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Please offer any of the Bristol books, or similar items, listed below at any time.
Copies which are faulty, or need binding attention can sometimes be acceptable.
This is a selection of some of the works which I am looking for.
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Bristol

Alford (B.W.E) W.D. & H.O. WILLS and the development of the U.K. Tobacco Industry 1786-1965. 1973.
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Alleyne (Forster M) ALL SAINT'S CHURCH. c191-
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Arrowsmith Ltd Pr. OFFICIAL GUIDE TO THE CITY OF BRISTOL. Published with the authority of the Lord Mayor and Corporation of the City and County of Bristol by J.W. Arrowsmith Ltd, Quay Street, Bristol: (1921)
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Arthur (William) THE SUCCESSFUL MERCHANT: Sketches of the Life of Mr Samuel Budgett, late of Kingswood Hill. 1852.
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Barry (Sir John Wolfe), Baker (Sir Benjamin) and Mr Hurtzig UPON THE DOCKISATION OF THE RIVER AVON. 1900.
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Bingham (Rev. F) HORFIELD MISCELLANEA. An Account of Horfield From Earliest Times to 1900. Printed and Published for the Author by W.H. Barrell, Portsmouth. (1905)
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Bishop (Charles) Pub. ST. ANNE'S CHAPEL, ST. ANNE'S FERRY AND PATHS THROUGH ST ANNE'S WOOD. `In publishing this Pamphlet Mr Charles Bishop (the owner of the Ferry Boat) takes the opportunity of specially requesting Passengers to keep to the Paths when passing to and from the Ferry.' (1890)
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Bishop's Knoll Hospital "COO=EE!" November 1916 - October 1917.
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Braine (A) HISTORY OF KINGSWOOD FOREST including all the Ancient Manors & Villages in the Neighbourhood. First edition. 1891.
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Bristol & Avon Family History Society BRISTOL MARRIAGE INDEX Vols 3, 4 & 5
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BRISTOL CRIMEAN AND INDIAN MUTINY VETERANS ASSOC. 1908
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Bristol Docks and Harbour PLEASE OFFER ANY EARLY REPORTS AND PROPOSALS for the construction of the Harbour and Docks.
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Brodie (Robert) THE REMINISCENCES OF A CIVIL ENGINEERING CONTRACTOR. Bristol: 1942.
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Carus-Wilson (E.M) Ed. THE OVERSEAS TRADE OF BRISTOL In the later Middle Ages. Bristol Record Society. 1957.
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Catcott (George Symes) DESCRIPTIVE ACCOUNT OF A DESCENT MADE INTO PENPARK HOLE, In the Parish of Westbury-on-Trym, in the County of Gloucester, In the Year 1775, Now First Published: To which is added, A Copper-Plate Engraving of That Remarkable Cavern. Also Narratives Of Captains Sturmey and Collins, Containing their Descriptions of the same, in the Years 1669 and 1682. First edition. Bristol: Printed by J. Rudhall, in Small-Street. 1792.
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[Challenger (Charles)] FIVE YEARS OF COLLIERY LIFE; Manchester: 1884.
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Clifton Antiquarian Club PROCEEDING Volume 7. Exeter & Bristol: 1909.
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Clifton Rocks Railway THE OFFICIAL DESCRIPTION. c1893.
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Clifton Suspension Bridge PLEASE OFFER ANY EARLY WORKS.
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John Cordeux, Sons & Were, Pub. A GUIDE TO CLIFTON. c1882.
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Day (Joan) BRISTOL BRASS. A History of the Industry. First edition 1973.
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Dolman (Rev. John) CONTEMPLATIONS AMONGST VINCENT'S ROCKS The Second Edition, Corrected and Improved. 1772.
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Du Boistel (Geo.) Pr. THE KINGSWOOD ROCKET. Bristol: Geo du Boistel. 1885.
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Durbin (Mr Henry) A NARRATIVE OF SOME EXTRAORDINARY THINGS that happened to Mr Richard Giles's Children, at the Lamb, without Lawford's-Gate, Bristol: supposed to be the effect of WITCHCRAFT. By the late Mr Henry Durbin, Chymist, Who was an Eye and Ear Witness of the principal Facts herein related. (Never Before Published.) To which is added A Letter From the Rev. Mr Bedford.... Relative to one THOMAS PERKS, of MANGOTSFIELD. Who had Dealings with Familiar Spirits. Bristol: 1800.
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Emra (Elizabeth) SCENES IN OUR PARISH 1830.
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Emra (Lucy) A SISTERS RECORD
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Emra (Lucy) THINGS NEW AND OLD
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Evans (Rev. John) THE PICTURE OF BRISTOL; or A Guide to Objects of Curiosity and Interest, In Bristol, Clifton, the Hotwells, and their Vicinity; Including Biographical Notices of Eminent Natives. First edition. Bristol: 1814.
