HEY, DAVID.

The Oxford Companion To Local And Family History.

London. B.C.A. / Oxford University Press, 1996., The complete guide to uncovering your past." Useful reference book for those researching family or local history. Over 2,000 entries. 517 pages. 24.25cm. x 16cm. Contents near fine except on front free endpage previous owner's name has been covered with tippex or something similar. Cover is near fine. D./w. is slightly rubbed, slightly worn on bottom of spine, & edges are bumped. 1996

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Book number: 7004

Catalogue: History

Keywords: family history genealogy local history

HEYWOOD, JEAN. S.

CHILDHOOD & SOCIETY 100 YEARS AGO.

London. National Children's Home, 1969., How children lived, played, & what books they read in Victorian England, during the 1860's. 72 pages including short bibliography, & index. 8¾" x 5½". Near fine apart from a tiny bit of wear on top & bottom of spine. Near fine d./w. not price clipped, priced ten shillings and sixpence. 1969

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Book number: 3910

Catalogue: History

Keywords: Dr. Barnardo's National Children's Home Victorian society social history children

HIBBERT, CHRISTOPHER. SIGNED BY AUTHOR.

CAVALIERS And ROUNDHEADS.

London. Harper/Collins, 1993., ' The English at War, 1642-1649 ' Signed by the author under his name on the title page. Small rip on front of dustwrapper, leaving faint mark on cover underneath, o/w. both are near fine. 337 pages. 16 colour & 32 b.& w. illustrations. 9½" x 6¼" ISBN 0246136324. 1993

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Book number: 995

Catalogue: History

Keywords: King Charles 1st Cromwell Prince Rupert Commonwealth Roundheads Cavaliers

HICKS, CAROLA.

THE KING'S GLASS. The Story of Tudor Power and Secret Art.

London. Chatto & Windus, 2007.... the untold story of the stained glass windows in the Chapel of the Kings College, Cambridge, and about the people who created them." 246 pages. 15 b./w. photographs on 8 pages, and 14 colour photographs on 8 pages. 22.5cm. x 16cm. Near fine, no inscription or marks. Near fine d./w., priced £18.99. A newspaper cutting of a review of this book is included, its describes as "a jewell of a book." ISBN 9780701179922. 2007

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Book number: 5588

Catalogue: History / Art & Design

Keywords: Tudor Elizabeth 1st Henry VII HenryVIII Kings College Chapel Cambridge stained glass glazier

HIERONYMUSSEN, PAUL.

ORDERS, MEDALS & DECORATIONS OF BRITAIN & EUROPE IN COLOUR.

London. Blandford Press,1967., Ex Lib. with remains of old label stuck on f.e.p. D./w. has a 4" tear, sellotaped on the inside and is slightly damaged on bottom of spine where number label was removed. D./w. is inside protective sleeve. Where it was sellotaped on to the cover the tape has marked the endpapers & cover. All the photographs are very good but the first (Iceland) is slightly marked in 4 places where the surface of the paper is damaged, maybe where something small was stuck in. First published 1966 in Denmark. Translated by Christine Crowley. 256 pages including index & bibliography. 80 full page colour photographs by Aage Struwing showing 450 items, plus many line drawings of other orders, medals & decorations by Svend Anderson. 7.25" x 4.75". 1967

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Book number: 1811

Catalogue: Military History

Keywords: medals orders chivalry decorations awards

HIGSON, JOHN W. JR.

A HISTORICAL GUIDE TO FLORENCE.

London. Robert Hale, 1973., Although this lovely old city of Lorenzo the Magnificent and Michelangelo has declined, luckily many parts haven't changed much. It has retained its character and old atmosphere. 304 pages with over 100 b.& w. photographs. 8.75" x 5.5" Near fine in near fine d./w., priced £3.00. ISBN 0709138717. 1973

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Book number: 1330

Catalogue: Travel / History

Keywords: History Botticelli Leonardo da Vinci Florence Italy Medici Michelangelo Renaissance Uffizi zxc cccc bbbb

HILL, MAUREEN

BRITAIN AT WAR. Unseen Archives.

Bath. Parragon, 2001., 384 pages. Over 750 original b./w. photographs from the Daily Mail archives .. the war efforts recorded ... individual & community contributions .. the spirit of the people. 27.5cm. x 22cm. Contents near fine, in near fine d./w. ISBN 0752556614 2001

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Book number: 5995

Catalogue: History

Keywords: world war 2 Daily Mail blitz London Coventry Sheffield Manchester Liverpool

HILL, LAWRENCE.

GENTLEMEN OF COURAGE - FORWARD... A history of the Standish family, Lancashire from the Norman Conquest in 1066 AD, within the context of English history to the Stuart period.

