(Code No. 5140)

Manning. J.C.

Royal Leamington Spa. Glimpses of Our Local Past Incidental to the Rise and Progress.

Date. 1895.

Leamington Spa. F, Glover. 12mo, [4 1/4 x 6 1/4ins.] Pp. (9) 181, xxxvi + 8 full page plates, vg. Original cloth gilt, vg. An interesting book that deals with the topography and local history, mostly from the memory of its local citizens. £60.00

(Code No. 4980)

Cole. W.

South West View of Warwick Castle.

(Antique Print).

Date. 1825.

London, William Cole. Page size [20 x 12ins.] Original large lithographic engraved print, slight marks. £60.00

Warwick Castle is a medieval castle in Warwick, the county town of Warwickshire, England. It sits on a cliff overlooking a bend in the River Avon. Warwick Castle was built by William the Conqueror in 1068 within or adjacent to Anglo-Saxon burh of Warwick. It was used as a fortification until the early 17th century, when Sir Fulke Greville converted it to a country house. It was owned by the Greville family, who became earls of Warwick in 1759, until 1978.

(Code No. 4914)

Beighton. Henry.

( Antique Map that includes Stratford upon Avon in the County of Warwickshire).

A Map of Barlichway Hundred Reduc'd from an Actual Survey made in the year 1725. By Hen: Beighton Fellow of the Royal Society. 1729.

Date. 1729.

Page size, 16 x 17ins. Original copper engraved folding map, nicks to outer edges, not affecting the image. £120.00

The present Hundred of Barlichway comprises the earlier Hundreds of 'Fernecumbe' and 'Patelau', together with the parishes of Tanworth, Packwood, and Lapworth, which, until 1833, formed a detached part of Kington Hundred. Its boundaries on the west and south are the same as those of the county, on the north is the Hundred of Hemlingford, and on the east are the Hundreds of Knightlow and Kington.. Townships listed, Snitterfield, Stratford upon Avon, Aston Cantloe, and Bishopton, etc.

(Code No. 4897)Gill, Conrad & ASA. Briggs.History of Birmingham.2 volumes.Date. 1952.London, Oxford Univerity Press. 4to, 6 1/2 x 10ins. Pp, xiii, 454. xi, 384 + Illustrations throughout + 4 Large folding Birmingham town plans in end pockets, (as listed), very good. Original cloth gilt, very good. Dust jackets, splits to outer edges with slight loss.

(Code No. 4817)

Moule, Thomas.

Shropshire .

(Antique Map, Guaranteed over 140 yrs old ).

Date. [1836 -52.]

London. Virtue. Page size 10 3/4 x 8 1/2ins. Original steel engraved hand-coloured county map of Shropshire . Decorated with vignettes, view of Ludlow Castle, Bridgenorth and Grammar School, Shrewsbury. Ornamental border with symbolic figures woven into the design, heraldic coat of arms. £30.00

Moule's county maps are the last series of decorative maps to be published.

(Code No. 4584)

An Act for Dividing, Allotting and Inclosing the Common Fields, Marsh Meadow, and Wast Lands, in the Manor of Forebridge and in the Parish of Castle Church, in the County of Stafford; and for embanking and Draining Part of the Said Common Field......

Date. 1851.

London. 4to, 8 x 12ins. Pp 42, some taped margins and last page missing. Original cloth, part of spine cloth missing. Holding firm. £45.00

(Code No. DP4092)

Bowen, Emanuel, John Owen, & John, Ogilby.

(Antique Map & Strip Road Map.)

NORTHAMPTONSHIRE.

London. T, Bowles. King of Spain. 1720-64.. Size of page, 6 x 8 ins. Original copper engraved County map + strip road map, both taken from "Britannia Depicta or Ogilby Improv'd", very good condition.£40.00

(Code No. DP4091)

Bowen, Emanuel, John Owen, & John, Ogilby.

(Antique Map & Strip Road Map.)

LEICESTERSHIRE.

London. T, Bowles. King of Spain. 1720-64.. Size of page, 6 x 8 ins. Original copper engraved County map + strip road map, both taken from "Britannia Depicta or Ogilby Improv'd", very good condition.£40.00