
Murray Finds a Chum – May Wynne £2.50
A Garland for Girls – Louisa M Alcott £2.50
Daddy’s Girl – L T Meade £2.50
The only Not in Heckmonwike Heckmondwike second hand book shop
Murray Finds a Chum – May Wynne £2.50
A Garland for Girls – Louisa M Alcott £2.50
Daddy’s Girl – L T Meade £2.50
I can’t find either of these two titles on line. I found “a” Chuck Larson but he does not seem to be this, Chuck Larson, the same with Brad Collins. As the Chuck Lawson book is published by Moring who were very keen on pen names, it could be by anyone, could it even be by Stephen Francis (Hank Janson)
Stock
Auther | Title | Publisher | Price |
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Adams Chuck | Badlands Feud | Badger | £10.00 |
Adams Chuck | Day of Violence | Badger | |
Adams Chuck | Hired Gun | Badger | £7.50 |
Adams Chuck | Riverboat Revenge | Badger | |
Adams Chuck | The Texan | Badger | £5.00 |
Adams Chuck | Thunder at Abilene | Badger | |
Adams Chuck | Who Rides with Vengeance | Badger | |
Allison Sam | WELLS FARGO – Danger Station | TV Fav Lib | £5.00 |
Appell George | Shadow on the Border | Ballantine | £2.50 |
Ballard Tod | The Circle C Feud | £5.00 | |
Ballard Todhunter | West of Quarantine | Arrow | £2.50 |
Barton Jack | The Mustangers | Popular Library | £5.00 |
Billings Buck | The Unbranded Thirty | Ward Lock | £4.00 |
Blackburn Thomas W | Range War | £5.00 | |
Blackburn Thomas W | Raton Pass | £10.00 | |
Borg Jack | Kid With a Colt | Pan | £3.00 |
Bradley Tex | Thunderfire | Badger | |
Brand Max | The Bandit of the Black Hills | Corgi | £5.00 |
Brand Max | The Gun Tamer | Pan | £3.50 |
Breihan Carl W | Outlaws of the Old West | Arrow | £2.00 |
Cantrell Wane B | Brand of Cain | Panther | £2.50 |
Castle Frank | Vengeance Under Law | Gold Medal UK | £3.00 |
Chadwick Joseph | Devil’s Legacy | Gold Medal US | £5.00 |
Chamberlain Elinor | The Far Command | Ballantine | £2.50 |
Chase Borden | Lone Star | Gold Medal US | £5.00 |
Chisholm Matt | Fury at Tombstone | Panther | £2.50 |
Clark Walter Van Tilburg | The Track of the Cat | Signet | £2.50 |
Codey Al | Domrock Range | £5.00 | |
Codey Al | Forlorn Valley | £5.00 | |
Collins Brad | Yankee Riders | Curtis | £5.00 |
Coombs Charles I | MAVERICK – Boss of Rocking H Ranch | TV Fav Lib | £5.00 |
Gooden Arthur Henry | Wayne of the Flying W | Pocket Book | £2.00 |
Grant Landon | Marshal of Mustang | £5.00 | |
Grey Zane | Forlorn River | Pan | £4.50 |
Grey Zane | Heritage of the Desert | Pan | £3.50 |
Grey Zane | Knights of the Range | Pan | £4.00 |
Grey Zane | Rogue River Feud | Hodder | £2.50 |
Grey Zane | The Drift Fence | Hamish Hamilton | £2.50 |
Grey Zane | The Last Plainsman | Pan | £3.00 |
Grey Zane | The Last Trail | £5.00 | |
Grey Zane | Western Union | Pan | £5.00 |
Gruber Frank | Town Tamer | Panther | £2.50 |
Hall Oakley | Warlock | Pan | £2.50 |
Halleran E E | Blazing Border | Ballantine | £5.00 |
Halleran E E | The Hostile Hills | Ballantine | £2.50 |
Hanson W J | Lannigan’s West | Action Novels | £2.50 |
Henry Will | Jesse James | Corgi | £2.50 |
Henry Will | No Survivors | Corgi | £4.00 |
Howard Vechel | Sundown at Crazy Horse | Gold Medal UK | £2.50 |
Howard Vechel | Tall in the West | Gold Medal UK | £4.00 |
James Cy | The Brasada Guns | Panther | £2.50 |
Jefferson Ben | The Damned | Cleveland | £2.50 |
Kantor MacKinlay | Wicked Water | Corgi | £4.00 |
Krepps Robert W | Gamble My Last Game | Panther | £2.50 |
L’amour Louis | Hondo | Gold Medal US | £2.50 |
Lander Dane | The Yellow Horse | Superior | £2.50 |
Larson Chuck | Gun Barrels Aflame | Moring | £5.00 |
