Devon in the 1920s West Country Studies Library Catalogue of 1920s Books (illustrations held are not included) This catalogue is divided into the following sections: 1. Biography, Autobiography and Reminiscences 2. Catalogues, Directories, Listings and Yearbooks 3. Churches and Church Life 4. Dialect and Humour 5. Fiction and other literary works 6. Guides and Topographical Description 7. Miscellaneous 8. Nature and Natural History 9. Official Publications, national and local 10. Sales Particulars, listed by date of sale 11. Schools, Educational and Scientific Establishments 12. Sport and Recreation 13. Transport and Travel 1 Books held in North Devon are noted by (ND) after the reference. Not every edition of every book held is listed – the main online catalogue will give details. Reprints of books first published earlier than the 1920s are not normally noted. 1. Biography, Autobiography and Reminiscences Author Title Date Publisher WSL [ND] Reference Growing up in the twenties [Bovey Tracey] 1993 Cottage Publishing s301.34/WES/GRO On my own: Devonshire memories and places, 1992 Stylus Press, P080/DEV/OMN 1920-1950. No author attribution Wymondham Remembering yesterday: a collection of 1988 Okehampton & px301.34/OKE/REM memories [Okehampton] District Local History Centre Bob Kerswell: his friends remember 2006 n.k, Buckland tout s920/KER [1923-2004] Saints Echoes of Exmoor: the discussions and doings 1923 - Simpkin Marshall s050/EXM/ECH of the Men-of-Exmoor Club. First, second, third 1925 s050/EXM and fourth series held. BN:EXM/1924/ECH [ND] How to become a naval officer and life at the 1926 Gieves and Hawkes s359.1/DAR/HOW Royal Naval College Dartmouth 1920s depression and Plymouth memories 1994 Stylus Press, px301.34/PLY/NIN Wymondham Down memory lane. Devon: local tales 1993 Stylus Press, p301.34/DEV/DOW [1914-1929] Wymondham Acland, Eleanor Ellen Acland: the story of a joyful life 1925 W. Brendon & Son, s920/ACL Margaret Plymouth Acland, Francis & Killerton, Camborne and Westminster: the 2006 Devon & Cornwall PER/DEV Eleanor political correspondence of Sir Francis and Lady Record Society 324.092/B/AC [ND] Acland, 1910-1929 Adam, Judith The Book of Berrynarbor: a biography of Devon 2012 Halsgrove BN:BER 5/0001/ADA life from 1920 Badcock, L.J. Littleham, my Littleham 1989 As author p301.34/LIT/BAD Reminiscences about Littleham, Bideford BT:LIT3/1928/BAD [ND] 2 Bareham, Kenneth More Tiverton memories 1980 Tiverton Museum p920/BAR Barker, Gerald W. Days in Devonport part 7 1985? PDS Printers, pxB/PLY 1/1920/BAR Plymouth Bennett, Chloe Colin Moss: life observed 1996 Malthouse Press sx750.924/MOS ]artist resident in Plymouth 1921-1934] Bickford, H.C. Sabine Baring-Gould: squarson, writer and 1970 David & Charles, 920/BAR Dickinson folklorist, 1834-1924 Newton Abbot 920/BAR [ND] Blight, Leonard P. Buckland Brewer in the 1920s 1990 As author BT:BUC 3/1920/BLI Breton, H. Hugh Spiritual lessons from Dartmoor forest. Part 1: 1990 Forest Publishing, s242/DAR/BRE White heather and other stories Liverton 242/DAR/BRE [ND] [Reprint of two works first published 1929-30] Bright, David John My Exeter before the Blitz 1977 Manuscript s920/BRI Brown, Evelyn Scott The race I never ran 1989 