Symes, R. A.
Tracing Your Ancestors Through Letters and Personal Writings: a Guide for Family Historians
(Pen and Sword, 2016).
Could your ancestors write their own names or did they mark official documents with a cross? Why did great-grandfather write so cryptically on a postcard home during the First World War? Why did great-grandmother copy all the letters she wrote into letter-books? How unusual was it that great-uncle sat down and wrote a poem, or a memoir? Researching Family History Through Ancestors' Personal Writings looks at the kinds of (mainly unpublished) writing that could turn up amongst family papers from the Victorian period onwards - a time during which writing became crucial for holding families together and managing their collective affairs. With industrialisation, improved education, and far more geographical mobility, British people of all classes were writing for new purposes, with new implements, in new styles, using new modes of expression and new methods of communication (e.g. telegrams and postcards). Our ancestors had an itch for scribbling from the most basic marks (initials, signatures and graffiti on objects as varied as trees, rafters and window ledges), through more emotionally-charged kinds of writing such as letters and diaries, to more creative works such as poetry and even fiction. This book shows family historians how to get the most out of documents written by their ancestors and, therefore, how better to understand the people behind the words. Paperback. New book, fine. ix + 270pp. Order No. NSBK-A15529
Keywords: 9781473855434, family, geneaology, family trees, geneaological, diaries, social history, family historians, ancestors, literacy, correspondence, journals, autobiographies, signatures, commonplace books
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MacKnight, Nancy, ed.
Dearest Andrew: Letters from V. Sackville-West to Andrew Reiber, 1951-1962
(Michael Joseph, 1980).
Hardback. Very good in slightly chipped dustwrapper. 127pp. Order No. NSBK-C5058
Keywords: 0718118235, Vita Sackville-West, Andrew Reiber, women writers, correspondence, letters, twentieth century, woman, women's history, 1950s, 1960s, literary, literature, friendship,
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Carroll, Mary.
Making Needlecraft Landscapes:
(David & Charles, 1986).
Hardback. Very good in dustwrapper. 120pp. Order No. NSBK-G13969
Keywords: 0715387979, needlecraft, needlework, landscapes, crafts, artwork, sewing, design, needlecrafts
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Aiken, Lucy.
Epistles on Women: Exemplifying Their Character and Condition in Various Ages and Nations, With Miscellaneous Poems
(Portrayer Publishers, 2003 reprint of 1810 text).
Number 5 in the Open Archive Occasional Series. Paperback. New book, fine. 114pp. Order No. NSBK-C6503
Keywords: Portrayer, Portrayer Publishers, poems, poetry, poets, poetess, writer, writers, woman writer, women writers, Lucy Aiken, Aiken, epistles, Women, epistle, correspondence, letters, sexuality, nineteenth century, Georgian, Regency, 19th century, women's history, literature, Open Archive Occasional Series, nationhood, nations, Warrington
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Leek, Michael E.
The Art of Nautical Illustration: A Visual Tribute to the Achievements of the Classic Marine Illustrations
(Eagle Editions, 2001).
Paperback. Fine, large format. 192pp. Order No. NSBK-A5823
Keywords: 1861604246, nautical, illustrations, marine, sea, drawings, paintings, art, artists, painters, ships, shipping, sailing, history, designs, designers, Dutch painters, American nautical artists, Europe, European, boats, USA, United States, American, history
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Klepatzki, Janet.
Traditional Folk Art: A Complete Guide to Painting Folk Art
(Blitz Editions, rpt., 1994).
Hardback. Very good in slightly faded dustwrapper. 112pp. Order No. NSBK-A6199
Keywords: B000M2BNRK, folk art, artists, painters, paintings, culture, traditions, European, Europe, sixteenth century, Australia, Australasia, design, decoration
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Poulson, Christine.
William Morris:
(Quantum, 2002).
Paperback. Fine. 128pp. Order No. NSBK-A7151
Keywords: 186160548X, William Morris, nineteenth century, 19th, designs, art, artists, architecture, paintings, textiles, wallpapers, poetry, furniture, patterns, biographical, biography, biographies, lives, life history, life histories, arts and crafts, Arts and Crafts Movement
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Whelan, Robert, ed. (Octavia Hill).
Octavia Hill's Letters to Fellow-Workers, 1872 - 1911: Together with an Account of the Walmer Street Industrial Experiment
(Kyrle Books, 2005).
Hardback. Fine in fine dustwrapper. lxiv + 784pp. Order No. NSBK-A8671
Keywords: 0954891406, letters, correspondence, Octavia Hill, Octavia Hill's letters, fellow workers, fellow-workers, letters to fellow-workers, autobiography, autobiographical, social history, housing, houses, philanthropic, philanthropy, Victorian, Edwardian, twentieth century, 20th century, nineteenth century, 19th century, women, women's history, Walmer Street Industrial Experiment, tenants, Charity Organisation Society, poor, poverty, social welfare, open spaces, National Trust, reformers, reform, slums, slum, London, Lambeth, Walworth, charity, charities, charity work, Ecclesiastical Commissioners, Kyrle Society, homes, dwellings, Britain, British, England, English
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Constantine, Stephen, ed.
Dominions Diary: The Letters of E. J. Harding, 1913-1916
(Ryburn Publishing, 1992).
Hardback. A slight waviness across tops of pages (the effects of minor damp), otherwise very good. 336pp. Order No. NSBK-A7418
Keywords: 1853310182, E. J. Harding, letters, correspondence, diaries, twentieth century, travel, the British Empire, Imperialism, 20th, Australia, New Zealand, South African, New Foundland, Canada, Canadian, autobiography, autobiographical, life history, life histories, colonies, colonialism, colony
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Haldane, A. R. B.
Three Centuries of Scottish Posts: An Historical Survey to 1836
(Edinburgh UP, 1971).
Hardback. Very good in dustwrapper. xiv + 336pp. Order No. NSBK-A5427
Keywords: 0852241488, Scottish, Scots, Scotland, Scotch, history, post, postal service, post office, letters, correspondence, mail, posts, despatches, postmasters, post offices, penny postage, stamps, Haldane
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