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 Researching Family History Through Ancestors' Personal Writings looks at the kinds of (mainly unpublished) writing that could turn up amongst family papers from the Victorian period onwards - a time during which writing became crucial for holding families together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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Mavor, William.
The English Spelling-Book: Accompanied by a Progressive Series of Easy and Familiar Lessons, Intended as an Introduction to a Correct Knowledge of the English Language
(Somers and Isaacs, new edition, revised and improved, 1851).
Hardback. Original embossed boards rebacked, edges worn, some browning / foxing to pages, otherwise good. 163pp. Order No. NSBK-A15123
Keywords: B001PDBWWQ, English, England, spelling, spellings, grammar, language, spelling-books, education, antiquarian
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Groves, Derek.
The Roof of Africa on Wheels:
(Alfresco Books, 1999).
Commentary by Jon Amos. Foreword by Chris Bonnington. Jon Amos became a paraplegic following a road accident when just 17. Since then he has advanced the awareness of what a person with a disability can achieve by the challenges he has personally undertaken, raising thousands of pounds for charity in the process. In 1998 he attained an altitude record by someone in a wheelchair - 16,040 feet up Mount Kilimanjaro. This book vividly describes the preparation and actual ascent by Jon and the team. With a fascinating selection of colour photographs, this story of Jon's grit and determination, and the dedicated teamwork of those who accompanied him, makes inspiring reading. Paperback. Fine. 104pp. Order No. NSBK-A6269
Keywords: 1873727119, Africa, African, Derek Groves, Alfresco Books, Jon Amos, Chris Bonnington, wheelchairs, mountains, mountaineering, disabilities, disability, teamwork, climbing, Mount Kilimanjaro, twentieth century, paraplegics, paraplegic sports, Moshi International School, Moshi Club, Tanzania, wheelchair sport, British Wheelchair Sports Foundation, Marangu Gate, Tanzanian National Parks, TANAPA, Arusha, Mkombozi Street Kids Project, Kishari Orphanage, Mandara Hut, Brice Bennett's Trekking Lodge, Horombo, Kibo, Mwereni Primary School, Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre, KCMC, Arusha National Park, Ngurdoto Crater, Momella Lodge, Poverty Africa, Cyclone Wheelchairs
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Campbell, Rod.
Henry's Ball:
(Campbell Books, 1994).
Hardback. Good. pp. Order No. NSBK-A14254
Keywords: 185292196X, children's books, dogs, dog, Henry
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Osborne, Margaret.
Collies:
(W. & G. Foyle, 1961).
Foyles Handbooks Series. Hardback. Back board soiled, corners worn, otherwise a good copy. 92pp. Order No. NSBK-A8694
Keywords: B0000CL2PK, collie, collies, dogs, dog-owning, puppy, puppies, Foyles Handbooks Series, Foyles Handbook, training collies, showing collies, breeding, dog breeding
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Lie, Suzanne Stiver; Malik, Lynda & Harris, D.
World Year Book of Education 1994: The Gender Gap in Higher Education
(Kogan Page, 1994).
World Yearbook of Education Series. Hardback. Very good in dustwrapper. x + 250pp. Order No. NSBK-A14835
Keywords: 0749410795, gender, higher education, education, yearbooks, 1994, women, academic
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Hinton, David A. & Insole, Dr A. N.
Hampshire and the Isle of Wight:
(George Philip, 1988).
Ordnance Survey Historical Guides. Hardback. Very good in dustwrapper. 159pp. Order No. NSBK-A6021
Keywords: 0540011371, Hampshire, Isle of Wight, Britain, British, England, English, history, guides, guidebooks, maps, gazetteers, geographical, geography, Ordnance Survey, geological, nineteenth century, Victorian, twentieth century, landranger, cartography, cartography
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Boyd, Carole.
Lynda Snell's Heritage of Ambridge:
(Virgin Publishing, 1997).
Hardback. Very good in dustwrapper. 160pp. Order No. NSBK-C7747
Keywords: 1852276584, The Archers, Ambridge, radio, villages, country, countryside, heritage, Britain, British, England, English, history, Lynda Snell, Borsetshire, guidebooks
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