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339 Vintage and Rare books on Genealogy, Social History and General History of Somerset, on two DVDs.
The DVDs contain fantastic old books on the genealogy, social history, and general history of Somerset
The compilation is ideal for historical or genealogical research in the early part of the 20th century and prior to this date.
This compilation will also make the ideal gift for a genealogist or historian. The two DVD compilation is supplied in a 2 way jewel case. Note the pictures of the DVD covers front and rear, the DVD inlay and the three discs. This is what you will receive in the post.
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The Books on the DVDs are in the public domain and therefore no copyright rules have been breached. There may be some imperfections due to ageing, deletions of added notes, pen markings and some missing pages as they have been scanned from original books.
The Books are all in PDF format therefore you will require Adobe reader which you can download free on your computer from www adobe.com.
The Books are on a DVD-R and will not be readable with some CD-ROM Drives and Operating Systems prior to Windows XP. However a no quibble full refund will be given if DVDs are returned within 30 Days.
The Books contain several vintage illustrations some of which are included here.
The following books are in number order. The PDF file book descriptions on the DVDs have the equivalent numbers for ease of reference.
1 A century of agricultural progress, being one hundred years' history of the Bath and West of England society, from its birth in 1777 to its centenary in 1877. By Lewis, William 1879
2 A contribution toward a genealogy of all Torreys in America, being genealogical notes showing the paternal line of descent from William Torrey, of Combe St. Nicholas, Somerset County, England, A.D. 1557.1890
3 A Description of the Monument & Effigies in Porlock Church, Somerset By Mrs Maria Farquhar Halliday 1882
4 A description of the priory of Chilton-super-Polden, and its contents Stradling, William 1839
5 A descriptive list of the printed maps of Somersetshire, 1575-1914 By Thomas Chubb 1914
6 A feodary of Glastonbury Abbey By Glastonbury Abbey; Weaver, F. W. ; Mayo, Charles Herbert 1910
7 A general account of West Somerset, description of the valley of the Tone, and the history of the town of Taunton By Jeboult, Edward 1873
8 A Glossary Of Provincial Words And Phrases In Use In Somersetshire 1873
9 A grammar of the dialect of West Somerset By Kruisinga, E 1904
10 A guide to Glastonbury and its Abbey 1900
11 A Guide To The Practice Of The Court Of Quarter Sessions For The County Of Somerset 1815
12 A history of Dunster and of the families of Mohun & Luttrell By Lyte, Henry Churchill Maxwell, Sir, 1909 Vol 1
13 A history of Dunster and of the families of Mohun & Luttrell By Lyte, Henry Churchill Maxwell, Sir, 1909 Vol 2
14 A history of the 1st Battalion, the Somerset Light Infantry (Prince Albert's) July 1st, l916, to the end of the war By Majendie, V H B 1921
15 A history of the ancient church of Porlock and of the patron Saint, St. Dubricius, and his times By Walter Hook 1893
16 A History of the Somerset Carthusians By Thompson, E. Margaret 1895
17 A Letter Relative To The Affairs Of The Poor Of The Parish Of Frome Selwood, In Somersetshire 1834
18 A memoir of Muchelney Abbey, in the county of Somerset By Hugo, Thomas 1859
19 A Mendip valley, its inhabitants and surroundings, being an enlarged and illustrated edition of Winscombe sketches 1892
20 A Mendip valley, its inhabitants and surroundings, being an enlarged and illustrated edition of Winscombe sketches By Compton, Theodore; Morgan, C. Lloyd 1892
21 A practical dissertation on the medicinal effects of the Bath waters By Falconer, William 1790
22 A prince of Cornwall a story of Glastonbury and the West in the days of Ina of Wessex By Whistler, Charles W. 1904
