Books.
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Scope Note: Collections of wood, ivory, metal tablets, or sheets of paper, parchment, or similar material, that are blank, written on, or printed, and are strung or bound together; commonly many folded and bound sheets containing continuous printing or writing; especially, when printed, a bound volume, or a volume of some size (AAT). In the published catalogues, this term was used for accounts for books. Lists of books were indexed under 'catalogues' and 'libraries' (NLS).
Found in 28 Collections and/or Records:
‘Things which have interested me’ (2nd series) by Arnold Bennett (Burslem, 1907), with a presentation inscription by the author to Neil Munro, and two letters to Munro from Joseph Conrad, 1898, and Bennett, 1910, inserted.
File
Identifier: MS.9043
Dates:
1898, 1907, 1910.
Two printed books of Peter Cunningham, and a printed book of Allan Cunningham, all with corrections and insertions by Peter Cunningham.
Series
Identifier: Acc.5582/1-3
Scope and Contents
Peter Cunningham was born at Pimlico in 1816, the third son of Allan Cunningham. He was educated at Christ's Hospital, London and in 1834 obtained a position in the audit office, from which he retired in 1860. He published many works including 'Handbook of Westminster Abbey' (1842); 'Handbook of London' (1849); 'Story of Nell Gwyn' (1852). He also contributed to various periodicals including the 'Illustrated London News' and "Gentleman's Magazine". Cunningham died in 1869.
Dates:
1835-1852.
'Walk across Africa’ (Edinburgh and London, 1864), by James Augustus Grant., 1864.
Item
Identifier: MS.17928
Scope and Contents
On the front flyleaf is the inscription 'To my sister & brother-in-law at Ferintosh Manse Dingwall with love from the author. J.A. Grant Dingwall 8 Decr./64'.
Dates:
1864.