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THE ISLE OF WIGHT

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A truly unique and remarkable collection of over 90 rare, out-of-print books compiled together for the first time on one USB flash drive covering all aspects of THE ISLE OF WIGHT.

Read about the antiquities of this fascinating island. Discover its history, its landscape and its people. Explore the famous landmarks, the scenery, its natural beauty and the legends that have helped to shape this county over thousands of years. Study County records, vintage tourist guides and travellers handbooks dating as far back as the late 1700's! Some of the books contained within this collection are extremely hard-to-find and will provide a valuable library of reference material. Overall, an absolute must for anyone with an interest in The Isle of Wight and its history. The full list of titles included speaks for itself….

This superb compilation of 96 vintage books provides literally 1,000’s of pages of great content and fabulous photos / illustrations for the reader. All of the books have been scanned in high quality and preserved forever in pdf format - easy to read on your laptop or computer, or transfer to tablet, smartphone, kindle or e-reader. You can also print entire books or select pages.

This is without doubt the most extensive collection of its kind - compiled over time by rare-book-collections, and only available here!

The Full List of Titles Included is as Follows:

A chemical and medical report of the properties of the mineral waters of Buxton, Matlock, .... and the Isle of Wight - C. Scudamore (1820)

A companion to the Isle of Wight; comprising the history of the island, and the description of its local scenery, as well as all objects of curiosity - J. Albin (1823)

A descriptive account of the Roman villa near Brading, Isle of Wight - C. Nicholson (1881)

A dictionary of the Isle of Wight dialect, and of provincialisms used in the Island - W. H. Long (1886)

A Driving Tour in the Isle of Wight, With Various Legends and Anecdotes - H. Garle (1905)

A guide to the natural history of the Isle of Wight - F. Morey (1909)

A handbook for travellers in Surrey, Hampshire, and the Isle of Wight - R. J. King (1876)

A history of Hampshire and the Isle of Wight Vol. 1 - H. A. Doubleday (1900)

A history of Hampshire and the Isle of Wight Vol. 2 - H. A. Doubleday (1900)

A history of Hampshire and the Isle of Wight Vol. 3 - H. A. Doubleday (1900)

A history of Hampshire and the Isle of Wight Vol. 4 - H. A. Doubleday (1900)

A history of Hampshire and the Isle of Wight Vol. 5 - H. A. Doubleday (1900)

A history of Hampshire, including the Isle of Wight - T. W. Shore (1892)

A New Picture of the Isle of Wight - W. B. Cooke (1813)

A pictorial and descriptive guide to the Isle of Wight in six sections - Ward, Lock & Co. (1900)

A pictorial and descriptive guide to the Isle of Wight in six sections - Ward, Lock & Co. Eighteenth ed. Revised & Enlarged (1915)

A Topographical and Historical Guide to the Isle of Wight - W. Sheridan (1833)

A topographical and historical guide to the Isle of Wight, comprising authentic accounts of its antiquities, natural productions, and romantic scenery - T. Brettell (1840)

A Tour to the Isle of Wight Vol. 1 - C. Tomkins (1796)

A Tour to the Isle of Wight Vol. 2 - C. Tomkins (1796)

A visit to the Isle of Wight by two wights - J. Bridge (1884)

Barber's picturesque guide to the Isle of Wight - T. Barber (1850)

Barber's picturesque illustrations, of the Isle of Wight, comprising views of every object of interest on the island - T. Barber (1834)

Black's guide to the Isle of Wight; including sailing directions for the Solent - A. Moncrief (1895)

Black's guide to the south-eastern counties of England. Hampshire and the Isle of Wight - A & C. Black (1861)

Black's Picturesque Guide to The Isle of Wight - A & C. Black (1876)

Bonchurch, Shanklin & the Undercliff, and their vicinities - W. B. Cooke (1849)

Brannon's picture of the Isle of Wight, or, The expeditious traveller's index to its prominent beauties & objects of interest - G. Brannon (1855)

Church of the Holy Cross, Binstead, Isle of Wight - R. J. Withers (1895)

Days in the Isle of Wight - P. Bourget (1901)

Flora vectensis - being a systematic description of the phænogamous or flowering plants and ferns indigenous to the Isle of Wight - W. A. Bromfield (1856)

Flora Vectiana - being an arrangement of the more rare and interesting plants indigenous to the Isle of Wight - W. D. Snooke (1823)

General View of the Agriculture of Hampshire, Including the Isle of Wight - C. Vancouver (1810)

Geological excursions round the Isle of Wight - G. A. Mantell (1847)

Glimpses of nature, and objects of interest described during a visit to the Isle of Wight - J. Loudon (1848)

Hampshire, including the Isle of Wight - C. Knight (1841)

Hampshire, with the Isle of Wight - G. Dewar (1901)

Isle of Wight - A. Moncrieff (1908)

Isle of Wight - its churches and religious houses - J. C. Cox (1911)

Isle of Wight County Records - The William and Mary Quarterly, Volume 7 (1899)

Jenkinson's practical guide to the Isle of Wight - H. I. Jenkinson (1876)

Jenkinson's Smaller Practical Guide to the Isle of Wight - H. I. Jenkinson (1879)

Kelly's directory of Hampshire, Wiltshire, Dorsetshire and the Isle of Wight (1889)