23 A Somerset sketch-book By Wilson, H. Hay 1912
24 A survey of the cathedrals of Britain 1742 Vol 3
25 A tour in quest of genealogy, through several parts of Wales, Somersetshire, and Wiltshire By Fenton, Mr. 1811
26 A treatise on the composition and medical properties of the mineral waters of Buxton, Matlock, T'bridge Wells, Harrogate, Bath, Bristol, Cheltenham, Leamington, Malvern, Isle of Wight, Brighton, & Beulah Spa, Norwood
27 Abstracts of Somersetshire wills, etc 1887
28 Alexander Popham, M.P. for Taunton, and the Bill for the Prevention of the Gaol Distemper, 1774.1894
29 An address delivered at the annual meeting of the Bath and Bristol District Branch of the Provincial Medical and Surgical Association, held at Bath, June 29th By Soden, John Smith 1854
30 An architectural handbook of Glastonbury Abbey with a historical chronicle of the building By Bond, Frederick Bligh 1920
31 An history of the abbey of Glaston; and of the town of Glastonbury By Warner, Richard, 1763-1857; Fiske, Willard 1826
32 Annals of Bath, from the year 1800 to the passing of the new municipal act By Mainwaring, Rowland 1838
33 Answers to inquiries respecting Frome Selwood, in Somersetshire By Bunn, Thomas 1851
34 Barley experiments of the Bath and West of England society and Southern countries association, 1887.1888
35 Bath and Bristol, with the counties of Somerset and Gloucester, displayed in a series of views, including the modern improvements, pricturesque scenery, antiquities 1831
36 Bath and her thermal waters a paper read at Bath, December 12, 1888, before the Bath and Bristol branch of the British Medical Association By Craddock, Samuel 1889
37 Bath and Wells By Salmon, Arthur Leslie, 1865-; Haslehust, Ernest W 1900
38 Bath Directory, 1846
39 Bath under Beau Nash By Melville, Lewis 1907
40 Bath, Contrexéville and the lime sulphated waters with their use in medicine 1886
41 Bath; a satirical novel, with portraits By Brown, Thomas Vol 1
42 Bath; a satirical novel, with portraits By Brown, Thomas Vol 2
43 Bath; a satirical novel, with portraits By Brown, Thomas Vol 3
44 Bibliotheca somersetensis a catalogue of books, pamphlets, single sheets, and broadsides in some way connected with the county of Somerset By Green, Emanuel 1902
45 Bridgewater in the later days; being a succeeding volume to The ancient borough of Bridgewater, By Powell, Arthur Herbert 1908
46 Bristol Post Office Directory & Gazetteer, 1859
47 Bygone Somerset By Walters, John Cuming 1897
48 Calendar of customs, superstitions, weather-lore, popular sayings, and important events connected with the county of Somerset 1920
49 Calendar of customs, superstitions, weather-lore, popular sayings, and important events connected with the county of Somerset By Watson, William George Willis 1920
50 Calendar of the manuscripts of the Dean and Chapter of Wells 1907 Vol 1
51 Calendar of the manuscripts of the Dean and Chapter of Wells 1907 Vol 2
52 Calendar of the register of John de Drokensford Bishop of Bath and Wells (A.D. 1309-1329).1887
53 Calendar of wills and administrations in the Court of the Archdeacon of Taunton. 1537-1799. 1912
54 Cathedrals, Abbeys and Cathedrals of England and Wales descriptive Historical Pictorial By Bonney, T G 1900 Vol 1
55 Cathedrals, Abbeys and Cathedrals of England and Wales descriptive Historical Pictorial By Bonney, T G 1900 Vol 2
56 Certain delightful English towns; with glimpses of the pleasant country 1906.1920
57 Certificate of musters in the county of Somerset. Temp. Eliz. A. D. 1569. B yGreen, Emanuel 1904
58 Chapters on the early history of Glastonbury Abbey By Greswell, William Henry Parr 1909
59 Charge delivered to the clergy and churchwardens of the Diocese of Bath and Wells, at the general visitation held in April and May, 1873
60 Church wardens' accounts, 1366-1587 [of St. John the Baptist, Glastonbury 1895
61 Church-wardens' accounts of Croscombe, Pilton, Patton, Tintinhull, Morebath, and St. Michael's, Bath, ranging from A.D. 1349 to 1560.1890
