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 Researching Family History Through Ancestors' Personal Writings looks at the kinds of (mainly unpublished) writing that could turn up amongst family papers from the Victorian period onwards - a time during which writing became crucial for holding families together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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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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Hollyer, Belinda and Corfield, Robin Bell.
Bloomsbury Book of Lullabies:
(Bloomsbury Children's Books, 1998).
Beautifully illustrated. Paperback. Fine. pp. Order No. NSBK-J13431
Keywords: 0747530610, Bloomsbury, children's books, lullabies, poems, songs, lullaby
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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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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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Carlton, Grace.
Spade-Work: the Story of Thomas Greenwood
(Hutchinson & Co, 1949).
Hardback. Ex library with minimal library stamps. Very good in soiled, edge-worn, chipped dustwrapper. 176pp. Order No. NSBK-A14437
Keywords: B0000CHBRK, public libraries, library, Thomas Greenwood, Library Movement, librarians, history, books, biography, biographies, free libraries, Library Association, Britain, British, England, English, history, United Kingdom, UK, Victorian, nineteenth century
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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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Lyster, Robert A.
A First Course in Hygiene:
(University Tutorial Press, rpt, 1946).
Hardback. Blue cloth darkened and marked in places, corners worn, otherwise good. viii + 376pp. Order No. NSBK-A6371
Keywords: health, hygiene, social welfare, social hygiene, history, Britain, British, England, English, twentieth century, Robert A. Lyster, body, ventilation, text books, foods, digestion, cooking, nervous system, dwellings, housing, heating, water supply, diseases, infection, houses, diets
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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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