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Inventory No.10506 Author: Kearsey, E. Maslin [edited by]
The West Riding of Yorkshire. The Official Handbook
Published Ed. J. Burrow & Co. Ltd. (London) Type:
Edition:First Edition ISBN: Size:8vo Binding:Cloth
Book / wrapper condition:Very Good Price: £10
Re-bound in red cloth library binding.Library plate on f.e.p. and stamp on original cover. A very clean and bright copy. pp. 240. No date but library ref. gives 1952-53.
West Riding West Yorkshire

Inventory No.8847 Author: Kearsey, E. Maslin [edited by]
The West Riding of Yorkshire; the Official [County] Handbook
Published Ed. J. Burrow & Co. Ltd. (London) Type:
Edition:First Edition ISBN: Size:4to Binding:Pictorial Card Covers.
Book / wrapper condition:Very Good Price: £10
Covers a little rubbed. No date but refers to 1951 census on page 199 (c1955)
West Yorkshire West Riding History Industrial Local Family Genealogy

Inventory No.9385 Author: Keeling, Anne E
Castle Malling, a Yorkshire Story
Published Robert Culley (London) Type:
Edition: ISBN: Size:8vo Binding:Blind Stamped Cloth.
Book / wrapper condition:Good+/No Jacket Price: £5
Boards rubbed and with small stains. Sunday school award plate to f.e.p.
Yorkshire Novel

Inventory No.9403 Author: Keeling, Annie E
The Oakhurst Chronicles: A Tale of the Times of Wesley
Published 1883 T. Woolmer (London) Type:
Edition:First Edition ISBN: Size:12mo Binding:Decorated Boards
Book / wrapper condition:Very Good Price: £10
Light staining to bottom edge of boards. Wesleyan Sunday School presentation inscription dated 1886 on f.f.e.p.
Yorkshire Novel

Inventory No.9103 Author: Keeton, M. A [edited by]
All Right on the Night. The Book of the Sheffield Central Secondary School Boys' Shakespeare Society
Published 1929 J. W. Northend (Sheffield, United Kingdom) Type:
Edition:First Edition ISBN: Size:8vo Binding:Cloth
Book / wrapper condition:Good+/No Jacket Price: £11.5
Original red cloth, gilt. Faded around the edges and spine. Numerous photographs and illustrations. Contents very clean and bright.
South Yorkshire South Sheffield History Local Family Genealogy

Inventory No.10098 Author: Keighley News
Images of Keighley
Published 1996 Breedon Books. (Derby) Type:
Edition:First Edition ISBN: 1859830463 Size:4to Binding:Cloth
Book / wrapper condition:Very Good +/Very Good + Price: £15
West Yorkshire West Riding Keighley Local History Genealogy

Inventory No.11280 Author: Keighley, Mark
Wool City; A History of the Bradford Textile Industry in the 20th Century
Published 2007 G. Whitaker & Co Ltd (Ilkley, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom) Type:
Edition:First Edition ISBN: 0955599316 Size:Small Binding:Cloth, Gilt
Book / wrapper condition:New/New Price: £35
Red cloth, gilt lettering and bands to spine. Front board has gilt titling and Bradford Coat of Arms in gilt.
West Yorkshire West Riding Bradford Textile Industrial History Local Family Genealogy

Inventory No.9505 Author: Keighley, Mark
Wool City; A History of the Bradford Textile Industry in the 20th Century
Published 2007 G. Whitaker & Co Ltd (Ilkley, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom) Type:
Edition:First Edition ISBN: 0955599309 Size:Small Binding:Quarter Leather/red Cloth
Book / wrapper condition:New/Slip Case Price: £100
Quarter red leather over red cloth, gilt lettering and raised bands to spine. Front board has gilt titling and Bradford Coat of Arms in gilt, all edges gilt. Limited edition, signed and dated on day of launch by author.
West Yorkshire West Riding Bradford Textile Industrial History Local Family Genealogy

Inventory No.11148 Author: Keighley, Mark.
A Fabric Huge: The Story of Listers
Published 1989 James & James (London) Type:
Edition:First Edition ISBN: Size:4to Binding:Paperback.
Book / wrapper condition:Very Good/Non as Issued. Price: £8
West Yorkshire Bradford Textile Industry Family History Local History Genealogy

Inventory No.5112 Author: Kell, Jack H.
The History of Menston Cricket Club 1880-1980
Published Type:
Edition:First Edition ISBN: Size:8vo Binding:Pictorial Card Covers.
Book / wrapper condition:Very Good Price: £6
Covers rubbed, corners creased.
Yorkshire Menston Wharfedale Cricket History Local Family Genealogy

Inventory No.5111 Author: Kell, Jack H.
The History of Menston Cricket Club 1880-1980
Published Type:
Edition:First Edition ISBN: Size:8vo Binding:Pictorial Card Covers.
Book / wrapper condition:Very Good + Price: £10
Covers rubbed. Inscriptions on endpapers. Includes program for Centenary celebration cricket match.
Yorkshire Menston Wharfedale Cricket History Local Family Genealogy

