Hardwick, J. M. D.
Emigrant in Motley: The Journey of Charles and Ellen Kean in Quest of a Theatrical Fortune in Australia and America, as Told in Their Hitherto Unpublished Letters
(Rockcliff, 1954).
Hardback. Cloth faded and marked (slightly grubby), internally good. 260pp. Order No. NSBK-A3912
Keywords: B0000CJ0TP, Charles Kean, Ellen Kean, letters, stage, theatre, drama, theatrical, actress, actor, America, United States, Australia, emigration, emigrant, Victorian, nineteenth century, history
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Wharncliffe, Lord, James, ed.
The Letters and Works of Lady Mary Wortley Montagu:
(Richard Bentley, second edition, revised, 1837).
Volume I only of three. Hardback. Nicely bound in leather - bright and firm. Gilt bands, titles and decoration to spine. Gilt edging, marble-effect page edges. A little scuffing / marking to leather. Else very good. lxiv + 402pp. Order No. NSBK-C16067
Keywords: Lady Mary Wortley Montagu, Bute, eighteenth century, 18th, history, letters, works, correspondence, literature, women writers, Lord Wharncliffe, Ottoman Empire, Turkey, Turkish, inoculation, smallpox, vaccines, vaccine, antiquarian section under W
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Melmoth, Jenny, ed.
Dear, Dear Mary: Letters from Amber
(Alfresco Books, 2005).
Illustrated by Jo Berriman. Paperback. Fine. 128pp. Order No. NSBK-A14038
Keywords: 1873727216, Jo Berriman, Jenny Melmoth, Alfresco Books, cats, cat lovers, books for cat lovers, letters, pets, Britain, British, England, English, United Kingdom, UK
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Cheney, Ednah, D.
Louisa May Alcott: Her Life, Letters and Journals
(Samson Low etc, 1889).
With photograph and printed example of Alcott's handwriting beneath. Hardback. Ex library, boards rubbed, otherwise good. 404pp. Order No. NSBK-C15472
Keywords: B0016PRJWU, Victorian, wioman writer, women writers, life, hife history, Ednah D. Cheney, letters, journals, diaries, diary, Little Women, American, America, USA, US, history, literature, novels, novelist, Louisa M. Alcott, epistles, literary, biography, biographical
Price £35.00.
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Litoff, Judy Barrett and Smith, David C.
Since You Went Away: World War II Letters from American Women on the Home Front
(OUP, 1991).
Hardback. Very good+ in dustwrapper. x + 293pp. Order No. NSBK-C12640
Keywords: 0195067959, US, USA, United States, United States of America, America, American, The States, women writers, women's writing, woman writer, females, feminine, writers, authors, authoresses, letters, epistles, epistolary, World War Two, World War II, World War 2, Second World War, wars, warfare, twentieth century, 20th Century, Home Front
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Clarke, Patricia.
The Governesses: Letters from the Colonies, 1862-1882
(Hutchinson, 1985).
Hardback. Very good in lightly soiled, slightly chipped dustwrapper. xii + 236pp. Order No. NSBK-C4092
Keywords: 0091608503, colonies, governess, governesses, imperialism, history, pedagogy, teaching, letters, colonialism, Victorian, nineteenth century, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Female Middle Class Emigration Society, emigration, immigration, Australian, emigrants, immigrants
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Gyford, C. Barrington.
The Skipper Ashore: Being Some More Letters from the Skipper of a Tramp Steamer, about his Experiences Ashore in Various Parts of the World. With Photographs Sent by the Writer
(Isaac Pitman, 1938).
Hardback. Lacks fly leaf, boards worn especially at edges, some soiling to page edges, otherwise a good solid copy. 144pp. Order No. NSBK-A14089
Keywords: B0014IF138, maritime, travel, ships, boats, skippers, history, C. Barrington Gyford, letters, correspondence, Europe, East, Arabia, Middle East, Sudan, steamers, photographs, sea travel, adventure, seas, inter-war, inter war
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Hyde, H. Montgomery.
A Victorian Historian: Private Letters Of W.E.H. Lecky, 1859 - 1878
(Home and Van Thal, 1947).
Hardback. Some soiling to red binding, otherwise good. 90pp. Order No. NSBK-A14878
Keywords: B000H3S1RO, Victorian, 19th century, nineteenth century, history, letters, W. E. H. Lecky, historians
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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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Dickens, Charles.
Mr. & Mrs. Charles Dickens: His Letters To Her. Edited With Notes By Walter Dexter. With A Foreword By Their Daughter, Kate Perugini
(Constable, 1935).
Hardback. Dark brown foxing spots to page edges, slight wear to board edges, & light soiling to maroon cloth, otherwise good+, a sturdy copy. xvii + 299pp. Order No. NSBK-A15807
Keywords: B001691SO6, Charles Dickens, letters, literature, Victorian, nineteenth century, marriage, Catherine Dickens, history, literary, antiquarian
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