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 Researching Family History Through Ancestors' Personal Writings looks at the kinds of (mainly unpublished) writing that could turn up amongst family papers from the Victorian period onwards - a time during which writing became crucial for holding families together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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Moynihan, Ruth Barnes.
Rebel for Rights: Abigail Scott Duniway
(Yale UP, 1983).
Paperback. Creasing to spine, otherwise very good. xv + 273pp. Order No. NSBK-C1207
Keywords: 0300034784, women's rights, women's history, woman, women, women's studies, female, females, feminine, gender, US, USA, United States, United States of America, America, American, The States, Abigail Scott Duniway
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Coates, Ken and Topham, Anthony.
Industrial Democracy in Great Britain: A Book of Readings and Witnesses for Workers Control
(Bertrand Russell Peace Foundation, 1968).
Hardback. Good+ in chipped dustwrapper. ix + 161pp. Order No. NSBK-A12551
Keywords: 0901740888, Britain, British, England, English, history, United Kingdom, UK, reading, witmeses, unions, trade unions, trade unionism, trade unionists, collective action, work, workers, sex discrimination, labour market, employers, employment, employees, twentieth century, 20th
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Flint, William Russell.
Models of Propriety: Occasional Caprices for the Edification of Ladies and the Delight of Gentlemen. With Illustrations
(Michael Joseph, 2nd impression, 1951).
Hardback. Ex library with minimal library markings and stickers, otherwise good in soiled, edge-torn dustwrapper. 75pp. Order No. NSBK-A15077
Keywords: B001SE3OFK, models, women, history, illustrations, artist models, William Russell Flint
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Moss, Les.
Live and Learn: A Life and Struggle for Progress
(QueenSpark Books, 1979).
Paperback. Good. 137pp. Order No. NSBK-A12911
Keywords: 0904733068, autobiography, autobiographies, autobiographical, life history, life histories, lives, life, memoirs. self history, self histories, Britain, British, England, English, history, United Kingdom, UK, Les Moss, Queenspark
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Hughes, G. Bernard.
Horse Brasses: and Other Small Items for the Collector
(Country Life, 1956).
Hardback. Ex library with usual library stamps and markings, otherwise good in rather torn, soiled, chipped dustwrapper. 104pp. Order No. NSBK-A15065
Keywords: B0000CJI1W, horses, horse, brasses, brass, history, horse brasses, equine, equestrian, collecting horse brasses, snuff-boxes
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Costello, Neil and Richardson, Michael, eds.
Continuing Education for the Post-Industrial Society:
(The Open University Press, 1982).
Paperback. Very good+. x + 146pp. Order No. NSBK-A11113
Keywords: 0335101860, higher education, education, educational, university, universities, colleges, academia, academe, Britain, British, England, English, history, United Kingdom, UK, adult education, twentieth century, 20th
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Gohm, D.C.
Maps and Prints for Pleasure and Investment:
(Arco Publishing, 1969).
Colour plates and black and white photographs. Hardback. Very good in edgeworn and torn dustwrapper. 190pp. Order No. NSBK-A13004
Keywords: 0707102618, maps, Britain, British, England, English, history, United Kingdom, UK, cartography, prints, pictures, images
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IRIS, .
Governance and the Economy in Africa: Tools for Analysis and Reform of Corruption
(IRIS, n.d).
Published by the Center for Institutional Reform and the Informal Sector (IRIS) University of Maryland at College Park. Paperback. Light soiling to covers, otherwise very good. vi + 196 + 49pp. Order No. NSBK-A7514
Keywords: Africa, African, corruption, politics, political, economics, economy, Benin, Niger, Uganda, Bolivia, Iran-Contra, Dakar, Third World, developing countries, developing world
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Hopkins, Edward J.
The Organ: its History and Construction. A Comprehensive Treatise on the Structure & Capabilities of the Organ, with Specifications and Suggestive Details for Instruments of all Sizes. Intended as a Handbook for the Organist and the Amateur. Preceded by an Entirely New History of the Organ by Edward F. Rimbault
(Robert Cocks and Co, 3rd edition, 1877).
Hardback. Ex library with usual library stamps and stickers in soiled library binding. Binding repaired inside, to strengthen it.Small tear to fold-out plan of organ. A good, firm working copy. xxxi + 636pp. Order No. NSBK-A14237
Keywords: B0006AEBFE, instruments, musical instruments, organ, organs, history, construction, organists, keyboards, church music, organ-building
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