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H-8
Annals of Bristol

Latimer, John

1970; Kingsmead Reprints; 3 volume set of hard covers with djs; Volume 1: Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries, 514 pp including index; Volume 2: Eighteenth Century, 550 pp including index; Volume 3: Nineteenth Century, 600+ pp including indexes. Originally published late 19th - early 20th centuries. Bindings are solid, minor wear to djs (all djs are price clipped) and the contents appear to be clean.This is a heavy lot of books which will affect postage.
$35.00
H-7
Tracing Your West Country Ancestors
A Guide for Family Historians

Gray, Kirsty

2013; Pen & Sword; soft cover; 179 pp including index. Signed by the author on the half title page. Illustrated with b&w documents, photos and maps. Minor wear to card covers; the contents appear to be clean.
$12.00
H-3
Naval Records for Genealogists

Rodger, N.A.M.

1984; Public Record Office; large stapled booklet; 172 pp including index. **Note: This is an earlier edition, so may not be up to date**. Ex-library with the usual stamps and stickers. Wear to card covers; and some soiling to page ends, the contents appear to be clean.
$12.00
G-15
The Charity School Movement
A Study of Eighteenth Century Puritanism in Action

Jones, M.G.

1964; Frank Cass & Co; hard cover with dj; 446 pp including index; Originally published in 1938; b&w illustrations; the dj is price clipped and chipped and worn. The contents appear to be clean.
$16.00
G-15
Oxfordshire Militia Ballot
1831
City of Oxford, Hundreds of Bullington
Thame and Dorchester


1989; Oxfordshire Family History Society; stapled booklet; unpaginated - approx 60 pp. 2 maps; clean and tight.
$12.00
C-16
The Complete Peerage
of England, Scotland and Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom
7 book set

By G.E.C.

2000; Sutton Publishing; 7 hard covers. Volumes 1-6 comprising Volumes I-XIII are in a slipcase; Volume XIV is titled: Addenda and Corrigenda and is separate from the slipcase collection. Except for some minor bumps to boards, the books are in very good condition - clean and solid.
$295.00
C-16
Anglo-Saxon England
An Introduction

Blair, Peter Hunter

1996;Barnes & Noble Books; hard cover with dj; 380 pp. Second edition. Originally published as An Introduction to Anglo-Saxon England. Illustrated with b&w plates and maps. Both book and dj are in very good condition.

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C-16
Royalty for Commoners
The Complete Knoen Lineage of John of Gaunt, Son of Edward III, King of England, and Queen Philippa

Stuart, Roderick W.

1992; Genealogical Publishing Company; hard cover; 395 pp including index. Second edition. The book appears to be in very good condition.

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C-16
The Blood Royal of Britain
Tudor Roll
Being a Roll of the Living Descendants of Edward IV and Henry VII, KIngs of England and James III, King of Scotland

The Marquis of Ruvigny and Raineval

2000; Heritage Books; soft cover; 621 pp. *FACSIMILE REPRINT* Illustrated with b&w portraits. Minor wear to card covers and soiling to page ends - contents apper clean.

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C-16
Who's Who in Tudor England
1485-1603

Routh, C.R.N.

1990; Stackpole Books; hard cover with dj; 445 pp including index. From the Who's Who in British History Series. Stated First Edition. Illustrated with some b&w photos. The book appears to be in very good condition.
$16.00
C-16
Who's Who in Stuart Britain
1603-1714

Hill, CP

1988; Stackpole Books; hard cover with dj; 416 pp including index. From the Who's Who in British History Series. Stated First Edition. Creasing to the ffep and following blank page - otherwise the book appears to be in very good condition.
$16.00
C-16
The Norman People
And Their Existing Descendants in the British Dominions and the United States of America


1999; Genealogical Publishing Company; hard cover; 484 pp including index. Originally published in London in 1874. The book appears to be in very good condition.

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C-16
The Magna Charta Sureties
1215
The Barons Named in the Magna Charta, 1215 and Some of Their Descendants Who Settled in America During the Early Colonial Years


1991; Genealogical Publishing Company; hard cover; 182 pp including index. Fourth edition, 1993. The book appears to be in very good condition.

