Wrigley Ammon (75 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Hbk, 224 p. ; 23 cm. A few scuffto covers o/w text clean unmarked and in very good condition. [Stories Anecdotes Characters Verse Dialect Literature Saddleworth Yorkshire] r1008 / m16356.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Brown faux leather cloth on boards with gilt lettering to spine and front board. Previous owner's ink inscription on front end paper. Otherwise very clean and tidy throughout. A collection of stories and songs collected by the prolific Lancashire author, of life in the Pennine Hills of Northern England. This anthology was collected together and arranged by Alan Fletcher.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. First Edition. Oldham: W. E. Clegg, 1920. First Edition. 8vo. 298pp. Original illustrated cloth stamped in black, lightly worn and soiled, owner's name, upper corner of one leaf creased, no dj. Few illustrations. Saddleworth is a civil parish in Oldham in greater Manchester, England, and includes several villages and hamlets as well as some suburbs of Oldham. It dates back farther than the Domesday Book and at one time was the center of cotton spinning and weaving.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 298 pages.

hardcover. Condition: Fine. Illustrated (illustrator). reprint. 8vo, 405 pp., Facsimile reprint of the original 1916 edition. Fine copy in nearly fine dust jacket.

Condition: Good. 1937. No Edition Remarks. 288 pages. No dust jacket. Brown cloth boards with lettering. Contains black and white illustrations. Clean pages and illustrations with light tanning and mild foxing throughout. More pronounced to free endpapers and pastedowns. Pen inscription to front free endpaper. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge wear with slight rubbing to surfaces and bumping to corners. Minor sunning to spine and edges with crushing to spine ends. Lettering is clear. Slight wear marks to boards. Book has a slight forward lean.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Hard cover blue cloth bds, a little general light age-marking, spine a little lightened, Good, no dust jacket, b/w frontis. of the author, contents clean and tight, pp126 + advert pge to rear. The book includes: The Three Bonnie Lasses; Joe O' Th' Pinfold's Poncake; Hurly; Nan O' Ratchers; Springtime; An Orderment; Hunting Stew; The Wises Man; Spring Water; Poems; Telling The Tale; Jim O' Cowd Ben's and His Cow; The Ratcatcher.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. R E Greenwood, Uppermill, no date. Hard cover. Book condition : Near fine, like new, appears unread. Jacket has shelf wear. Facsimile of original first published in 1916. With Photographs and illustrations by John Houghton Hague and the author. Book will be sent by UK postal service. Inventory #AF020171.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Hbk, 141 p. slight mark on front cover o/w clean copy in very good conditon. Limited edition, this is no.116] [England, north - Pennines - Mountains -poems - songs] r27 / m13737.

Soft cover. Condition: Fair. Pages a little crumpled but still a good copy overall. Contents clean/binding tight. NO scribbles/inscriptions of any kind.

Condition: Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read but remains in clean condition. All of the pages are intact and the cover is intact and the spine may show signs of wear. The book may have minor markings which are not specifically mentioned.

224 pp, portrait frontis. Original ¼ brown cloth, printed paper sides, 23 cm x 16.5 cm. Ex Library with usual evidence, pages age browned, small loss of colour to spine tips.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. A reprint of the 1901 publication, updated to 1974 and with revised and additional illustrations. Limited to 1700 copies this is copy 46/250 hardback versions. Well bound in fawn coloured cloth with attractive gilt titling and black panel to upper board. Text pages and illustrations are all clean with no markings or inscriptions. Despatched same or next working day in protective packaging.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. First Thus. 1st edition thus. 8vo. 95 pages. Contains further notes on occasions and local events in the Saddleworth area up to the present time. Illustrated with some good black and white photographic plates. Inscription on inside front cover. In original attractive pictorial brwon textured card covers. Near Fine. REDUCED POSTAGE ON THIS ITEM.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. W E Clegg, Oldham, 1920. Pictorial Hard Cover. Green boards, black titles. Book condition : Very good. Clean text. Pages browned spotted. Page edges spotted. Mild bumping spine. Book will be sent by UK postal service. Inventory #AF018738.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition. Slightly forward leaning. A few marks to the cloth.

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Good sound copy of a used book.Brown/tan HB covers. 224 pps. No marks in text. Edges sl rubbed. No date- circa 1925. Great vintage book about Northern England rural life, dialect, habits, hunting songs and humour, A treasure trove of Yorkshire rural life, Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. 1st edition. No date but C1920s. 8vo. 224 pages. Poetry and prose, some in dialect. Good portrait of Ammon Wrigley by Sam Fitton as a frontispiece. In original handsome binding - paper covered decorative boards with tan cloth spine. Near Fine. An attractive item - very clean and unmarked. WILL REQUIRE EXTRA POSTAGE OUTSIDE UK.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 96 pages. Signed letter dated 12/4/41 loosely inserted together with postcard sized print of A.W. from a painting by Harry Rutherford. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Reprint of 1912 edition. 326 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 1st edition. 288 pages including list of subscribers. 8vo. A substantial book of poetry and prose (mainly prose), much in dialect by this well-known Saddleworth author. Attractively illustrated with 17 plates. Date and inscription on front end paper and different name and address on front pastedown. In original dark blue cloth gilt hard covers protected by transparent removable Mylar-type dust wrapper. Very Good+. Includes a couple of loosely inserted related items. MAY REQUIRE EXTRA POSTAGE OUTSIDE UK.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Ammon Wrigley, Saddleworth, 1941. Hard cover. Book condition : Very good, clean unmarked text. No-notations. Appears little read. Book will be sent by UK postal service. Inventory #AF019033.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. 1st edition. 8vo. 106 pages. 8 good black and white plates. This is a detailed autobiography of this gifted Saddleworth writer, artist and archaeologist who was at one time described as "an unschooled millworker" in national newspapers of the day. A fascinating account. In original bright green textured cloth hard cover binding with black titling. Very clean apart from one or two marks on the preliminaries. Overall condition Very Good+.

No edition stated. 8vo, 224pp. Portrait frontispiece. Original brown cloth spine, paper-covered boards. Excellent condition.

Hardback. Condition: VG. Dust Jacket Condition: No DW. Not dated but about 1925. Names of owners at front of book. Book is in very good condition with minor signs of wear and/or age.

Hardback. Condition: VG. Dust Jacket Condition: No DW. Not dated but about 1925. Names of owners at front of book. Book is in very good condition with minor signs of wear and/or age.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Geo Whittaker & Sons, Stalybridge, 1938. Hard cover. Book condition : Very good, clean unmarked text. Previous owners signature inside cover dated 1938. Superb photographs. Spine faded. Book will be sent by UK postal service. Inventory #AF019098.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Geo Whittaker & Sons. Stalybridge, 1937.Book condition : Very good. A very clean copy. Appears little read. Superb photographs. Book will be sent by UK postal service. Inventory #AF019357.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Limited Edition. Hardback, 141pp. Limited edition, no 250. VG, no DJ.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Hardback,106pp. Autobiography of the local Saddleworth author, with some poems,and black and white photos. A couple of small dark spots to front board and light general handling wear, contents clean. VG with no DJ.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 2nd Edition. Hardback,326pp with black and white photos and some illustrations by the author. Facsimile reprint of the 1912 edition. VG. No DJ.