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69274 WALES: In the Golden Age of Picture Postcards by David Gwynn


The Prince of Wales’s Feathers, the Dragon of Cadwaladr, the leek, national costume, a miner, ladies in very tall black hats wearing capes and taking tea are among the instantly recognisable images that begin this super volume. Here are also dozens of humorous Welsh


postcards where English speakers made fun of the tongue-twisting nature of Welsh place names like Penllithrigywrach. There are some truly beautiful picture postcards of spectacular scenery, beautiful beaches and resorts and great castles to visit in Wales. 96 page large paperback packed with sepia and hand tinted old postcards.


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68683 BUILDING LONDON: The Making of a Modern Metropolis by Bruce Marshall


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Here is a visual record of a remarkable story detailing the relentless progress of building in London. Step-by- step, we see how the city was built, and meet the great architects and engineers. We learn about where Londoners lived, how they were entertained, where they worked, shopped and worshipped. The book is organised thematically and, within that, chronologically, with rare images from the earliest days of photography as well as evocative and compelling photos from the last 100 years. All of London’s iconic buildings are featured and extensively illustrated from the vast archives of Getty Images. Villages such as Islington, Bermondsey and Paddington grew, and within 200 years, the two cities and their satellites fused together. 303 very large pages illus in colour and b/w. $55 NOW £12.50


69103 ASPECTS OF LANCASTER -


DISCOVERING LOCAL HISTORY edited by Sue Wilson


Gateway to the Lake District, a thriving 19th century port for the slave trade and a centre of the Roman Catholic religion in the days when it was suppressed, Lancaster is a beautiful town with a rich history. These 12 chapters, each by an expert on local history, bring the town alive from a variety of angles. One of the most famous local stories is the trial of the Pendle Witches in 1612. A prominent local industry in the 19th century was stained glass, not only for church windows but also the domestic stained glass popular in the Arts and Crafts era. 160pp, softback, b/w photos. £9.99 NOW £3


69173 BRITAIN’S COASTLINE by Jerome Monahan


The glorious Jurassic sweep of south-west England has a strong maritime history. Wide open skies, reed-fringed marshes and magnificent beaches characterise the coastline of East Anglia. The Yorkshire coast has a craggy grandeur, while that of the north-east includes the stunning estuaries of the Tyne, Wear and Tees. More than two-thirds of the British coastline is located in Scotland and its offshore islands, blessed with amazing natural features. In Northern Ireland the Antrim Coast Road regularly features in lists of the best-loved scenery in the British Isles and the beauties of Wales, too, are not forgotten. 128 very large pages in superb colour. £20 NOW £7


69174 COTSWOLD VILLAGES by John Mannion and Stephen Dorey An experienced professional photographer takes you on an insider’s tour of this fascinating region, capturing the pubs full of character, the historic churches, the beautiful gardens and elegant manor houses. Among the classic villages to discover are Bibury, described by William Morris as being the most beautiful village in England, Slad, the childhood home of the author Laurie Lee, Bourton-on-the-Water with its wonderful bridges spanning the river Windrush, and the Slaughters, which hug the banks of the tiny River Eye. 96 large pages, colour plates and map.


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69176 DISCOVER LANDSCAPES: Landmarks of Britain by Lisa Pritchard


Big glossy colour photos in a slim 32 page visual overview of our beautiful isle. Features all the highlights like Westminster Abbey, Trafalgar Square, the Cutty Sark, Kew Gardens, Winchester, Cambridge, Blackpool, Liverpool, Iron Bridge, the Angel of the North, Lindesfarne, Hadrian’s Wall, the Gower peninsular, Cardiff, Portmeirion, Edinburgh, up to Loch Ness. £6.99 NOW £2


69180 DISCOVER TIMES PAST LANCASHIRE by Myriad Books


Using quality sepia photographs from the archives of the Hulton Picture Library and the famous Picture Post Magazine, here is a panorama of people and places in England’s Red Rose county. John O’Gaunt’s Gateway, Lancaster Castle, the hills and moors of North Lancashire, football, transport, Manchester manufacturing, pigeon fancying, pudding making, a packed Cavern Club in 1963, Liverpool at war. Dozens of images in 32 pages. Large softback.