Letters, archaeological and historical relating to the Isle of Wight Vol. 1 - E. B. James (1896)

Letters, archaeological and historical relating to the Isle of Wight Vol. 2 - E. B. James (1896)

London and its environs, including excursions to Brighton, the Isle of Wight, etc. - K. Baedeker (1881)

Methodism in the Isle of Wight - its origin and progress down to the present times - J. B. Dyson (1865)

Murray's handbook for travellers in Surrey, Hampshire, and the Isle of Wight (1888)

Narrative of the attempted escapes of Charles the First from Carisbrook Castle, and of his detention in the Isle of Wight - G. Hillier (1852)

Nelsons' Hand-book to the Isle of Wight Its History, Topography, and Antiquities - W. Adams (1864)

Observations on the western parts of England, relative chiefly to picturesque beauty to which are added, a few remarks on the picturesque beauties of the Isle of Wight - W. Gilpin (1808)

Original glossaries - Isle of Wight words - W. W. Skeat (1881)

Owen Gladdon's wanderings in the Isle of Wight - O. Humphrey (1846)

Poets of the Wight. An anthology of Vectensian poets, namely of poets native to or otherwise identified with the Isle of Wight - C. J. Arnell (1922)

Poll book at the election of a Knight of the Shire for the county of the Isle of Wight - taken on the 10th day of June, 1870

Quarr Abbey; or, The mistaken calling. A tale of the Isle of Wight in the XIIIth century - F. A. Trevelyan (1862)

Rambles in the Isle of Wight - J. Gwilliam (1844)

Random verses of a Vectensian - C. J. Arnell (1914)

Sewells of the Isle of Wight, with an account of some of the families connected with them by marriage - M. C. Owen (1906)

Shanklin Spa - A Guide to the Town and the Isle of Wight - Monopole (1903)

St. Lawrence's well - H. B. Sheridan (1845)

Steephill Castle, Ventnor, Isle of Wight, the residence of John Morgan Richards, Esq.; a handbook and a history - J. B. Marsh (1907)

Stories descriptive of the Isle of Wight - E. Macallan (1859)

Tales and legends of the Isle of Wight - A. Elder (1889)

Tennyson & the Isle of Wight - A. P. Martin (1898)

The Atlantic islands as resorts of health and pleasure - S. Benjamin (1878)

The birds of Hampshire and the Isle of Wight - J. Kelsall (1905)

The climate of Undercliff, Isle of Wight - J. L. Whitehead (1881)

The geological story of the isle of Wight - J. C. Hughes (1922)

The geology of the Isle of Wight - H. W. Bristow (1889)

The history of the Isle of Wight; military, ecclesiastical, civil, & natural - R. Warner (1795)

The Isle of Wight - C. J. Cornish (1895)

The Isle of Wight - C. S. Ward (1909)

The Isle of Wight - G. Clinch (1921)

The Isle of Wight - G. E. Mitton (1911)

The Isle of Wight - its history, topography and antiquities - W. Adams (1884)

The Isle of Wight - J. R. Ware (1871)

The Isle of Wight garland - unknown author (1839)

The Isle of Wight Tourist, and Companion at Cowes - P. Vectis (1830)

The Isle of Wight, a guide - E. Venables (1860)

The Isle of Wight, with a Description of the Geology of the Island - Thomas Nelson & Sons (1859)

The New Forest and the Isle of Wight - C. J. Cornish (1903)

The Oglander memoirs - J. Oglander (1888)

The pleasure visitor's companion in making the tour of the Isle of Wight - G. Brannan (1898)

The queen's isle, chapters on the Isle of Wight - R. Raine (1861)

The rural economy of the southern counties; comprizing Kent, Surrey, Sussex; the Isle of Wight; the Chalk hills of Wiltshire, Hampshire, etc. Vol. 1 - W. Marshall (1798)

The rural economy of the southern counties; comprizing Kent, Surrey, Sussex; the Isle of Wight; the Chalk hills of Wiltshire, Hampshire, etc. Vol. 2 - W. Marshall (1798)

The tourist's guide through the Isle of Wight - unknown author (1846)

The 'Undercliff' of the Isle of Wight - its climate, history, and natural productions - G. A. Martin (1849)

The vecta garland, and Isle of Wight souvenir - A. Midlane (1860)

The Vectis directory, or Isle of Wight general guide (1839)

The water supply of Hampshire (including the Isle of Wight, with records of sinkings and borings - W. Whitaker (1910)

Tour of the Isle of Wight - J. Hassle (1790)

Tourist's guide to Hampshire, including the Isle of Wight - G. P. Bevan (1881)

Vectis scenery - being a series of original and select views, exhibiting picturesque beauties of the Isle of Wight - G. Brannon (1840)

Wild flowers of the Undercliff, Isle of Wight - C. O'Brien (1881)

An absolute must for anyone with an interest the Isle of Wight and its local history – an unbelievable treasure trove of information for a very small price!

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All of the files are hi-resolution scans presented in pdf format, easy to read on your computer, laptop, tablet, smartphone, or any modern Kindle / ebook reader that can read pdf files. All files can be printed or transferred between devices.

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** Main photo is for illustration purposes only – other photos are example pages from the books included on the USB drive **

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