press (Stroud) Type:
Edition:Reprint ISBN: 9780752439587 Size:8vo Binding:Paperback
Book / wrapper condition:Very Good Price: £5
Clean unmarked copy
West Yorkshire Bradford Haworth Local History Family History Genealogy

Inventory No.31138 Author: Lister, Richard C.
A Rare Survival the Loyal Georgean Society, Halifax, 1779-2009
Published 2009 The Loyal Georgean Society (Halifax) Type:
Edition:First Edition ISBN: Size:8vo Binding:Laminated Boards
Book / wrapper condition:Near Fine Price: £20
Very nice clean copy
West Yorkshire Calderdale Halifax Local History Friendly Societies Family History Genealogy

Inventory No.25451 Author: Livett, Ronald G. C. [edited by]
The Parish Registers of St. Andrew's, Kildwick-in-Craven. Part III. Vols IV, V and VI. Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, September 1678-March 1743
Published 1922 The Yorkshire Parish Register Society. Type:Ex-Library
Edition:First Edition ISBN: Size:8vo Binding:Cloth
Book / wrapper condition:Very Good Price: £40
From Local History Society library with labels and stamps but appears unused. Solidly bound in brown cloth, contents in excellent condition
West Yorkshire West Riding Kildwick Craven History Local Family Genealogy Register

Inventory No.29455 Author: Livett, Ronald, G. C. [edited by]
The Parish Register of kildwick-in-Craven, IV. [Vols. VII and VIII (in part)] Baptisms - March 1744-April 1789, Marriages - March 1744-March 1754, Burials - March 1744-June 1771
Published 1932 The Yorkshire Parish Register Society. Type:
Edition:First Edition ISBN: Size:8vo Binding:
Book / wrapper condition:Very Good Price: £20
Ex-Society library with label on spine and date label inside cover (never issued) contents clean and tight
West Yorkshire West Riding Kildwick Craven History Local Family Genealogy Register

Inventory No.33557 Author: Lock, John; Gerin, Winifred; Petty. H, Editor
A Guide to Haworth: The Brontes' Moorland Home
Published H. Petty (Haworth.) Type:
Edition: ISBN: Size:12mo Binding:Pictorial Card Covers
Book / wrapper condition:Very Good Price: £8
Undated, c1960s 110 pages. Pages a little browned from age but decent copy
West Yorkshire Haworth Local History Bronte

Inventory No.33013 Author: Lockwood, J. B.
Fool's Gold in Full Measure: An Account of My Days at Hipperholme Grammar School (1974-80)
Published 2009 The Author Type:
Edition:First Edition ISBN: 9870956424907 Size:8vo Binding:Paperback
Book / wrapper condition:Near Fine Price: £12
West Yorkshire Calderdale Halifax Hipperholme Local History Family History Education

Inventory No.31909 Author: Lodge, Eric
Yorkshire Walks Around Bradford. Being a Description of Thirty Country Walks Accessible from Bradford, Together with Route Maps
Published 1947 Arthur Wigley (Leeds) Type:
Edition:Reprint ISBN: Size:12mo Binding:Card Covers
Book / wrapper condition:Good+ Price: £8
Pictorial card cover. Covers a little darkened. A nice clean copy.
West Riding West Yorkshire Bradford Walking Rambling

Inventory No.34436 Author: Lovell, Veronica M. E.
Benjamin Gott of Armley House, Leeds, 1762-1840. Patron of the Arts. Publication of the Thoresby Society Vol. LIX, Part 2, No. 130, Pp 177-221
Published Thoresby Society (Leeds) Type:
Edition: ISBN: Size:8vo Binding:Paperback
Book / wrapper condition:Near Fine Price: £5
Offprint from Thoresby Society Publications vol. LIX, part 2, No. 130, pp.177-221. A very nice clean copy. Illustrated with 9 plates.
West Yorkshire West Riding Leeds Armley Local History

Inventory No.30313 Author: Lumb, George Denison. [Edited by]
The Registers of the Chapels of the Parish of Leeds from 1724 to 1763, with a Few Earlier Years. St. John's, Holy Trinity, Beeston, Bramley, Chapel Allerton, Farnley, Headingley, Holbeck, and Hunslet. The Publications of the Thoresby Society. Volume XXIII
Published 1916 Thoresby Society (Leeds) Type:
Edition: ISBN: Size:8vo Binding:Quarter Vellum
Book / wrapper condition:Good+ Price: £10
Quarter vellum with blue paper covered boards and red leather, gilt title label to spine. An ex historical library copy with some stamps, inked numbers and issue label to endpapers Boards a little worn on edges. Pages untrimmed, but internally a very nice clean and bright copy.
West Yorkshire Leeds Local History

