Books to Buy

This section lists some of the wide range of Nottinghamshire local history books available for you to buy.  To purchase a particular item, please follow the instructions on that page.

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Page link: 'These Uncertaine Tymes':
'These Uncertaine Tymes':
Newark & the civilian experience of the Civil Wars 1640-1660
Page link: A Basketful:
A Basketful:
Willow Growing and Basket Making in Nottinghamshire and Lincolnshire
Page link: A Brief History of Kimberley
A Brief History of Kimberley
also: Awsworth, Watnall and Newthorpe
Page link: A History of the Nottinghamshire Miners Vol. 4 (1980-1985)
A History of the Nottinghamshire Miners Vol. 4 (1980-1985)
The Nottinghamshire Miners and the 1984-85 Miners' Strike
Page link: A Victorian Lady's Diary 1838-1842
A Victorian Lady's Diary 1838-1842
Elizabeth Nutt Harwood of Beeston
Page link: All Life's a Game
All Life's a Game
The Brian Clough philosophy that transformed a region
Page link: As Poor a Stockinger:
As Poor a Stockinger:
Framework Knitting & the Luddites in Nottinghamshire
Page link: Aviation Memorials in Nottinghamshire
Aviation Memorials in Nottinghamshire
Free booklet available from Newark Air Museum
Page link: Bathley Boy
Bathley Boy
By Trevor Frecknall
Page link: Beeston Rylands Remembered
Beeston Rylands Remembered
A fascinating book on the history of the Rylands
Page link: Blidworth and the First World War
Blidworth and the First World War
John & Dale Smallwood
Page link: Brother to the Ox by Fred Kitchen
Brother to the Ox by Fred Kitchen
A new edition out in September
Page link: Calling All Local History Authors
Calling All Local History Authors
Book commission - The Little Book of Nottinghamshire
Page link: Clipstone Camp and the Mansfield Area in World War One
Clipstone Camp and the Mansfield Area in World War One
The impact of a large military presence in a North Nottinghamshire community
Page link: Coronation Village
Coronation Village
North Muskham in the 1950s
Page link: Emma's Sketchbook
Emma's Sketchbook
Scenes of Nottinghamshire Life in the 1840s
Page link: Farnsfield to Rainworth JOURNEY OF A LIFETIME
Farnsfield to Rainworth JOURNEY OF A LIFETIME
Sir Augustus Charles Gregory
Page link: Forest Town The Village That Grew Out Of Coal
Forest Town The Village That Grew Out Of Coal
The Development of a Twentieth Century Nottinghamshire Village
Page link: Georgian Diary 1780 [Southwell]
Georgian Diary 1780 [Southwell]
George Hodgkinson Junior, Apprentice Attorney of Southwell, Nottinghamshire
Page link: Holme Pierrepont. Its history from the earliest times to the 1801 census
Holme Pierrepont. Its history from the earliest times to the 1801 census
Available NOW, a new local history book by author Beryl Cobbing
Page link: In Grandmother Gell's Kitchen
In Grandmother Gell's Kitchen
A Selection of recipes used in the Eighteenth Century
Page link: Made in Nottingham
Made in Nottingham
A Writer's Return
Page link: Made in Nottinghamshire
Made in Nottinghamshire
The story of car manufacture in Nottinghamshire
Page link: Newark Inns & Public Houses
Newark Inns & Public Houses
By Rodney Cousins
Page link: Newark Through Time
Newark Through Time
A tour through pictures, to the town and to some of the fascinating buildings and wealth of history it holds
Page link: Nottingham From Old Photographs
Nottingham From Old Photographs
New Book Available From April 2014:
Page link: Nottingham Rising - The Great Cheese Riot of 1766 & the 1831 Reform Riots
Nottingham Rising - The Great Cheese Riot of 1766 & the 1831 Reform Riots
The new book by People's Histreh - Nottingham & Notts Radical History Group
Page link: Nottingham Then & Now
Nottingham Then & Now
An absorbing pictorial record, showcasing the changing face of the city
Page link: Nottinghamshire Canals
Nottinghamshire Canals
by Ray and Joanne Bickel
Page link: Old Carlton: Turning Back the Pages
Old Carlton: Turning Back the Pages
By Enid Doona & Paul Tovell
Page link: Preservation Pioneers
Preservation Pioneers
Newark Air Museum 1963 - 2015
Page link: Radcliffe-on-Trent Local History Society
Radcliffe-on-Trent Local History Society
An Historical Walk Around Radcliffe-on-Trent
Page link: RAF Balderton book published
RAF Balderton book published
Station of Nations - The History of RAF Balderton
Page link: Roman Nottinghamshire
Roman Nottinghamshire
A history of ancient Nottinghamshire during the Roman occupation AD43-410
Page link: Secret Nottingham
Secret Nottingham
New Book Out Now!
Page link: snippets from history
snippets from history
snippets from history vol 2
Page link: Snippets from history
Snippets from history
vol 1 Arnold and Mapperley
Page link: Stone Age Nottinghamshire
Stone Age Nottinghamshire
By David Budge and Chris Robertson
Page link: The Annals of Newark-upon-Trent
The Annals of Newark-upon-Trent
By Cornelius Brown
Page link: The end of the line
The end of the line
Autobiography
Page link: The Firs Hospital, Nottingham, England: A Short History
The Firs Hospital, Nottingham, England: A Short History
Publication due - Mid October 2013
Page link: The Murder of Bessie Sheppard
The Murder of Bessie Sheppard
A new local history book
Page link: Time Gentlemen Please
Time Gentlemen Please
Village public houses in South Nottinghamshire in days gone by
Page link: UNCIVIL WAR
UNCIVIL WAR
twin tales from Nottinghamshire
Page link: Under Seven Rainbows
Under Seven Rainbows
Autobiography of a Worksop man
Page link: Viewing the Lifeless Body:
Viewing the Lifeless Body:
A Coroner and his Inquests held in Nottinghamshire public houses during the nineteenth century 1828 to 1866
Page link: Voices From a Trunk
Voices From a Trunk
The Lost Lives of the Quaker Eddisons 1805-1867
Page link: Watson Fothergill
Watson Fothergill
A Catalogue of the Works of Watson Fothergill