Carpenter, J. Estlin.
The Life and Work of Mary Carpenter:
(Macmillan, 2nd edition, 1881).
Hardback. Original cloth with spine ends and corners worn. Spine sunned, otherwise a very good, solid copy. xiv + 391pp. Order No. NSBK-A13865
Keywords: B000WSPERO, Mary Carpenter, 19th century, nineteenth century, history, biography, biographies, Britain, British, England, English, history, United Kingdom, UK, ragged schools, education, Bristol, social reform, reformatories for girls, poverty, teaching, teachers, reformatory schools, children, charity, philanthropy, childhood, Indian, India, female education, women's education
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Burdett-Coutts, Baroness, ed.
Woman's Mission: a Series of Congress Papers on the Philanthropic Work of Women by Eminent Writers
(Portrayer Publishers, 2002 facsimile of 1893 ed).
For the Chicago International Exhibition of Women's Work, 1893. Paperback. Light soiling to page edges, spine slightly creased, otherwise very good. viii + 485pp. Order No. NSBK-C4894
Keywords: 9781378684542, Baroness Burdett-Coutts, Angela Burdett-Coutts, philanthropy, philanthropic, women, woman, women's history, woman's, woman's mission, women and work, Britain, British, England, English, poor, poverty, Victorian, nineteenth century, societies, temperance, organisations, friendly societies, friendly society, Florence Nightingale, sisterhood, charity, charities, Sarah Ponsonby, working class, working classes, needlework, poor laws, ragged schools, education, welfare, social welfare, social history, women's work, missions, women workers, rescue work, Portrayers, Portrayer Publishers, philanthropic institutions, Chicago International Exhibition of Women's Work, 1893, victoriana, Portrayer's, women's work, woman worker, woman workers
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King, Steven.
A Fylde Country Practice: Medicine and Society in Lancashire, c.1760-1840
(Centre NW Regional Studies, 2001).
Paperback. New book, fine. xiv + 110pp. Order No. NSBK-A4649
Keywords: 186220117X, Fylde, country practice, country practices, Lancashire, Britain, British, England, English, Lancaster University, history, medicine, medical, society, medicinal, doctors, doctor, dr, drs, doctoring, care, poor law, poverty, welfare, Centre for North West Regional Studies, prescription, prescriptions, medical profession, health, ill-health, illness, eighteenth century, nineteenth century, Dr Loxham, Poulton, illnesses, Centre for North West Regional Studies, university of lancaster
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Silver, Pamela & Harold.
The Education of the Poor: the History of a National School, 1824-1974
(RKP, 1974).
Hardback. Good in slightly soiled / browned dustwrapper. x + 197pp. Order No. NSBK-A2261
Keywords: 0710078048, england, English, Britain, British, education, poor, poverty, educator, National School, school, schools, schooling, Kennington National Schools, Revised Code, child, children, childhood, board school, board schools, state school, state schools, voluntary schools, voluntary school, Church, Church school, Church schools, monitor, monitors, monitorial system, London, south London, Lambeth, London County Council, Teachers, Teacher, Teaching, Teach
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McCleary, G.F..
The Malthusian Population Theory:
(Faber & Faber, 1953).
Hardback. Ex lib, with internal library stickers, spine ends and corners worn - otherwise good. 191pp. Order No. NSBK-A290
Keywords: B0000CIISO, Malthus, population, Malthusian spectre, resources, history, poverty, poor, pauperism, demography, demographic, Britain, British, England, English
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Whelan, Robert.
Helping the Poor: Friendly Visiting, Dole Charities and Dole Queues
(Civitas, 2001).
Paperback. Good. viii + 183pp. Order No. NSBK-A15705
Keywords: 9781903386163, poor, poverty, dole, charities, charity, philanthropy, social history
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Thompson, E.P. and Yeo, Eileen.
The Unknown Mayhew: Selections from the "Morning Chronicle" 1849 - 50
(Penguin, rpt, 1984).
Paperback. Light creasing to spine, covers slightly yellowed. Newspaper review pasted to inside of cover, else good. 592pp. Order No. NSBK-A14943
Keywords: 0140432302, Henry Mayhew, Morning Chronicle, Victorian, nineteenth century, 19th, social investigations, poor, poverty, London, working class, working-class, classes, trades
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Hill, Octavia.
House Property and its Management: Some Papers on the Methods of Management Introduced by Miss Octavia Hill and Adapted to Modern Conditions
(George Allen & Unwin, 1921).
Intro. by I. G. Gibbon. Presented by M.M. Jeffery and Edith Neville. Scarce original. Hardback. Pages and boards browned with age, spine split a little at top end, and internally at binding, else a good copy. 96pp. Order No. NSBK-C6430
Keywords: housing, Octavia Hill, dwellings, philanthropy, the poor, poverty, Victorian, England, tenants, town planning, urban history, Britain, England, British, English, history, house property, house management, Octavia Hill's essays, nineteenth century, papers, works, cottages, model dwellings, letters to fellow workers, women managers, Amsterdam, municipal, garden cities, period sources, contemporary comment
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Glover, Elizabeth R.
Probation and Re-education:
(RKP, 1949).
Hardback. Some splitting at spine edges, original cloth lightly worn, minor pencil markings, otherwise good. xii + 292pp. Order No. NSBK-A13917
Keywords: B0007J6YMM, crime, probation, history, 1940s, poverty, probation act, post war
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Loane, M.
The Queen's Poor: Life As They Find it in Town in Country
(Middlesex UP, 1998).
Introduction by Susan Cohen and Clive Fleay. Paperback. Slightly soiled, otherwise good. liii + 312pp. Order No. NSBK-A12701
Keywords: 1898253226, The Queen's Poor, poor, poverty, M. Loane, social investigations, Victorian, Victorian period, nineteenth century, 19th, Britain, British, England, English, history, United Kingdom, UK, towns, country, nurses, nursing. The Queen's Poor, working class, working-class, Martha Jane Loane
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