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Monthly Archives: April 2013
Marmite History – You’ll love it or hate it
Andrew Roberts (or whoever writes the text for his own web-site) loves it. Here is an extract taken directly from: andrew-roberts.net “Andrew Roberts brilliantly reveals what made the English-speaking people the preeminent political culture since 1900, and how they have defended … Continue reading
Ex-library books. How bad do they have to be before we decide they are unsaleable?
This one is pretty bad. I’ll show you the worst bits first. Library stamps, felt-tip pricing, folded corners, foxing, staining, ink-written Dewey and accession numbers, manilla library card pockets and a hole where library documentation has been removed. Oh dear! … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Natural History, Travel, Wales
Tagged BB, books, charity shops, First edition, oxfam, Watkins-Pitchford, wilmslow
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The sad life of a would-be tourist guide in Wilmslow
People do come and visit Wilmslow. Generally speaking they are either visiting family and friends or else they have come for the charity shops – which are many, varied and full of lovely stuff. And when they have done what … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, History, Manchester, Travel
Tagged books, charity shops, oxfam, wilmslow
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King Penguins – still beautiful at 60
This lovely series of thin (inexpensive) books was published between 1939 and 1959. There were 76 slim volumes in all: Penguin’s first hard-backs and their first colour printing. We regularly see King Penguins in our Oxfam shop, but seldom with … Continue reading
Posted in History
Tagged Ackermann's Cambridge, Animals in Staffordshire Pottery, books, charity shops, Heraldry, King Penguins, oxfam, wilmslow
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Have you ever seen your own halo – or anyone else’s?
According to Walter Kilner BA,MB Cantab., you, like the saints, have a halo; in fact we all have a ‘whole body’ halo, which he calls an “Aura”. Now, before you dismiss Mr Kilner as a charlatan, coming from the world … Continue reading
Posted in History, Natural History
Tagged Aura, books, charity shops, medecine, oxfam, science, wilmslow
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Samplers: an insight into girls’ education?
This beautifully produced picture book is the work of two curators of textiles at the Victoria and Albert Museum, London. At the beginning there is a five-page introduction to the museum’s collection giving some insight into developments over the five … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Children, Crafts, Education, History
Tagged books, charity shops, embroidery, girls' education, oxfam, samplers, stitching, textiles, Victoria and Albert Museum, wilmslow
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Do your ears prick up and does your heart beat faster when you hear the words ‘New Naturalist’?
If the answer is ‘yes’, that’s a sure sign that you are either a book volunteer, should be a book volunteer or else you are one of the many collectors of this lovely series of books on natural history. There … Continue reading
Posted in Natural History
Tagged books, Butterflies, charity shops, Collins, Moths, New Naturalist, oxfam, The Peak District, The Sea Coast, Trees wood and Man, wilmslow
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Would you apply for a job with these conditions of service?
Every person employed by the Company must devote himself exclusively to their service. He must reside at whatever place be appointed, attend at such hours as may be required, pay prompt obedience to all persons placed in authority over him, … Continue reading
Posted in Economics, Engines and Machines, History, Manchester, Transport
Tagged 1923, books, charity shops, manchester ship canal, oxfam, railways, rules and regulations, wilmslow
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What on earth is ‘Dry Northern Wit’?
Today’s book is supposed to have it, according to The Independent, whose complimentary review is quoted on the cover of this Manchester Compendium. I live in the North; I have lived in the South, so I should be able to … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Cheshire, History, Humour, Manchester, Politics, Travel
Tagged books, charity shops, city history, Manchester, oxfam, urban life, wilmslow
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Are you a trig-point logger?
I’m not a trig-point logger, but when I’ve climbed to the highest point of the Preseli mountains at Rosebush or walked to the tip of Dinas Head it is immensely satisfying to find a triangulation station to confirm that you’ve … Continue reading
Posted in biography, Engines and Machines, History, Travel, Wales
Tagged books, charity shops, Maps, Ordnance survey, oxfam, wilmslow
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