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1. Alexander, Don: The Lighter Side of War: The Story of T68784 R.W. (Butch) Reid of Sheffield. Soldier, First Class Mechanic, Entrepreneur, Likeable Rogue and Desert Rat. Britain's Bilko. Sheffield: ALD Design and Print, 2002. Paperback, small 4to, pp viii+223, illustrated in b/w. Title page inscribed "Best Wishes" and signed Butch Reid and Don Alexander. Fine. ISBN 1901587282. Stock ref 21204. £10.00

2. Armitage, Harold: Chantrey Land; Being an Account of the North Derbyshire Village of Norton. Sheffield: Applebaum, 1998. Hardback, 8vo, pp xx+461. Gilt stamped blue cloth. With a frontispiece and eighty-three drawings by Charles Ashmore and other illustrations. Containing two supplementary chapters which have never been published in previous editions. Limited edition of 300 copies of which numbers 1 to 25 were not for sale. This being copy number 42. New in New slipcase. ISBN 0906787084. Stock ref 19288. £35.00

3. Armitage, Harold: Chantrey Land; Being an Account of the North Derbyshire Village of Norton. Sheffield: Applebaum, 1998. Hardback, 8vo, pp xx+461. With a frontispiece and eighty-three drawings by Charles Ashmore and other illustrations. Containing two supplementary chapters which have never been published in previous editions. Fine in Fine dust jacket. ISBN 0906787076. Stock ref 21443. £20.00

4. Beattie, Geoffrey: Survivors of Steel City: A Portrait of Sheffield. London: Chatto and Windus, 1986. Paperback, 8vo, pp 204, illustrated with b/w photographs. Owner's inscription to half-title page otherwise Vg. Stock ref 14419. £8.50

5. Callan, Sheila (co-ordinator): No 3. Scrapbook of NE Sheffield and S. Yorks. History. Sheffield: Earl Marshal and Tinsley Adult Education Centres Local History Groups, 1985. Paperback booklet, 4to, pp 62, illustrated in b/w. Attercliffe, Brightside, Firth Park, Pitsmoor, Parkwood Springs, Templeborough, Tinsley etc. Vg. Stock ref 17691. £5.00

6. Farnsworth, Keith: Sheffield's East Enders: Life as it was in the Lower Don Valley. Sheffield: Sheffield City Libraries, 1987. Paperback, landscape 8vo, pp iv+107, illustrated with b/w photographs. Vg+. ISBN 0863210732. Stock ref 20067. £5.00

7. Gray, Maureen: Behind the Scenes: Woodseats Operatic Society 1945-1995. Sheffield: Woodseats Operatic Society, 1996. Paperback pamphlet, small square 4to, pp 72, illustrated with b/w photographs. ISBN 0952905205. Stock ref 19001. £6.50

8. Hatfield, Charles F.: A Sheffielder's Song: The Recollections of Charles F. Hatfield. Sheffield: The Hallamshire Press, 1993. Hardback, large 8vo, pp 272, illustrated with b/w photographs. Autobiography of a Sheffield man born on the eve of the First World War. Fine in Fine dust jacket. Stock ref 15905. £9.50

9. Henderson, Jo and Sam Woods (eds): Derwent Days: Stories from the Derwent and Hope Woodlands. Castleford: Yorkshire Art Circus, 1998. Paperback, small landscape 4to, pp 67+fold-out map. illustrated with b/w photographs. A warm and vivid account of life in the Derwent Valley, written by the people who live there. Vg. ISBN 1898311382. Stock ref 20440. £5.00

10. Hill, Howard: Secret Ingredient: The story of Fletchers' seven bakeries. Wakefield: E.P. Publishing, 1978. Hardback. pp prelims+94. Vg/F in like dust jacket. Signed by the author on the title page. Sheffield baking company. Stock ref 566. £7.50

11. Jones, Melvyn (ed): The Hallamshire Historian. Volume 1. Number 2. Spring 1987. Sheffield: Sheffield Record Office, 1987. Paperback booklet, 4to, pp ii+37, illustrated in b/w. Vg. Stock ref 17690. £5.00

12. Jones, Melvyn (ed): Aspects of Sheffield: Discovering Local History 2. Barnsley: Wharncliffe Publishing, 1999. Paperback, large 8vo, pp 208, illustrated in b/w. Collection of original articles. Vg+. ISBN 1871647584. Stock ref 18819. £10.00

