Symes, Ruth A.
It Runs in the Family:
(The History Press, 2013).
In the quest to uncover our family history, we turn to written records, the family album and even heirlooms. However, they can often be difficult to interpret and sometimes pose more questions than they answer: Why didn't my ancestors smile for the camera? Why did great-grandfather wear a beard while his sons were clean-shaven? Why is my great-grandmother holding flowers in this photograph? Drawing on evidence from social history, women's history, and the histories of photography, art and fashion, and using examples from the lowly as well as the famous, Ruth Symes explores many aspects of ordinary life in the past - from the state of the nation's teeth, to the legal and economic connotations of wearing a wedding ring and even the business of keeping a dog. This fascinating volume aims to help family historians get to know their elusive ancestors by deciphering the wealth of personal and historical clues contained in photographs, documents and artefacts. Paperback. New book, fine. 160pp. Order No. NSBK-D15428
Keywords: 9780752497020, family history, family, families, Ruth Symes, genealogy, geneaolgical, social history, evidence, sources, research, women, old photographs, photography
Price £13.99.
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Sharp, Evelyn.
Rebel Women:
(Portrayer, 2003 facsimile of the 1st edit. of 1910).
A special edition of this highly sought-after work of suffragette fiction, in smart bespoke binding. Walnut finish boards with blue & green head and tail bands. Coloured endpapers. A series of descriptive sketches about the suffragette movement. Hardback. Fine condition. 135pp. Order No. NSBK-C6498
Keywords: 0954476107, suffragettes, suffrage, women's history, Rebel Women, Edwardian, New Woman, Votes for Women, Evelyn Sharp, Britain, British, England, English, enfranchisement, woman suffrage, woman, women writers, fiction, social protest, political women, politics, collector's editions, literature, twentieth century, 20th century, Portrayer, Portrayer's, Portrayer Publishers, fictional, writing, stories, sketches
Price £15.50.
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Clapson, Mark.
A Bit of a Flutter: Popular Gambling in England, c.1820 - 1961
(MUP, 1992).
Hardback. Very good in slightly creased dustwrapper. viii + 232pp. Order No. NSBK-A15199
Keywords: 9780719034367, leisure, hobbies, hobby, Victorian, 19th century, nineteenth century, history, social gambling, betting, sport, popular culture
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Mahood, Linda.
The Magdalenes: Prostitution in the Ninteenth Century
(Routledge, 1990).
Hardback. With newspaper reviews pasted to endpapers, otherwise very good in spine-faded dustwrapper. ix + 205pp. Order No. NSBK-C15703
Keywords: 9780415001663, nineteenth century, 19th, prostitutes, prostitution, history,women, gender, Britain, British, social history
Price £28.00.
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Cruz, Vera da.
Bailliere's Midwives' Dictionary:
(Bailliere Tindall, 4th edition, rpt, 1964).
Hardback. Covers soiled & a little worn, otherwise a good working copy. xiii + 396pp. Order No. NSBK-C7273
Keywords: 0702005967, midwives, midwives' dictionary, Bailliere's Midwives' Dictionary, health, midwifery, history, 1950s, 1960s, post war, childbirth, nurses, nursing, advice books, nurse, Britain, British, England, English, social history, women's history, having babies, reproduction, motherhood, childbirth, mothers, maternity, pregnancy, pregnant
Price £4.00.
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Greve, John; Page, Dilys & Greve, Stella.
Homelessness in London:
(Scottish Academic Press, 1971).
Paperback. Covers slightly soiled, otherwise very good, ex-library. xix + 303pp. Order No. NSBK-A3723
Keywords: 0701118067, homeless, homelessness, sociology, history, twentieth century, London, housing, homes, metropolis, social services, England, Britain, English, British
Price £6.00.
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Furneaux, W. D.
The Chosen Few: An Examination of Some Aspects of University Selection in Britain
(OUP (Nuffield Foundation), 1961).
Hardback. Ex library with usual library stamps and stickers, edges worn, otherwise good. xxvi + 245pp. Order No. NSBK-A6601
Keywords: B0000CL15A, universities, university, colleges, college, higher education, adult education, students, selection, Britain, British, England, English, history, social history, academic selection
Price £8.00.
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Fawcett, Millicent and Turner, E. M.
Josephine Butler: her Work and Principles and their Meaning for the Twentieth Century
(Portrayer, 2002 facs. of 1927 edit).
Paperback. New book, fine. vii + 164pp. Order No. NSBK-C5334
Keywords: 0954263286, Josephine Butler, philanthropy, prostitution, Victorian, morality, social purity, reform, Britain, British, England, English, history, prostitute, prostitutes, women, women's history, Millicent Garrett Fawcett, twentieth century, sexuality, gender, Portrayer, Liverpool, social history, philanthropists, Contagious Diseases Acts
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Colloms, Brenda.
Charles Kingsley: The Lion of Eversley
(Constable, 1975).
Hardback. Light foxing to dustwrapper and endpapers, otherwise very good. 400pp. Order No. NSBK-A9238
Keywords: 0094600201, Charles Kingsley, Eversley, men, biography, biographical life, history, lives, life histories, biographies, nineteenth century, Victorian, novels, fiction, poets, poetry, novelists, clergymen, social reformers, clergyman, Tories Radicals, Westward Ho, The Water Babies, Working Men's College, writers, literary, literature
Price £5.00.
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Harries-Jenkins, Gwyn.
The Army in Victorian Society:
(RKP, 1977).
Hardback. Ex library with minimal library stamps. Overall very good in dustwrapper. xi + 320pp. Order No. NSBK-A7247
Keywords: 0710084471, army, wars, warfare, Victorian, nineteenth century, Britain, British, history, England, English, military, soldiers, colonial, colonialists, Waterloo, officers, professionalism, professionals, fighting, social history, army ranks, 19th century
Price £23.00.
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