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1; 68373 - Midland Representative and Birmingham Herald (The) Weekly newspaper. Vol. 1. Nos. 4, 33 (May 14; December 3) 1831. - 1831
1; 265939 - Birmingham journal : [weekly newspaper]. - 1825-1868
1; 663036 - Bromsgrove messenger.
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2; 10901 - Town Crier (The) : or, Jacob's belles lettres. A periodical. Vols. 1 - 45 (January 1861 - October 2nd 1903) All published. Ports. Illus. Cartoons. (Birmingham) 45 volumes. 1861 - 1903 NOTE - Published monthly until December 1889, afterwards weekly.
2; 12289 - "Brum" Weekly periodical. Edited by Old Sarbot. Nos. 1 - 16 (September 1st - December 16th, 1869) Cartoons. 1869. WILLIAMS (CHARLES WILLIAM) Works edited by. - 1869
2; 45057 - The Circulator, afterwards The Circle. Weekly periodical. N.S. Numbers 1 - 17, January 7 - April 29, 1882. Ports. Illus. 1882. BERNASCONI (GEORGE H.) Works illustrated by. - 1882
2; 50585 - Dart (The). Afterwards Birmingham Pictorial and Dart. Weekly periodical. Numbers 1 - 1819. October 28, 1876 - September 1, 1911. All published. Ports. Illus. Cartoons. 35 volumes. 1876 - 1911. . - 1911
2; 57814 - Bazar (The) or Literary and Scientific Repository. Weekly periodical. (Birmingham) Numbers 1 - 47. June 26, 1823 - May 13, 1824. Illus. 1823-4.
2; 59120 - Birmingham Graphic (The) Weekly periodical. February 21, 1883 - June 6, 1884. Ports. Illus. 3 volumes. 1883-4. - 1883-1884
2; 60323 - Lion (The) literary, social and satirical. Weekly periodical. Nos. 1 – 24 (January 4 – June 14, 1877) Cartoons. All published. (Birmingham) 1877. - 1877
2; 63046 - Arrow (The) Weekly periodical. Volumes 1 and 2. February 9 - November 23, 1882. 2 volumes. All published. Ports. Cartoons. 1882. - 1882
2; 64473 - Illustrated Midland News. Views of Birmingham.
2; 67524 - Birmingham Graphic (The) Weekly periodical. February 21 - August 16, 1883. 1883. - 1883
2; 67563 - Circulator (The) A Home Miscellany etc. for Birmingham, its suburbs etc. Monthly periodical. Numbers 1, 2. 1881. - 1881
2; 69785 - Illustrated Birmingham Times (1854). Newspapers : see under the following.
2; 73401 - Birmingham Examiner (The) Weekly periodical. Number 1. October 4, 1856. - 1856
2; 109831 - Owl (The) Weekly periodical. January 30, 1879 (Number 1) - September 1, 1911. Last published. Ports. Illus. Cartoons. 45 volumes. 1879 -1911 NOTE - Wants September 2, 30, 1881. - 1881
2; 115731 - The Art Rambler. Volumes 1 - 4. 1890-95. Lithographed. 4 volumes. Illus. 1890-5 NOTE - Volumes 1 - 2 published by the Art Ramblers' Club. Volumes 3 - 4 by the Birmingham Industrial Arts Club. Art Ramblers' Club. - 1890-1895
2; 131877 - The Birmingham railway extension scheme. Rearrangement of lines outside New Street Station. In City Chimes. Vol. 1. Illus. Plan. 1895. Railways. - 1895
2; 135326 - "Our City" with which is incorporated "City Chimes" and Birmingham Financial News. Weekly. Volumes 1 - 6 (October 1, 1896 - June 24, 1899) All published. Ports. Illus. 6 volumes. 1896-9.
2; 135671 - Annual exhibition of the Birmingham Photographic Society. By X Ray. In City Chimes. Volume 2. Illus. 1896. Photographic Society (Birmingham) 1885 etc.. - 1896
2; 140833 - Mason University College Magazine. Extra number (January 1898) Proceedings on Mason College being constituted a University College. Speech by J. Chamberlain, historical retrospect by R.S. Heath etc. Ports. Illus. 1898. Mason College. - 1898
2; 144248 - The Birmingham Magazine of Arts and Industries. Edited by W.J. Spurrier. Volumes 1 - 3 and N.S. 1. All published. Ports. Illus. Maps. 4 volumes. 1897 - 1905. - 1905
2; 144248 - The Birmingham Magazine of Arts and Industries. Vols. 1 - 3, and New series. Vol. 1. All published. Ports. Illus. Maps. 4 volumes. 1897 - 1905. *SPURRIER (WILLIAM JAMES) Works edited by. - 1905
2; 152003 - Caste (The) A weekly record of Birmingham plays and players. Nos. 1 - 4. All published. 1900. Theatres. - 1900
2; 157500 - Birmingham Magnet (The) Weekly periodical. Volumes 1 - 4. June 15, 1901 - February 18, 1905. All published. Ports. Illus. 4 volumes. 1901-5.
