White, Florence, ed.
How to Wash Clothes at Home: Containing Simple and Complete Instructions
(Florence White, 1901).
An advice book, recommending the best methods of carrying out laundry work. A very interesting one of its kind, with illustrations and lots of detail of interest to the social historian. Paperback. Original covers slightly soiled and creased at edges, otherwise good+. 96pp. Order No. NSBK-C15121
Keywords: clothes, clothing, washing clothes, laundry, laundry work, working women, domesticity, antiquarian, social history, ironing, starching, booklets, boiling, advice books, linen, booklet, booklets
Price £24.00.
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Paterson, Donald and Smith, J. Forest.
Modern Methods of Feeding in Infancy and Childhood:
(Constable, 7th edition, reprint, 1942).
Hardback. Boards slightly bowed / soiled, with some splitting internally at binding, otherwise a good working copy. 219pp. Order No. NSBK-A7703
Keywords: infancy, childhood, children, infants, feeding, mothers, maternity, motherhood, breast feeding, history, infant foods, medicine, medical, health, sick children, breast milk, artificial feeding, Britain, British, England, English, social history, twentieth century, advice books, diets, baby, babies, bringing up babies
Price £4.00.
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Stodart, M.A.
Hints on Reading: Addressed to a Young Lady
(Photocopy only of R.B. Seeley edition, 1839).
Hardback. Library photocopy only, not an original. In slightly marked, good, sturdy, black library binding. viii + 175pp. Order No. NSBK-A14324
Keywords: B0018D1TV2, Victorian, women, A. A. Stodart, 19th century, nineteenth century, Britain, British, England, English, history, United Kingdom, UK, reading habits, manners, reading, education, childhood, girls, advice books
Price £32.00.
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Cobbett, William.
Advice to Young Men: and (incidentally) to Young Women in the Middle and Higher Ranks of Life. In a Series of Letters Addressed to a Youth, A Bachelor, A Lover, A Husband, A Father, A Citizen, or a Subject
(Ward, Lock and Co, ?).
With notes and a life of the author. Hardback. Red decorated boards worn and spine ends torn, internally good. xiii + 232pp. Order No. NSBK-A13089
Keywords: William Cobbett, advice, men, males, masculinity, boys, Britain, British, England, English, history, United Kingdom, UK, Victorian, Victorian period, nineteenth century, 19th
Price £6.00.
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Drummond, James.
Upstairs to Downstairs: Advice to Servant Girls and Weary Mothers. Extracts from the Magazine of the Onward and Upward Association
(Aberdeen UP, rpt., 1991).
Paperback. Good+. viii + 88pp. Order No. NSBK-A13110
Keywords: 0080412041, advice, servant girls, women's history, woman, women, women's studies, female, females, feminine, gender, women's work, mothers, motherhood, maternal
Price £8.00.
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Theakstone, John.
Victorian & Edwardian Women Travellers: A Bibliography of Books Published in English
(Martino Publishing, 2006).
Hardback. New book, fine. xxii + 315pp. Order No. NSBK-A14043
Keywords: 1578986486, Britain, British, England, English, history, United Kingdom, UK, travel, travellers, world travel, Empire, women travellers, bibliography, exploration, 19th century, nineteenth century, Victorian, Edwardian, resources, women writers, guide, guidebooks
Price £70.00.
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Bonar, A.
Lawns: Picture books, no.13
(Collingridge, 1965).
Hardback. Very good, bright. 60pp. Order No. NSBK-A14001
Keywords: B0000CMMPC, lawns, gardens, gardening, soil, weeds, mowing, mowers
Price £8.50.
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Young, Pat.
Mastering Social Welfare:
(Macmillan, 1987).
Paperback. Minor highlighting to text, otherwise good. xi + 295pp. Order No. NSBK-A5695
Keywords: 0333363736, social welfare, British, Britain, England, English, family, marriage, divorce, family, single parent, welfare state, race, racism, social security, dole, unemployment, employment, government, policies, twentieth century, sociology, text books
Price £5.50.
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Burke, Peter.
Popular Culture in Early Modern Europe:
(Scolar Press, revised rpt, 1994).
Paperback. Soiling to page edges, otherwise good. xxvii + 377pp. Order No. NSBK-B4326
Keywords: 1859281028, early modern, Europe, history, popular culture, popular beliefs, broadsides, chap-books, social history, society, carnivals, Peter Burke, mentalities, rituals, social behaviour, rites, cultural
Price £10.00.
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Gash, Norman.
Aristocracy and People: Britain, 1815 - 1865
(Arnold, rpt, 1988).
Paperback. Spine creased, minor pencil annotation, otherwise good+. 376pp. Order No. NSBK-A7498
Keywords: 0713161604, Norman Gash, aristocracy, class, classes, nineteeth century, text books, Victorian, 19th century, history, politics, social change, industry, industrial, constitution, government, Britain, British, England, English
Price £4.00.
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