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Australian Etiquette 1885: Rules and Usages of the Best Society in the Australasian Colonies
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This comprehensive book covers everything such as: Manners, Introductions, Salutations, Visiting, Dinner Parties, Table Etiquette, Courtship, Weddings, Home Life, the Letter Writer, Funerals, Business, Dress, Pastimes … and much more.
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Discovering Stained Glass
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Most churches and cathedrals contain stained glass; even the most unassuming buildings may have spectacular windows full of figures painted as if by coloured light. This wealth of imagery dates ...
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Dolls' Houses
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Domestic Bygones
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For many people life in the early twentieth century was not very different from what it has been in the eighteenth century, but after the Second World War standards of ...
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Enquire Within Upon Everything
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'Enquire Within Upon Everything', first published in 1856, was an early how-to book for domestic life during Victorian times. Containing information on over 2500 topics ...
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Etiquette in Australia 1902
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A useful reference book for those researching Australia's social history at the beginning of the 20th century ...
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First Aid and Home Nursing
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A collection of four books on one CD, including "Five Ambulance Lectures", "Home Nursing", "First Aid to the Injured, the authorised text book of St John's Ambulance" and an earlier ...
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Forgotten Household Crafts
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This is a practical guide to the Good Old Days. Rediscover the lost world of traditional household crafts. Master tried-and-trusted methods and learn to make butter and cheese, embroider, keep bees, decorate your home, and more ...
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Greenwich: The Place Where Days Begin and End
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No more than a couple of suqare miles in area, the historical centre of Greenwich is the birthplace of classical architecture in England, the spiritual home of its ...
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Heavy Horses
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This book examines the various breeds of heavy horse and their qualities, their historical role, the industry that built up around them and their modern revival, bringing the story up to date and ...
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How We Played: Games from Childhood Past
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In this fascinating trip down memory lane Caroline Goodfellow explores the history of childhood games and how they have changed throughout the ages. From ancient board games to childhood pastimes of the Middle Ages through to the street games of the 1950s and ...
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Manners and Rules of Good Society
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'Manners maketh man,' to take a quote from William of Wykeham (1324-1404). It seems that the development of a civilisation can be measured by the complexity of it's social ...
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Needlework and Embroidery Tools
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As manufactured goods gradually became more easily available, ladies developed crafts such as needlework, which had previously been an essential skill for making clothing and household linens, to occupy their increased ...
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Non-Alcoholic Cookery Book
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Editied by Mary E. Docwra, and published by the British Women's Temperance Association around the turn of the Century. This excellent book takes the stance that it is possible to ...
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Old Gramophones
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This book describes the development of domestic talking machines from the early phonographs through to the fine 'musical furniture' of the 1920s. The book also briefly covers the complex early development of the record industry ...
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Origins of Popular Superstitions, Customs and Ceremonies
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Superstitions and customs relating to days and seasons; marriage superstitions and customs; divination and omens, and lots more.
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Perambulators
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This book is a complete illustrated history of the British wheeled baby carrier, from the 18th century to the end of the classic pram era, this book is a nostalgic trip down memory lane, and an invaluable resource for any owner or collector of historic prams ...
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Pillow Lace and Bobbins
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Lacemaking was once a widespread cottage industry but now it is growing in popularity as a hobby. This book describes and illustrates different varieties of lace and the tools used ...
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Rocking Horses
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Seven Wonders of the Industrial World
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'Seven Wonders of the Industrial World' uncovers the truth behind the epic monuments of the industrial revolution, from Isambard Kingdom Brunel's extraordinary SS Great Eastern, the 'Crystal Palace ...
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Sundials
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The Decline and Fall of Practically Everybody
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Just what was so great about Peter, Catherine, Frederick and Alexander? What did Cleopatra see to admire in the fat man with a beard, Mark Anthony? Why do people suffer from Montezuma’s revenge? This light-hearted romp through history ...
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The Stepping Stone to Homoeopathy and Health
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Published circa 1900, the twelfth edition of this very popular book on homoeopathy by Edward Harris Ruddock gives a comprehensive coverage of the topic ..
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The Violin: Its History and Construction
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Illustrated and described from many sources, together with a list of Italian and Tyrolese violin makers. Twenty nine illustrations and an example of the first music for lute, fiddle and ...
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The Young Woman's Companion
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A fascinating book on what a young woman of the 1860s should know – rules for conversation, advantages of industry, domestic economy, beauty, love and courtship, choosing a husband, female dress, rules for matrimonial happiness ...
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