2; 210391 - Hill (J) The streets of Birmingham. In The Birmingham Magazine of Arts & Industries. New Series. Vol. 1. Illus. 1904-5. Streets.
2; 254495 - Birmingham Sunday Echo. Newspaper. Numbers 1 - 790. August 18, 1898, Numbers 791 - 872. October 4, 1913 - April 24, 1915. 2 volumes. 1913-15 NOTE - On March 25, 1906 the title was changed to "The Birmingham Echo". From October 4, 1913 "The Birmingham Echo" was issued in a different form and published on Saturday. Incorporated from May 1, 1915 with "What's Doing".
2; 261052 - Midland Cycle & Motor Car Exhibition Co. Limited. The Show Chronicle. Daily programme and visitors' list. No. 4 (January 23rd) 1899. Motor Shows. - 1899
2; 301973 - Birmingham Illustrated Weekly (The) The organ of breezy optimism. Numbers 1 - 19. November 4th 1922 - April 14th 1923. 1922-3.
2; 323164 - Midlander (The) An illustrated review of sport, drama and society in the Midlands. Vols. 1 – 5 (October 1925 – November 1930) All published. Illus. 5 volumes. 1925-30.
2; 325890 - Birmingham Outlook (The) A weekly periodical. Volume 1. Numbers 1 - 14. January 23 - April 24, 1926. All published. 1926. - 1926
2; 364449 - Onlooker (The) Monthly periodical dealing with past and current events in Birmingham. Volume 1 (January - June 1930) Illus. 1930 NOTE - All published. *ONIONS (CHARLES TALBUT).
2; 369850 - Shakespeare land. A visit to Hathaway Farm, Shottery made by members and friends of the Birmingham Rotary Club. In The Review. Volume 1. Illus. 1930. B. (J.H.). - 1930
2; 385366 - Owl (The) Weekly periodical. January 1881 - June 1884. Ports. Illus. Cartoons. 7 volumes.
2; 662615 - Asia weekly, Birmingham : [in Urdu, giving world news and local news, including Balsall Heath].
3; 44821 - Midland Monitor (The) Under the superintendence of clergymen and laymen of the Church of England. Weekly periodical. Vols. 1, 2 (January 8, 1841 – April 1, 1842). 1841-2. - 1841-1842
3; 106423 - The Naturalists' Gazette. January 1889. Number 1 - July 1891. (Birmingham) 3 volumes. 1889-91 NOTE - Incorporated with "The Garner" a London publication, after July 1891. *BATH (WILLIAM HARCOURT) Works edited by. - 1891
3; 109518 - The Rural World. Vols. 1 – 5. Published by the Rural Labourers' League, Birmingham. 5 volumes. 1888 – 1893 NOTE - Later volumes are in the Library, but these were published in London. Rural Labourers' League.
3; 117556 - Birmingham Comet (The) Weekly periodical. January 7, 1893 - March 30, 1895. Illus. 3 volumes. All published. 1893-5.
3; 159857 - Licensed Trade News (1901 etc.). Newspapers : see under the following.
3; 201202 - Rifleshot (The) A monthly review of rifle shooting. Vol. 1 (January 1907) etc. 1907 etc. NOTE - This periodical ceased to be connected with Birmingham after May 1910. - 1910
3; 228974 - . Farmers Magazine (The) A monthly journal etc. Volume 1, numbers 1 - 6.
3; 257146 - Student Polyglot (The) Monthly magazine in English, French & Spanish. Vol. 1, No. 1. (March 1915 ) - No. 3. (Birmingham) 1915. - 1915
3; 270889 - The Vine. A volume from the Symbolist Press. 1917. WOOD (JAMES DUCKWORTH) Work edited by. - 1917
3; 394212 - The City of Birmingham : an appreciation of the "Forward" city by A. Cosmopolitan. In Good Roads, Volume 7. Port. Illus. Dgm. 1931. COSMOPOLITAN (A) pseud.. - 1931
3; 470371 - The British Screen. Volumes 1-2, March 1937 - January 1938. 2 volumes. 1937-8 NOTE :- all published. Cinematograph Exhibitions. - 1937-1938
09; 273258 - Leaders from the Birmingham Daily Post, January 1st, 1867 - December 31, 1898. Newspaper cuttings. 19 volumes. 1867-1898. *BUNCE (JOHN THACKRAY). - 1898
09; 273277 - Reviews of books by the Birmingham Daily Post. 1892-97. BUNCE (JOHN THACKRAY) Newspaper cuttings collected by.
09; 669136 - A collection of lectures, advertisements etc. taken from Aris's gazette, in the eighteenth century. - 1972
67058 - Vol. 1. No. 25 (September 17, 1879) (Wolverhampton) Cartoon. 1879. Lantern (The) A miscellaneous weekly, including matter relating to Birmingham.. - 1879
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81 - Birmingham as described by foreign travellers - nd
82 - Vestiges of Old Birmingham and Midlands - nd
83 - Guides to Birmiongham and Surrounding Country - nd
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