Anon, .
Beauties and Wonders of Vegetable Life: Or, Rambles in Parks, Forests, Conservatories, Orchards, Gardens, Fields and Heaths
(The Religious Tract Soc, n.d., Victorian).
With numerous illustrations. Hardback. Some foxing, some pages loosening at binding, cloth lightly rubbed, otherwise good. vi + 276pp. Order No. NSBK-A2869
Keywords: flora, vegetable, botany, walking, ramble, nature, natural world, horticulture, horticultural, gardens, garden, gardening, parks, park, forest, forests, wood, woodland, woods, trees, agrarian, agriculture, orchard, orchards, field, fields, heath, heaths
Price £4.00.
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Nicholson, Graham & Fawcett, Jane.
The Village in History:
(Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1988).
Published in Association with the National Trust. Hardback. Very good in dustwrapper. 197pp. Order No. NSBK-A5418
Keywords: 0297793128, Britain, British, England, English, rural, history, country, countryside, nature, village life, villages, architecture
Price £8.00.
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Ravenhill, Alice.
Some Characteristics and Requirements of Childhood:
(E. J. Arnold & Son, 2nd edition, 1910).
Hardback. Some cracking internally to hinges and some pencil scorings, cloth slightly browned, otherwise good. x + 71pp. Order No. NSBK-A14412
Keywords: B001OM0IZA, childhood, education, Alice Ravenhill, history, children, childhood development, infants, food, nurture, nature, play, development, adolescence, Britain, British, England, English, history, United Kingdom, UK, Edwardian, women writers
Price £42.00.
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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 Researching Family History Through Ancestors' Personal Writings looks at the kinds of (mainly unpublished) writing that could turn up amongst family papers from the Victorian period onwards - a time during which writing became crucial for holding families together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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Nickson, M.A.E.
Early Autograph Albums in the British Museum:
(Trustess British Museum, 1970).
Paperback. Very good. 31pp. Order No. NSBK-A13515
Keywords: 071410468X, early autographs, British Museum, signatures, history, German, Germany
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