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69184 LANDMARKS OF BRITAIN by Lisa Pritchard


Less than two hours south of London, the iconic white cliffs drop away to the English Channel. To the south- west, the Devon and Cornwall peninsula offers the wide-open spaces of Exmoor, Dartmoor and Bodmin Moor that contrast with ever-narrower lanes and a superb coastline. Head west from the capital and you can enjoy the gentle rolling Cotswold Hills before reaching Wales and discovering the beauty of the Gower Peninsula and Snowdonia. To the east lie the flatlands of Cambridgeshire and the Norfolk Broads. Cross the border into Scotland and the landscape unfolds with a seemingly infinite variety of wooded hills, heather- covered moors and lochs. Meanwhile, the 21st century is firmly embraced in major centres such as Manchester, London, Birmingham, Cardiff and Glasgow. 128 very large pages, colour photos. £20 NOW £7


69355 AA MINI GUIDE SOUTH DOWNS


AND COAST by Tim and Anne Locke A-Z of places to visit and things to do, reviews of the best pubs and tea rooms, special interests for children, shopping, outdoor activities, local events and festivals.


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Bodiam Castle, the Kent and East Sussex Railway, Bill’s Tearooms at Lewes, hot spots and unmissable attractions, Tourist Information Centres and useful information listed. 256 page softback, colour photos. £4.99 NOW £2


69185 BEAUTIFUL PEAK


DISTRICT by Simon Kirwan Located between some of the UK’s greatest cities - Manchester, Sheffield, Nottingham and Derby - the Peak District is an upland area of wonderful contrasts, from the


bleak beauty of the windswept north to the dreamy pastoral scenery of the Dove valley in the south, where the peaceful waters of the river inspired Sir Izaak Walton to write his great work on fly-fishing. In 1932 a ‘mass trespass’ was organised when 400 ramblers set off from Hayfield to climb Kinder Scout. 20 years later, the Peak District National Park was created, covering an area of 550 square miles. From the dramatic edges and escarpments of Hen Cloud and the Roaches overlooking the Cheshire Plain to the pretty villages and market towns that characterise the region, these photos will enthrall. 128 large pages in glorious colour with map. £20 NOW £6


69186 WALES FROM THE AIR by Hilary Ellis and Simon Kirwan In a series of stunning aerial images by a leading photographer is a bird’s eye view of beautiful mountains, valleys, coastline, towns and villages. Linking Snowdonia with the Brecon Beacons in the south are the quiet valleys of mid-Wales, where market towns cluster around the scenic rivers of the Severn, Wye and Usk. Many of these towns are famous for their Georgian architecture. The lovely south-west coast includes the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park - Britain’s only truly coastal national park and a major attraction to the tourists who are drawn to its rugged coastline. Here too is St Davids - Britain’s smallest city. A feast of beauty. 128 very large pages, gorgeous colour photos with map. £20 NOW £8


69189 YORKSHIRE DALES


VILLAGES by John Potter The Yorkshire Dales National Park, which straddles the Pennines in northern England, is an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. An award-winning photographer


uncovers the beauty and charm of each small town and village. He manages to capture all the unique pleasures of country life: fell racing, agricultural shows, unusual pubs and events centred around historic churches. Here, the villages nestle amidst typical Dales scenery of drystone walls and barns, or lie close to stark limestone escarpments. From Appletreewick to Yockenthwaite, you will be charmed. 96 large pages, outstanding colour plates and map.