Excalibur Press s920/BRO [Personal reminiscences of Devon in the 1920s and 1930s] Challice, E.W. Memories of old Lapford 1986 Lapford School pxB/LAP/1900/CHA Cresswell, Beatrix Beaford folk and their neighbours: a paper read 1927 n.k. pB/BEA 3/0001/CRE before the Women’s Institute, Beaford, Oct 5 1927 Davis W.E. Braunton: reminiscences of the twenties 2000 Braunton & District pB/BRA 9/1920/DAV Museum BN:BRA9/2000/DAV [ND] Deere-Jones, Denys Pinhoe as used to was 2002 SIS Large Print sB/PIN/1920/DEE books, 2002 Dunkley, Norman Changing Patterns of Life: an autobiography 1998 Eyelevel Books, s920/Dun Worcester Fortescue, John My native Devon 1925 Macmillan s301.35/DEV/FOR William 307.72/B/FOR [ND] Gade, F.W. My life on Lundy 1978 Myrtle Langham, 920/GAD Reigate BT:LUN/0001/GAD [ND] Gribble, David (ed.) That’s all, folks! Dartington Hall School 1987 Morchard Bishop s373.222/DAR/THA remembered: reminiscences and reflections of former pupils 3 Grimley, Roger Memories of the Widecombe Bus 1995 Kilhead, Hampton p388.322/WID/GRI Lovett 388.322/WID/GRI [ND) Hersey, Dereen Free as a bird: a Bideford childhood 1987? As author p920/HER 920/HER [ND] House, Theo The distant hills of Avalon 1994 As author px301.35/BLA/HOU [Rural life on Allercombe Farm, Blackborough, 1928-9] Isaac, Walter The Way Twas: a country boy’s memories 1994 As author p301.35/SWI/ISA [Barnstaple] 307/BN/ISA [ND] Jeynes, Dorinda Back along, up Bremrdge: a diary of times 1989 United Writers, s920/JEY remembered Penzance Jeynes, Dorinda From Bremridge to Brookside 2004 United Writers, s920/JEY [Account of life at Bremridge Farm, 1925-2004] Penzance Kirk-Smith, Harold Now the day is over: the life and achievements 1996 Richard Kay, Boston 920/BAR [ND] of Sabine Baring-Gould, 1824-1924 Mass. Legg, Hazel Kenn and Kennford: a stroll down memory lane 1987 As author pB/KEN 1/1920/LEG Linstead, Lottie Hetty I remember 1991 Rotapress, Combe p920/LIN [includes memories of Ilfracombe 1919-26] Martin 920.72/LIN [ND] Lockyer, T. Mary The life and work of Sir Norman Lockyer 1928 Macmillan s920/LOC 920 /LOC [ND] Luscombe, Angus Memoirs of Angus Henry Luscombe 2000? as author s920/LUS Henry [medical practitioner] Purcell, William Onward Christian soldier: a life of Sabine Baring- 1957 Longmans, Green & s920/BAR Gould, parson, squire, novelist and antiquary, Co 920 /BAR [ND] 1834-1924 Richards, Molly Growing wild on Exmoor [reminiscences] 2007 Ryelands, s301.35/EXM/RIC Wellington BN:EXM/1920/RIC [ND] Robinson, Chris Plymouth in the twenties and thirties 2008 Pen and Ink sB/PLY 1/1920/ROB Publishing Roche, T.W.E A shipman’s tale: reminiscences of ships of 1971 Town and Country Px387/DEV/ROC Devon from the 1920s to the present day Press 387/B/ROC [ND] Sherracombe, Will Down under: a North Devon medley 1929 Heath Cranton 301.35/DEV/SHE 307.72/BN/SHE [ND] 4 Skerrett, Cyril Life in a Dartmoor village 2001 Typescript pxB/MAN/1925/SKE [Manaton] Stanton, Muriel Looking Back 1991 As author p920/STA 920/STA (ND) Stevenson, Sue Ashprington, Tuckenhay, Cornworthy: memories 2007 s301.35/ASH/COR (compiler) from the 1920s, 1930s and 1940s Torr, Cecil Small talk at Wreyland: third series 1923 Cambridge sB/LUS/1850/TOR University Press Torr, Cecil