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
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Rowntree, B. Seebohm, ed.
Betting and Gambling: a National Evil
(Macmillan, 2nd edition, sixpenny edition, 1906).
Paperback. Wear to spine.Foxing to covers & front cover partly detached. A couple of internal pgs slightly torn, (not affecting text's legibility), otherwise a good working copy. 132pp. Order No. NSBK-A13344
Keywords: B000OIIMHG, gambling, betting, bets, Rowntree, Rowntrees, B. Seebohm Rowntree, history, hobbies, leisure, Edwardian, Britain, British, England, English, history, United Kingdom, UK, women gamblers, male gamblers, sport, sports, York, stock exchange, crime, gamblers, citizenship, street betting, ethics, Britain, British, England, English, history, United Kingdom, UK
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Anderson, Mosa.
Henry Joseph Wilson: Fighter for Freedom, 1833 - 1914
(James Clarke, 1953).
Foreword by Lord Pethick-Lawrence. Hardback. Ex library with minimal library markings. A little wear to edges, otherwise very good. 86pp. Order No. NSBK-A13638
Keywords: B000W6QBW8, Britain, British, England, English, history, United Kingdom, UK, biographies, biography, Henry Joseph Wilson, Josephine Butler, reformers, social reform, Holmfirth, social welfare, Ireland, Opium Commission, Home Rule, Contagious Diseases Acts, Lord Pethick-Lawrence, politics, political, Victorian, Edwardian, 19th century, nineteenth century
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Jones, Mervyn.
A Radical Life: The Biography of Megan Lloyd George, 1902-66
(Random Century, 1991).
Hardback. Very good in slightly faded, lightly creased very good dustwrapper. xii + 340pp. Order No. NSBK-C9618
Keywords: 9780091748296, Megan Lloyd George, twentieth century, Edwardian, biography, biographical, biographies, lives, Britain, British, England, English, women, Megan Lloyd George, Liberals, Liberal Party, women MPs, Members of Parliament, feminism, feminists, Frances Stevenson, Labour Party
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Coleridge, Lady Georgina, ed.
The Lady's Realm: a Selection from the Monthly Issues: November 1904 to April 1905
(Arrow Books, 1972).
Illustrated. Paperback. Good. 288pp. Order No. NSBK-C2060
Keywords: 0099067404, Lady's Realm, women's magazines, Britain, British, England, English, history, periodicals, Edwardian
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Holland, Eric G.
Coniston Copper: a History
(Cicerone Press, 1987).
Inscribed by the author on the fly leaf. Hardback. Very good+ in slightly soiled dustwrapper. 312pp. Order No. NSBK-A13441
Keywords: 0902363425, copper, Coniston, copper mining, mines, miners, Lake District, Lakes, Lake Counties, Britain, British, England, English, history, United Kingdom, UK, John Barratt, Thomas Wynne, Thomas Warsop, Cumbrian, Cumbria, work, industry, employment, labour, 19th century, Victorian, nineteenth century
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Wilson, Andrew, ed.
The Modern Physician: Being a Complete Guide to the Attainment and Preservation of Health
(Caxton Publishing, 1913).
Volume IV ONLY of five. Frontispiece portrait lacks tissue paper covering. Hardbacks. Original green / gilt cloth a little marked and rubbed, with wear to edges, otherwise a good solid copy. Single volume only, Vol 4. viii + 296pp. Order No. NSBK-A7370
Keywords: B000881XCI, social history, Edwardian health, twentieth century, medical, medicine, medical history, Dr Andrew Wilson, Britain, British, England, English, physicians, physician, welfare, organs, circulation, treatments, symptoms, ailments, diseases, women, men, children, doctors, illnesses, hygiene, fevers, vaccinations, drugs, exercise, exercising, exercises
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Keating, Peter, ed.
Into Unknown England, 1866-1913: Selections from the Social Explorers
(Fontana, 1976).
Paperback. Very good. 320pp. Order No. NSBK-A284
Keywords: B01FIXWHZ4, 0006336299, Britain, British, slums, slum, England, English, history, social explorer, Charles Booth, George R. Sims, London, philanthropy, B. S. Rowntree, nineteenth century, Edwardian, Andrew Mearns, 0719006511
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Aikin, Dr, & Barbauld, Mrs.
Evenings at Home: Consisting of a Variety of Miscellaneous Pieces, for the Instruction and Amusement of Youth
(Ward, Lock, rpt, no date).
Illustrated by the brothers Dalziel. Hardback. Lacks fly leaf, corners rubbed & spine ends slightly split, some white staining at base of boards, otherwise good. viii + 456pp. Order No. NSBK-C349
Keywords: B001KG3N20, children's literature, amusement, instruction, Britain, British, England, English, history, Juvenile Budget Opened, Evenings at Home, Warrington, North West England, Anna Laetitia Barbauld, Dr Aikin, education, educational, children's stories, Dissent, nonconformity, nonconformists, antiquarian
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McPhee, C., & Fitzgerald, A.
The Non-Violent Militant: Selected Writings of Teresa Billington-Greig
(RKP, Women's Source Lib., 1987).
Her involvement in the Women's Social & Political Union, the Women's Freedom League and the I.L.P. Hardback. Very good in slightly rubbed dustwrapper. vii + 312pp. Order No. NSBK- C5
Keywords: 0710212321, Teresa Billington-Grieg, writings, militancy, non-violence, suffrage, Votes for Women, history, suffragettes, education, women's movement, Britain, England, English, British, Edwardian
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