62 Collections for a parochial history of Backwell By George Streynsham Master 1898
63 Collections for a parochial history of Barrow Gurney By Wadmore, J. A. W 1897
64 Collections for a parochial history of Flax Bourton By George Streynsham Master 1893
65 Collections for a Parochial History of Wraxall 1900
66 Collections, Illustrating The History Of The Catholic Religion.1857. By George Oliver.
67 Deception unmasked two letters to the inhabitants of Yeovil, on the railway question, (in reply to the letters by A townsman, and Mr. J.T. Vining) 1847
68 Delineations of the north western division of the county of Somerset By Rutter, John 1829
69 Directory of Bath, 1852
70 Domesday Studies An Analysis and Digest of the Somerset Survey By Robert William Eyton 1880 Vol 1
71 Domesday Studies An Analysis and Digest of the Somerset Survey By Robert William Eyton 1880 Vol 2
72 Dunster Church and Priory Ther History and Architectural Features By Frederick Hancock 1905
73 Ecclesiastical documents viz. I. A brief history of the bishoprick of Somerset from its foundation to the year 1174. II. Charters from the library of Dr. Cox Macro 1840
74 English cathedrals Canterbury, Peterborough, Durham, Salisbury, Lichfield, Lincoln, Ely, Wells, Winchester, Gloucester, York, London By Van Rensselaer, Schuyler, Mrs. Pennell, Joseph 1892
75 English towns and districts a series of addresses and sketches By Freeman, Edward Augustus 1883
76 Famous Houses of Bath & District By John F Meehan 1901
77 Folk songs from Somerset By Sharp, Cecil J; Marson, Charles L 1900
78 General view of the agriculture in the county of Somerset with observations on the means of its improvement 1794
79 Glastonbury the historic guide to the English Jerusalem By Marson, Charles L 1909
80 Glastonbury abbey its history and ruins By John Williamson 1862
81 Glastonbury abbey; a poem By Cookson, C 1828
82 Handbook for travellers in Wiltshire, Dorsetshire and Somersetshire By John Murray 1882
83 Handbook of English Cathedrals Canterbury, Peterborough, Durham, Salisbury By Schuyler Van Rensselaer 1893
84 Handbook to the Cathedrals of England Winchester, Salisbury, Exeter, Wells By Richard John King 1876
85 Historic houses in Bath, and their associations By Peach, R. E. M. 1884 Vol 2
86 Historical record of the Thirteenth, First Somerset, or the Prince Albert's Regiment of Light Infantry By Richard Cannon 1848
87 Historical records of the 40th (2nd Somersetshire) regiment By Smythies, Raymond Henry Raymond 1894
88 History and antiquities of the cathedral churches of Great Britain By Storer, James Sargant 1814 Vol 1
89 History and antiquities of the cathedral churches of Great Britain By Storer, James Sargant 1814 Vol 4
90 History and genealogy of the Bicknell family and some collateral lines, of Normandy, Great Britain and America. including descendants of Zachary Bicknell from Barrington, Somersetshire, Eng,1913.
91 History of Crekerne School, ad 1499-1899 By Bartlett, Richard Grosvenor 1899
92 History of the family of Yea; formerly of Pyrland Somerset, Devon & Dorset By Monday, Alfred James 1885
93 History of the hundred of Carhampton By James Savage 1830
94 History of the Royal Mineral Water Hospital, Bath By Falconer, Randle Wilbraham; Brabazon, Anthony Beaufort 1888
95 History of the Siderfin family of West Somerset By James Sanders 1912
96 Hunt & co.'s directory & court guide for the cities of Bath, Bristol, & Wells 1848
97 Hunt & Co.'s Directory of Dorset, Hants, Wilts, Som, 1851
98 Iconography of the west front of Wells cathedral, with an appendix on the sculptures of other medieval churches in England By Cockerell, C. R 1851
99 Ilchester almshouse deeds from the time of King John to the reign of James the first, A. D. 1200-1625 By W Buckler 1866
100 Investigation at Ilchester Gaol In the County of Somerset By William Bridle 1821
101 Journal of the Bath and West of England Society for the encouragement of Agriculture, Arts 1859
102 Kelly's Directory of Somerset, 1889
103 Kelly's Directory of Somerset, 1897
104 Kelly's Directory of Somerset, 1902
105 Kelly's Directory of Somerset, 1914
106 Kelly's Directory of Somerset, 1919
107 Kelly's Directory of Somersetshire With the City of Bristol 1883
108 Kirby's quest for Somerset By Kirby, John, bp. of Ely Dickinson, F. H. 1889
109 Letter from the Inhabitants of Bridgewater, Somersetshire, England to the Inhabitants of Bridgewater 1847
110 Marriage allegation bonds of the Bishops of Bath and Wells from their commencement to the year 1755 By Jewers, Arthur J.1909
111 Marriages at Butcombe, Somersetshire, 1605-1835. By Britten, Ethel Elizabeth; Holmyard, Eric John 1913
112 Materials for the history of the town and parish of Wellington in the county of Somerset 1913 Part 3
113 Materials for the history of the town and parish of Wellington in the county of Somerset By Humphreys, Arthur Lee 1889
114 Materials for the history of the town and parish of Wellington in the county of Somerset By Humphreys, Arthur Lee 1913 part 3
115 Memorials of Ash Priors By Arthur Wilfrid Baynham 1908
116 Memorials of old Somerset By Snell, F. J. 1906
117 More famous houses of Bath & district; being the second series of that work By John F Meehan 1906
118 Myths, scenes & worthies of Somerset By Boger, Edmund, Mrs 1887
119 North Curry ancient manor and hundred notes on the history of the three parishes, North Curry, Stoke St. Gregory, West Hatch By Olivey, Hugh P 1901