£12.99 NOW £4.50 69291 MOST AMAZING PLACES ON


BRITAIN’S COAST by Reader’s Digest Severn Beach is our unexpected starting point for this sprint round Britain’s coastline, taking in over 1000 beautiful, historic or just plain quirky landmarks. We visit elegant Clevedon with its Georgian terraces, then head south-west to Cornwall via dizzying Porlock Hill and the wilderness of Braunton Burrows. The Humber Bridge and Spurn Head signal the north, with Dracula’s Whitby and John of Gaunt’s Dunstanburgh Castle looming ahead and Cuthbert’s Holy Island as the gateway into Scotland. St. Andrews’ golf links and Cullen, home of the delicious Skink, are followed by John o’ Groats, Orkney and Shetland. Down again past the Hebrides and Gretna Green we are back in England. 100 gorgeous colour photos, over 40 maps. 320pp, softback. £14.99 NOW £6.50


69356 AA MINI GUIDE THE COTSWOLDS by Christopher Knowles


Visit classic Cotswold-stone villages such as Broadway and Chipping Camden. Visit Snows Hill Manor with its collection of thousands of treasures gathered by Charles Paget Wade as well as an Arts and Crafts style garden. Walk around Sudeley Castle, set in beautiful award- winning gardens or spend the evening in Bourton-on-the- Water. Covering the Forest of Dean and the Severn Vale, here are hot spots like Odda’s Chapel, Tewkesbury, Slimbridge and the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust, and beautiful monasteries, chapels, churches and cathedrals. With tea rooms listed and an A-Z of places to visit. 256pp, softback, colour photos. £4.99 NOW £1.50


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69322 BRITAIN by Lindsay Stainton 46 rarely exhibited watercolours, prints and drawings held in the Museum’s huge archive. The artworks featured show Britain and its people from Scotland to Cornwall and include studies of cities like London, Edinburgh and Oxford, and grand buildings and


cathedrals such as Windsor Castle, St Paul’s Cathedral and the abbeys of Tintern, Rievaulx and Kirkstall. But what we enjoyed particularly were the idyllic depictions of rural Britain which are followed by images of Industrial Revolution. All the artworks are fully captioned with title, date, artist and medium, quotes, anecdotes and biographical details. 96pp. £9.99 NOW £3.50


69334 FLOATING WORLD:


Japan in the Edo Period by John Reeve


In the 17th century Edo (modern- day Tokyo) was transformed from a swampy village to a metropolis of a million inhabitants, then one of the largest in the world. At this time came about a social phenomenon known as


Ukiyo - the floating world. An explosion of new art, song and theatre accompanied this new freedom. The natural world too was celebrated, and the works of Hokusai and Hiroshige depicted animals, land and seascape, from the well-known Under the Wave to the various images of Mount Fuji in its many moods. 45 artworks from the Museum’s collection, colour. 96pp. £9.99 NOW £4


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70745 SENSATIONAL SLIPPERS: 30 Trendy, Cozy, Dainty Designs by Benedikte Rathmann Hansen


This Danish author probably knows a thing or two about keeping warm, and some of the pixie-style ram’s horn, tulip and water lilies knitted slippers are truly goblin like. Here are felted slippers like the clog or Croc style smiling Whales on page 30, flowery ankle booties, knitted slippers with pompoms, ballet style


pumps, bobbly knitted hedgehogs and mice, nobbly boots, beaded carpet slippers, winter-blue slippers with ice crystals, sunshine boots, happy stripes and all manner of knitted winter warmers including warm leggings. Toes in or out, ankles covered or bare, classics lines or imaginative details, felted, knitted or crocheted, here are fun and fantastic slippers to suit all ages. 94 large pages, colour photos and diagrams. £11.58 NOW £5