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C-16
Borough of St. Edmundsbury
Official Guide


1976; St. Edmundsbury Borough Council; hard cover; 197+ pp. Illustrated with a number of maps and b&w and colour photos as well as many advertisements. The book appears to be in very good condition.
$14.00
C-16
A View into the Village
A study in Suffolk building

Sandon, Eric

1969; Lavenham Press Ltd.; hard cover with dj; 135 pp including index. Illustrated with many b&w photos and maps. End papers are maps. Some sun fading to dj - otherwise, the book appears to be in very good condition.
$14.00
C-16
The Scudamores of Upton Scudamore:
A Knightly Family in Medieval Wiltshire,
1086-1382

Skidmore, Warren

1989; Warren Skidmore; hard cover; 132 pp including index. Second edition. The book appears to be in very good condition.
$35.00
C-16
Magna Carta Ancestry:
A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families

Richardson, Douglas

2005; Genealogical Publishing Company; hard cover; 1098 pp including index. "This book documents lines of descent for approximately 200 seveteenth- century colonists from the famous Magna Carta Barons of 1215. The book appears to be in very good condition. This is a very heavy book, which will affect postage.
$450.00
C-16
Plantagenet Ancestry:
A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families

Richardson, Douglas

2004; Genealogical Publishing Company; hard cover; 945 pp including index. "This book documents lines of descent for approximately 190 seveteenth- century North American colonists from the Plantagenet dynasty that ruled England from 1154-1485". There is some curling at the top of pages 65-76 - otherwise, the book appears to be in good, solid condition. This is a very heavy book, which will affect postage.
$275.00
B-16
Blockley through twelve centuries

Icely, H.E.M.

1988; Erskine Press; soft cover; 244 pp, including index. The history of this Cotswold village in Gloucstershire. Illustrated with b&w photos, charts and maps Minor creases and some soiling to card covers. Contents appear clean.

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B-16
Mining in Shropshire

Pearce, Adrian, ed.

1995; Shropshire Caving and Mining Club; soft cover; 98 pp. This book describes the history of mining in the area and the mining communities in their heyday. Illustrated with b&w photos, drawings and maps. Minor creases to card covers. Contents appear clean.
$9.00
B-16
Weston - sub - Edge

Court, Doris L.

1992; soft cover; 117 pp, including index. The Cotswold in Gloucestershire village lying below its famous Edge Dover's Hill. Illustrated with b&w photos, drawings and maps. Minor creases to card covers. Signed by the author on the title page. First page price clipped. Contents appear clean.
$12.00
B-11
The Succession of Colonels of the British Army from 1660 to the Present Day

Leslie, N.B.

1974; Society for Army Historical Research; soft cover; 172 pp, including index. Special Publication No. 11. Minor creases and some soiling to card covers and a stain on last page of index. Identification label pasted to spine. First page price clipped. Contents appear clean.
$22.00
#A-22
The Five Minute Crossing
The Tillbury - Gravesend Ferries

Ormston, John M.

1992; Thurrock Local Historical Society; stapled booklet; 44 pp. Essex County, England. Illustrated with drawings by the author. Minor creases to card covers. Contents are clean.
$9.00
L14-23
John Betjeman's Guide to English Parish Churches
revised and updated by Nigel Kerr

Kerr, Nigel

1993; Harper Collins; hard cover with dust jacket; 764 pp including index. The text is arranged alphabetically by county and also includes a section on Wales. Illustrated with black and white photos and maps. Contents are clean. Note this is a heavy book.

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L14-24
Wartime Tatton 1939-45
Full Story and Trail Guide

nd; Tatton Park; soft cover stapled booklet; 23 pp. Tatton is in Cheshire County. Photos, sketches and articles tell the story of Tatton Park during World War II. Previous owner's initials on front cover, otherwise in good condition. Contents are clean.
$8.00
#LSB
A Thousand Years of Village History
Herringfleet, Suffolk

The Revd. Dr. Edward C. Brooks

nd; Trustees for the Parish Churches of Ashby, Herringfleet and Somerleyton; softcover stapled booklet; 42 pp; illustrated with b&w photos and a couple of maps. Very good condition.
$12.00
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A Thousand Years of Village History
Somerleyton, Suffolk

