Isle of Man 1825 Pigot's Directory

A most delightful very early directory for the Isle of Man, that describes each of the places and their facilities, churches, institutions, etc. together with residents of each and their trades. There is an excellent original 1825 map too.    

Price:  £9.79

Kelly's 1904 Directory of Printers, Booksellers, Publishers, etc.

This excellent directory not only covers the subjects described in its title, but all associated trades and businesses.    

Price:  £20.00

Records of Convocation I: Sodor and Man, 1229-1877

The convocation records of the Churches of England and Ireland are the principal source of our information about the administration of those churches from middle ages until modern times. They contain the minutes of clergy synods,the legislation passed by them, tax assessments imposed by the king on the clergy, and accounts of the great debates about religious reformation; they also include records of heresy trials in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries,many of them connected with the spread of Lollardy.   hardback   ISBN 978-1-843-83176-1

Price:  £60.00

Records of Convocation II: Sodor and Man, 1878-2003

The convocation records of the Churches of England and Ireland are the principal source of our information about the administration of those churches from middle ages until modern times. They contain the minutes of clergy synods,the legislation passed by them, tax assessments imposed by the king on the clergy, and accounts of the great debates about religious reformation; they also include records of heresy trials in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries,many of them connected with the spread of Lollardy. However, they have never before been edited or published in full, and their publication as a complete set of documents provides a valuable resource for scholarship. This volume contains the convocation records of the modern diocese, detailing day-to-day administration over the last century and a quarter, none of which has been published before. The verbatim accounts of proceedings in convocation give a clear insight into Manx social history during the period. There are also appendixes listing diocesan officials and giving an abstract of the tithe accounts from the commutation of tithes in 1839 to their complete abolition in1946.   hardback   ISBN 978-1-843-83177-8

Price:  £60.00

Records of Convocation: Sodor and Man

Largely unpublished hitherto, the materials contained in The Records of Convocation have been drawn from a variety of sources. They make available, for the first time, the fullest possible account of the convocations which stood at the very heart of the nation's life throughout most of the medieval and early modern period. The Records of Convocation contain the minutes of clergy synods, the legislation passed by them tax assessments imposed by the king on the clergy, and accounts of the great debates about religious reformation and reform.     ISBN 978-1-843-83172-3

Price:  £108.00

Thomas Denton: A Perambulation of Cumberland, 1687-8, including descriptions of Westmorland, the Isle of Man and Ireland

This volume prints for the first time the 'perambulation' of Cumberland compiled by the lawyer, Thomas Denton, for Sir John Lowther of Lowther in 1687-8. Denton's manuscript provides the most detailed surviving description of the county in the seventeenth century.   hardback   ISBN 978-0-854-44062-7

Price:  £50.00