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The Book of British Topography. A Classified Catalogue of the Topographical Works in the Library of the British Museum Relating to Great Britain and Ireland

By: John Parker Anderson

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The Book of British Topography. A Classified Catalogue of the Topographical Works in the Library of the British Museum Relating to Great Britain and Ireland

By: John Parker Anderson

Reprint of the original, first published in 1881.

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494

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BoD – Books on Demand

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3385430143

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9783385430143

The Politics of Retirement in Britain, 1878-1948

By: John Macnicol

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The Politics of Retirement in Britain, 1878-1948

By: John Macnicol

A very important and thorough analysis of the debate on retirement and state pensions in Britain.

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440

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Cambridge University Press

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0521892600

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9780521892605

A Man and an Institution

Sir Maurice Hankey, the Cabinet Secretariat and the Custody of Cabinet Secrecy

By: John F. Naylor

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A Man and an Institution

Sir Maurice Hankey, the Cabinet Secretariat and the Custody of Cabinet Secrecy

By: John F. Naylor

... drawing upon a uniquely wide range of official and private papers to examine the historical development of the Cabinet Office, the custodian of Cabinet secrecy.

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440

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CUP Archive

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052125583X

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9780521255837

Cheshire and Lancashire Funeral Certificates

By: John Paul Rylands

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Cheshire and Lancashire Funeral Certificates

By: John Paul Rylands

Cheshire and Lancashire Funeral Certificates; A.D. 1600 TO 1678. Edited by John Paul Rylands. First Published in 1882. Funeral certificates represent a significant class of records dating from the late 16th to the early 18th century. These accounts of heraldic funerals contain, in addition to heraldry, details of death, burial, marriages, children and so on. This volume, originally printed for the Record Society in 1882, contains extracts covering the years 1600 to 1678 from the counties of Cheshire and Lancashire (mostly Cheshire). This volume is a facsimile copy of the original.

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280

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Lulu.com

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0244075611

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9780244075613

An English Library Journey: With Detours to Wales and Northern Ireland

With Detours to Wales and Northern Ireland

By: John Bevis

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An English Library Journey: With Detours to Wales and Northern Ireland

With Detours to Wales and Northern Ireland

By: John Bevis

An eccentric homage and passionate clarion call' – TLS "A hymn of praise to the palaces of delight that should grace every street corner. Absolutely exquisite." Ian McMillan John Bevis is a writer and book-lover on an eccentric quest: to obtain a membership card from every library authority in England. In a ten-year mission criss-crossing the country – from Solihull to Slough, from Cleveland to Cornwall – he enrols at libraries of all shapes and sizes: monuments to Art Deco or Brutalism; a converted corset factory; one even shaped like a pork pie. With the architectural eye of Pevsner and the eavesdropping ear of Bill Bryson, he engages us at every step with anecdotes and aperçus about the role of the public library in our national life, while ruing its decline in the age of austerity. As interested in the people he finds as he is in the buildings and their history, he is a humane, witty and erudite guide. The result is a book to be treasured by anyone who has ever used a library.

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222

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Eye & Lightning Books

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1785633090

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9781785633096

Broadway Musicals, 1943-2004

By: John Stewart

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Broadway Musicals, 1943-2004

By: John Stewart

On March 31, 1943, the musical Oklahoma! premiered and the modern era of the Broadway musical was born. Since that time, the theatres of Broadway have staged hundreds of musicals--some more noteworthy than others, but all in their own way a part of American theatre history. With more than 750 entries, this comprehensive reference work provides information on every musical produced on Broadway since Oklahoma's 1943 debut. Each entry begins with a brief synopsis of the show, followed by a three-part history: first, the pre-Broadway story of the show, including out-of-town try-outs and Broadway previews; next, the Broadway run itself, with dates, theatres, and cast and crew, including replacements, chorus and understudies, songs, gossip, and notes on reviews and awards; and finally, post-Broadway information with a detailed list of later notable productions, along with important reviews and awards.

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McFarland

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1476603294

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9781476603292

Patemans By County

By: John Pateman

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Patemans By County

By: John Pateman

This is the story of the Pateman family in England by county since 1837 as recorded in the registers of births, marriages and deaths.

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269

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Lulu.com

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1470966875

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9781470966874

How the Just So Stories Were Made

The Brilliance and Tragedy Behind Kipling's Celebrated Tales for Little Children

By: John Batchelor

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How the Just So Stories Were Made

The Brilliance and Tragedy Behind Kipling's Celebrated Tales for Little Children

By: John Batchelor

A fascinating, richly illustrated exploration of the poignant origins of Rudyard Kipling's world-famous children's classic From "How the Leopard Got Its Spots" to "The Elephant's Child," Rudyard Kipling's Just So Stories have delighted readers across the world for more than a century. In this original study, John Batchelor explores the artistry with which Kipling created the Just So Stories, using each tale as an entry point into the writer's life and work--including the tragedy that shadows much of the volume, the death of his daughter Josephine. Batchelor details the playful challenges the stories made to contemporary society. In his stories Kipling played with biblical and other stories of creation and imagined fantastical tales of animals' development and man's discovery of literacy. Richly illustrated with original drawings and family photographs, this account reveals Kipling's public and private lives--and sheds new light on a much-loved and tremendously influential classic.