Lawrence Steven C | Saddle Justice | Gold Medal US | £10.00 |
Lawrence Steven C | The Iron Marshal | Panther | £2.50 |
Lehman Paul Evan | Law of the 45 | Panther | £5.00 |
Martin Scott | The Claws of the Cougar | Nelson | £2.50 |
McLowery Frank | Missouri Man | £5.00 | |
Mulford Clarence E | Hopalong Cassidy Serves a Writ | H&S | £5.00 |
Myers John Myer | Dead Warrior | Arrow | £2.50 |
Newton DB | Range Feud | £10.00 | |
Newton DB | Stagecoach Guard | £5.00 | |
Nordyke Lewis | Wes Hardin Texas Gunman | Arrow | £3.50 |
Nye Nelson C | Blood Sky | Digit UK | £5.00 |
O’Rourke Frank | Hard Men | Ballantine | £5.00 |
Paine Lauran | Buckskin Buccaneer | Panther | £5.00 |
Paine Lauran | The Rawhiders | Panther | £5.00 |
Patten Lewis B | White Warrior | Gold Medal UK | £3.00 |
Raine William MacLeod | Boldley the Rode | Hodder | £3.00 |
Raine William Macleod | Border Breed | Pocket Book | £3.00 |
Raine William Macleod | Guns of the Frontier | Signet | £5.00 |
Raine William MacLeod | Range Beyond the Law | Popular Library | £2.50 |
Raine William MacLeod | The Sheriff’s Son | Pocket Book | £2.50 |
Richardson Gladwell | Trigger Fingers | Wagon Wheel | £3.00 |
Schaefer Jack | The Kean Land | Panther | £2.50 |
Shelton Cole | Satan’s Outpost | Bison | £5.00 |
Shirreffs Gordon | Rio Bravo | Gold Medal UK | £5.00 |
Shirreffs Gordon D | The Brave Rifles | Gold Medal US | £2.50 |
Snow Charles H | Sheriff of Yavisa | Armed Sevices | £5.00 |
Stanley Chuck | Showdown Guns | Wells Gardner | £2.50 |
Street James | Oh Promised Land | Pan | £3.00 |
Sutter Larabie | The White Squaw | Gold Medal UK | £6.50 |
Telfair Richard | Day of the Gun | Gold Medal US | £2.50 |
Ward Brad | Frontier Street | Panther | £2.50 |
Wayne Joseph | The Long Wind | Signet | £2.50 |
Wayne Joseph | The Snake Stomper | Signet | £3.00 |
Stock
Auther | Title | Publisher | Price |
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Blighton Enid | The Ring O’Bells Mystery | Armada | £2.50 |
Blyton Enid | Fun for the Secret Seven | Knight | £1.00 |
Blyton Enid | Mischief at St Rollo’s | Armada | £2.50 |
Blyton Enid | The Adventurous Four | Armada | £2.50 |
Blyton Enid | The Adventurous Four Again | Armada | £2.50 |
Blyton Enid | The Castle of adventure | Armada | £2.50 |
Blyton Enid | The Island of Adventure | Armada | £2.50 |
Blyton Enid | The Mystery of the Strange Bundle | Bag 32 | £2.50 |
Blyton Enid | The Naughtiest Girl is a Monitor | Armada | £1.00 |
Blyton Enid | The Ragamuffin Mystery | Armada | £2.50 |
Blyton Enid | The Rat-a-Tat Mystery | Armada | £2.50 |
Blyton Enid | The Riloby Fair Mystery | Armada | £2.50 |
Blyton Enid | The Rockingdown Mystery | Armada | £2.50 |
Blyton Enid | The Rockingdown Mystery | Armada | £2.50 |
Blyton Enid | The Rubadub Mystery | Armada | £2.50 |
Blyton Enid | The Sea of Adventure | Armada | £2.50 |
Blyton Enid | The Secret of Moon Castle | Armada | £2.50 |
Blyton Enid | The Ship of Adventure | Armada | £2.50 |
Bond Michael | A Bear Called Paddington | Armada Lion | £1.00 |
Bond Michael | Paddington Abroad | Armada Lion | £1.00 |
Bond Michael | Paddington Marches on | Armada Lion | £1.00 |
Brooks E Searles | The Stigma of Shame | Nelson Lee | £3.00 |
Carroll Lewis | Through the Looking Glass | Puffin | £3.50 |
Crompton Richmal | William and the Masked Ranger | Armada | £3.00 |
Crompton Richmal | William and the Pop Singers | Armada | £2.00 |
Crompton Richmal | William the Gangster | Merlin | £2.50 |
Crompton Richmal | William the Outlaw | Armada | £2.00 |
Dixon Franklin W | Hardy Boys #70 Voodoo Plot | Armada | £2.50 |
Dixon Franklin W | Hardy Boys : Hunting for Hidden Gold | Armada | £2.50 |
