Oxfordshire CD Books
| The Ancient Order of Foresters' Guide to Oxford CD-ROM. This facsimile reproduction is of a now rare volume produced by the Ancient Order of Foresters in 1915 and contains a great deal of information about the Ancient Order of Foresters. It lists its Executive and High Court Committees and includes black and white photographs of a number of its officers, plus Foresters Boy Scouts. It also includes a chapter entitled “Forestry in Oxford and District” as well as a tourist guide to the city of Oxford, containing more black and white photographs of the city itself. Price: £8.95 | |
| A Cotswold Village or Country Life and Pursuits in Gloucestershire by J. Arthur Gibbs. CD-ROM. A facsimile reproduction on CD of the third edition of this popular book which was published in 1909. Chapters on Burford and Cirencester. Price: £7.95 | |
| East Hendred Parish Records
CD. A compilation of documents relating to the history of the
Oxfordshire parish of East Hendred (in Berkshire until 1974). Contains transcriptions of the 1841 census
returns for the parish, various monumental inscriptions from the 16th to 19th centuries, transcriptions of
entries for East Hendred from the 1848 and 1915 Kelly's trade directories & 8 local wills. Searchable text.
Price: £9.95
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| The Place-names of Oxfordshire by Henry Alexander. CD-ROM. A facsimile reproduction on CD of a book that was first published in 1912. Its full title is The Place-names of Oxfordshire: Their Origin and Development. Price: £8.95 | |
| Pleasant Spots Around Oxford by Alfred Rimmer. CD Book. Facsimile reproduction of an original publication of 1878. A fully illustrated local history of the Oxford area, including Abingdon, Blenheim, Bicester and Iffley. Read using Adobe Acrobat Reader. Price: £8.95 | |
| The Upper Thames Valley by Lord Wyfold. CD-ROM. This is a facsimile reproduction of a short (64 pages) but classic work The Upper Thames Valley: Some Antiquarian Notes by Lord Wyfold, first published in 1923. It includes historical information about the Berkshire Downs, the Uffington White Horse and the Icknield Way. Price: £6.95 |
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