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237

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Yale University Press

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0300237189

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9780300237184

The Slump

Britain in the Great Depression

By: John Stevenson,Chris Cook

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The Slump

Britain in the Great Depression

By: John Stevenson,Chris Cook

One of the most relentlessly brilliant studies of twentieth-century Britain ... these young historians have found a marvellous theme and stuck to it. Theirs is the glory!' Professor Arthur Marwick, History The 1930s - remembered as the decade of dole queues and hunger marches, mass unemployment, the means test, and the rise of fascism - also saw the development of new industries, the growth of comfortable suburbia, and rising standards of living for many. In Britain in the Depression, the authors look behind the legends for an objective - and timely - reassessment, as Britain again struggles with the economic and spiritual ills of recession and unemployment.

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Routledge

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1317862163

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9781317862161

Visions of Paradise

Glimpses of Our Landscape's Legacy

By: John Warfield Simpson

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Visions of Paradise

Glimpses of Our Landscape's Legacy

By: John Warfield Simpson

This book synthesizes views of America's changing environment, and the Ideal of that environment, from the time of the Founding Fathers to the present. It is an exceptionally engaging account of American attitudes toward pristine and altered landscapes which they encountered, settled in, modified, and moved westward from during the last three centuries.

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422

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Univ of California Press

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0520213645

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9780520213647

Herbert Hensley Henson

A Biography

By: John S. Peart-Binns

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Herbert Hensley Henson

A Biography

By: John S. Peart-Binns

John S. Peart-Binns brings us a fresh and distinctive view of Herbert Hensley Henson, the eighty-sixth Bishop of Durham, who is shown here to have formed his own character and forged his own way amidst the chaos of the shifting and unpopular labour laws,two World Wars, the abdication crisis of the twentieth century and the misconceptions of those around him. Hensley Henson was an outspoken controversialist who never feared to assert his opinion. Peart-Binns goes beyond the traditional notions of biography - Hensley Henson's complex childhood; education at Oxford; his ministry at Ilford and Barking, Canon of Westminster and Bishop of Durham - and withal provides a rich psychological insight into the nature of the indefatigable and quick-witted though sharp-tongued figure. This perspective illuminates the Bishop's often overlooked theological thoughts and political views. The furore surrounding his appointment as Bishop of Hereford is analysed and his volte face from a formidable bulwark of the Establishment to trenchant advocate of Disestablishment is evaluated. Hensley Henson emerges clearly differing from the familiar image we have of him, which can be found in novels, newspapers and magazines of the time, and in his own autobiography. Peart-Binns provides a permanent and deserved niche for him in the history of the Church. Herbert Hensley Henson: A Biography examines the life and times of this charismatic and astute character of the twentieth century. This work will inform those interested in the twentieth century, and delight any who are intrigued by Hensley Henson's indomitable spirit.

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168

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Lutterworth Press

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ISBN 10

0718841972

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9780718841973

The Killing of Julia Wallace

By: John Gannon

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The Killing of Julia Wallace

By: John Gannon

A look in to the murder of Julia Wallace offering new and more logical assessment of the crime itself.

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448

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Amberley Publishing Limited

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1445612690

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9781445612690

Wirral Railways

By: John Evans

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Wirral Railways

By: John Evans

With previously unpublished photographs comes a pictorial celebration of the Wirral's famous electric railways.

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Amberley Publishing Limited

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1398119733

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9781398119734

Book's by John Birkenhead

The Book of British Topography. A Classified Catalogue of the Topographical Works in the Library of the British Museum Relating to Great Britain and Ireland

The Book of British Topography. A Classified Catalogue of the Topographical Works in the Library of the British Museum Relating to Great Britain and Ireland

The Politics of Retirement in Britain, 1878-1948

The Politics of Retirement in Britain, 1878-1948

A Man and an Institution

A Man and an Institution

Cheshire and Lancashire Funeral Certificates

Cheshire and Lancashire Funeral Certificates

An English Library Journey: With Detours to Wales and Northern Ireland

An English Library Journey: With Detours to Wales and Northern Ireland

Broadway Musicals, 1943-2004

Broadway Musicals, 1943-2004

Patemans By County

Patemans By County

How the Just So Stories Were Made

How the Just So Stories Were Made

The Slump

The Slump

Visions of Paradise

Visions of Paradise

Herbert Hensley Henson

Herbert Hensley Henson

The Killing of Julia Wallace

The Killing of Julia Wallace

Wirral Railways

Wirral Railways

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