Maybe a Wikipedian in York could approach these people, with a view to obtaining access to make scans or photographs of items which are out of copyright? On Apr 13, 2013 6:28 PM, "Michael Cole" <[email protected]> wrote:
> > News from UKBookWorld for [email protected] > > UNIQUE AND RARE BOOKS YOU DIDN'T KNOW EXISTED > > The UK Rarity Shop, based in York, specializes in unique or genuinely > rare books, albums, historical documents and related items from the > early 1800s through to the mid-1900s. > > Many of these items appear for sale so infrequently that you could > never see another. These are one-off opportunities which are unlikely > to come your way again. > > Overall there's an emphasis on British industrial, trade, social, > regional and local history. The website also has selections of unusual > and rare WW2 military books, maps and documents including both German > and Allied Forces intelligence material. > > For example, shortly arriving on the UK Rarity Shop website are > > An 1839 Dallowgill School, Ripon, pupil's manuscript copybook; > An 1932 Lewis's department store, Leeds, opening ceremony > photograph album; and > The two large scale 1940 ww2 German bombing/invasion town plans > of Preston, Lancashire, and other English towns > > GET ADVANCE INFORMATION > > As you're registered with UKBookWorld, you can be one of the first > to learn of these and other new opportunities from The UK Rarity Shop > as they come along by subscribing to their special once a week Monday > afternoon email alert service at > > http://general.uniqueorrare.com/ukrarityshop-subscribe.htm > > From there you can also see all the unique or rare items currently > on their website. > > Best wishes, > > Michael Cole > UKBookWorld > >
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