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Soft cover. Condizione: Very Good. 80 pages. Illustrated. Leslie Sheppard "The Prolific George Craske (1795-1888)" / S S Dale "Contemporary Cello Concerti XXXIX: Georges Enesco and Alun Hoddinott" / Robert Lewin "Arthur W Dykes" / M B Stanfield "The Importance Of Scale Practice" / C A Hoing "Mainly Acout Violas (3)" / Arthur W D…

Single sheet. RARE. Dates from 1800 and situated in Bold Street where the Royal Arch Lodge No. 20 is held. Bought by Liverpool Savings Bank in 1818. In the last few years the interior has been renovated but an impressive cast-iron staircase stretching some 40 feet into the upstairs rooms was observed in situ and the staircase be…

Single sheet. RARE. The first dispensary to assist the poor was opened in 1778 and this one in Church Street in 1781. By the 1820s there were two dispensaries (the other in St James' Street) with a paid Apothecary, three surgeons, three physicians and a stipendiary house surgeon who attend six days a week providing their service…

Single sheet. RARE. The Monks' Well at Wavertree with the cross as it formerly stood. This is a place where charitable contributions were once collected. The base of the cross (added with the cross itself in the late 19th century) bears the inscription Qui non dat quod habet Doemon infra ridet and Anno 1414, roughly meaning The…

Single sheet. RARE. St. Peter's Church was erected in 1700. Church Street used to be cut off from Lord Street by salt water and, until the Pool was closed in 1709, Church Street and the country beyond could only be reached by crossing over the Pool by the bridge at the foot of Lord Street. Church Street remained unpaved until 17…

Single sheet. RARE. The Royalist Army camped in the area during the English Civil War Siege of Liverpool and the capture of the castle in June 1644. Prince Rupert took up his headquarters in a cottage in Rupert Lane (hard by the barracks of much later date). The cottage stood for 200 years after Rupert's occupancy and was demoli…

Single sheet. RARE. Custom House at the end of the Old Dock. The old docks were built after an Act of Parliament was passed in 1710. The inhabitants and merchants made a large basin or wet dock, at the east end of the town. The custom house was at the east end and on the quays are shops, houses and warehouses. A guide of 1810 co…

Single sheet. RARE. The first stone was laid on the thirtieth of June, 1803, and the masonry completed in March, 1807. To give the greatest degree of beauty possible to this noble design, stone of a very fine quality has been obtained from the quarries of the Earl of Sefton, in Toxteth-park, near Liverpool; and a sum of eighty t…

Single sheet. RARE. The Town Hall is situated near the centre of the town, having the New Exchange Buildings on the north, and Castle-street on the south. The first stone was laid in 1748, and the whole was completed in 1754. In 1795 the interior was consumed by fire, but has since been rebuilt. The expenses, including the furni…

Single sheet. RARE. It was still relatively unspoilt in the 1950s and 60s when it was known as the Cast Iron Shore. After The Pool, probably the most famous of Liverpool's lost rivers was the Dingle Brook with its outlet near Knott's Hole. It gave its name to the adjacent district and, along with the surrounding wooded dell (The…

Single sheet. RARE. As described in Smith's Strangers Guide to Liverpool in the year 1843: Bootle is a village about three miles distant, much frequented during summer months for sea bathing. The principal objects of attraction are the Church, which has two towers, the Water-works, and the Land-marks on the sands. The bathing an…

Hardcover. Condizione: New. 1st Edition. Penguin Drop Caps have been developed in the USA for Penguin, and the result is stunning. Created by Penguin's Paul Buckley and illustrated by Jessica Hische, this series of 26 rainbow-hued hardcover editions features literature's finest treasures. An edition for each letter of the alphab…

Hardcover. Condizione: New. Condizione sovraccoperta: New. Limited Edition. GORGEOUS heirloom quality collector edition of this great novel, SIGNED on the limitation page and one of only 300 copies worldwide. OUT OF PRINT before publication, and becoming hard to find on the secondary market, this is a new unread copy.In Shipbrea…

Hardcover. Condizione: New. Limited Edition. The author's fourth novel and one of the most important literary events of 2006. Limited Edition of 1000 numbered and signed copies AND THIS IS NUMBER 1000. A handsome production by Virago Press with pale-blue cloth boards with matching pale-blue slipcase. In publisher's original shri…