Alderley Edge, Cheshire. Magnolia Publishing, 1987., 248 pages including family trees, general index, & index of Standish people.12 colour and b./ w. photographs, prints & maps. Purple cloth cover with coat of arms printed in gold on front cover is near fine except avery small stain on side edge of title page & page opposite, possibly from tea or coffee? Near fine d./w. except for a few faint scratches. 9¼" x 6½" ISBN 0951135406. 1987

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Book number: 3384

Catalogue: History

Keywords: Standish Myles Standish genealogy family history

HILL, CHRISTOPHER.

REFORMATION TO INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION.

London. Penguin Books, 1969, Paperback. Volume 2. 1530 -1780. One of the "Pelican Economic History of Britain"series. First published 1967 by Weidenfeld & Nicolson, it was revised for this Pelican edition. 306 pages including bibliography, & index. Contents clean and near fine. Spine slightly worn, front bottom corner creased, back bottom corner faintly creased. 7" x 4.25 1969.

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Book number: 5131

Catalogue: History

Keywords: Reformation Industrial Revolution Parliament history

HILL, C. P.

WHO'S WHO IN HISTORY. VOL. 3, ENGLAND 1603 to 1714

Oxford. Basil Blackwell, 1965., Ex Library. General Editor C.R.N. Routh. 443 pages including glossary & index. 54 b./w. portraits on 32 pages. Contents clean, but end pages marked with library stamps etc. D./w. near fine but library label on bottom of spine, and bottom edge folded under to fit inside library sleeve. 22.5 cm. x 14.5 cm. . 1965

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Book number: 7045

Catalogue: History

Keywords: history royalty Parliament Cromwell King James King Charles Samuel Pepys

HINDE, THOMAS (EDITOR).

THE DOMESDAY BOOK. England's Heritage, Then and Now.

London. Guild Publishing / English Tourist Board/Century Hutchinson, 1985., Divided into 37 county sections. In the 40 gazetteers there are over 12,500 entries. 150 selected places are described, maps of settlements, colour & b. & w. photographs, and illustrations throughout. 12¼" x 9½". 351 pages, including glossary & index. Top & bottom of spine slightly bumped, o./w. near fine. D./w. has ½" tear on top back edge, o./w. near fine. 1985

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Book number: 1265

Catalogue: History

Keywords: Domesday 1086 William 1 of Normandy Anglo-Saxons box 55 May24

HINDLE, BRIAN PAUL

ROADS AND TRACKWAYS OF THE LAKE DISTRICT.

Ashbourne, Derbyshire. Moorland Publishing, 1984., First edition. The history & development of roads in Cumbria & the Lake District. Hindle, a lecturer in geography at Salford University, specialises in medieval England & has also written books on medieval roads, the medieval landscape, and caves.This book includes Roman roads, medieval routes, travellers & maps, drove roads, packhorse tracks, turnpikes & enclosure roads. 187 pages including reference notes. About 150 b./w. photographs, drawings, diagrams, old maps & enclosure plans. Near fine in near fine d./w. 9½" x 6¼". 1984

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Book number: 2306

Catalogue: Travel / History

Keywords: Lake district roads trackways enclosure turnpikes drovers

HINDLE, BRIAN PAUL.

ROADS AND TRACKWAYS OF THE LAKE DISTRICT.

Ashbourne, Derbyshire. Moorland Publishing, 1984., Traces the history of Lakeland's road & trackways." 187 pages including chapter references, & index. Over 60 b./w. photographs, and over 75 illustrations, maps & diagrams. Chapters on Roman Roads, Medieval Routes, Travellers & Maps 1540 to 1800, Trade Routes, and Turnpikes, plus Drove roads & Enclosure roads. Near fine, no inscription or marks. Near fine d./w., its price clipped with new price added (£8.95). ISBN 0861901215. 1984 ISBN: 0861901215

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Book number: 5717

Catalogue: History

Keywords: Lake District road track route trackway turnpike Westmorland Cumberland

HISTORIC SOCIETY OF LANCASHIRE

TRANSACTIONS of the HISTORIC SOCIETY of LANCASHIRE & CHESHIRE. Vol. 119.

Liverpool. HIstoric Society of Lancashire & Cheshire, 1968, Volume 119, for the year 1967. 250 pages. Includes articles on leather industry in Chester, Blundell's Colleries with b./w. photographs, drawings & diagrams, Liverpool tramway companies with b./w. photographs & diagrams. 21 b./w. photographs. Near fine, no inscription or marks. No d./w. 22cm. x 14cm. 1968

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Book number: 6638

Catalogue: History

Keywords: Lancashire Cheshire Chester Liverpool tramway leather Blundell's Colleries

HJORTSO, LEO

MENNESKET GENNEM ARTUSINDER

Copenhagen. Forlaget Union, 1966., Hardback. First published 1962 by Time, Inc. 174 pages, with colour photographs & illustrations throughout.. 28.5cm. x 20.5cm. Very good, no inscription or marks. No d./w. 1966

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Book number: 9072

Catalogue: History

Keywords: Incas Egyptians Etruscans Mayas Knossas