Aynho, Hinton, Newbottle 95 VALUABLE ELMS 70 Beech, 40 Ash, 15 Oaks... Walnut, Abele, and Other Timber Trees, 52 Loads of Capital Ash Poles... Standing and lying on thbe Aynho Estate, To be Sold by Auction... March 1st, 1871.. 4pp., 8vo, folded to 3" x 9", with details on verso. 1871. £12.00
¶ Includes timber at Mr Holton's Farm, Mr Alkin's Farm Forceleap Spinney, Keeper's Cover.

Ball (Wm.) & Son, Ltd., Rothwell PRICE LIST of Horse Hoes. 4pp., 4to, illustrating 5 machines with blades on the last page... together with... two other price lists, each single sheet, printed on both sides, 4to, illustrating Farm Lurrys, Floats, 'Bedford Carts', 'General Purpose Prize Carts', etc. c1912. £12.00

Brixworth PARTICULARS AND CONDITIONS OF SALE of a Capital Freehold Estate situated at Brixworth, Six Miles from Northampton.... comprising Brixworth Hall A Spacious Stone Mansion, Coach House, Stabling, Gardens, Canals and Fish-Ponds.... One undivided Fifth Part of the Extensive Manor of Brixworth..... Which Will be Sold by Auction by Mr Devenish, at Garraway's Coffee House, Change Alley, Cornhill, London, Thursday April 2, 1801, at One O'Clock.... 3pp., folio, folds.... together with... Mr Devenish in account with the Vendors of Brixworth. Manuscript, 6p, 4to, setting out commission, travelling expenses etc.... An Account of the Sale of Brixworth, 1801. 10p, 4to. 3 items. 1801. £45.00
¶ The Auctioneer was at Villiers Street, Strand. His name is printed in letters about 1" high (bigger than the other type faces used - he obviously wanted to advertise.)

Hardwick, Wellingborough ORDNANCE SURVEY MAP Sheet XXXIX N.E, N.W. etc., scale 6" to 1 mile. Water features hand-coloured. Size approx. 25" x 36". Linen-backed, folding into 8vo cloth wraps. 1887. £28.00

Hawkins (Thomas) MANUSCRIPT HISTORY OF BRACKLEY Brackley October 1832. 68 pages in a small neat hand, in small 8vo notebook, limp calf wraps, slightly rubbed, written in 'Penny's Improved Memorandum Book', which has 8 printed pages listing Bankers, Table of Wages etc. On the first leaf is written 'This Book belongs to Thomas Hawkins Junior, Master of the Free Grammar School, Brackley, Northampton Shire. Brackley 1 October 1832', and the name Thomas Hawkins is on the front pastedown. Recounts the history of the town from the conquest onwards, presumably compiled from various written sources 'In Leland's time were several tombs of noble men and Women remaining in the presbytery of the Chapel. He hath given us a description of five...' At the end are 8 pages 'History of Northampton Shire 1730', and 3p. 'In Leland's Itinerary Vol 7 p5 I meet with this account of Brackley Hospital or College...', and a copy of a letter from Browne Willis (the 18th century antiquary) about monuments in Brackley Church, with a date of Nov. 5th, 1844. 1832. £110.00

NORTHAMPTONSHIRE Manuscripts, Maps, Engravings, Ephemera, etc. For a further selection and to receive my latest catalogue please email :- lesley@localhistory.co.uk

Orlingbury, Finedon, Wellingborough ORDNANCE SURVEY MAP Sheet XXXII S.E, S.W, etc. Scale 6" to 1 mile. Linen-backed and folding into sm. 4to marbled wraps. Water features hand-coloured. In cloth-covered slipcase. 1886. £30.00

Oundle RELEASE AND QUITCLAIM whereby Simon Dickens, Francis, Bridgett and Ann Dickens release any claim on the lands of their deceased father William Dickens, late of Wormington, and acknowledge receipt of their share of the sale proceeds. Single folio sheet, folded, signed by four parties, witnessed, small wax seals. 1720. £22.00

Pattishall COPY ADMINISTRATION with will annexed, of The Revd. Thomas Welch, Clerk. 5p., folio. Leaves the Presentation to Nether Vicarage and Parish Church of Pattishall, and his lands in Blakesley to his son, Presentation to the Rectory and Parish Church of Slapton to another son, etc. Will dates 1815, copy c1818. £12.00

Peterborough ORDNANCE SURVEY MAP Northamptonshire Part of Sheet VIII, etc. Scale 6" to 1 mile. Size 13" x 18", plus margins. Contours in red. Revision of 1925 with additions in 1950. £10.00
¶ Covers the town centre, Old Fletton, Longthorpe, Eastfield.

Soke of Peterborough REGULATIONS AS TO MOVEMENT OF SHEEP Notice is Hereby Given... that the County of the Soke of Peterborough... have made the following Regulations as to Sheep brought into their District... Poster, size 20" x 15", setting out regulations on dipping, restrictions on movement to markets, etc. Standard Printing Works, Peterborough. 1923. £14.00

Stony Stratford, Towcester ORDNANCE SURVEY MAP Sheet No. 202. Scale 1" to 1 mile, size 13" x 19" plus wide margins. Some light soiling in bottom margin. O.S. blindstamp 1893. £16.00

Walgrave, Old & Broughton PARTICULARS AND CONDITIONS OF SALE of Valuable Freehold and Tithe-Free Estates.... To Be Sold by Auction... 22nd June, 1860. 3pp., plus docket title, folds. Schedule. 1860. £26.00