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Total number of records: 20

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Leeds Archive of Vernacular Culture9
Cookery Collection2

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dwellings20
buildings10
community life7
culture7
architecture6
occupations5
communication4
historic buildings4
literature and folklore4
agriculture3

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Bath (England)2
Ireland1
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Bedford, John Victor (1941-2019)9
Meehan, John Francis2
Ballantyne, Hanson and Co.1
Castle, Egerton (1858-1920)1
Cooke, Sir Robert (1930-1987)1
Denny, Elizabeth1
Dufferin and Ava, Frederick Temple Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood Marquess of (1875-1930)1
Filbee, Marjorie1
Flower, Sibylla Jane1
Hibberd, Shirley (1825-1890)1

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A woman's place : an illustrated history of women at home from the Roman villa to the Victorian town house

Filbee, Marjorie; Bedford, John Victor (1941-2019)

1980

Includes bibliographical references (page 156) and index.

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Rustic adornments for homes of taste : and recreations for town folk, in the study and imitation of nature

Hibberd, Shirley (1825-1890); Bedford, John Victor (1941-2019)

1857

Added title page, illustrated in colors.

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Debrett's the stately homes of Britain : personally introduced by the owners

Flower, Sibylla Jane; Moore, Derry; Howard, George; Bedford, John Victor (1941-2019)

1982

Illustrations on endpapers.

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Private palaces : life in the great London houses

Sykes, Christopher Simon (1948-); Bedford, John Victor (1941-2019)

1985

Illustrations on lining papers.

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Digitised copy available on the Internet Archive as part of the UK Medical Heritage Library Project
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Home handicrafts, needlework and repairs

[19--]

"With more than 1,090 illustrations in the text and 63 special art plates."

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Household management & entertaining

[19--]

"With more than 1,090 illustrations in the text and 63 special art plates."

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The noble dwellings of Ireland

Mills, John FitzMaurice (1917-1991); Bedford, John Victor (1941-2019)

[1987]

"With 158 illustrations, 77 in colour." "All paintings and drawings of the houses and grounds are by the author"--Title page verso.

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West country houses : an illustrated account of some country houses and their owners, in the counties of Bristol, Gloucester, Somerset and Wiltshire : being also a guide to domestic architecture from the reign of Henry II to Victoria

Cooke, Sir Robert (1930-1987); Bedford, John Victor (1941-2019)

[1967]

"This work first appeared as a private publication in 1957... now issued together with such corrections and additions as are appropriate"--An introduction to the new issue of West country houses 1967 ...

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Dry Stone Dwellings

1970

This file contains 2 articles extracted from 'Country Life' magazine, both reader's letters accompanied by illustrations of stone dwellings. Includes clocháns on the Dingle Peninsula, County Kerry, a...

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Famous houses of Bath & district

Meehan, John Francis; Dufferin and Ava, Frederick Temple Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood Marquess of (1875-1930); Bedford, John Victor (1941-2019); Ballantyne, Hanson and Co.

1901

"Illustrated with about sixty reproductions of original drawings and rare prints in the possession of the author." "... these articles originally appeared in serial form, in the columns of The Beaco...

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More famous houses of Bath & district : being the second series of that work

Meehan, John Francis; Castle, Egerton (1858-1920); Bedford, John Victor (1941-2019)

1906

"Illustrated with about fifty reproductions of original drawings and rare prints in the possession of the author." "Only 500 copies printed"--Title page verso. "The author desires to thank the edi...

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Farm Buildings

1954-1979

This file contains items on farmhouses and other buildings traditionally found on working farms. The larger part of the file includes items from the period 1965-1979; cuttings and articles extracted f...

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