Author: Cathedral Church (NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE)
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
A Catalogue of the Public Library in St. Nicholas'Church, Newcastle Upon Tyne; with a Copy of the Will of Robert Thomlinson ... To which is Added a Catalogue of Books Contained in the Old Library, Etc
Author: Cathedral Church (NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE)
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
Directory of Rare Book and Special Collections in the UK and Republic of Ireland
Author: Karen Attar
Publisher: Facet Publishing
ISBN: 1783300167
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 609
Book Description
This directory is a handy on-volume discovery tool that will allow readers to locate rare book and special collections in the British Isles. Fully updated since the second edition was published in 1997. this comprehensive and up-to-date guide encompasses collections held in libraries, archives, museums and private hands. The Directory: Provides a national overview of rare book and special collections for those interested in seeing quickly and easily what a library holds Directs researchers to the libraries most relevant for their research Assists libraries considering acquiring new special collections to assess the value of such collections beyond the institution,showing how they fit into a ‘unique and distinctive’ model. Each entry in the Directory provides background information on the library and its purpose, full contact details, the quantity of early printed books, information about particular subject and language strengths, information about unique works and important acquisitions, descriptions of named special collections and deposited collections. Readership: Researchers, academic liaison librarians and library managers.
Publisher: Facet Publishing
ISBN: 1783300167
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 609
Book Description
This directory is a handy on-volume discovery tool that will allow readers to locate rare book and special collections in the British Isles. Fully updated since the second edition was published in 1997. this comprehensive and up-to-date guide encompasses collections held in libraries, archives, museums and private hands. The Directory: Provides a national overview of rare book and special collections for those interested in seeing quickly and easily what a library holds Directs researchers to the libraries most relevant for their research Assists libraries considering acquiring new special collections to assess the value of such collections beyond the institution,showing how they fit into a ‘unique and distinctive’ model. Each entry in the Directory provides background information on the library and its purpose, full contact details, the quantity of early printed books, information about particular subject and language strengths, information about unique works and important acquisitions, descriptions of named special collections and deposited collections. Readership: Researchers, academic liaison librarians and library managers.
Nineteenth Century Short-title Catalogue: phase 1. 1816-1870
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Category : Books
Languages : en
Pages : 790
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Books
Languages : en
Pages : 790
Book Description
A Directory of Rare Book and Special Collections in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland
Author: Library Association. Rare Books Group
Publisher: London : Library Association Pub.
ISBN:
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 778
Book Description
This revised edition lists approximately 1200 libraries in the UK and the Republic of Ireland, some included for the first time, with details of their rare and special book collections. It covers mainly those printed before 1850, but includes manuscript and modern material where related.
Publisher: London : Library Association Pub.
ISBN:
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 778
Book Description
This revised edition lists approximately 1200 libraries in the UK and the Republic of Ireland, some included for the first time, with details of their rare and special book collections. It covers mainly those printed before 1850, but includes manuscript and modern material where related.
Six North Country Diaries
Author: John Crawford Hodgson
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Category : Diaries
Languages : en
Pages : 388
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category : Diaries
Languages : en
Pages : 388
Book Description
Transactions of the Cumberland & Westmorland Antiquarian & Archeological Society
Author: Cumberland and Westmorland Antiquarian and Archaeological Society
Publisher:
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Category : Cumberland (England)
Languages : en
Pages : 426
Book Description
List of members included in each volume except v. 1.
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Category : Cumberland (England)
Languages : en
Pages : 426
Book Description
List of members included in each volume except v. 1.
Genealogical Gleanings in England
Author: Henry Fitz-Gilbert Waters
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Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 182
Book Description
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Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 182
Book Description
A Dictionary of English Folklore
Author: Jacqueline Simpson
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0191578525
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 1046
Book Description
This dictionary is part of the Oxford Reference Collection: using sustainable print-on-demand technology to make the acclaimed backlist of the Oxford Reference programme perennially available in hardback format. An engrossing guide to English folklore and traditions, with over 1,250 entries. Folklore is connected to virtually every aspect of life, part of the country, age group, and occupation. From the bizarre to the seemingly mundane, it is as much a feature of the modern technological age as of the ancient world. BL Oral and Performance genres-Cheese rolling, Morris dancing, Well-dressingEL BL Superstitions-Charms, Rainbows, WishbonesEL BL Characters-Cinderella, Father Christmas, Robin Hood, Dick WhittingtonEL BL Supernatural Beliefs-Devil's hoofprints, Fairy rings, Frog showersEL BL Calendar Customs-April Fool's Day, Helston Furry Day, Valentine's DayEL
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0191578525
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 1046
Book Description
This dictionary is part of the Oxford Reference Collection: using sustainable print-on-demand technology to make the acclaimed backlist of the Oxford Reference programme perennially available in hardback format. An engrossing guide to English folklore and traditions, with over 1,250 entries. Folklore is connected to virtually every aspect of life, part of the country, age group, and occupation. From the bizarre to the seemingly mundane, it is as much a feature of the modern technological age as of the ancient world. BL Oral and Performance genres-Cheese rolling, Morris dancing, Well-dressingEL BL Superstitions-Charms, Rainbows, WishbonesEL BL Characters-Cinderella, Father Christmas, Robin Hood, Dick WhittingtonEL BL Supernatural Beliefs-Devil's hoofprints, Fairy rings, Frog showersEL BL Calendar Customs-April Fool's Day, Helston Furry Day, Valentine's DayEL
The Visitations of the County of Sussex Made and Taken in the Years 1530
Author: Thomas Benolt
Publisher:
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Category : Escutcheons (Heraldry)
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Escutcheons (Heraldry)
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
Pedigrees of the County Families of Yorkshire
Author: Joseph Foster
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Category : Yorkshire (England)
Languages : en
Pages : 254
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Yorkshire (England)
Languages : en
Pages : 254
Book Description