Sinclair, Catherine.
Modern Accomplishments: or, the March of the Intellect
(William Whyte, fourth edition, fifth thousand, 1837).
Hardback. All page edges gilt. Boards worn at edges but attractive with gilt decoration. A little splitting, internally and externally at spine, but overall good and solid. xii + 368pp. Order No. NSBK-C16050
Keywords: Catherine Sinclair, women, education, accomplishments, 19th century, nineteenth century, history, women's, antiquarian
Price £36.00.
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Faithfull, Lilian M.
In The House Of My Pilgrimage:
(Chatto and Windus, 1924).
Hardback. Some light wear to cloth and rubbing to edges and spine ends, light foxing, otherwise a good working copy. 287pp. Order No. NSBK-C15770
Keywords: B000KQYYPG, stored in antiquarian, history, women's history, Lilian M. Faithfull, autobiographies, autobiography, Cheltenham Ladies College, Somerville, Oxford
Price £20.00.
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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
Price £5.00.
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White, Florence, ed.
How to Wash Clothes at Home: Containing Simple and Complete Instructions
(Florence White, 1901).
An advice book, recommending the best methods of carrying out laundry work. A very interesting one of its kind, with illustrations and lots of detail of interest to the social historian. Paperback. Original covers slightly soiled and creased at edges, otherwise good+. 96pp. Order No. NSBK-C15121
Keywords: clothes, clothing, washing clothes, laundry, laundry work, working women, domesticity, antiquarian, social history, ironing, starching, booklets, boiling, advice books, linen, booklet, booklets
Price £24.00.
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Hayward, John F.
Chests of Drawers And Commodes: in the Victoria and Albert Museum
(HMSO, 1960).
Paperback. Ex library with minimal library markings. Spine a little creased, otherwise good. 44pp. Order No. NSBK-A14439
Keywords: B002C0RM0W, Victoria and Albert Museum, chests of drawers, commodes, history, furniture, antique furniture, cabinets
Price £7.50.
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Hattatt, Lance.
Gardening in a Small Space:
(Parragon, rpt, 1999).
Hardback. Very good in dustwrapper. 255pp. Order No. NSBK-G5226
Keywords: 0752524607, gardens, garden, garden design, gardening, British, Britain, English, England, landscape gardening, landscape design, horticulture, horticultural, planting, flowers, plants, small spaces, space, kitchen gardens, cottage gardens, small gardens, hobbies, perennials, patios
Price £7.00.
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Rossetti, William Michael, ed.
The Poetical Works of Mrs Felicia Hemans:
(E. Moxon, no date).
Hardback. Pictorial boards, spine damaged, cloth soiled, edges worn, otherwise a good solid copy with gilt page edges. xxviii + 595pp. Order No. NSBK-C15618
Keywords: B072BB17KJ, Felicia Hemans, poems, poetry, women writers, sonnets, hymns, Mrs Hemans, nineteenth century, Britain, British, women, poets, poet, antiquarian
Price £12.00.
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Dimbleby, David and Reynolds, David.
Oceans Apart: The Relationship Between Britain and America in the Twentieth Century
(Hodder and Stoughton, 1988).
Hardback. Very good. xvii + 408pp. Order No. NSBK-A12953
Keywords: 0340406666, Dimbleby, Atlantic, US, USA, United States, United States of America, America, American, The States, Britain, British, England, English, history, United Kingdom, UK, twentieth century, 20th, politics, political, politicians, government
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Booth, Charles, ed.
Life and Labour of the People of London:
(Macmillan, 1892).
Volume III (3, Three): Blocks of Buildings, Schools and Immigration. Original edition. Hardback. Ex library with minimal library stamps and markings, gilt lettering to spine, good+ condition, firm. 306pp. Order No. NSBK-A16073
Keywords: London, streets, Charles Booth, Charles Booth's London, metropolitan, social history, poverty, poor, class, population, demography, demographic, occupations, working classes, working class, working-class, neighbourhood, Britain, British, England, English, Booths, Booth, social investigations, surveys, urban history, labor, labour, life and labour, towns, town, city, cities, urbanisation, classification, statistical, statistics, school boards, education, housing, neighbours, inhabitants, respectability, blocks, London, antiquarian, buildings, schools, immigration, schooling, Victorian, nineteenth century
Price £42.00.
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McCloskey, Donald, N., ed.
Essays on a Mature Economy: Britain After 1840: Papers and Proceedings of the MSSB Conference on the New Economic History of Britain, 1840-1930, held at Eliot House, Harvard University, 1-3 September 1970
(Methuen, 1971).
Hardback. Very good in sl faded dw. xv + 439pp. Order No. NSBK-A4659
Keywords: 0416082408, Mathematical Social Science Board, economy, economists, economics, demography, capital, capitalism, Britain, British, history, steam, 416082408, Victorian, nineteenth century, industry, industrial, Atlantic economy, American iron production
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