Reference books : a classified and annotated guide to the principal works of reference / compiled by John Minto.

  • Minto, John, 1863-1935
Date:
1929
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    The Scots Year Book. Ed. by A. Bain Irvine and J. E. McLachlan, 1926/7-. Cassell, 1926- DA753 In 'progress. Incorporating The Douglas Year Book of Scottish Associations, founded, ed. and publ. by John Douglas, 1905-1925. Gives lists of Scottish Regiments, Scottish Government Departments, Scottish M.P.s, Scot¬ tish Societies throughout the world, London Scottish organisations and meetings, and articles on Scottish literary subjects. Sinclair (Sir J.). The Statistical account of Scotland, drawn up from the com¬ munications of the ministers of the different parishes by Sir John Sinclair, Bart. 21 v. Edinb., William Creech, 1791-99. HA1156 V. 21 contains additions and corrections to the previous vols., a statistical account of the Univ. of Glasgow, the Univ. and King’s College of Aberdeen (1798), historical acct. and present state of the Marischal Coll, and Univ. of Aberdeen, 1798, and a general index to the whole work in 3 parts, subjects, persons, places, v. 20 contains an alphab. list of all the parishes, and a list of counties and parishes with popu¬ lation in 1755 and 1798. The New Statistical Account of Scotland, by the ministers of the respective parishes, under the superintendence of a committee of the Society for the benefit of the sons and daughters of the clergy. 15 v. Maps. Edinb., Blackwood, 1845. 1 [All56 V. 1. List of parishes. Edinburgh. 2. Lin¬ lithgow, Haddington, Berwick. 3. Roxburgh, Peebles, Selkirk. 4. Dumfries, Kirkcudbright, Wigton. 5. Ayr, Bute. 6. Lanark. 7. Renfrew, Argyle. 8. Dunbarton, Stirling, Clackmannan. 9. Fife, Kinross. 10. Perth. 11. Forfar, Kin¬ cardine. 12. Aberdeen. 13. Banff, Elgin, Nairn. 14. Inverness, Ross and Cromarty. 15. Sutherland, Caithness, Orkney, Shetland. Gen.Index. 314.15 Irish. Thom’s Official Directory of Ireland for 1928. 85th annual publ. 2600 p. Dublin, Alex. Thom & Co., 1928. la. 8°. AY772 Contains Irish Free State and Northern Ireland Govts. ; commercial, statistical, educa¬ tional, ecclesiastical, law, medical, banking, and postal directories ; principal Irish societies and institutions, Dublin city and county directory ; peerage, baronetage and knightage, and statistics of United Kingdom. Ulster Year Book, 1926. Publ. by authority of the Minister of Finance, xiv, 142 p. Belfast, H.M.S.O., 1926. DA990.U45 Official statistics of Northern Ireland, with col. maps and diagrams. 314.2 British. Beatson (R.). A political index to the histories of Great Britain and Ireland : or, a complete Register of the hereditary honours, public offices, and persons in office from the earliest periods to the present time. 3rd ed. corr. and enl. 3 v. Longman, 1806. CS419 Beatson is still useful for the minor lists of officials, many of which were omitted by Haydn in his 1852 edn., e.g. officers of the royal households, post captains of the navy, and officials of the army, w. short biogr. details in many cases. The Scottish lists are not so full' as in Haydn, but the Irish lists are fuller, and many are given which are not to be found in Haydn. British Almanac and Companion, 1828- 1914. Cassell, and var. publ., 1828-1914. No more pubd. AY754.B British Dominions Year Book, 1916- 1925. Eagle Star British Dominions Insurance Co., Ltd., 1916-1925. JV2 Carr-Saunders (A. M.) and Jones (D. C.). A survey of the social structure of England and Wales as illus. by statistics, xviii, 246 p. Oxf., 1927. HN384 Chamberlayne (E.). Anglic Notitia; or, the present state of England : together with divers reflections upon the antient state thereof, [xii], 480 p. In the Savoy, printed by T. N. for John Martyn, printer to the Royal Society, 1669. 12°. JN203.C69 Three eds. were issued in 1669, and frequent issues thereafter. From 1671 (5th ed.) to 1692 (17th ed.) the eds. were in 2 pts., 12° ; from 1694 (18th ed.) to 1702 (20th ed.) in 3 pts., 8°. The 21st and 22nd eds., 1704 and 1707, were continued by his son John Chamberlayne. Chamberlayne (J.). Magnae Britanniae Notitia : or the present state of Great Britain, etc. 22nd ed. of England and first of Scotland. 2 pt. Printed for Timothy Goodwin, etc., 1708. JN203.D08 Continued to 38th ed., 1755. Pt. 1. Bk. 1 contains a description of England, its climate,, inhabitants, religion, and trade. Bk. 2. Govern¬ ment. Bk. 3. Manners, customs, laws, etc. Pt. 2 gives, in 3 Bks., similar information for Scotland, followed by lists of offices and officers for each country. A valuable source of information for the period covered. Haydn (J.). The Book of dignities ; containing lists of the official personages