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pt. 1 : set ISBN 9784902454888
Description
- This is the first collection of a new Eureka Press series which reprints in facsimile the local town handbooks published in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries on the occasion of the annual conference of the British Association for the Advancement of Science.
- The first collection covers the northern part of England, including Newcastle-upon-Tyne, York, Leeds, Bradford, Sheffield, Manchester, Liverpool, and Southport.
- Edited by local historians and scientists, the handbooks provided objective data on each city or town, together with many maps: ideal contemporary source materials for those researching Victorian and Edwardian England.
Table of Contents
Volume 1
[Newcastle-upon-Tyne] A Hand-book to Newcastle-on-Tyne, 1863, c. 350 pp.
Volume 2
[York] A Handbook to York, 1906, c. 380 pp.
Volume 3
[Leeds and Airedale] Handbook for Leeds and Airedale, 1890, c.140 pp.
[Bradford] Handbook to Bradford and the Neighbourhood, 1900, c. 200 pp.
Volume 4
[Sheffield] Handbook & Guide to Sheffield, 1910, c. 510 pp.
Volume 5
[Liverpool] Handbook to Liverpool, 1896, c. 200 pp.
[Manchester] Handbook of Manchester, 1887, c. 125 pp.
[Manchester] Manchester in 1915, 1915, c. 120 pp.
Volume 6
[Southport] Southport: A Handbook of the Town and Surrounding, 1903, c. 260 pp.
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pt. 2 : set ISBN 9784902454895
Description
This is the final part of a new Eureka Press series which reprints in facsimile the local town handbooks published in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries on the occasion of the annual conference of the British Association for the Advancement of Science. It covers the middle and southern parts of England and includes town handbooks of Nottingham, Leicester, Birmingham, Canterbury, Dover, Portsmouth, Bath, and Bristol. Edited by local historians and scientists, the handbooks provided objective data on each city or town, together with many fold-out maps and ideal contemporary source materials for those researching Victorian and Edwardian England in such fields as topography, social and economic history, and background data of 19th century English literature.
Table of Contents
Volume 1
[Nottingham] Allen's Illustrated Handbook and Guide to All the Places of Interest in Nottingham and Its Environs, 1866, c.290 pp.
Volume 2
[Leicester] A Guide to Leicester and District, 1907, c. 450 pp.
Volume 3
[Birmingham] Handbook of Birmingham, 1886, c. 380 pp.
Volume 4
[Canterbury] Handbook to the City of Canterbury, 1899, c. 100 pp.
[Dover] Handbook to Dover, 1899, c. 130 pp.
Volume 5
[Portsmouth] Handbook and Guide to Portsmouth, 1911, c. 250 pp.
Volume 6
[Bath] Handbook to Bath, 1888, c. 290 pp.
[Bristol] Handbook to Bristol, 1898, c. 240 pp.
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