Local History
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Local History
Paperback. The author is a Gaelic-speaking scholar and archaeologist who has lived and worked in crofting communities. In this edition, she portrays the beliefs and customs of Scottish Gaelic society, including: seasonal customs deriving from Celtic festivals; the famous waulking songs; and the Highland tradition of seers and second sight. Num Pages: 160 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKSH; JFHF; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 236 x 11. Weight in Grams: 356.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2nd
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752419046
- ISBN
- 9780752419046
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.14
€ 19.99
€ 18.14
Paperback. Presents the history of the town of Orangeville. This book features stories that are filled with humor, sadness and a full range of emotions that are characteristic of a vibrant Ontario town. Num Pages: 296 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBC; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 18. Weight in Grams: 48.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Natural Heritage Books Canada
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781897045183
- ISBN
- 9781897045183
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 22.62
€ 24.99
€ 22.62
Hardback. 8vo. . Good copy in original printed wrappers.Illustrated.
- Publication date
- 1938
- Publisher
- Stat. Off
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Format
- Hardback
- SKU
- KEX0306793
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 25.00
€ 25.00
Hardback. This charming book collects the stories behind the names of Maine lobsterboats. Some of the names are of children, or of loved ones who've passed on; some are religious or inspirational, and some are downright funny. But the stories behind them are all interesting and reveal an inside look at Maine fishing culture. Num Pages: 144 pages, 75 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEN; KNAF; WH; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 159 x 15. Weight in Grams: 290.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781608934485
- ISBN
- 9781608934485
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.79
€ 16.99
€ 15.79
Paperback. Ex-library copy. Originally published 1897, a facsimile edition with an introduction by Dr. Thomas Wall, 1976. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1976
- Publisher
- Carraig Books Ltd
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Edition
- Facsimile of 1897 ed
- SKU
- KSS0008453
- ISBN
- 9780902512153
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Num Pages: 319 pages, 34 b/w images. BIC Classification: 1KBBSM; VXQ; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 157 x 22. Weight in Grams: 606.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 319
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764338984
- ISBN
- 9780764338984
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 20.89
€ 30.99
€ 20.89
Paperback. Good clean copy in dust jacket
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Irish Academic Press Ltd
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- SKU
- KHS1017150
- ISBN
- 9780716524601
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 45.00
€ 45.00
Paperback. Connects the history of Linlithgow with the warmth and vitality that illuminates it. A knowledge borne of living as an adopted son of the town for almost forty years and thorough research, including conversations with many of those who make up the spirit of Linlithgow, shines through in this homage to "a town with a soul". Num Pages: 160 pages, Illustrations, 1 map, ports. BIC Classification: 1DBKSC; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 176 x 14. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Luath Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781905222391
- ISBN
- 9781905222391
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.44
€ 14.99
€ 11.44
Paperback. A history of Kirkliston Series: Archive Photographs: Images of Scotland. Num Pages: 128 pages, photographs. BIC Classification: 1DBKSB; WQH; WQP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 172 x 10. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780752411316
- ISBN
- 9780752411316
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.18
€ 19.99
€ 18.18
Paperback. Num Pages: 144 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBCB; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 249 x 208 x 8. Weight in Grams: 462.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Heritage House Publishing Co Ltd Canada
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781894974400
- ISBN
- 9781894974400
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 18.97
€ 27.99
€ 18.97
Hardcover. Series: Military Books. Num Pages: 96 pages, 120ill.M. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBWQ; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 175 x 10. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Middleton Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 96
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781873793510
- ISBN
- 9781873793510
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.47
€ 26.47
Paperback. Mayo. Clean copy with some shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1967
- Publisher
- St. Jarlath's College, Tuam.
