Hayle, Felicity.
Our Brother Nick and the Tolling Bell:
(Sampson Low, 1958).
With black and white etchings. Original dustwrapper present though it's slightly soiled, faded at spine and a little torn / worn at edges. Hardback. Ex library with markings left by usual library stamps & stickers. Creasing to front board, edges browned & some splitting internally at spine. A good working copy. 192pp. Order No. NSBK-A13982
Keywords: B0000CK65M, children's books, child, children, Felicity Hayle, Our Brother Nick books, fiction, post-war
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Peyton, K. M.
Prove Yourself a Hero:
(Puffin Plus, reissue, 1982).
Paperback. Owner bookplate. Light discolouration to covers, otherwise very good. 173pp. Order No. NSBK-K14339
Keywords: 0140312978, K. M. Peyton's books, children's books, stories, childhood, novels
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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 Researching Family History Through Ancestors' Personal Writings looks at the kinds of (mainly unpublished) writing that could turn up amongst family papers from the Victorian period onwards - a time during which writing became crucial for holding families together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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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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Dodge, Mary Mapes.
Hans Brinker: or, the Silver Skates
(Children's Press, new impression, 1976).
Hardback. A little rubbing to edges and corners, otherwise very good with pictorial front cover depicting skaters. 124pp. Order No. NSBK-A14168
Keywords: children's books, Hans Brinker, Silver Skates, Dutch, Holland, children's stories, childhood, Netherlands
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Yonge, Charlotte.
The Prince and the Page: A Story of the Last Crusade
(Macmillan and Co, 1908).
Hardback. Red boards slightly soiled; corners worn and spine faded; slightly splitting internally at spine, otherwise good. x + 259pp. Order No. NSBK-C6066
Keywords: B000HC4R5K, Charlotte Mary Yonge, Charlotte M. Yonge, writing for children, children's books, child, women writers, women's history, Victorian, Edwardian, prince, page, literature, literary, story, stories, novels, novelists, fiction, crusade
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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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Kelly's Directories Ltd, .
Kelly's Directory of Cumberland: With Coloured Map
(Kelly's Directories Ltd, 1910).
Hardback. Original red cloth faded with some rubbing to edges. Small tear to coloured map, otherwise a very good copy. xvi + 437pp. Order No. NSBK-A10981
Keywords: B000HC1M94, Kelly's Directory, Kelly's Directories, Cumberland, Cumbrian, Cumbria, Lakes, Lake District, reference books, North, Britain, British, England, English, history, United Kingdom, UK, local history, Carlisle, trades, residents, Penrith, Edwardian, geneaology, family tree, family trees, antiquarian
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Lane, Margaret.
The Tale of Beatrix Potter:
(Penguin, rpt., 1962).
Paperback. Covers slightly browned, small tear at base of front cover, otherwise good. 192pp. Order No. NSBK-C5879
Keywords: B0000CLKPW, Beatrix Potter, women writers, woman writer, Victorian, nineteenth century, twentieth century, Lake District, Cumbria, children's books, children's writing, children, animals, history, Britain, British, England, English, literature, literary, biography, biographical, biographies, life history, life histories, Margaret Lane, unitarianism, Unitarians, The Tale of Peter Rabbit
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Jones, Huw.
Population Geography:
(Paul Chapman, 2nd edition, 1990).
Paperback. Very good. vii + 321pp. Order No. NSBK-J13884
Keywords: 1853960713, population, demography, geography, fertility, migration, text books
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