Lt. Col. P.R. Nightingale
The East Yorkshire Regt.
(Duke of York's Own)
in the War 1939/45.

Reprint of 1950's Edition
9 x 5 inches, maps, illus

paperback: isbn 0 946289 34 4 £24.00 post free U.K.
hardback: isbn 0 946289 35 2 £56.00 post free U.K.[Limited to 100 copies]

Unaccountably scarce in the original this is the only full record of the
East Yorkshire Regiment during WWII

originally published in 1871
7 x 5 inches, map, illus and adverts

isbn 0 946289 24 7 £12.95 post free U.K. only a few copies remaining

The classic history and guide book giving a fascinating picture of the town's origins, history and geography with a fine series of period adverts.

originally published in 1892, facsimile reprint of 300 copies a few copies only remain.
9 x 6 inches, 1269 pages

isbn 0 946289 12 3 £60 post free U.K. only a few copies remaining

Bulmer's Directory is probably the earliest detailed account of many of the smallest villages and hamlets in the county. A valuable source of reference for historians and genealogists.

originally published in 1952
8 x 5 inches, 153 pages, illustrations, plan.

isbn 0 946289 18 2 £7.50 post free U.K.

The story of Hull and the East Riding during the English Civil War including the Hotham family and the sieges of Hull.

originally published in 1912, facsimile reprint of 500 copies a few copies only remain.
8 x 5 inches, 329 pages, maps, illus.

isbn 0 946289 16 6 OUT OF PRINT

A fine account, historical and scientific, which has a great deal of value for today's researchers into the erosion of this fragile and vulnerable coastline.

Large format paperpack, 70 pages, 100 illus from old photographs

isbn 0 946289 30 1 £10.00 post free U.K.

An illustrated account with personal reminiscences of real life working on the Humber and its tributaries during the time of sail.

originally published in 1895, facsimile reprint of 100 copies
10 x 7 inches, 315 pages, large folding map, 22 illus.

isbn 0 946289 28 X £80 post free U.K.

Certainly by far the scarcest and probably the most readable of the two major victorian histories of this town. It is in fact the scarcest major east riding town or village history in the original.

originally published in 1951
9 x 6 inches, 112 pages, many photographs.

isbn 0 946289 45 X £9.95 post free U.K.

The story of Kingston-upon-Hull in the 1939-1945 war during which it was referred to in news bulletins as 'A North East Coast Town' reporting the many bombing raids which it endured.

Originally published in 1800, facsimile reprint in a Limited Edition of only 300 numbered copies
decorated cloth, 7 x 4 inches, 226 pages, folding map, folding illustration of the abbey.

isbn 0 946289 29 8 £30.00 post free U.K.

James Mountain was a clockmaker and bookseller, a strange combination and is responsible for this, the first known history of the town. There is also included a directory of the principal inhabitants of the time.

6 x 8 inches, 24 pages, photographs and sketches.

isbn 0 946289 20 4 £4.00 post free U.K.

A town trail with a map. This illustrated trail will shortly be available on the web. See introductory text about the town of Howden and links to other local sites.

8 x 5 inches, 24 pages, 8 photographs.

isbn 0 946289 01 8 OUT OF PRINT

A perfect facsimile of the promotional brochure for this pioneering airship designed and built at Howden under the guidance of Sir Denniston Burney with the author Nevil Shute on the staff as a calculator. [see his autobiography Slide Rule]

Originally published in 1804, facsimile reprint in a Limited Edition of only 200 numbered copies
11 x 8 inches, 398 + 45 pages, folding map, 11 illustrations.

isbn 0 946289 08 5 OUT OF PRINT

A most substantial and the best-known history of the town. We have only a few copies remaining but would recommend that the serious local historian or collector also consider Tomlinson's Doncaster from the Roman Occupation.

Originally published in 1887, facsimile reprint in a Limited Edition of only 200 numbered copies
decorated cloth 12 x 10 inches, 365 pages, 12 illustrations.

isbn 0 946289 09 3 £56.00 post free U.K.

Less well-known than Miller's History it is, however a more readable account, less involved in the church history and covers a substantial part of the nineteenth century.

Originally published in 1853, facsimile reprint in a Limited Edition of only 100 numbered copies
decorated cloth 14 x 10 inches, 56 pages, 5 illustrations, plan.

isbn 0 946289 25 5 £35.00 post free U.K.

The story of this church which was rediscovered within the old Town Hall during redevelopment.

Originally published in 1813 with supplements in 1814, facsimile reprint in a Limited Edition of only 200 numbered copies
decorated cloth 11 x 8 inches, 172 pages, 10 illustrations, large folding maps.

isbn 0 946289 22 0 £45.00 post free U.K.

The original edition of the useful and extremely scarce work was originally published in an edition of only 100 copies. We have included the rare supplements of corrections and additions which are frequently lacking.

Originally published in 1829, facsimile reprint in a Limited Edition of only 200 numbered copies
cloth 6 x 4 inches, 168 pages.

isbn 0 946289 27 1 £29.95 post free U.K.

A reprint of the most popular and well-known of the Thorne histories.

Originally published in 1882, facsimile reprint in a Limited Edition of only 200 numbered copies
decorated cloth 12 x 10 inches, 322 pages, 12 illustrations, two large folding maps.

ISBN 0 946289 14 X OUT OF PRINT

Covering Thorne, Fishlake, Hatfield, Sykehouse, Barnby-Dun, Stainforth; their history with particular reference to the drainage of the area.