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Britain revisited
Victor Gollancz Ltd
1961
An account of the application of the Mass-Observation approach of the thirties to the Worktown of the sixties. Gift inscription from Tom Harrisson on front free endpaper.
I drive a taxi
Fact Ltd.
1939
Herbert Hodge was a London taxi driver and British Broadcasting Corporation radio personality
Fragrant earth: an autobiography of a land girl
Epworth Press
1947
The true story of a girl who was plunged from a comfortable city life into the rigours of farm labouring.
Mirror for princes: the Qabus Nama
Cresset Press
1951
A major work of Persian literature from the 11th Century, consists of 44 chapters and outlines princely education, manners and conduct.
Clydeside capital, 1870-1920: a social history of employers
Tuckwell Press
2000
A study of the collective action of employers in the West of Scotland to regulate trade, influence politics, and manage labour.
Promises, promises: marriage litigation in Scotland 1698-1830
NMS Enterprises
2003
A discussion of the issues raised by Scottish law in which, between 1698-1830, if a man and woman agreed they were married, then they were.
From Esk to Tweed: harbours, ships and men of the east coast of Scotland
Blackie
1975
An account of the rise and fall of ports on the east coast of Scotland.
Highland superstitions: the druids, fairies, witchcraft, second-sight, Hallowe'en, sacred wells and lochs, with several curious instances of Highland customs and beliefs
Eneas Mackay
1960
A selection of Highland folklore with an accent on magic and superstition.
Scotland and the music hall 1850-1914
Manchester University Press
2003
The first substantial scholarly account of Scottish music halls.
The lake counties from 1830 to the mid-twentieth century
Manchester University Press
1981
A discussion of rural and urban life during a period of significant social and economic change in the Lake District.
Meet yourself on Sunday
Naldrett Press
1949
An assessment of what the British do on Sundays.
First year's work 1937-38
Lindsay Drummond
1938
The first report from a scientific survey of the British Islanders, their habits, customs and social life.
People in production: an enquiry into British war production. Part 1
John Murray
1942
An analysis of how the country moved from a peace to a war economy based on what workers said to the team of interviewers.
Puzzled people: a study in popular attitudes to religion, ethics, progress and politics in a London Borough
Victor Gollancz Ltd
1947
A study of religious and kindred beliefs amongst a representative sample of ordinary people in an urban context.
The voter's choice: a special report
Art & Technics Ltd
1950
A study into the reasons behind the voting decisions of the electorate.
The pub and the people: a Worktown survey
Victor Gollancz Ltd
1943
An analysis of the place of the public house in working-class life. From the library of Valerie Tennant.
Browns and Chester: portrait of a shop 1780-1946
Lindsay Drummond Ltd.
1947
A history of one of the oldest shops in one of the oldest parts of one of the oldest cities in England.
History of co-operation in Scotland: its inception and its leaders
Scottish Section of the Co-operative Union
1910
A history of co-operation in Scotland from the Fenwick Weavers in 1769 onwards.
Pictures past: recollections of Scottish cinemas and cinema-going
Moorfoot Publishing
1985
A history of 'going to the pictures' in Scotland.
David Dale of New Lanark: a bright luminary to Scotland
Heatherbank Press
1983
A new assessment of David Dale, the predecessor of Robert Owen at New Lanark.
The people of Calton Hill
Mercat Press
1993
A selection of the diverse residents of the Calton Hill area from the early 19th century to the First World War.
The city in history: its origins, its transformations, and its prospects
Secker & Warburg
1961
A history of the form and function of the city through the ages.
Duncan Forbes of Culloden
International Publishing Company
1936
A biography of the Scottish lawyer and Whig politician.