70938 TOE-UP TECHNIQUES


FOR HAND-KNIT SOCKS by Janet Rehfeldt


Making socks from the toe up is a great way of knitting or crocheting socks. There is practically no finishing work and no grafting toes, and custom fitting a sock worked from the toe up to the cuff is easier than fitting a sock worked from the cuff downward. The short-row heel is similar to commercial sock heels


and once you get the hang of knitting short-row heels, you may prefer it to a heel flap and gusset, which is also included in this book. It is an updated and revised edition with additional patterns, illustrations and photographs to knit wonderful socks. Learn several cast- on methods, all the basics and how make the most fun socks from a variety of yarns like cotton elastic for a sophisticated pebbles and lace look, or super wash merino for an extra fine softness. 64 page softback, colour photos. £12.99 NOW £4


70673 SILHOUETTES BOOK AND CD-ROM by L’Aventurine


From Far Eastern silhouettes to early 20th century typographic ornaments, the book offers hundreds of patterns for all types and styles, charming silhouettes to enjoy from


the pages of the book or to inspire you in a multitude of design projects and handicrafts. There is a top-hatted, tail-coated gentleman in figure 17, a dashingly handsome man in a miniature profile, angelic figures dancing and playing in the countryside, angelic choir boys in a line, a matronly Georgian lady standing with parasol in profile, jesters and dancers, horsemen, artists, flags and symbols, cows and cockerels, sailing ships and vintage motorcars, trees and letters of the alphabet and a host of symbols and motifs. All the illustrations in the book are stored on the CD-Rom for use on Mac or PC and are in high resolution TIFF format ready to use. Very large softback, 128pp. £11.63 NOW £6


70674 ARABIC ORNAMENT


BOOK AND CD-ROM by L’Aventurine


A companion to Silhouettes (code 70673) this is one of the glossy, quality Library of Ornament series. The Persian manner has been applied in manuscripts, miniatures, ceilings, enamelled glassware,


ceramics and pottery. The stylised flowers are almost exclusively carnations, peonies or wild roses to which are added a palm and, with rare exceptions, this decoration is


69324 CARICATURES OF THE PEOPLES OF THE BRITISH ISLES by Tim Clayton


This utter delight from the British Museum Press draws upon the Museum’s collection of over 20,000 satirical prints - the largest, in fact, in the world. As we might expect Rowlandson and Hogarth are here,


and Richard Newton is well represented. Newton was a brilliant caricaturist, as skilled as any, but his body of work remained almost unknown until catalogued by the Museum in 1998. There are also many examples from French artists, Aaron Martinet in particular, who provided a different slant on things. Newton’s Scotsman’s Progress is particularly cleverly done, and Martinet’s Le Pretext is a delight. 45 colour illus. 96pp. £9.99 NOW £3.75


69349 LOVE AND MARRIAGE


by Jennifer Ramkalawon The timeless subjects of love and marriage provide a rich vein of comic possibilities as seen by the masters of caricature such as Rowlandson, Gillray, Cruikshank, Newton and their ilk. This charming little tome, published by the British Museum Press showcases 50 colour


prints from the Museum’s collection, many of which have never before been published. For each print we are given title, date, artist, medium and publisher. A Rowlandson from 1813 shows a brutish cobbler sewing up the mouth of his nagging wife. 96pp. £9.99 NOW £2.75


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painted onto a surface and not modelled in relief. Persian ornamentation can also be used in modern art, particularly with motifs for embroidery, painted pottery of all kinds, cabinet making, wood carving, plaster sculpture, marble, marquetry, inlaying of trays and other objects, painted ceilings and walls, using inspiration from the illumination of the pages of the Koran for example. Here are the geometrical shapes, coils, scrollwork, stylised leaves, tendrils and a multitude of patterns and swirls to use in your own design ideas or to enjoy from this book. All the illustrations are stored on the CD-Rom for use on with Mac or PC and are in high resolution TIFF format, ready to use. 124pp in large softback. £11.63 NOW £6


70852 DOLLMAKING FOR


THE FIRST TIME by Miriam Gourley


This would be a lovely hobby to start before Christmas and to make these lovely snow angels to hang on your Christmas tree. There are dozens of gift ideas and what could be more special than a handmade heirloom? There is also a Father


