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Annewiggy
Tamworth
376 of 449  Wed 31st May 2023 6:35pm  

Yes, I can get in as well now thank you. My Avast message said something about plishing (don't think I have spelled that right !)
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Helen F
Warrington
377 of 449  Wed 31st May 2023 7:38pm  

It's phishing as in fishing.
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Choirboy
Bicester
378 of 449  Wed 31st May 2023 11:01pm  

On 31st May 2023 11:21am, Helen F said: I once read a startlingly accurate book about my personality type and the first thing I strongly objected to was the statement that I was a 'collector'. I deliberately don't have any collections. But then the author wrote 'if you doubt it, look at your shelves'. Blush That was even before I started collecting Coventry books. I certainly wouldn't be short of real books in a power cut. I've contemplated buying VCH but the usual price, it's availability online and the date it was published puts me off. It would be handy to have the pictures but looking at the list of illustrations I think that I've probably got copies of most of them... some are even free from copyright for future endeavours. Still, who knows? I start to get cravings if I have gone too long without buying a Coventry related book/picture. Big grin
Sounds familiar Helen, Myers Briggs puts me firmly as INTP. I find I am unable to throw stuff away. I have probably a thousand+ books together with a garage full of what my wife calls junk, not a collection but each containing some useful knowledge or some seldom required function. My executors are going to have to hire a large skip!
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Annewiggy
Tamworth
379 of 449  Thu 1st Jun 2023 10:22am  

Choirboy, sounds just like us, other half has thousands of books, lots of things, lots of what I call junk. When I mention getting rid of books he says they insulate the house. !
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Helen F
Warrington
380 of 449  Thu 1st Jun 2023 2:57pm  

Ebay buy it now, free postage of A History of Coventry by David McGrory. £3.08. I recommend this book highly.
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Prof
Gloucester
381 of 449  Thu 1st Jun 2023 3:28pm  

Thank you Helen, just bought it. I have some of his but don't think I have this one.
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Prof
Gloucester
382 of 449  Mon 5th Jun 2023 11:04am  

Great,book arrived this morning at a premium price, perfect hard back with the smallest tear of dust cover on one corner. Copiously illustrated with a number I've not seen elsewhere, especially portraits of well-known persons in the history of the city and nation. I give it Five *****!
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Helen F
Warrington
383 of 449  Mon 5th Jun 2023 1:36pm  

Happy for you Prof Thumbs up Now for a book that's free to view online. Ancient Architecture of England I set it to open on the second book because it shows a fancy doorway in Cross Cheaping. Only I don't know which one. I saw this picture before in the Pictures of Coventry site but it didn't have as much information. I still don't know where it is but it was still standing in 1800 when John Carter drew it. The figures on the door would be St Michael and maybe St George? There are 14 pages with Coventry images on them, although most are of niche interest. The page on Whitefriars is very nice and somewhat novel. Worth a flick through, even for the other architectural drawings.
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Mick Strong
Coventry
384 of 449  Sat 1st Jul 2023 2:01pm  

Listed yesterday on eBay " A 1000 Years of Coventry Pubs" £24.99 free post
Mick Strong

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Prof
Gloucester
385 of 449  Wed 5th Jul 2023 6:25pm  

Found on E-Bay £24.99. Had my copy from date of publication:
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Prof
Gloucester
386 of 449  Wed 5th Jul 2023 6:50pm  

Another excellent book by a former Town Clerk £24.99:
Local History and Heritage - Books on Coventry
Prof
Gloucester
387 of 449  Wed 5th Jul 2023 7:49pm  

Also first rate £4.99 Bargain:
Local History and Heritage - Books on Coventry
Annewiggy
Tamworth
388 of 449  Fri 14th Jul 2023 12:04pm  

Not exactly Coventry but some time ago we bought a set of books called "Old England: A Pictorial Museum Of Regal, Ecclesiastical, Baronial, Municipal, And Popular Antiquities" edited by Charles Knight. I would date these books about 1860. They are packed full of engravings from all over England with several of Coventry. I have just browsed through these again and some are quite interesting, things we have seen pictures of before but with little extras like people in the picture. I will try to scan some for the relative topics. They are fascinating books with lots of history as well, some are quite expensive but the ones we bought were in poor condition so not so bad.
Local History and Heritage - Books on Coventry
Helen F
Warrington
389 of 449  Sat 26th Aug 2023 2:57pm  

Lea Francis Story on Ebay
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Annewiggy
Tamworth
390 of 449  Thu 7th Sep 2023 10:53am  

Just had the book "101 views of Coventry, Rugby, Leamington, Kenilworth, Warwick and District" published by W H Smith for my birthday. Many pictures you can see on the internet but nice to have them in a book. Not dated but it is not a modern book. I found it on the Oxfam Book Shop web page. There is quite a few Coventry books on there.
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