YORKSHIRE BOOKS 



THAT WILL MAKE 



WELCOME XMAS GIFTS 



The Story of the East Riding of Yorkshire. By Horace B. 

 Browne, M.A. Crown 8vo, with upwards of 170 Illustrations, 

 Cloth Boards, 2/6 net, post free, 3/3. 



The " Story of the East Riding of Yorkshire " is indeed a " story " 

 that grips one who is in any way endowed with the quality of imagination or 

 with the spirit of romance. The reader is introduced to the earliest inhabitants 

 of the Riding, learns from old Norse Sagas of the fights, the sports and the 

 feasts of the Vikings ; is given a few interesting details about our ancient 

 parish churches ; is told about the trade unions of the Middle Ages, what caused 

 the Wars of the Roses, how the Civil War began at Hull, what inducements 

 were made in 1796 to obtain naval recruits to fight the French — "a bountiful 

 supply of clothing, beef, grog, flick and strong beer, also the certainty of prize 

 money." The famous ships of the Humber and some of their remarkable 

 voyages, the East Riding's distinguished sons, also interesting particulars 

 relating to modern life, are given due attention. 



The Lost Towns of the Yorkshire Coast. By Thomas 

 Sheppard, M.Sc. Demy 8vo, with over 100 Illustrations, 

 Cloth Boards, 7/6 net, post free 8/3. 



Since the time of the Roman invasion, the sea has washed away from 

 Spurn to Bridlington fully y} miles of coast. Many towns and villages have 

 disappeared utterly, their sites being now far out at sea. The author, after 

 much diligent research, provides proofs of their having actually existed, and 

 what he has to tell is well worth reading. The book is profusely illustrated, 

 and the last six chapters, being descriptive of the East Riding generally, serve 

 as a useful guide to that district. 



The Birds of Yorkshire. By T. H. Nelson, M.B.O.U. With 

 the co-operation of W. Eagle Clarke, F.R.S.E., and F. Boyes. 

 Two volumes. Demy 8vo, 901 pages, including over 200 

 Illustrations, beautifully printed in double tone ink, from 

 photographs by R. Fortune, F.G.S., and other well-known 

 naturalist photographers, also three-colour plates, including 

 specially designed title pages. Cloth Boards, 17/6 net, post 

 free, 18/9. 



Mr. R. Kearton, F.Z.S., the famous naturalist lecturer, in his review of 

 this work for the Daily Chronicle, writes : — " Mr. Nelson and his literary 

 and pictorial helpers have placed all British ornithologists under a deep debt 

 of gratitude by the production of one of the best and most complete county 

 histories of birds ever published." 



London: A, BROWN & SONS, Ltd., 5 Farringdon Avenue, E.C.4 



AND AT HULL AND YORK 



Printed at Browns' Savilb Press, 40 George Street, Hull, and published by 

 A. Brown & Sons, Limited, at s Farringdon Avjenue, in the City of London. 



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