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From: "Louise English" <>
Subject: [GRUMMITT] Fw: [CDBOOKS] The Gentlemans Magazines
Date: Thu, 8 Aug 2002 10:51:43 +0100

Thought some of you might be interested in these CDs from Archive CD Books.
Sounds like a tremendous offer to me.

Best wishes
Louise English

I use Archive CD Books to help with my research
http://www.archivecdbooks.org

> Hi all,
>
> A quick note to let you all know that the scanning of the Gentleman's
> Magazine Library series has been completed and they are all now
> available on CD. You can see them on the individual county history and
> topography pages
>
> We have also made a compendium set of *all* of the books and that can be
> seen on the All England History and Topography page as well as each
> individual county page
>
> The cost of the Compendium Set is 39.95 GBP (plus VAT in UK) plus
> postage and handling, saving a whopping 120.00 GBP on the cost of the
> individual CD's!
>
> Here is the link for the site map:
>
> http://www.rod-neep.co.uk/acatalog/sitemap.html
>
> Below is a list of the individual CD's (and remember that *all* of them
> are included in the Compendium Set) plus a description of the books;
>
> ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>
> The original Gentleman's Magazine contained articles on a vast array of
> subjects, including lots of wonderful topographical pieces.
>
> In 1891 George Gomme republished all of these topographical articles but
> edited and indexed them into county specific order. Each of Gomme's
> works contains between two and four separate counties, except for the
> London volumes.
>
> An absolute goldmine of information about the county, its people and its
> places.
>
>
>
> The Gentleman's Magazine Library 1731-1868, Bedfordshire, Berkshire &
> Buckinghamshire
>
> The Gentleman's Magazine Library 1731-1868, Cambridgeshire, Cheshire,
> Cornwall & Cumberland
>
> The Gentleman's Magazine Library 1731-1868, Derbyshire, Devonshire &
> Dorsetshire
>
> The Gentleman's Magazine Library 1731-1868, Durham, Essex &
> Gloucestershire
>
> The Gentleman's Magazine Library 1731-1868, Hampshire, Herefordshire,
> Hertfordshire & Huntingdonshire
>
> The Gentleman's Magazine Library 1731-1868, Kent & Lancashire
>
> The Gentleman's Magazine Library 1731-1868, Norfolk, Northamptonshire &
> Northumberland
>
> The Gentleman's Magazine Library 1731-1868, Nottinghamshire, Oxfordshire
> & Rutland
>
> The Gentleman's Magazine Library 1731-1868, Shropshire and Somersetshire
>
> The Gentleman's Magazine Library 1731-1868, Staffordshire and Suffolk
>
> The Gentleman's Magazine Library 1731-1868, Warwickshire, Westmoreland &
> Wiltshire
>
> The Gentleman's Magazine Library 1731-1868, Surrey and Sussex
>
> The Gentleman's Magazine Library 1731-1868, Leicestershire,
> Lincolnshire, Middlesex & Monmouthshire
>
> The Gentleman's Magazine Library 1731-1868, Worcestershire & Yorkshire
>
> The Gentleman's Magazine Library 1731-1868, London (3 Volumes)
> ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>
> Best wishes
> Rob Dewsall
> --
>
> ARCHIVE CD BOOKS - A not-for-profit project to reproduce old books on CD
for
> genealogists and family historians, and pay for the restorarion of books
in
> record offices, libraries etc.
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