Dixon Franklin W | Hardy Boys : The Mystery of the Chinese Junk #34 | Armada | £2.50 |
Dixon Franklin W | Hardy Boys : The Outlaw’s Silver #65 | Armada | £2.50 |
Dixon Franklin W | The Hardy Boys : Haunted Fort #3 | Armanda | £2.50 |
Feldstein, Albert B | The MAD Frontier | Signet | £2.50 |
Gregory Sir Richard | Discovery | Puffin | £3.00 |
Henty G A | A March on London | HB | £15.00 |
Henty G A | Bonnie Prince Charlie | HB | £15.00 |
Henty G A | By England’s Aid | HB | £15.00 |
Henty G A | For Name and Fame | £15.00 | |
Henty G A | In the Reighn of Terror | HB | £15.00 |
Henty G A | One of the 28th | £15.00 | |
Henty G A | St Bartholomew’s Eve | HB | £15.00 |
Henty G A | The Tiger of Mysore | £15.00 | |
Henty G A | When London Burned | HB | £15.00 |
Henty G A | With Lee in Virginia | HB | £15.00 |
Henty G A | With Moore at Corunna | HB | £15.00 |
Henty G A | With Wolfe in Canada | £15.00 | |
Henty G A | Wulf the Saxon | £15.00 | |
Johns W E | Biggles Air Commadore | Armada | £5.00 |
Johns W E | Biggles and the Plot that Failed | Knight | £2.50 |
Johns W E | Biggles The Rescue Flight | Armada | £2.50 |
Kipling Rudyard | The Mowgli Stories | Pan | £3.00 |
Martin Don | MAD’s Don Martin comes on Strong | Signet | £2.50 |
Pudney John | Tuesday Adventure | Scottie | £7.50 |
Richards Frank | Billy Bunter – Sportsman | Merlin | £5.00 |
Richards Frank | Billy Bunter and the School Rebellion | Merlin | £5.00 |
Richards Frank | Billy Bunter and the Secret Enemy | Merlin | £2.00 |
Saville Malcolm | Christmas at Nettleford | Armada | £2.50 |
Saville Malcolm | Two Fair Plaits | Armada | £2.50 |
Skipper Mervyn | The Meeting Pool | Puffin | £5.00 |
Sperry Armstrong | The Boy Who Was Afraid | Knight | £1.00 |
Stevenson Robert Louis | Kidnapped | Puffin | £2.50 |
Vivian E. Chambers | The Adventures of Robin Hood | Airmont | £2.00 |
Williamson Thames | North after Seals | Puffin | £2.50 |
Issued in Jan 1978 featuring Star Wars and Star Trek £2.50 plus p&p
I do have a decent collection of Spen Valley, and Yorkshire, local history books. Because they are so difficult to get hold of I have been reluctant to list them so I have decided to compile a reading list and to mention when I have copies for sale.
Heckmondwike in Times Past – Margaret M Wood. Undated Countryside Publication 48 pages of very interesting but poor quality illustrations. £5.00
First printed in 2001 by Tempus 23cm X 16cm a 128 page soft cover book with two illustrations per page and accompanying text. Obviously as the images of the title are photographs the history it covers are mainly from 20th century. Though it is crammed full of photographs, many of which I have not seen in any other publications, there are copious notes that add much to the illustrations. A well put together addition to any Spen Valley collection.
I currently have a very good reprint for sale for £10.00
THE CLECKHEATON BRANCH – Mirfield – Heckmondwike – Low Moor
Branchlines of the L & Y R No. 4 Author : Dilnot, John Publication Year : 1986 publisher : L&Y Railway Society Binding : paperback 33pp, photographs, drawings, diagrams, map, track plans, tables.
A 16-page booklet undated but well-illustrated with line drawings. A good very brief, but comprehensive local history start. I have a copy available for £2.50
An essential book for any Spen Valley collection. Published in 1985 written by Douglas Hird who spent 25 years as a reporter in the Spen Valley. Up until being nine year old he attended Brighton Street Junior and Infants School, but moved out when his family emigrated (to Dewsbury).