13. Jones, Melvyn (ed): Aspects of Sheffield: Discovering Local History 1. Barnsley: Wharncliffe Publishing, 1997. Paperback, large 8vo, pp 272, illustrated in b/w. Collection of original articles. Light creasing to lower corner of half-title page otherwise Vg+. ISBN 1871647401. Stock ref 18818. £10.00

14. Jones, Melvyn and Joan: Sheffield's Historic Woodlands Past and Present. No Publishing Information Paperback, 4to, plastic comb bound, pp iii+36, illustrated in b/w. No date given - early 1980s. Stock ref 20293. £10.00

15. Jones, Tom D.: And the Toast is... A Life in Service. Stamford: Peter Spiegel, 2000. Hardback, 8vo, pp viii+62, illustrated with colour and b/w plates. By the former Beadle and Toastmaster to The Company of Cutlers in Hallamshire in the County of York. Title page inscribed "To Rachel, Regards Tom Jones" otherwise Fine in glazed pictorial boards. No dust jacket. ISBN 0902544853. Stock ref 18074. £10.00

16. Millington, Roy: A History of the City of Sheffield Training College. Sheffield: City of Sheffield Training College, 1955. Hardback, 8vo, pp vii+103, illustrated with b/w plates. Front end paper removed without affecting the integrity of the binding. Otherwise a clean, bright copy, Vg+. No dust jacket. Stock ref 20432. £10.00

17. Mitchell, Geoffrey: Responsible Body: The Story of Fifty Years of Adult Education in the University of Sheffield 1947-1997. Sheffield: University of Sheffield, 2000. Paperback, pp 161. Light creasing to top fore-edge corner otherwise Fine. Stock ref 16669. £5.00

18. Rieuwerts, J.H.: Lathkill Dale: Its Mines and Miners. Buxton: Moorland Publishing, 1973. Hardback, 8vo, pp 180, illustrated with b/w plates, line drawings in the text and a fold-out map. An account of seven centuries of intensive lead mining in this Peak District dale. Vg/Fine in dust jacket, a little worn to the edges and with a closed tear to the rear. Stock ref 8887. £20.00

19. Stratford, Joan: A History of Totley All Saints Church of England School, Sheffield 1827-2000. Sheffield, 2000. Hardback, large 8vo, pp viii+144, illustrated with a colour frontispiece and b/w photographs. Signed by the author to the title page. Fine in dust jacket with small closed tear to the top rear edge otherwise Vg+. ISBN 0901100021. Stock ref 21144. £15.00

20. Taylor, Mike: Images of England: The Sheffield and South Yorkshire Navigation. Stroud: Tempus, 2001. Paperback, large 8vo, pp 128, over 200 b/w illustrations. Creased to the top rear corner otherwise Vg+. ISBN 075242128X. Stock ref 18043. £7.50

21. The Heeley History Workshop: Heghlegh Then and Heeley Now. Sheffield: Pickards, 2000. Paperback, 4to, pp iv+92, illustrated with b/w photographs, line drawings and maps. Work, play and people as recalled and researched by members of The Heeley History Workshop. Near Fine. Stock ref 17624. £7.50

22. Vickers, J. Edward: Old Sheffield Town: An Historical Miscellany. Sheffield: Applebaum, 1979. Hardback, large 8vo, pp xvii+190, b/w illustrations. Completely revised edition of a book first published in 1972. Deals with historic and architecturally interesting buildings in the City and suburbs, the history of the villages around Sheffield and tales, stories, anecdotes and legends of old Sheffield. Vg+ in dust jacket with a small tear to the top of the rear spine edge otherwise Vg. ISBN 0906787009. Stock ref 20351. £7.50

23. Walton, Mary: Sheffield: Its Story and Its Achievements. East Ardsley: S.R. Publishers and The Corporation of Sheffield, 1968 (4th edition). Hardback, pp 264+(6). Vg in complete but soiled dust jacket. Illustrated. Stock ref 622. £6.00

24. Wickham, E.R.: Church and People in an Industrial City. London: Lutterworth, 1958 (2nd imp). Hardback, 8vo, pp 292. The book is a result of a practical project to relate the church to the larger industrial institutions - notably the heavy steel and engineering industry - of the Sheffield area. Lower board edges a little shelf-worn, a few small marks to the rear board otherwise Vg. No dust jacket. Stock ref 15792. £5.00

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