Inventory No.10901 Author: Kellett, Arnold; Dewhirst, Ian
A Century of Yorkshire Dialect : Selections from the Transactions of the Yorkshire Dialect Society
Published 1997 Smith Settle (Otley.) Type:
Edition:First Edition ISBN: 1858250870 Size:8vo Binding:Cloth
Book / wrapper condition:Very Good +/Very Good + Price: £20
Very nice clean copy
Yorkshire Dialect Poetry Poems Verse

Inventory No.10630 Author: Kellett, Arnold; Dewhirst, Ian
A Century of Yorkshire Dialect : Selections from the Transactions of the Yorkshire Dialect Society
Published 1997 Smith Settle (Otley.) Type:
Edition:First Edition ISBN: 1858250870 Size:8vo Binding:Paperback
Book / wrapper condition:Very Good Price: £12
Spine faded, corners slightly rubbed, inscription onffep, but very good clean copy
Yorkshire Dialect Poetry Poems Verse

Inventory No.11467 Author: Kelly's Directories
Kelly's Directory of Scarborough 1976
Published 1976 Kelly's Directories Ltd (Kingston Upon Thames.) Type:
Edition:First Edition ISBN: 0610004727 Size:12mo Binding:Card Covers
Book / wrapper condition:Very Good Price: £15
North Yorkshire Scarborough Local History Family History Genealogy

Inventory No.6680 Author: Kelsey, P. H.
Four Hundred Years 1552-1952. The Story of Leeds Grammar School
Published 1952 Type:
Edition:First Edition ISBN: Size:8vo Binding:Decorated Paper Covered Boards
Book / wrapper condition:Very Good Price: £7.5
Original cream paper covered boards, slightly rubbed. Pp. 24 illustrated with map, sketches and photographs.
Yorkshire West Riding Leeds History Local Family Genealogy

Inventory No.4444 Author: Kennedy, Paul
The Struggle of a Minority a Short History of Catholicism in Craven and St. Stephen's Church, Skipton
Published 1996 St. Sephen's Church (Skipton.) Type:
Edition: ISBN: Size:8vo Binding:Paperback.
Book / wrapper condition:Very Good +/Non as Issued. Price: £6.5
Skipton Church History Roman Catholic Craven North Yorkshire Dales

Inventory No.11358 Author: Kenyon, Edith C.; Illustrator: J. A. Symington
The Squire of Lonsdale
Published 1897 Frederick Warne & Co (London) Type:
Edition: ISBN: Size:8vo Binding:Decorated Boards
Book / wrapper condition:Very Good Price: £10
Olive/brown bevelled boards with stamped decoration and gilt titling to front board and spine. A little rubbed on corner and spine. pp. 352 plus 32 pages of adverts.
West Yorkshire Lonsdale Novel

Inventory No.9326 Author: Kershaw, Ian [edited by]
Bolton Priory Rentals and Ministers' Accounts, 1473-1539. The Yorkshire Archaeological Society: Record Series Vol. CXXXII for the Year 1969
Published 1970 Yorkshire Archaeological Society Type:
Edition:First Edition ISBN: Size:8vo Binding:Cloth, Gilt
Book / wrapper condition:Very Good Price: £16
WYAS stamp on titlepage
North Yorkshire North Riding Wharfedale Bolton Priory History Local Family Genealogy Topography

Inventory No.6695 Author: Kershaw, Ian [edited by]
Bolton Priory Rentals and Ministers' Accounts, 1473-1539. The Yorkshire Archaeological Society: Record Series Vol. CXXXII for the Year 1969
Published 1970 Yorkshire Archaeological Society Type:
Edition:First Edition ISBN: Size:8vo Binding:Cloth, Gilt
Book / wrapper condition:Very Good Price: £13
Ex-library with plate on f.e.p. and stamp on page edges. Class number on spine.
Yorkshire Wharfedale Bolton Priory History Local Family Genealogy Topography

Inventory No.7523 Author: Kessler, Leo and Taylor, Eric
Yorkshire at War: The Story of Fighting Yorkshire at Home and Abroad, 1939-1945
Published 1980 Dalesman Books (Clapham) Type:
Edition:First Edition ISBN: 0852065604 Size:8vo Binding:Paperback.
Book / wrapper condition:Very Good + Price: £6.5
Slight reading creases to spine, very nice clean copy
Yorkshire World War II WWII

Inventory No.11047 Author: Ketchell, Christopher
More Memories of Hull
Published True North Books (Halifax, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom) Type:
Edition:First Edition ISBN: 1903204062 Size:4to Binding:Pictorial Laminated Boards
Book / wrapper condition:Very Good +/No Jacket Price: £9
East Riding Hull Local History Photographs Family History Genealogy Topography

Inventory No.10131 Author: Keyworth, Thomas
Old Harrison Road: a Study of Origins
Published 1894 (Halifax, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom) Type:
Edition:First Edition ISBN: Size:16mo Binding:Wrappers
Book / wrapper condition:Very Good Price: £40
Front cover spotted, and chipped. A very good copy of a scarce item.
West Yorkshire West Riding Halifax History Local Family Genealogy Topography