The Revd. Dr. Edward C. Brooks

c. 1971; Trustees for the Parish Churches of Asby, Herringfleet and Somerleyton; softcover stapled booklet; 32 pp; illustrated with b&w photos. Good condition, one dog-eared page.
$12.00
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Somerleyton Brickfields
Suffolk

Butler, Audrey and Arnold

1980; Trustees for the Parish Churches of Ashby, Herringfleet and Somerleyton; softcover stapled booklet; 24 pp; illustrated with b&w photos, maps and an Oldman family tree. Good condition.
$16.00
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A Thousand Years of Village History
Ashby, Suffolk

The Revd. Dr. Edward C. Brooks

1978; Ash Trust for the Parish Churches of Ashby, Herringfleet and Somerleyton; softcover stapled booklet; 27 pp; Illustrated with b&w photos and a couple of maps. Very good condition.
$12.00

Wales

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H-7
The Surnames of Wales

Rowlands, John & Sheila

1996; Federation of Family History Societies (Publications) Ltd; soft cover; 217 pp including index. Black and white map illustrations. Minor wear to card covers and page ends; ex-library with the usual stamps and/or stickers - otherwise, the contents appear to be clean.

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C-16
Annals and Antiquities of the Counties and County Families of Wales
Two Volume Set

Nicholas, Thomas

2002; Heritage Books Inc.; soft cover; 948 pp including index (in Volume Two). Heritage Classic Reprint. Well illustrated with b&w drawings. Some curling to card sovers - otherwise in good condition.

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Scotland

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J-4
A History of Scotland
in 3 Volumes

Lang, Andrew

1900 - 1904; Dodd, Mead, and Co., New York; hard covers; Volume I: 509 pp plus 2 fold-outs at rear; Volume II: 575 pp; Volume III: 424 pp. Illustrations and maps. All volumes have previous owner's bookplate pasted on fep. Volume I is in poor condition - warped boards and water stains and ffep and following page there but detached. Volume II and II are a bit worn but clean and intact. There seems to have been a fourth volume printed later - not included in this set. Low price takes the condition of Volume I into consideration. Certainly good reading copies.
$25.00
H-3
Croft History
Isle of Lewis
Volume 3, Ness, Part 1

Lawson Bill for Comann Eachdraidh Nis

1993; Bill Lawson Publications; coil bound soft cover; 136 pp. Black and white illustrations and maps. Minor wear to card covers and page ends; the contents appear to be clean.
$18.00
G-7
The Picts of Scotland

Donoghue, Clayton N.


2017; Friesen Press; softcover; 185 pp. Stated first edition and signed by the author. Some markings and wear, plus a couple of dog-eared pages.
$14.00
C-16
Family History
Of John Bishop of Whitburn, Scotland, Robert Hamilton Bishop of Oxford, Ohio, Ebeneezer Bishop of McDonough County, Illinois, John Scott of Ireland

Scott, Stanley R. and Robert H. Montgomery, compilers


1951; self-published; hardcover; 148 pp including index. Illustrated with b&w photos. Good condition.
$23.00
#L 37
Caledonian - The Monster Canal
The Union Canal - A Capital Asset
A Forth and Clyde Canalbum

Hutton, Guthrie

1990s; 3 softcover picture books; 52 pp each. Each book is illustrated with b&w photos and a map of the canal. Very good condition.
$25.00 for the three

Ireland

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H-7
The Ballymena
Almanac & Directory
1891


n.d.; Ballymena Borough Council; stapled booklet; 64 pp. Reprint: Ballymena Borough Research Series: 21. Ballymena is in County Antrim. Library sticker on the first page; minor wear to the card covers; the contents appear to be clean.

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H-3
Historical Maps of Ireland

Swift, Michael

1999; Chartwell Books Inc.; hard cover with dj; 144 pp including index. Many colour illustrations and maps throughout; minor wear to dj; the contents appear to be clean.
$16.00
H-3
Place Names of Northern Ireland
Volume Four
County Antrim I
The Baronies of Toome

McKay, Pat

1995; Institute of Irish Studies, The Queen's University of Belfast; soft cover; 313 pp including place-name index. Several maps. Minor wear to card covers; the contents appear to be clean.

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H-3
Tracing Your Kerry Ancestors

O'Connor, Michael H.

