Scott, Philippa.
Lucky Me:
(Kenilworth Press, 1990).
Illustrated by more than 90 photographs. The book is an evocation of the early life of Philippa Scott (nee Talbot-Ponsonby's) - her childhood in South Africa, school, climbing holidays, her time in the Land Army in World War II and a spell in Yugoslavia during the Cold War. She married Peter Scott in Reykjavik in 1951. Hardback. Very good in dustwrapper. 208pp. Order No. NSBK-C5734
Keywords: 1872082114, Lucky Me, Philippa Scott, Philippa Talbot-Ponsonby, Land Army, Peter Scott, South Africa, World War Two, wars, Second World War, World War II, Britain, British, history, england, English, autobiography, autobiographical, memoirs, memoir, autobiographies, life history, life histories, women writers, Severn Wildfowl Trust, Slimbridge, Thjorsaver Expedition, Reykjavik
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Salisbury, Harrison E.
Disturber of the Peace: Memoirs of a Foreign Correspondent
(Unwin, 1989).
Hardback. Light soiling to page edges, otherwise very good in dustwrapper. xii + 424pp. Order No. NSBK-A9274
Keywords: 0044403895, reports, reporting, foreign correspondent, journalism, journalists, media, Britain, British, England, English, history, twentieth century, 20th, Harrison, E. Salisbury, autobiographies, auobiography, autobiographical, life, lives, foreign correspondents
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Dayus, Kathleen.
All My Days:
(Virago, rpt., 1993).
The third book in the trilogy. Paperback. Light edge wear to covers, otherwise good. 154pp. Order No. NSBK-C7182
Keywords: 0860680762, Kathleen Dayus, All My Days, Birmingham, autobiography, autobiographies, autobiographical, life histories, life history, lives, memoirs, Second World War, World War Two, 2, II, twentieth century, 20th, women writers, woman writer, women's writing
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Butler, Josephine E.
Personal Reminiscences of a Great Crusade:
(Portrayer Publishers, 2002 facsimile reprint of 1910 edition).
A well-presented facsimile of a hitherto scarce title. Paperback. New book, fine. 268pp. Order No. NSBK-C581
Keywords: 0954263219, Josephine E. Butler, education, social history, women, women's history, Victorian, nineteenth century, Britain, British, England, English, equality, gender roles, working women, women workers, Portrayer, Portrayer Publishers, Personal Reminiscences of a Great Crusade, prostitution, prostitutes, State Regulation of Vice, Contagious Diseases Act, social purity, Liverpool, autobiography, autobiographies, autobiographical
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Whelan, Robert, ed. (Octavia Hill).
Octavia Hill's Letters to Fellow-Workers, 1872 - 1911: Together with an Account of the Walmer Street Industrial Experiment
(Kyrle Books, 2005).
Hardback. Fine in fine dustwrapper. lxiv + 784pp. Order No. NSBK-A8671
Keywords: 0954891406, letters, correspondence, Octavia Hill, Octavia Hill's letters, fellow workers, fellow-workers, letters to fellow-workers, autobiography, autobiographical, social history, housing, houses, philanthropic, philanthropy, Victorian, Edwardian, twentieth century, 20th century, nineteenth century, 19th century, women, women's history, Walmer Street Industrial Experiment, tenants, Charity Organisation Society, poor, poverty, social welfare, open spaces, National Trust, reformers, reform, slums, slum, London, Lambeth, Walworth, charity, charities, charity work, Ecclesiastical Commissioners, Kyrle Society, homes, dwellings, Britain, British, England, English
Price £14.00.
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Thomas, Robert.
Sir Bob: The Autobiography of Sir Robert Thomas
(Nene Litho, 1984).
Hardback. Good in dustwrapper. 208pp. Order No. NSBK-A13423
Keywords: 0863171214, Sir Bob, Sir Robert Thomas, autobiography, autobiographies, autobiographical, life history, life histories, lives, life, memoirs, self history, self histories, Britain, British, England, English, history, United Kingdom, UK
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Baker, Kenneth.
The Turbulent Years: My Life in Politics
(Faber and Faber, 1993).
Hardback. Ex library with usual library stamps and stickers, otherwise good in slightly worn, slightly creased dw. xiii + 498pp. Order No. NSBK-A6031
Keywords: 0571170773, Kenneth Baker, autobiography, autobiographical, life history, life histories, memoir, politics, political, twentieth century, Britain, British, England, English, Tory Party, Tories, Conservatives, Margaret Thatcher, Party Chairman, Cabinet, Poll tax, Education, British Telecom, ILEA, GLC
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Squire, Rose E.
Thirty Years in the Public Service: An Industrial Retrospect
(Nisbet and Co., 1927).
With a foreword by Sir Edward Troup. Hardback. Good+ in worn and rubbed boards. 238pp. Order No. NSBK-A15550
Keywords: Britain, Britishm history, Rose E. Squire, industry, industrial, autobiography, letters, self-history, autobiographical, memoir, public service, civil seervice factory inspectors, female factory inspectors, women's history, woman, women factory inspectors, Victorian, nineteenth century, 19th century, B000865E84, industry, industrial
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Abbs, Peter.
Autobiography in Education:
(Heinemann Educational Books, 1974).
Hardback. Ex library with traces of usual library stamps and stickers. viii + 182pp. Order No. NSBK-A13700
Keywords: 0435800116, autobiography, autobiographies, autobiographical, life history, life histories, lives, life, memoirs, self history, self histories, schools, schooling, education, educational, teachers, teaching, pupils, students
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Ward, W. R.
The Early Correspondence of Jabez Bunting, 1820-1829:
(Royal Historical Society, 1972).
Camden Fourth Series, Vol II. Hardback. Covers soiled, otherwise good. 240pp. Order No. NSBK-A12021
Keywords: 0901050091, Jabez Bunting, Wesleyan, Methodism, Methodists, nonconformity, nonconformists, autobiography, autobiographies, autobiographical, life history, life histories, lives, life, memoirs. self history, self histories, letters, epistles, epistolary, Jabez Bunting, Britain, British, England, English, history, United Kingdom, UK, Victorian, Victorian period, nineteenth century, 19th
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