Jong, Erica.
Fanny: Being the True History of the Adventures of Fanny Hackabout-Jones
(The Leisure Circle Ltd, rpt., 1980).
In three books. Comprising her life at Lymeworth, her initiation as a Witch, her travels with the Merry Men, Her Life in a Brothel, Her London High Life, Her Slaving Voyage, Her life as a Female Pyrate, Her Eventual Unravelling of her Destiny, et cetera, MDCCLI. Hardback. Covers slightly soiled, otherwise good+496. 496pp. Order No. NSBK-C9910
Keywords: Fanny Hackabout-Jones, Erica Jong, women's history, women's studies, history, woman, women, Lymeworth, fiction, novels, novelists, books, women's writing, women writers, woman writer
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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 Researching Family History Through Ancestors' Personal Writings looks at the kinds of (mainly unpublished) writing that could turn up amongst family papers from the Victorian period onwards - a time during which writing became crucial for holding families together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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Stopes, Marie.
Sleep:
(Chatto & Windus, 1956).
Hardback. Ex library, good. ix + 154pp. Order No. NSBK-C402
Keywords: B0000CJC4Q, Marie Stopes, women's history, sleep, insomnia, advice
Price £6.50.
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Stroud, Marion P.
Rainbow's End:
(Victory Press, 1st edition, 1971).
Hardback. Spine ends slightly bumped. Original pictorial boards. Very good, in edge worn, slightly chipped original pictorial dustwrapper. 152pp. Order No. NSBK-A13949
Keywords: 085476108X, children's books, first editions, 1st editions, child, riding, horses, riding stories, ponies, riding schools, girls' stories, Victory Press, girlhood, collectible editions
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Welle-Strand, Erling.
Motoring in Norway: the Motorist's Ideal Holiday Guide
(Norway Travel Association, 1967).
Paperback. Light soiling to covers, otherwise very good. 127pp. Order No. NSBK-A14130
Keywords: B0006C73TI, Norway, cars, car, motors, motoring, Norwegian, history, 1960s, sixties, travel, roads, travel guides, advice
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Taylor, Jane and Ann.
Little Ann and Other Poems: Illustrated by Kate Greenaway
(Frederick Warne, 1917).
With beautiful Greenaway illustrations. Hardback. Ex library with usual library stamps & markings. Cover boards browned with some staining and soiling, corners worn, but internally good. Boards are original, illustrated ones. 64pp. Order No. NSBK-K14291
Keywords: B000UYPTGQ, children's books, education, childhood, history, Kate Greenaway's illustrations, Kate Greenaway, child, villages, Jane Taylor, Ann Taylor
Price £18.00.
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Black, George F.
A Gypsy Bibliography:
(Privately Printed, Provisional Issue, 1909).
Printed Privately for the Members of the Gypsy Lore Society, 6 Hope Place, Liverpool, by T. & A. Constable at the Edinburgh University Press. Card covers. Ex library in tweed-effect library card covers. Usual library stamps / markings, with some taped repair work to inner hinges. Title page torn, otherwise good. 139pp. Order No. NSBK-A8467
Keywords: B00178HJBM, gypsy, gypsies, romany, romanies, bibliography, books, history, literature, travelling people, ethnography, Gypsy Lore Society, gipsy, gipsies, reference, travellers, travelers
Price £38.00.
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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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Boughton Monchelsea School, .
Boughton Monchelsea School: Log Book Extracts, 1863 - 1963
(Boughton Monchelsea School, 2nd edition, 1976).
Booklet. Paperback. Light soiling to covers, otherwise good. pp. Order No. NSBK-A15038
Keywords: B001ON9M56, Boughton Monchelsea School, Maidstone, Kent, history, children, childhood, log books, logs, booklets, booklet
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Hoffmann, Mrs Adolphe.
The Social Duty of Our Daughters: A Mother's Talk with Mothers and Their Grown Daughters
(Vir Publishing, 1908).
Hardback. Spine ends rubbed, otherwise good. 69pp. Order No. NSBK-C13088
Keywords: B00089PSSW, Mrs Adolphe Hoffmann, mothers, women's history, woman, women, women's studies, female, females, feminine, gender, mothering, maternal, advice, US, USA, United States, United States of America, America, American, The States
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