The book is well illustrated and has an index. Overlaps a bit with Peel but brings us well into 20th century. Unlike Thompson, this is a very entertaining read (written by a journalist and not a Librarian, not that I have anything against librarians that is). It does have many interesting facts that you will not find elsewhere. Not as detailed as some of the SV personal memoirs, but in some way more entertaining for that.
It is getting much harder to find. I only have one copy for sale, at £30.00
Published in 1925 it originally appeared in the Heckmondwike Herald in column format, the deal done was to not take payment for in cash, but the type should be used to publish a limited edition in book form. That is why the book has very wide margins.
Thompson was the Librarian in Heckmondwike Library I don’t think he had any formal training as an Historian. The book is 355 pages long and usefully has an index but no illustrations. Overfull of lists of men, in some cases with questionable merit as to the reason for inclusion. The book for the most part looks to the History of the Spen Valley through the lens of the History of England with not a great deal of real “local” content, unless you count the lists of men.
I must admit I didn’t get off to a good start when he seemed to imply that prior to the Roman Conquest the Valley was inhabited by tribes of Hunter Gatherers, he seems to have missed the Bronze and Iron age altogether. I must excuse a lot of his opinions as writing in the 20’s the “Dark Ages” were still dark. He is very skimpy on two themes that are very much of Spen Valley History, the Luddites and Chartists.
Whatever my views, if you are seriously into Local History you need to read this book. If you are building a Spen Valley Book collection you need to own one.
I currently have a copy for sale for £45
Published by European Library, Netherlands written Gillian Cookson in 1988 this a 8”X6” hard back is much more than it says on the tin. Yes, it is based on 76 postcards, but each is backed up by research from a highly skilled professional historian who adds commentary to each card that is readable informative and interesting.
Published in 1987 by Kirklee s Council an account of her growing up in the Spen Valley between the Wars. Well written illustrated by Barbara Ellis.
Originally published as Shirley Country in 1973 revised in 1997 102 pages Illustrated by Stanley Chapman with an index. My irrational antipathy to the cult of the Brontes has prevented me from reading this but having read other works by Mabel I have no doubts about readability.
A 16 page booklet with line drawings £2.50
Signed by Kenny Roberts, Phil Read, Dave Potter and Roger Marshall, pity they didn’t get Barry Sheane or Mick Grant. I only thought it interesting for the autographs.
With ten b&w photos I thought the Scarborough Gold Cup 1984 sponsored by Eddy Wright more interesting.
Both for sale for £1.00 (plus p&p)
Robin II four issues with holograms all as new £5.00 for all 4
Robin DC Comics 1991 (3 of 5) and (5 of 5) £1.00 each
Deadly Foes of Spider-Man Part 1 of 4 Vol1 #1 Marvel Comics 1991 £1.00
X-Force Vol 1 #4 Marvel Comics 1991 £1.00
Batman Legends of the Dark Knight (#8 1990) and (#28 1992) DC Comics £2.50 each
Excalibur Mojo Mayhem Marvel Comics 1989 and The Sword is Drawn 1988 £2.00 Each
X-Men Spotlight on Starjammers #2 Marvel Comics 1990 £2.00
Bloodlines – A Tale From the Heart of Africa This is the original Epic Comics from 1992 (not the 1994 reprint by Marvel Enterprises) £10.00
Huddersfield Norman Culley, 1939. Blue cloth with printed title to front cover. Not dated, but the drawings are dated 1938 and 1939. With 25 pencil drawings. The collage distorts the illustrations as most are landscape format. A nice tidy copy for £10.00
The original Clock Hartley by John Hartley
Yorkshire dialect digest, I have many more years but I know where these years are so am offering them at £2.50 each.