1990; Flyleaf Press; soft cover; 96 pp including index. **An earlier edition** Illustrated with b&w photos, documents and maps. Minor wear to card covers; the contents appear to be clean.
$8.00
H-3
Tracing Your Limerick Ancestors

Franklin, Margaret

2003; Flyleaf Press; soft cover; 121 pp including index. **An earlier edition** Illustrated with b&w photos, documents and maps. Ex-library with the usual stamps and stickers. Minor wear to card covers; the contents appear to be clean.
$8.00
G-22
Atlas
of the
Irish Rural Landscape

Aalen, F.H.A., Kevin Whelan and Matthew Stout, editors

1997; University of Toronto Press; large hard cover with dj; 352 pp including index. Many colour illustrations and maps throughout; minor wear to dj; and some soiling to page ends, the contents appear to be clean. This is a heavy book which may affect postage.

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G-20
Belfast
An Illustrated History

Bardon, Jonathan

1992; Blackstaff Press; hard cover with dj; 322 pp including index. This copy is a 1993 reprint with correctionns. Illustrated throughout with b&w photos, sketches and diagrams. Dj is a little worn, the contents appear to be clean.

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G-15
A Guide to
Tracing Your Kerry Ancestors

O'Connor, Michael H.

1990; Flyleaf Press; soft cover; 96 pp including index. Ex-library with the usual stamps and stickers. Card covers are a bit worn. Contents appear to be clean.
$9.00
G-15
Emigrants From Ireland
1847-1852
State-aided Emigration Schemes from Crown Estates in Ireland

Ellis, Eilish

1983; Genealogical Publishing Co.; soft cover; 68 pp. Ex-library with the usual stamps and stickers. Card covers are a bit worn. Contents appear to be clean.

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G-15
The English in Ireland
In Three Volumes

Froude, James Anthony

1901; Longmans, Green and Co.; 3 hard covers; Volume I: 704 pp; Volume II: 568 pp; Volume III: 608 pp including index. Ex-library with the usual stamps and stickers. Some staining to cloth boards and fading/staining to page ends. Previous owner's name on the ffep. Contents appear to be clean.

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G-15
Ireland and Anglo-American Relations
1889-1921

Ward, Alan J.

1969; London School of Economics and Political Science; hard cover; 291 pp including index. Ex-library with the usual stamps and stickers. Dust jacket is missing. Contents appear to be clean.
$12.00
G-15
Land Owners in Ireland
1876


1988; Genealogical Publishing Company; hard cover; 325pp. "Return of Owners of Land of One Acre and Upwards in the Several Counties, Counties of Cities and Counties of Towns in Ireland" "To Which is Added A Summary for Each Province and For All Ireland" This is a reprint of the original publication of 1876. Ex-library with the usual stamps and stickers. Binding is cracked at the title page, but intact and front cover is stained. The contents appear to be clean.
$14.00
G-15
A New Genealogical Atlas of Ireland

Mitchell, Brian

1986; Genealogical Publishing Company; soft cover; 123 pp. Ex-library with the usual stamps and stickers. Good condition - a bit of writing on the front cover, along with the original price sticker ($29.99); the contents appear to be clean.

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G-15
Irish Genealogy
A Record Finder

Begley, Donal F. ed.

1987; Heraldic Artists Ltd; soft cover; 252 pp plus index. Card covers are worn, binding is solid; some highlighting in text.
$12.00
G-15
Emigrants and Exiles
Ireland and the Irish Exodus to North America

Miller, Kirby A.

1985; Oxford University Press; soft cover; 684 pp including index. Ex-library with the usual stamps and stickers. Good condition - the contents appear to be clean.
14.00
G-15
Aspects of Irish Social History
1750-1800

Crawford, W.H. and B. Trainor eds

1969; Her Majesty's Stationery Office; soft cover; 199 pp including index. Ex-library with the usual stamps and stickers. Card covers are worn; contents appear to be clean.
12.00
G-15
Ireland:
1841/1851 Census Abstracts
(Northern Ireland)

Masterson, Josephine

1999; Genealogical Publishing Company; hard cover; 530 pp. Ex-library with the usual stamps and stickers. Good condition - the contents appear to be clean.