Small Talk at Wreyland 1926 Cambridge sB/LUS/1850/TOR University Press BX:LUS/0001/TOR [ND] Verney, Bert Reflections: a trilogy of memories: the life story 1996 Halsgrove, Tiverton s920/VER of Bert Verney 630/BIS 5/VER [ND] [Bickington] Wilberforce, Agnes Sketches of Stickbury 1920 As author p823/WIL 823 /WIL [ND] Wreford, Mike Okehampton people 1998 Obelisk pB/OKE/1925/WRE Publications, Exeter BX:OKE/1900/WRE [ND] 2. Catalogues, Directories, Listings and Yearbooks Title Date Publisher WSL [ND] Reference Besley’s directory of Exeter and suburbs 1921 1920 Besley & Copp, Exeter sB/EXE/380.1025/1921 also directories for 1922 – 1929 with similar references, changing the year number at the end Davy’s Devon herd book 1920 Devon Cattle Breeders’ sPER/DAV run from vol. 43 (1920) to vol 52 (1929) held under same classmark Society Exmouth shopping week official handbook 1920 Chamber of Trade p381/EXM/EXM Devon County Show Catalogue, Exeter 1920 1920 W. Pollard & Co, Exeter s630.74/DEV/DEV Hearder’s Almanack for 1922 1921 Advertiser Office Newton s030.2/NEW/HEA Abbot Devon and Cornwall directory 1923 1923 Aubrey & Co, Walsall s380.1025/WES/1923 5 Kelly’s Directory of Devonshire 1923 Kelly’s Directories s380.1025/DEV/1923 380.1/B/1923 [ND] Tiverton and District Directory 1923 Gregory, Son & Tozer, s380.1025/TIV/1923 Tiverton The Tiverton year book 1924 1923 Tiverton Gazette p050/TIV/TIV Also for 1925, 1926, 1929 with the same classmark on British Overseas Exhibition, Civic Hall, Exeter, 17-25 November 1924: 1924 Colonial and Continental pB/EXE/266/COL official handbook Church Society Official souvenir guide of the Exeter shopping week and West 1924 Exeter Shopping Week pB/EXE/381/EXE Country Exhibition, 1 – 24 April 1924 Committee Torquay historical pageant 23rd June to 28th June, 1924: a portrayal 1924 Torquay Pageant s791.624/TOR/APP of Devon's glorious history, folklore and romance Committee Cullompton official guide 1925 Vickery, Kyrle & Co pB/CUL 3/1925/CUL Tiverton, Devon: the official guide of the Tiverton Corporation and 1925 E.J. Burrow & Co, sB/TIV/1925/TIV Tiverton and District Mercantile Association Cheltenham Paignton (1925) 1925 Torquay Directory sB/PAI/0001/PAT (directory) Company Dispersal sale of pure-bred & other Devon cattle … C.J. Hunt .. 1926 Gerrard Risdon, p636/WIN/RIS auction 9 Mar 1926 Wiveliscombe [Collacott Barton, Winkleigh Exeter Education Week, 6-12 June 1926: handbook 1926 Education Week pB/EXE/370/EXE Executive Committee Kelly’s Directory of Devonshire 1926 Kelly’s Directories s380.1025/DEV/1926 The Devonshire trades directory, accompanied with a gazetteer of 1926 Town and County s380.1025/DEV/1926 England, 1926 Directories Ltd Disposal sale of pure-bred & other Devon cattle … William Goss … 1928 Gerrard Risdon, p636/IDD/RIS auction 31 July 1928 Wiveliscombe Catalogue of the Open and Members’ Dog show at Tiverton, 25 July 1929 Tiverton and District p636.7/TIV/TIV 1929 Canine Society International exhibition of handicrafts: the work of cripples. 1929 Exeter pB/EXE/362.4/INT Programme, Civic Hall, Exeter 30 Oct and 1 Nov 1929 The Devon fire: current prices of fireplaces, wood mantels and 1929 Candy & Co, Newton p697.1/NEW/CAN shelves (no 13 list) Abbot 6 3.