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    612-822-4611

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A handbook to county bibliography, being a bibliography of bibliographies relating to the counties and towns of Great Britain and Ireland

A handbook to county bibliography, being a bibliography of bibliographies relating to the counties and towns of Great Britain and Ireland

Lee Humphreys, Arthur

Paperback

EtymologyGeneral World History

ISBN10: 9353705789
ISBN13: 9789353705787
Publisher: Alpha Edition
Published: Jun 1 2019
Pages: 514
Weight: 1.42
Height: 1.15 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
Every local history begins with a trail. Start with the right source. Arthur Lee Humphreys brings order to centuries of place-based scholarship, guiding you to the printed records that illuminate counties, towns, and parishes across Great Britain and Ireland. This bibliography reference handbook is both map and compass: a carefully arranged annotated bibliographies index to the key lists, catalogues, and studies compiled for each region. It points you towards british county bibliographies, irish local history sources, and the indispensable town and parish bibliography material that underpins serious genealogy research reference. For librarians, historians, and collectors, it doubles as a practical librarian cataloging tool and a dependable library research guide, helping you verify editions, follow subject trails, and build robust reading lists. Its calm precision reflects the best of Victorian British scholarship, when topographical and antiquarian study became a disciplined art. Use it to trace early printed guides to cathedrals, trade, folklore, and municipal life, or to locate the bibliographies behind modern county studies. Researchers of Great Britain Ireland will appreciate its county-by-county organisation and sure, unshowy judgement in every entry, even the obscure. Out of print for decades and now republished by Alpha Editions. Restored for today's and future generations. More than a reprint - a collector's item and a cultural treasure. Whether you are chasing one family name, curating a reference shelf, or simply drawn to the craft of antiquarian bibliography collectors, this topographical bibliography reference remains a rewarding companion: concise, authoritative, and steeped in the landscape of print.

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