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G-15
Irish and Scotch-Irish Ancestral Research
A Guide to the Genealogical Records, Methods and Sources in Ireland

Falley, Margaret Dickson

1961; Shenandoah Publishing House; hard cover, 2 volumes; Volume I: Repositories and Records, 813 pp including index; Volume II: Bibliography amd Family Index, 354pp. Good condition, a couple of dog-eared pages; minor wear to boards. The contents appear to be clean.

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G-15
Index to Irish Wills
5 Volumes in 1

Phillimore, W.P.W. and Gertrude Thrift eds

1970; Genealogy Publishing Company; hard cover; reprint - originally published 1909-1920. Volume I: Ossory, Leighlin, Ferns, Kildare; Volume II: Cork and Ross, Cloyne; Volume III: Cashel and Emily, Waterford and Lismore, Killaloe and Kilfenora, Ardfert and Agbadoe; Volume IV: Dromore, Newry and Mourne; Volume V: Derry and Raphoe. Ex-library with the usual stamps and stickers. Good condition - previous owner's name on fep and gift inscription on ffep - the contents appear to be clean.
$32.00
G-5
The Great Irish Potato Famine

Donnelly, James S. Jr

2010; The History Press; Softcover; 292 pp including index. Illustrated with b&w and colour photos. Minor stains and some dog-eared pages; card covers are a bit worn and curled.

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E-4
The Siege of Derry
in Ulster Protestant Mythology

McBride, Ian

1997; Four Courts Press; hard cover with dj; 93 pp. Good condition, minor wear to dj, - the contents appear to be clean.

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E-4
Seventeenth Century Ireland
The War of Religions

Fitzpatrick, Brendan

1989; Barnes & Noble; hard cover with dj; 291 pp including index index. Good condition, minor wear to dj, - the contents appear to be clean.
$18.00
E-4
Sixteenth-Century Ireland
The Incomplete Conquest

Lennon, Colm

1994; Gill & Mac Millan; soft cover; 390 pp including index. Minor bumps to card covers - the contents appear to be clean.
$14.00
E-4
Medieval Ireland
The Enduring Tradition

Richter, Michael

1988; Gill & MacMillan; soft cover; 214 pp including index. Minor bumpps to card covers - contents appear to be clean.
$12.00
D-6
The Coast of West Cork

Somerville-Large, Peter

1974; Victor Gollancz Ltd; hard cover with dj; 217 pp plus index. Illustrated with b&w photos, end papers are maps. Good condition, minor wear to dj, - the contents appear to be clean.

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C-16
Irish Pedigrees
Or
The Origin and Stem of the Irish Nation
Two Volume Set

O'Hart, John


1999; Genealogical Publishing Company; hardcovers; 896 & 948 pp including indexes. Minor soiling to page ends - otherwise, in good condition. Good condition.

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C-16
Family History
Of John Bishop of Whitburn, Scotland, Robert Hamilton Bishop of Oxford, Ohio, Ebeneezer Bishop of McDonough County, Illinois, John Scott of Ireland

Scott, Stanley R. and Robert H. Montgomery, compilers


1951; self-published; hardcover; 148 pp including index. Illustrated with b&w photos. Good condition.
$23.00
A-14
Hidden Gold
History and Folklore of the Coomhola and Borlin Valleys

Kemp, Julia

1998; The Coomhola Borlin Community Development Association; soft cover; 177 pp. These valleys are in West Cork near the border with County Kerry. Illustrated with b&w photos and a couple of maps. Front cover is a bit creased and there is a gift inscription on the ffep. Contents are clean.
$16.00
L14-16
History of Ireland 1798-1924

O'Connor, Rt Hon. Sir James

1926; Edward Arnold & Co., London; first edition, second impression; hard cover in 2 volumes; vol I: 1798-1848, 304 pp and volume II: 1848-1924, 396 pp. Blue cloth with gilt lettering on spines. Cracked and frayed bindings, but intact. Contents are clean.

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L14-23
Orangeism in Ireland and Britain
1795-1836

Senior, Hereward

1966; London: Routledge & Kegan Paul; Toronto: The Ryerson Press; first edition; hard cover with dust jacket; 314 pp including index. From the Studies in Irish History Second Series. Tear to back fold of dj. Contents are clean.

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