Myrdal, Gunnar.
The Cost of Living in Sweden, 1830 - 1930:
(P. S. King, 1933).
Assisted by Sven Bouvin. Institute for Social Sciences, University of Stockholm. Hardback. Page edges foxed. Ex library with minimal library stamps. Some scuffing to cloth, and a little splitting externally to spine. Otherwise a good, solid, firm copy. x + 251pp. Order No. NSBK-A13356
Keywords: B000H47BVU, Institute for Social Sciences, University of Stockholm, Sweden, Swedish, economy, economic, cost of living, 19th century, twentieth century, prices, wages, budgets, clothing, housing, history
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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 Researching Family History Through Ancestors' Personal Writings looks at the kinds of (mainly unpublished) writing that could turn up amongst family papers from the Victorian period onwards - a time during which writing became crucial for holding families together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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Henriques, Ursula.
Religious Toleration in England, 1787 - 1833:
(RKP, 1961).
Studies in Social History. Hardback. Ex library with minimal library stamps and markings, otherwise good in soiled, slightly torn dustwrapper. vii + 294pp. Order No. NSBK-A14971
Keywords: B0000CL8YM, religious toleration, religion, history, 18th century, eighteenth century, 19th century, nineteenth century, Catholic Emancipation, Jewish emancipation, Test and Corporation Acts
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Thompson, Paul.
The Voice of the Past:
(OUP, 1978).
Paperback. Spine slightly creased, covers yellowed, minor ink annotation, otherwise good. xi + 257pp. Order No. NSBK-A9038
Keywords: 0192891022, oral history, method, Paul Thompson, historiography, methodology, memory, Britain, British, England, English, oral tradition
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Devine, Francis, ed.
Acting For The Actors: Dermot Doolan And The Organisation Of Irish Actors And Performing Artists, 1947 - 1985
(SIPTU, Irish Labour History Society, 1997).
Booklet. Very good. 52pp. Order No. NSBK-A16040
Keywords: B001UF3CQI, booklets, booklets, stored with booklets, history, acting, acting, theatre, equity, Irish Labour History Society, trade unions, trade unionism, actresses
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Davis-Mesman, Ellen.
The Colourful Palette of Alfred Krenz:
(Ellen Davis-Mesman, Tien Wah Press, 1998).
Hardback. New book, fine in dustwrapper. 90pp. Order No. NSBK-A5023
Keywords: 0620226382, art, artists, paintings, South Africa, South African, history, twentieth century, Ellen Davis-Mesman, Alfred Krenz, art criticism, artwork, Krenz paintings, Cape, drawings, cubism, cubists, still life, portraits, biography, biographies, cultural, Cape Town, Krenz School of Art, modern painters, landscapes, art work
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Schreiner, Olive.
Woman and Labor:
(Virago, rpt, 1985).
Paperback. A little creasing / rubbing to spine, otherwise very good. 283pp. Order No. NSBK-C1821
Keywords: 0860680460, Olive Schreiner, literature, women and work, labour, labor, feminism, feminist, history, equal rights, equal opportunities, Virago, Viragos
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Showler, Brian & Sinfield, Adrian, eds.
The Workless State: Studies in Unemployment
(Martin Robertson, 1981).
Foreword by Peter Townsend. Paperback. Spine creased, light soiling to edges, otherwise good. xvii + 267pp. Order No. NSBK-A6512
Keywords: 0855203404, unemployment, employment, work, labor, labour, twentieth century, poverty, men, politics, political economy, economics, Britain, British, England, English, Keynes, government, society, tax, taxation, history
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Brereton, Geoffrey.
French Comic Drama from the Sixteenth to the Eighteenth Century:
(Methuen, 1977).
Hardback. Ex library with usual library stamps and stickers, lacks fly leaf, otherwise good in slightly faded dustwrapper. x + 290pp. Order No. NSBK-A7244
Keywords: 0416782205, French, France, Europe, European, literature, comedy, comic, drama, entertainment, Renaissance, sixteenth, seventeenth, eighteenth century, dramatists, playwrights, stages, theatres, history, farce, romantic, burlesque, bourgeois
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Flint, William Russell.
Models of Propriety: Occasional Caprices for the Edification of Ladies and the Delight of Gentlemen. With Illustrations
(Michael Joseph, 2nd impression, 1951).
Hardback. Ex library with minimal library markings and stickers, otherwise good in soiled, edge-torn dustwrapper. 75pp. Order No. NSBK-A15077
Keywords: B001SE3OFK, models, women, history, illustrations, artist models, William Russell Flint
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