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Book of the farm (v.1)

Stephens, Henry (1795-1874)

1855

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Book of the farm (v.2)

Stephens, Henry (1795-1874)

1855

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Questionnaire Response Books

1950-1961

This subseries contains the original response books in which the Survey of English Dialects (SED) fieldworkers recorded informants' responses to the Dieth-Orton Questionnaire. A response book exists f...

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Archive File

Field Book 1779

1779?

Contains accounts of receipts and payments with indication of balance of profit or loss, field by field, in respect of livestock, oats, and various other payments, with final balance in profit

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The seasons & the farmer : a book for children

Darling, F Fraser (1903-1979); Tunnicliffe, C F (1901-1979)

1939

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The complete book of self-sufficiency

Seymour, John (1914-2004)

1976

Includes index.

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Commonplace book belonging to Thomas Eskricke

Eskricke, Thomas

c.1710-c.1748

Contains mainly veterinary preparations, but also notes on farming, as follows: (1) ff.1-15, veterinary preparations, ca.1710-ca.1748; (2) ff.24-19 (inverted), mathematical examples; (3) f.18v, sundry...

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The Russian peasant : and other studies (Book 1)

Maynard, Sir John (1865-1943); Left Book Club (London, England)

1942

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The Russian peasant : and other studies (Book 2)

Maynard, Sir John (1865-1943); Left Book Club (London, England)

1942

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Essex, Middlesex and London Responses: Book I

[1960s]

Collated responses from locations in Essex, Middlesex and London to Survey of English Dialects (SED) questions from Questionnaire Book I: The Farm. Missing questions I.1.1, I.1.3, and I.1.4.

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Essex, Middlesex and London Responses: Book II

[1960s]

Collated responses from locations in Essex, Middlesex and London to Survey of English Dialects (SED) questions from Questionnaire Book II: Farming.

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Essex, Middlesex and London Responses: Book III

[1960s]

Collated responses from locations in Essex, Middlesex and London to Survey of English Dialects (SED) questions from Questionnaire Book III: Animals.

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