Florence ada keynes (9 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: Good. Good condition. Good dust jacket. (biography).

Zustand: New. In English.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Dust Jacket Included. Edges and endpapers a little spotted, dustwrapper quite spotted, and darkened at spine. Second edition, revised and enlarged (book first published by Cambridge University Press, 1947), "with additional chapters on the Drama in Cambridge". Florence Ada Keynes (née Brown, 1861-1958) was mother of John Maynard and Geoffrey.…

Zustand: New. A delightful collection of personal and historical anecdotes about Cambridge by the mother of Maynard and Geoffrey Keynes. Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Cambridge. Num Pages: 208 pages, 15 b/w illus. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 198 x 129 x 12. Weight in Grams: 270. . 2009. Paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland. …

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - As an early student at Newnham College and subsequently as the wife of John Neville Keynes, Florence Ada Keynes (née Brown), (1861-1958) spent her entire adult life living in Cambridge. A prominent public figure, active in charity work and public service, she became the first female councillor of the city and served as its Mayor in 1932. This charming little book was published when she was 86 years old. It displays her wide knowledge and love of the city of Cambridge, with engaging essays on Barnwell Priory, the history of the old Market Cross and Conduit and of town planning and social housing in Cambridge. Keynes tells of famous personalities from the city's past, such as the seventeenth-century philosopher Damaris Cudworth and the composer Orlando Gibbons, and recounts more personal memories of the changes her generation lived through, making this a valuable record of her own life.…

Hard Cover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good. 1st Edition. Hardback with dust-wrapper. 120pp. Frontis. Illus. 1st edition 1950. D/w slightly frayed, with small indentations to rear of d/w. Gift message to front free end-paper. A decent copy. (p11).

1st edition. Provides a sketch of the medieval background of the office of High Steward which does not itself appear in English municipal life until the close of the Middle Ages. There is also a brief account of the holders of the office in Cambridge until the 1950s. Written when the author was 93. Pp.32, errata slip tipped in, these errors corrected neatly in ink to the two pages concerned. Paperback, owner's name (P.R.Smythe) to top of front cover. G+. ** Florence Ada Keynes (née Brown; 1861 February 1958) was the mother of the renowned economist John Maynard Keynes who became the first High Steward to be born in the Borough in 1943. She was the first female councillor of Cambridge Borough Council, and was also a town magistrate. At 70 years of age, Keynes became Mayor of Cambridge in 1932. Retiring from public duties in 1939, she wrote a personal history of Cambridge, By-Ways of Cambridge History (Cambridge University Press, 1947).(wiki). …

First edition of this concise local history on the stewards of Cambridge. Octavo, original wrappers. In very good condition with light chipping and losses to the spine. Written by the mother of famed British economist John Maynard Keynes, whose ideas fundamentally changed the theory of macroeconomics and the economic policies of governments. Ownership signature to the front panel. Errata to the verso of the title page. 'High Stewards of the Borough of Cambridge' by Florence Ada Keynes is a work of local historical scholarship that examines the origins, functions, and ceremonial significance of the High Steward within Cambridgeâs civic administration. Written late in Keynesâs life, the study reflects her longstanding engagement with municipal governance and social research, situating the office within the broader development of the boroughâs political and institutional traditions.…

Original handbook and program of the National Council of Women of Great Britain, which represents womenâs societies and reform groups across the country. Duodecimo, original wrappers, illustrated throughout. From the library of Florence Ada Keynes with her ownership signature to the top right corner of the front panel and her marginal annotations throughout the section titled "Agenda". Florence Ada Keynes is the mother of famed British economist John Maynard Keynes, whose ideas fundamentally changed the theory of macroeconomics and the economic policies of governments. In very good condition. Rare and desirable. Florence Ada Keynes (1861â"1958) was a British social reformer, municipal politician, and local historian whose work significantly shaped civic life in Cambridge in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. One of the cityâs first female councilors, she was deeply involved in social research, housing reform, education, and public welfare, combining empirical inquiry with practical governance. In addition to her political career, Keynes produced detailed studies of Cambridgeâs municipal history, reflecting her sustained commitment to documenting and improving local institutions and civic traditions.…