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Fry (Edward Alexander) Ed. A CALENDER OF WILLS.... Issued to the Subscribers by The British Record Society, Limited. 1897.
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Fryer (A.C) MONUMENTAL EFFIGIES MADE BY BRISTOL CRAFTSMAN. 1923/4.
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Gomme (Andor), Jenner (Michael) & Little (Bryan) BRISTOL An Architectural History. 1979.
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Hale (William Matthew) THE FAMILY OF HALE. Privately Printed 1936.
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Herapath (W), Etheridge (R) and others THE HAND BOOK FOR VISITORS TO THE BRISTOL & CLIFTON HOTWELLS; (Illustrated by Plates,) containing A Chemical Analysis of the Spa, by W. Herapath, Esq.,.... to which are added A Geological Sketch of the Avon District, by R. Etheridge, Esq.,.... and Botanical Notices by a Local Botanist. Compiled and Annotated by An Old Observer. Bristol: c1853.
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Hollis (Denzil) and Ralph (Elizabeth) Ed. & Trans. MARRIAGE BONDS FOR THE DIOCESE OF BRISTOL excluding the Archdeaconry of Dorset. Volume 2 Bristol and Glos. Archaeological Soc. 195-
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Jones (Rev. A. Emlyn) OUR PARISH: MANGOTSFIELD, INCLUDING DOWNEND. A Brief Account of its Origin & History. Bristol: c1899.
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Little (Bryan) THE FIRST HUNDRED AND FIFTY YEARS. 1963.
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Lord (John) Southam (Jem) FLOATING HARBOUR
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Majendie (Colonel V.D) H.M. Chief Inspector of Explosives REPORT.... ON THE CIRCUMSTANCES ATTENDING THE DESTRUCTION OF THE PETROLEUM-LADEN VESSEL "UNITED," IN BRISTOL DOCKS, On the 21st November 1888. H.M.S.O. 1889.
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[Mardon (Heber)] LANDMARKS IN THE HISTORY OF A BRISTOL FIRM Bristol: 1918.
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M.(aund) (V.A) THE DIARY OF A BRISTOL WOMAN 1938 - 1945. Ilfracombe: 1950.
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Meyerstein (E.H.W) A LIFE OF THOMAS CHATTERTON. 1930.
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BRISTOL ANTIQUARIAN BOOKS
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Nott (H.E) Ed. THE DEPOSITION BOOKS OF BRISTOL Vol. I 1643-1647. Bristol Record Society. 1935.
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Owen & Co's DIRECTORY OF BRISTOL 1879.
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Owen (E) OBSERVATIONS ON THE EARTHS, ROCKS, STONES AND MINERALS, FOR SOME MILES ABOUT BRISTOL., and on the nature of the Hot-Well, and the virtues of its water. London: Printed and Sold by W. Johnston, at the Golden-Ball in St. Paul's Church-yard. 1754.
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Ralph (E) and Williams (Mary E) Ed. THE INHABITANTS OF BRISTOL IN 1696. Bristol Record Society. 1968.
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Rendel (J.M) PARTICULARS DESCRIPTIVE OF THE ACCOMPANYING DESIGN FOR AN INTENDED BRIDGE OVER THE AVON, AT CLIFTON. Plymouth: 1830.
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Rose (P) Printer A NARRATIVE OF THE DREADFUL RIOTS AND BURNINGS, Which Occured in Bristol, On Saturday, Sunday, and Monday, the 29th, 30th, and 31st of October, 1831, and the Destruction of Property and Lives Consequent upon them. 1831
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Sanigar (Wm. T) HOUSES AND PEOPLE OF OLD ST. GEORGE. Further records of a Bristol Parish. First edition. Bristol: 1936.
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Sanigar (Wm. T) LEAVES FROM A BARTON HILL NOTEBOOK. Bristol: 1954.
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Sutcliffe (Joseph) THE GEOLOGY OF THE AVON, Being an Enquiry into the Order of the Strata and Mineral Productions of the District Washed by its Streams. Bristol: 1822.
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Times & Mirror WORK IN BRISTOL. Reprinted from the "Times and Mirror". 1883.
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Vear (L.G.W) SOUTH OF THE AVON 1978
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Webb (W.W) A COMPLETE ACCOUNT OF THE ORIGIN AND PROGRESS OF THE CLIFTON SUSPENSION BRIDGE, OVER THE RIVER AVON.
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West (W) A BRIEF INQUIRY INTO THE COMPARATIVE VALUE OF CHAINS AND WIRE, AS APPLIED TO SUSPENSION BRIDGES.
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Wilkins (H.J) EDWARD COLSTON [1636 - 1721 A.D.] A Chronological Account of His Life and Work. Together with an account of the Colston Societies and memorials in Bristol. First edition. Bristol: 1920.
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Wilkins (H.J) WESTBURY COLLEGE FROM 1194 - 1544
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Winstone (Reece) BRISTOL BLITZED. Second Edition, Bristol: 1976.
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