Davis, Richard.
The English Rothschilds:
(Collins, 1983).
Uncorrected Book Proof. Paperback. Some soiling to cover, otherwise good. 264pp. Order No. NSBK-A13554
Keywords: 0002162121, Rothschilds, Britain, British, England, English, history, United Kingdom, UK, business, family history, jews, jewish
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Gilbey, Walter.
The Old English War-horse: Or the Great Horse as it Appears, at Intervals, in Contemporary Coins and Pictures During the Centuries of its Development into the Shire-horse. With Notes
(Vinton, 1888).
Two dates in the margins of the book have sadly been crossed out in ink. Text is otherwise not annotated, but there is some light foxing / soiling on some pages, not affecting legibility. Hardback. Ex library with usual library stamps and stickers. Boards darkened / thumbed, with fraying to spine edges. A little cracking internally at spine, else good. 23pp. Order No. NSBK-A14314
Keywords: B000875WPI, horses, shire-horses, shires, war-horses, equestrian, history, rural, Victorian, coins, illustrations, agriculture, antiquarian
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Tillmanns, Martin.
Bridge Hall Mills: Three Centuries of Paper and Cellulose Film Manufacture
(Transparent Paper Limited, 1978).
Hardback. Very good + in slightly soiled dustwrapper. 219pp. Order No. NSBK-A10878
Keywords: 0900193662, manufacturing, history, paper, mills
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Lane, Arthur.
A Guide to the Collection of Tiles, Victoria and Albert Museum:
(Her Majestys Stationery Office, 1960).
Hardback. Ex library with minimal library stamps. Very good in torn, tatty dustwrapper. xi + 88pp. Order No. NSBK-A14373
Keywords: B0010SXAUS, tiles, tiling, Victoria and Albert Museum, floors, tilework, history, art, mosaics, Europe, painted tiles, potters, pottery
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Sand, George.
My Life: George Sand
(Harper and Row, 1979).
Translated and Adapted by Dan Hofstadter. Hardback. Very good in slightly chipped dustwrapper. viii + 246pp. Order No. NSBK-C5967
Keywords: 0060137665, Mme Dudevant, George Sand, women writers, socialism, France, French, history, autobiographies, autobiography, autobiographical, life history, life histories, socialists, socialist, feminist, feminists, feminism
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Symes, Ruth A.
Family First: Tracing Relationships in the Past
(Pen and Sword, 2015).
Husbands, wives, fathers, mothers, children, siblings, aunts, uncles, cousins and grandparents - these are the relationships that structure the family tree and fascinate the family historian. But how much do we really know about how our ancestors lived out these multiple roles? Buffeted this way and that by economic developments, legal changes, medical advances, Two World Wars, the rise of the Welfare State, women's emancipation and many other factors, relationships between members of our family in the past were subtly different to those of today and continually transforming. This book is both a social history of the period 1800-1950 and a practical guide on how to set about tracing and better understanding the relationships between members of your own family. What did it mean to be a father in this period, but also, how might you discover the father of an ancestor if his name is not mentioned on the birth certificate? What common ideas were held about the role of wives and mothers, but also, how were multiple births, stillbirths, abortions and infanticides dealt with in the records? What factors might have influenced the size of your ancestor's family, but also why were its children named as they were? Did pecking order in a family matter, but also, was it legal to marry a cousin, or the sister of a deceased wife? How long could people expect to live, but also what records can tell you more about the circumstances of your ancestors' last years? A final chapter considers relationships with neighbours, friends and club associates. Hardback. New book, fine in dustwrapper. 223pp. Order No. NSBK-C15530
Keywords: 9781473833883, family relationships, family trees, geneaology, geneaological, social history, ancestors, tracing ancestors, fathers, mothers, siblings, cousins, women, welfare state, infants, clubs, grandparents
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Stack, David.
Queen Victoria's Skull: George Combe and the Mid-Victorian Mind
(Hambledon, 2008).
Hardback. Very good+ in dustwrapper. xvii + 350pp. Order No. NSBK-H15149
Keywords: 9781847252333, George Combe, nintenteenth century, 19th century, history, Victorian, phrenology, mesmerism
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Hill, Octavia.
Homes of the London Poor:
(Macmillan, first edition, 1875).
Rare first edition copy. Hardback. Leather spine worn / scuffed. Cloth, which is a little patchy with sun-fading, has light marking, spotting. Fly leaf split at spine and last page loose, else a good solid copy. pp. Order No. NSBK-C16068
Keywords: housing, Octavia Hill, dwellings, philanthropy, the poor, poverty, Victorian, England, town planning, urban history, open spaces, countryside, Britain, England, British, English, history, Octavia Hill's essays, nineteenth century, papers, works, garden cities, period sources, contemporary comment, district visiting, volunteer visitors, commons, charity, charities, COS, C.O.S., Charity Organisation Society, London, women
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Collins, Desmond; Macdonald, Jean; et al.
Archaeology of the London Area: Current Knowledge and Problems
(London & Middx.Archaeol.Soc., 1976).
Special Paper No 1. Paperback. Ex library with minimal library markings, covers worn at edges, otherwise good+. 67pp. Order No. NSBK-A13885
Keywords: 0903290146, London, Middlesex, Archaeological, archaeology, history, London and Middlesex Archaeological Society, Britain, British, England, English, United Kingdom, UK, archaeological excavations
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Booth, Charles, ed.
Life and Labour of the People of London:
(Macmillan, 1892).
Volume III (3, Three): Blocks of Buildings, Schools and Immigration. Original edition. Hardback. Ex library with minimal library stamps and markings, gilt lettering to spine, good+ condition, firm. 306pp. Order No. NSBK-A16073
Keywords: London, streets, Charles Booth, Charles Booth's London, metropolitan, social history, poverty, poor, class, population, demography, demographic, occupations, working classes, working class, working-class, neighbourhood, Britain, British, England, English, Booths, Booth, social investigations, surveys, urban history, labor, labour, life and labour, towns, town, city, cities, urbanisation, classification, statistical, statistics, school boards, education, housing, neighbours, inhabitants, respectability, blocks, London, antiquarian, buildings, schools, immigration, schooling, Victorian, nineteenth century
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