The years I can find are 1892 1894 1896 1898 1901 1928
Stock
Title | Publisher | Price | Letter | Number | Edition | Date |
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Arctic Patrol Mystery | Armada | £2.50 | C | 2 | rep | 1977 |
Cave-in | Armada | £2.50 | 76 | 1985 | ||
Danger on Vampire Trail | Armada | £2.50 | 42 | 1st | 1987 | |
Footprints Under the Window | Armada | £2.50 | 23 | 1984 | ||
Game Plan for Disaster | Armada | £2.50 | 74 | 1st | 1984 | |
Haunted Fort | Armanda | £2.50 | 3 | rep | ||
Hunting for Hidden Gold | Armada | £2.50 | 25 | |||
Revenge of the Desert Phantom | Armada | £2.50 | 82 | 1st | 1987 | |
Sign of Crooked Arrow | Armada | £2.50 | C | 19 | rep | 1977 |
Sky Sabotage | Armada | £2.50 | 77 | 1st | 1985 | |
The Billion Dollar Ransom | Armada | £2.50 | 71 | 2nd | 1986 | |
The Blackwing Puzzle | Armada | £2.50 | 80 | 1st | 1986 | |
The Clue of the Broken Blade | Armada | £2.50 | 37 | 1st | 1985 | |
The Clue of the Embers | Armada | £2.50 | 20 | 1983 | ||
The Clue of the Screeching Owl | Armada | £2.50 | 9 | 1984 | ||
The Crisscross Shadow | Armada | £2.50 | 24 | rep | 1984 | |
The Demon’s Den | Armada | £2.50 | C | 79 | 1st | 1986 |
The Four-Headed Dragon | Armada | £2.50 | 67 | 1st | 1983 | |
The Ghost of Skeleton Rock | Armada | £2.50 | 36 | 1st | 1984 | |
The Great Airport Mystery | Armada | £2.50 | 18 | rep | 1983 | |
The Hooded Hawk Mystery #29 | Armada | £2.50 | ISBN | 29 | ||
The Infinity Clue | Armada | £2.50 | 68 | 1st | 1983 | |
The Mark on the Door | Armada | £4.00 | C | 27 | 1st | 1977 |
The Mummy Case | Armada | £2.50 | 61 | 1st | 1982 | |
The Mystery at Devil’s Paw | Armada | £2.50 | 35 | 1st | 1984 | |
The Mystery of Cabin Island | Armada | £4.00 | C | 26 | rep | 1978 |
The Mystery of Smugglers Cove | Armada | £2.50 | 62 | 1st | 1982 | |
The Mystery of the Aztec Warrior | Armada | £2.50 | 1 | 1985 | ||
The Mystery of the Chinese Junk #34 | Armada | £2.50 | 34 | |||
The Mystery of the Disappearing Floor | Armada | £2.50 | 5 | 1985 | ||
The Mystery of the Melted Coins | Armada | £2.50 | 7 | 1984 | ||
The Mystery of the Missing Friends | Armada | £2.50 | 32 | 1984 | ||
The Mystery of the Spiral Bridge | Armada | £2.50 | C | 8 | rep | 1977 |
The Mystery of the Whale Tattoo | Armada | £2.50 | 4 | 1986 | ||
The Outlaw’s Silver | Armada | £2.50 | 65 | 1st | 1983 | |
The Outlaw’s Silver #65 | Armada | £2.50 | 65 | |||
The Phantom Freighter | Armada | £2.50 | 39 | 1st | 1985 | |
The Roaring River Mystery | Armada | £2.50 | 78 | 1st | 1985 | |
The Secret Agent on Flight 101 | Armada | £2.50 | 30 | rep | 1985 | |
The Secret of Pirates Hill | Armada | £2.50 | 14 | rep | 1987 | |
The Secret of Skull Mountain | Armada | £2.50 | 40 | 1st | 1986 | |
The Secret of the Caves | Armada | £4.00 | C | 13 | 1st | 1977 |
The Secret of Wildcat Swamp | Armada | £2.50 | 38 | 1st | 1985 | |
The Shattered Helmet | Armada | £2.50 | 45 | 1st | 1988 | |
The Shore Road Mystery | Armada | £2.50 | 17 | 1st | 1980 | |
The Sinister Signpost | Armada | £2.50 | 22 | 1979 | ||
The Skline Puzzle | Armada | £2.50 | 83 | 1st | 1987 | |
The Stone Idol | Armada | £2.50 | 63 | 1982 | ||
The Submarine Caper | Armada | £2.50 | 66 | 1st | 1983 | |
The Swamp Monster | Armada | £2.50 | 81 | 1st | 1986 | |
The Tower Treasure | Armada | £2.50 | 31 | 1st | 1982 | |
The Twisted Claw | Armada | £2.50 | 11 | 1984 | ||
The Vanishing Thieves | Armada | £2.50 | 64 | 1983 | ||
The Viking Symbol Mystery | Armada | £2.50 | 33 | 1st | 1983 | |
The Wailing Siren Mystery | Armada | £2.50 | 12 | 1984 | ||
The Yellow Feather Mystery | Armada | £2.50 | 28 | 1983 | ||
Trapped at Sea | Armada | £2.50 | 73 | 1st | 1984 | |
Voodoo Plot | Armada | £2.50 | C | 70 | 1st | 1983 |
What Happened at Midnight | Armada | £2.50 | C | 21 | rep | 1977 |
While the Clock Ticked | Armada | £2.50 | 10 | 1981 | ||
Nancy Drew & Hardy Boys – Super Sleuths | Armada | £2.50 | C | 2149 | 1983 |
and a cross over