Archive Notes Queries 1912 by Fynmore (2 results)
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Published by Notes & Queries, 1912
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Add to basketLeather. Condition: Very Good. Condition: Very good, please read description below for specifics and look carefully at the listing photographs. Questions welcome. | Archival 1912 Notes & Queries volume compiled by A. H. W. Fynmore, relative of Lt. Col. R. J. Fynmore. Includes Andrew Lang's "Waterloo Book," Napoleon scaffold deba…te, Brighton sea-bathing cure, Cornish language revival & literary tributes to Hemans, Mayhew & Scott. Fynmore, A. H. W. (Compiler) Notes and Queries, 11th Series, Vol. V (January?June 1912). Three-quarter leather-bound volume, retaining the original pebbled boards and gilt spine label. Binding remains secure as do hinges and joints; contents are clean, clear, and complete, with characteristic toning to the edges. This volume, compiled by A. H. W. Fynmore , a relative of Lt. Col. R. J. Fynmore (frequent Notes and Queries contributor and antiquarian historian), forms a fascinating continuation of the Fynmore family's century-long archival habit of indexing, clipping, and annotating British intellectual culture. It contains numerous Notes and Queries extracts and contemporary newspaper clippings spanning 1834 ? 1950, including original pieces by Andrew Lang ("An Old Waterloo Book"), "Napoleon's Scaffold" with diagram of the Waterloo observatory puzzle, essays on Dr. Richard Russell and the Sea-Bathing Cure of Brighton , the Cornish language revival , and memorial writings on Felicia Hemans , Henry Mayhew , and Sir Walter Scott . Several annotated pages show Fynmore's indexing hand, referencing cross-citations to earlier and later series. Together, these leaves trace a genealogical, literary, and historical dialogue? | Offered by Booking33 ? rare, antiquarian & collectible books. Carefully packed; insured shipping available.
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Language: English
Published by Notes & Queries, 1912
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Add to basketLeather. Condition: Very Good-. Condition: Very good- please read description below for specific details and look carefully at the photographs. Questions welcome. | Fynmore Archive ? Notes and Queries, Eleventh Series, Volume VI (July?December 1912). Bound in half leather with gilt-titled black and moss-colored spine labels, rai…sed bands, and pebbled boards. The binding remains secure and tight with light edge rubbing; contents clean, bright, and complete. This exceptional research volume, compiled by antiquarian A. H. W. Fynmore of Eastbourne (descendant of Lt. Col. R. J. Fynmore), contains a remarkable array of late-Edwardian and early-Georgian press clippings, letters, and scholarly correspondence relating to the British antiquarian movement. Its subjects range from Professor Walter W. Skeat's obituary and library dispersal (1912) to Florence Nightingale memorials , Bognor Regis and Royal Borough charters , and the rediscovery of medieval alabaster panels at York (1957) . Of particular significance are the autograph letters bound in manuscript: ? A two-page ALS from Lerwick, Dec. 26, 1912 , discussing historical misattributions in Charles II documents. ? A signed letter from J. T. Malcolm analyzing Burnet and Wentworth sources in early Stuart historiography. ? A contemporary postcard addressed to Fynmore, reinforcing the network of correspondents contributing to Notes and Queries . Illustrated clippings include images of Professor Skeat , Sir Jeffery Hudson , the York Alabaster panels , and coastal craft such as the Severn Trow and Hastings fishing boats , evoking Fynmore's maritime interests. The rear manuscript index in Fynmore's? | Offered by Booking33 ? rare, antiquarian & collectible books. Carefully packed; insured shipping available.
