Wingfield-Stratford, Esme.
Before the Lamps Went Out:
(Hodder and Stoughton, 1945).
Hardback. Some light soiling/mottling to cloth, mainly at top edges, otherwise good. 256pp. Order No. NSBK-A6206
Keywords: B0007J1DVY, technology, wartime, autobiographical, autobiography, autobiographies, twentieth century, life history, life histories, Esme Wingfield-Stratford
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Beresford, John, ed.
The Diary of a Country Parson: the Reverend James Woodforde. Volume III, 1788 - 1792
(OUP, 1927).
Hardback. Ex library with usual library markings, a little rubbing to cloth, and bumping to edges and corners, otherwise good, solid. xiv + 423pp. Order No. NSBK-A15993
Keywords: James Woodforde, diary, diaries, parsons, vicars, religion, history, journals, eighteenth century
Price £16.00.
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Hueffer, Ford M.
Ford Madox Brown: a Record of his Life and Works
(Longmans, Green, 1896).
Illustrated. Hardback. Ex library. Original attractive decorated cloth, gilt lettering. Spine edges frayed, & a little split. Cloth rather soiled. Minor splitting inside, but good, solid. xx + 458pp. Order No. NSBK-A15031
Keywords: B001GP2EUW, Ford Madox Brown, biography, biographies, art, artists, history, paintings, painting, history, Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, Victorian, painters, nineteenth century, 19th century
Price £130.00.
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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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Walvin, James.
English Urban Life, 1776-1851:
(Hutchinson, 1984).
Paperback. Covers slightly browned, otherwise good. vii + 216pp. Order No. NSBK-A7558
Keywords: 0091561515, James Walvin, England, English, history, Britain, British, towns, cities, city, urban, metropolitan, metropolis, population, demographic, demography, housing, homes, houses, streets, machinery, social class, classes, poverty, urbanisation, urbanization, poor, public order, law enforcement
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Peabody, Francis Greenwood.
Education for Life: The Story of Hampton Institute
(Doubleday, Page and Co, 1920).
Told in connection with the fiftieth anniversary of the foundation of the school. Hardback. Ex library with usual library stamps and stickers, boards rather worn and frayed, splitting internally at spine (front and back); a good reading copy only. xxiv + 393pp. Order No. NSBK-A6598
Keywords: B00088UQU8, Hampton Institute, education, educational, twentieth century, Samuel Chapman Armstrong, nineteenth century, Victorian, Britain, British, England, English, history, social history, schools
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Kelly, Alison, ed.
Science for Girls?:
(Open University Press, 1987).
Paperback. With a newspaper article pasted to endpapers, light soiling to covers, otherwise good+. ix + 141pp. Order No. NSBK-A14095
Keywords: gender, education, science, science in education, scientific, technology, schools, training, gender identity, physics, masculinity, femininity, engineering, mathematics, careers
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Chesterton, Gilbert.
Greybeards at Play: Literature and Art for Old Gentlemen Rhymes and Sketches
(R. Brimley Johnson, 1st edition, 1900).
A good working copy. Hardback. External condition poor. Boards soiled, scuffed and worn at edges. Annotation to title page, & fly leaf. Internally shaky, with scattered pencil scribblings & minor soiling. 102pp. Order No. NSBK-Z15451
Keywords: B0017IWDD6, first editions, 1st editions, G. K. Chesterton, literature, poetry
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Lethaby, W. R.
Leadwork: Old and Ornamental and For The Most Part English
(Macmillan, 1893).
Illustrated. Hardback. Ex library with usual library stamps and markings. Some ink stains to cloth, top half of spine cover lacking. Spine and edges worn. Internally good and solid. viii + 148pp. Order No. NSBK-A14960
Keywords: B002PEAQY4, lead, leadwork, antiquarian, buildings, decoration, history, architecture, roofs, gutters, fountains, craftsmanship, statues
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IRIS, .
Governance and the Economy in Africa: Tools for Analysis and Reform of Corruption
(IRIS, n.d).
Published by the Center for Institutional Reform and the Informal Sector (IRIS) University of Maryland at College Park. Paperback. Light soiling to covers, otherwise very good. vi + 196 + 49pp. Order No. NSBK-A7514
Keywords: Africa, African, corruption, politics, political, economics, economy, Benin, Niger, Uganda, Bolivia, Iran-Contra, Dakar, Third World, developing countries, developing world
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