- Condition
- Used, Good
- SKU
- KOG0005956
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Examines the restoration and re-creation of the structures and gardens of Virginia's colonial capital beginning in 1926. Num Pages: 248 pages, 30 illustrations, notes, bibl., index. BIC Classification: 1KBBFV; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- The University of North Carolina Press
- Edition
- 2nd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780807859872
- ISBN
- 9780807859872
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.68
€ 39.68
Paperback. Missouri has been likened to a "cave factory" because its limestone bedrock can be slowly dissolved by groundwater to form caverns, and the state boasts more than six thousand caves in an unbelievable variety of sizes, lengths, and shapes. This work records a cultural heritage stretching from the end of the ice age to the twenty-first century. Series: Missouri Heritage Readers Series. Num Pages: 176 pages, 34 illustrations, bibliography, index, map, table. BIC Classification: 1KBBNU; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Missouri
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826217783
- ISBN
- 9780826217783
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.06
€ 17.99
€ 17.06
Paperback. The Isle of Sheppey, just 9 miles long and 4 miles wide, is situated in the Thames Estuary at the mouth of the Medway. It is a mysterious and ancient place, separated from the mainland by an arm of the sea known as The Swale. Sheppey falls into two regions - the northern half and the southern part. The island itself has a long and complex history. Num Pages: 128 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESK; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 170 x 9. Weight in Grams: 332.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750950466
- ISBN
- 9780750950466
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 22.16
€ 24.99
€ 22.16
Hardcover. In 1939, just before graduating in the small town of Ridgeway in northeast Iowa, Everett Kuntz spent his entire savings of $12.50 on a 35mm Argus AF camera. When he became ill with cancer in the fall of 2002 - sixty years after he had developed the last of his bulk film - Everett opened his time capsule and printed the images from his youth. Series: A Bur Oak Book. Num Pages: 120 pages, 75 duotones. BIC Classification: 1KBBNF; AJ; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 229 x 18. Weight in Grams: 531.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University Of Iowa Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781587296536
- ISBN
- 9781587296536
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 27.88
€ 31.99
€ 27.88
Hardcover. Fine in fine dust wrapper. DW showing light shelfwear, remains very fine
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Four Masters Press Dublin
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0028939
- ISBN
- 9781903538067
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 45.00
€ 45.00
Hardcover. Castle Cary is a relatively unspoilt town deep in the Somerset countryside, its narrow streets rich in late 18th and 19th-century buildings of high quality. Its famous industry, horsehair weaving, still flourishes. This book explores its history from the original castle and its lords to its rebirth as an industrial town. Editor(s): Siraut, M. C. Series: Victoria County History. Num Pages: 256 pages, 78, 60 black and white, 18 line drawing. BIC Classification: 1DBKEWS; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 314 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1256.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781904356356
- ISBN
- 9781904356356
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 112.59
€ 112.59
paperback. Series: Fesler-Lampert Minnesota Heritage Book. Num Pages: 328 pages, Illustrations, 1 map, ports. BIC Classification: 1KBBSM; HBJK; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 146 x 18. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9780816639434
- ISBN
- 9780816639434
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 19.26
€ 19.99
€ 19.26
Paperback. Num Pages: 651 pages, map. BIC Classification: 1KBBNW; 3JJG; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 35. Weight in Grams: 752.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Minnesota Historical Society Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 651
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780873515535
- ISBN
- 9780873515535
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 33.41
€ 36.99
€ 33.41
Paperback. Illustrator(s): McLaughlin, Edward. Num Pages: 338 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJK; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 249 x 172 x 25. Weight in Grams: 620.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 338
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823212262
- ISBN
- 9780823212262
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.29
€ 52.29
Paperback. Num Pages: 127 pages, 318 vintage postcards. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; HBJK; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 279 x 11. Weight in Grams: 660.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 127
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764325458
- ISBN
- 9780764325458
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 20.89
€ 30.99
€ 20.89
Paperback. Good copy with some shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1983
- Publisher
- Four Courts Press Ltd
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KKD0010576
- ISBN
- 9780906127773
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, B&W photos throughout. BIC Classification: 1KBBNH; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 271.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Clerisy Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781578605217
- ISBN
- 9781578605217
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.66
€ 19.99
€ 18.66