- 28 Vintage Books on the Isle of Man CD -

A truly unique and wonderful collection of 28 rare and out of print books covering the history of the Isle of Man.


Each book has been scanned in as a faithful reproduction of the original. The disc contains digital scans of all of the books in (Adobe) PDF format which allows each volume to be read individually.


The books will require suitable PDF software to view them, almost certainly you will already have this on your computer or device - if not we recommend Adobe Reader which is available free.


Please note that these will not play on a home CD/DVD player, they contain no video or audio files whatsoever. These are Data CDs and can only be viewed on a PC/Laptop.


The list of just some of the titles on the CD is shown below:


A book of Manx poetry (1913)


A history of the Isle of Man (1900)


Celtic folklore, Welsh and Manx vol 1 (1901)


Celtic folklore, Welsh and Manx vol 2 (1901)


Laws, customs, and ordinances of the Isle of Man vol1 (1867)


Manx fairy tales (1911)


Manx melodies (1922)


Manx miscellanies (1872)


Manx recollections memorials of Eleanor Elliot (1894)


Manx song & maiden song (1915)


Photographs of Isle of Man (1890)


Story of the Isle of Man (1921)


The folk-lore of the Isle of Man (1891)


The geographical and topographical guide of the Isle of Man intended for the use of travellers and tourists (1824)


The green hills by the sea a Manx story vol 1 (1887)


The green hills by the sea a Manx story vol 2 (1887)


The green hills by the sea a Manx story vol 2 (1887)


The Isle of Man (1909)


The Isle of Man (1911)


The Isle of Man (1920)


The little Manx nation vol 1 (1891)


The little Manx nation vol 2 (1891)


The Manx dictionary (1866)


The Manx witch (1889)


The past and present state of the Isle of Man (1811)


The Phynodderree, and other legends of the Isle of Man (1882)


The runic and other monumental remains of the isle of Man (1857)


The surnames & place-names of the Isle of Man (1890)


These are faithfully digitised reproductions of vintage out of print books and are free of copyright restrictions. We make every effort to maintain the original images and text.


This Disc contains .PDF files which can easily be viewed on any Windows PC or Laptop with a CD Drive.


Mac Users - the PDF files will open perfectly with your system, you just need to access the PDFs directly from the CD or copy them to your hard drive.


You can also print, copy and share as many pages as you want.


You will receive a Fully Printed CD supplied in a plastic wallet.


This compilation © The Retrospective Place


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