Inventory No.10323 Author: Kilburn, J. M.
A History of Yorkshire Cricket
Published 1971 The Sportsman's Book Club (Newton Abbott) Type:
Edition:Reprint ISBN: Size:8vo Binding:Cloth
Book / wrapper condition:Very Good/Very Good Price: £3.5
Boards bumped on corners. Illustrated. pp. 192
Yorkshire Cricket

Inventory No.8938 Author: King, D and Raven, J
Another Look at Laycock: Written to Mark the Centenary of the Death of Samuel Laycock 1826-93 Poet
Published 1993 The Author Type:
Edition:First Edition ISBN: Size:A5 Booklet Binding:Card Covers
Book / wrapper condition:Very Good Price: £3
Yorkshire Lancashire Cheshire Laycock History Local Family Genealogy

Inventory No.10096 Author: King, J. S
Bradford Corporation Tramways
Published 1999 Venture Publications (Glossop, Derbyshire) Type:
Edition:First Edition ISBN: 1898432805 Size:4to Binding:Pictorial Laminated Boards
Book / wrapper condition:Very Good +/Non as Issued. Price: £12
West Yorkshire West Riding Bradford Local History Transport Trams

Inventory No.10337 Author: King, John Stanley
Heaton: the Best Place of All. A History of Heaton in Bradford Dale
Published 2001 Bradford Arts, Museums and Libraries (Bradford) Type:
Edition:First Edition ISBN: 0907734596 Size:8vo Binding:Paperback
Book / wrapper condition:Near Fine Price: £20
West Yorkshire West Riding Bradford Heaton Local History Genealogy

Inventory No.10126 Author: King, Sheila; Shires, David; Illustrator: Leathley, Geoff
The Halifax Cavaliers and the Heptonstall Roundheads
Published 1993 Puritan Press (Halifax, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom) Type:
Edition:First Edition ISBN: 0952152800 Size:8vo Binding:Paperback
Book / wrapper condition:Very Good + Price: £5
West Yorkshire West Riding Halifax Calderdale Local History Family History Genealogy Civil War

Inventory No.9193 Author: King, Stephen
Ten Years in All, the Story of a Comprehensive School
Published 1969 John Baker (London) Type:
Edition:First Edition ISBN: 0212998358 Size:8vo Binding:Card Covers
Book / wrapper condition:Very Good +/Very Good + Price: £10
North Yorkshire North Riding Thirsk Grammer Modern School Local History Local Family Genealogy Topography

Inventory No.4760 Author: Kirby, Joan W.
Publications of the Thoresby Society: 1981: Volume LVII; No. 127. The Manor and Borough of Leeds, 1425-1662: An Edition of Documents.
Published 1983 The Thoresby Society. (Leeds.) Type:
Edition: ISBN: Size:8vo Binding:Card Covers
Book / wrapper condition:Very Good/Non as Issued. Price: £9.5
Yorkshire West Yorkshire West Riding Leeds Local History

Inventory No.11429 Author: Kirk, G. E.; Fletcher, D. E. And Fletcher, C. E. [transcribed by]; Fletcher, D. E. And C. E. [edited by]
The Parish Register of Walton in Ainsty. Vols. I-IV, 1619-1837
Published 1963 The Yorkshire Archaeological Society Type:
Edition:First Edition ISBN: Size:8vo Binding:Card Covers
Book / wrapper condition:Near Fine Price: £15
North Yorkshire Walton Ainsty Local History Family History Genealogy

Inventory No.9200 Author: Kirkstall Oral History Group
Spanish Wine - Kirkstall Village; Memories of Kirkstall
Published Kirkstall Oral History Group (Leeds) Type:
Edition:First Edition ISBN: Size:4to Binding:Paperback.
Book / wrapper condition:Very Good +/None as Issued. Price: £20
West Yorkshire West Riding Leeds Kirkstall Local History Local Family Genealogy Topography

Inventory No.9409 Author: Kirkup, E
Just a Slice
Published 1986 Arthur H. Stockwell Ltd. (Ilfracombe, Devon.) Type:
Edition:First Edition ISBN: Size:12mo Binding:Cloth
Book / wrapper condition:Very Good +/No Jacket Price: £5
Yorkshire Wensleydale Poet Poetry

Inventory No.10758 Author: Kirkwood, Norman E.
To Farm Is to Live : An Autobiographical Account of Farming in the East Riding of Yorkshire from the 1920s to the 1990s
Published 1999 The Ridings Publishing Co. (Driffield) Type:
Edition:First Edition ISBN: 0901934321 Size:8vo Binding:Card Covers
Book / wrapper condition:Very Good + Price: £6
East Riding Yorkshire Farming Agriculture Local History Family History Autobiography Genealogy

Inventory No.10863 Author: Kirton, Peter.
Normanton Grit Grime and Courage.
Published Type:
Edition:First Edition Paperback ISBN: 1903833124 Size:8vo Binding:Card Covers
Book / wrapper condition:Good+/Non as Issued. Price: £12
Lacks titlepage, otherwise very good clean copy
Normanton West Yorkshire Social History Topography Local History Family History Genealogy Wakefield

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