120 North Devon; Including West Somerset And North Cornwall, From Exmoor To The Scilly Isles 1888. By Charles S Ward.
121 Norton-sub-Hamdon in the County of Somerset By Charles Trask 1898
122 Notes On The Chase Of The Wild Red Deer In The Counties Of Devon And Somerset 1902. By Charles Palk Collyns.
123 Notes on the geology of the neighbourhood of Wells, Somerset By Woodward, Horace B. 1873
124 Notes on the therapeutics of radium in the Bath waters a handbook for the medical profession 1913
125 Observations on the climate and sanitary condition of Taunton and its neighbourhood, and on the health of towns 1848
126 On the charters and other archives of Cleeve Abbey By Hugo, Thomas,Warre, F 1855
127 On the Morte Slates, and Associated Beds, in North Devon and West Somerset. Part II, with Descriptions of the Fossils by the Rev. G.F. Whidborne By H. Hicks 1897
128 Parish register of Horsington, in the county of Somerset, 1558-1836 By Daniel, W. E 1907
129 Pedes finium, commonly called feet of fines, for the county of Somerset 1892 Vol 1
130 Pedes finium, commonly called feet of fines, for the county of Somerset 1892 Vol 6
131 Pedes finium, commonly called feet of fines, for the county of Somerset 1892 Vol 17
132 Pedes finium, commonly called feet of fines, for the county of Somerset 1892 Vol 22
133 Peter Lightfoot, monk of Glastonbury, and the old clock at Wells ; a poem with an illustrated account of the clock By Howgrave-Graham, R. P 1922
134 Pigot & Co.'s Directory of Derbys, Dorset, 1842.
135 Post Office Bath Directory, 1864-65
136 Post Office Bath Directory, 1876-77
137 Post Office Bath Directory, 1884-85
138 Post Office Bath Directory, 1895
139 Post Office Bath Directory, 1902
140 Post Office Bath Directory, 1911
141 Post Office Directory of Gloucestershire, Bath & Bristol, 1856
142 Primitive sun dials or scratch dials; containing a list of those in Somerset By Horne, Percy Ethelbert 1917
143 Proceedings of the Bath natural history and antiquarian field club 1867 Vol 1
144 Proceedings of the Bath natural history and antiquarian field club 1867 Vol 2
145 Proceedings of the Somersetshire Archaeological and Natural History Society 1870 Vol 2
146 Proceedings of the Somersetshire Archaeological and Natural History Society 1870 Vol 3
147 Proceedings of the Somersetshire Archaeological and Natural History Society 1870 Vol 5
148 Proceedings of the Somersetshire Archaeological and Natural History Society 1870 Vol 6 and 7
149 Proceedings of the Somersetshire Archaeological and Natural History Society 1870 Vol 8
150 Proceedings of the Somersetshire Archaeological and Natural History Society 1870 Vol 9
151 Proceedings of the Somersetshire Archaeological and Natural History Society 1870 Vol 10
152 Proceedings of the Somersetshire Archaeological and Natural History Society 1870 Vol 11
153 Proceedings of the Somersetshire Archaeological and Natural History Society 1870 Vol 12
154 Proceedings of the Somersetshire Archaeological and Natural History Society 1870 Vol 14
155 Proceedings of the Somersetshire Archaeological and Natural History Society 1870 Vol 15
156 Proceedings of the Somersetshire Archaeological and Natural History Society 1870 Vol 16 and 17
157 Proceedings of the Somersetshire Archaeological and Natural History Society 1870 Vol 18
158 Proceedings of the Somersetshire Archaeological and Natural History Society Index 1-40
159 Proceedings of the Somersetshire Archaeological and Natural History Society Vol 13
160 Proceedings of the Somersetshire Archaeological and Natural History Society Vol 19 and 20
161 Proceedings of the Somersetshire Archaeological and Natural History Society Vol 21 and 22
162 Proceedings of the Somersetshire Archaeological and Natural History Society Vol 23 and 24
163 Proceedings of the Somersetshire Archaeological and Natural History Society Vol 25 and 26
164 Proceedings of the Somersetshire Archaeological and Natural History Society Vol 27 and 28
165 Proceedings of the Somersetshire Archaeological and Natural History Society Vol 29
166 Proceedings of the Somersetshire Archaeological and Natural History Society Vol 30
167 Proceedings of the Somersetshire Archaeological and Natural History Society Vol 31 and 32
168 Proceedings of the Somersetshire Archaeological and Natural History Society Vol 33
169 Proceedings of the Somersetshire Archaeological and Natural History Society Vol 34
170 Proceedings of the Somersetshire Archaeological and Natural History Society Vol 35
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