Mining from Bennor Books

Haydon Bridge, Northumberland: Honeycrook Press, 1999. Card. Very Good. 64pp, indexed, b&w illus. Signed by author on title page.

Sunderland: University of Sunderland Press, 1999. Card. Very Good. 273pp, b&w illus, indexed. Includes letter from the author to the original owner.

Gateshead, Tyne & Wear: Portcullis Press, 1990. Soft cover. Very Good. 99pp, b&w illus, index. Also includes 4 photocopies of historic maps of the area.

The Author. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Very Good. Undated but sometime in the 1980s or 1990s. B&w illus, foldout charts.

Hexham: Wagtail Press, 2006. Card. Very Good. 256pp, b&w illus. During the early 19th century, Thomas Dixon, of Dukesfield Hall near Hexham, Northumberland, recorded his family life, working days and leisure time in his diaries. His words give a fascinating insight into his world as a family man, lead ore smelter, early railway enthusiast… Read more

Carlisle, Cumbria: G & T Coward, The Wordsworth Press, 1896. 1st Edition . Three-Quarter Leather. Good/No Jacket. 192pp, indexed, frontis. Some bumping and rubbing to black leather corners and spine but both hinges are secure and all pages clean and tight, apart from pp95/6 which has come loose. Dedication by author to original owner… Read more

Newcastle: T Fordyce, 1865. Three-Quarter Leather. Good. The first two volumes by Sykes covering the period to 1809 are supplemented by Fordyce's volume to cover up to 1867. Minor rubbing to dark green leather binding, now protected by clear sleeving. HEAVY SET - PLEASE CONTACT RE POSTAGE

Acomb, Northumberland: Acomb Adult Education Class, 1980. Soft cover. Very Good. 17pp, b&w illus. Laminated card cover. Please note that this is a history of the Tynedale village of Acomb and not of the Yorkshire village of the same name! Postage will be reduced on this item

Haydon Bridge, Northumberland: Honeycrook Press, 1999. Card. Very Good. 64pp, indexed, b&w illus. Dedication by author on title page. Minor bumping to card covers but otherwise in very good condition

Stroud, Glos.: Amberley Publishing, 2012. Soft cover. Very Good. 96pp, col ill.

Newcastle: Newcastle City Libraries, 1998. Soft cover. Very Good. Throwing the spotlight mainly on the Tyne, this book tells of the seaborne coal trade, of storms, shipwrecks, and of the first steam colliers which heralded the end for the sailing ships. 48pp, landscape format paperback, lavishly illustrated throughout in b&w.

Chichester, Sussex: Phillimore & Company, 2009. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 330pp, b&w illus, index HEAVY VOLUME - PLEASE CONTACT RE POSTAGE

London: Walter Scott, 1884. Three-Quarter Leather. Good/No Jacket. Some wear and bumping to leather-covered wood boards of all three volumes. The leather spine of Vol 1 is splitting but the hinges remain secure. The volume patch of Vol 2 is missing but otherwise in excellent condition. The leather spine of Vol 3 has… Read more

London: George Bell, 1882. Original Cloth. Fair. 308pp, b&w illus, fold-out map, index. Some wear to green/gilt cloth boards, flls, last page of index and fold-out map have separated but are present, some minor foxing. HEAVY VOLUME - PLEASE CONTACT RE POSTAGE

Newcastle: Newcastle Libraries & Information Service, 2000. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Very Good. 48pp, b&w illus.

Wylam, Northumberland: Philip R B Brooks, 1998. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Good. 52pp, b&w illus. Minor rubbing to front cover but otherwise in excellent condition. Author's inscription on title page

Tow Law, Co Durham: Tow Law Historical Society, 1997. Soft cover. Very Good. 96pp, b&w illus. Postage will be reduced on this item

Hexham, Northumberland: Hexham NSPCC, 1983. Soft cover. Good. 70pp, monochrome illus. Single-fold stapled A5 booklet. Minor markings to cream card covers and previous owner's stamp on title page. Postage will be reduced on this item

Newcastle: David & Charles, 1969. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Facsimile reprint from the original 1844 edition with a new introduction by Frank Atkinson. Dj is protected by clear sleeving. LARGE VOLUME - PLEASE CONTACT SELLER RE POSTAGE

The Author. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Very Good. Undated but sometime in the 1980s or 1990s. B&w illus, foldout charts. Previous owner's stamp on first page.