Inventory No.30310 Author: Lumb, George Denison. [Edited by]
The Registers of the Parish Church of Leeds, from 1612 to 1639. Eleventh and Twelfth Books. (1911 and 1914). The Publications of the Thoresby Society. Volume XX.
Published 1914 Thoresby Society (Leeds) Type:
Edition: ISBN: Size:8vo Binding:Quarter Vellum
Book / wrapper condition:Good+ Price: £10
Quarter vellum with blue paper covered boards and red leather, gilt title label to spine. An ex historical library copy with some stamps, inked numbers and issue label to endpapers Boards a little worn on edges. Pages untrimmed, but internally a very nice clean and bright copy.
West Yorkshire Leeds Local History

Inventory No.30014 Author: Lumb, George Denison. [Edited by]
The Registers of the Parish Church of Methley in the County of York, from 1560 to 1812
Published 1903 Thoresby Society (Leeds) Type:
Edition:First Edition ISBN: Size:8vo Binding:Wrappers
Book / wrapper condition:Good Price: £15
Ex-historical society library with stamps, labels etc. Original wrappers rubbed and chipped. Pages uncut so clean copy.
West Yorkshire Leeds Methley Local History

Inventory No.29430 Author: Lumb, George Denison. [Edited by]
The Registers of the Parish Church of Leeds from 1667 to 1695. Seventh and Eighth Books. Seventh Book, Baptisms; Marriages; Burials, 1667-1680. Eighth Book, Baptisms; Marriages; Burials, 1680-1695. Thoresby Society Publication, Volume X
Published 1901 The Thoresby Society (Leeds) Type:
Edition: ISBN: Size:8vo Binding:Hard Cover
Book / wrapper condition:Good+ Price: £12
Bound in brown cloth with gilt titling to spine. Boards and spine worn. Inscriptions to endpaper. A few annotations in margins but a nice clean tight copy.
West Yorkshire West Riding Leeds Parish Registers Local History Family History Genealogy Thoresby Society

Inventory No.26448 Author: Lumb, George Denison. [Edited by]
Leeds Chapelries Register. The Registers of the Chapels of the Parish Church of Leeds from 1724 to 1763 with a Few Earlier years. Thoresby Society Publication, 1916. Volume XXIII, Part II
Published 1916 The Thoresby Society (Leeds) Type:
Edition:First Edition ISBN: Size:8vo Binding:Wrappers
Book / wrapper condition:Good Price: £15
Original wrappers rubbed and chipped, Ref. No. and sign of label removal to front cover. Pages uncut. Pagination 177 to 444.
West Yorkshire West Riding Leeds Parish Registers Local History Family History Genealogy Thoresby Society Chapelries

Inventory No.25838 Author: Lumb, George Denison. [Edited by]
The Registers of the Parish Church of Adel, in the County of York, from 1606 to 1812; and Monumental Inscriptions. Thoresby Society Volume V.
Published 1895 Thoresby Society (Leeds) Type:
Edition: ISBN: Size:8vo Binding:Hard Cover
Book / wrapper condition:Very Good Price: £20
Quarter vellum, blue paper covered boards. Boards worn on edges and corners. Clean, sound copy.
West Yorkshire West Riding Leeds Adel Parish Register Local History Family History

Inventory No.23712 Author: Lumb, George Denison. [Edited by]
The Registers of the Parish Church of Adel, in the County of York, from 1606 to 1812; and Monumental Inscriptions. Thoresby Society Volume V.
Published 1895 Thoresby Society (Leeds) Type:
Edition: ISBN: Size:8vo Binding:Hard Cover
Book / wrapper condition:Good Price: £9
Ex-library with stamps, label and markings. Quarter vellum, blue paper covered boards. Boards worn on edges and corners. Title label missing on spine.
West Yorkshire West Riding Leeds Adel Parish Register Local History Family History

Inventory No.35991 Author: Lumb, Margaret M.
I Remember...My 1920's Childhood in Honley
Published 2017 Honley Civic Society (Huddersfield) Type:
Edition:First Edition ISBN: 9781999766306 Size:A5 Booklet Binding:Card Covers
Book / wrapper condition:Fine Price: £8.5
West Yorkshire Kirklees Huddersfield Local History Honley Family History

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