Christmas to make using the template of the Shaker Doll and a sculpted face transfer and terracotta paint to ruddy his cheeks. And shall we use wool fibre for his beard? Beginning with the basics materials and tools, making cloth dolls and wooden dolls, creating hairdos and clothing, begin with simple Lucinda, a nice cloth doll, before advancing onto sculpted fingers and mixing both wooden and cloth elements for Miss Gardener. Try the simple wooden angel, Scarecrow Annie, Native American dolls with button-on joints, and give any doll a one-of-a-kind look using fabric, wooden dowels, buttons and other household items for decoration. 112pp in large softback, colour photos. £6.99 NOW £3


70920 FRIENDSHIP


BRACELETS ALL GROWN UP by Jo Packham


Chic, fun, elegant jewellery made from beautiful fibres, threads and beads that you haven’t known what to do with, here are Friendship Bracelets for grown ups. These techniques are so versatile you can use them for making


necklaces, chokers, ankle bracelets, bookmarks, zip pulls, hair bands, embellishments for gifts and the list goes on. Use large jump rings to connect rhinestone rings, tie blue embroidery floss to one cabochon to create a sparkly gemstone bracelet or weave an ordinary silver chain with knotted and beaded strands and embellish further with playful beads. If you have any earrings that have lost its mate, turn it into a pendant! Create a sleek-as- silk bracelet by wrapping silk strands around a core strand or create a pretty floral-themed necklace made with lavender rattail cord and a porcelain flower and buds. Create a naturally vintage look and take the traditional craft to a whole new level of sophistication. More than 50 projects for surprisingly easy to make jewellery to make a one-of-a-kind statement. With complete introduction to stringing, knotting, weaving, embellishing and finishing. 64 page very large softback. £12.99 NOW £4


70857 IT’S IN THE DETAILS: Embellishing Clothes and Accessories


by Lucinda Ganderton Projects include a broderie anglaise blouse, a ribbon yolk denim jacket, silver beaded jeans pockets, a butterfly shrug, a shimmering evening top, a retro floral skirt - 30 different ways to use simple


embroidery, beading, appliqué and no-sew techniques. A customised bag, belt, dress or hat boosts and transforms an outfit instantly. It is a fashion truism that you can never have too many accessories, so look out for scarves, bags and baskets, hair decorations and gloves in thrift shops and discount stores and think of ways in which they can give your garments a makeover. The catwalks are adorned with ribbons, feathers, lace, beads and crystals, and our book offers brilliant suggestions with patches and scraps, flowers, yarn and wool to decorate and jazz up dull looking garments. They are quick and easy projects like an iron- on transfer paper to print the image of a daffodil on to a white blouse, or you could use a photograph of any other flower or motif. Decorate the hems of your cropped trousers with neutral stones and natural mother of pearl to complement the loose cotton material. 112pp in large softback, colour photos. $26.95 NOW £5


70862 SIMPLE CROCHET by Erika Knight


Crochet is much easier than knitting - using only one hook and a ball of yarn and it is easy to carry around so you can do it anywhere, on the train, while waiting or in your lunch break. With only a little practice


you will find your fingers working to a rhythm. Undoubtedly, it is a form of yoga for the hands. The book is what it says - concentrating on a few basic stitches, and some very different types of yarn, you can make almost anything. String, rags and leather - you name it and you can crochet with it. Experimenting is the key. Handmade textiles offer a unique opportunity to express your creativity in simple and enduring ways. The 20 elegant pieces for the home are here made with a stunning range of natural materials for designs ranging from cushions, throws and slippers to boxes and baskets, a table runner, tea cosy, Turkish slippers, string bag, stripy throw, filet cushion, floor pillow and more, all with a contemporary look and colour palette based on neutrals with touches of vibrant colour. 128pp in large softback, colour photos.


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70858 MICRO MOSAICS by Angie Weston Micro-mosaic jewellery and ceramics are popular in craft shops and on eBay, and this collection of 30 projects shows you how to make your own beautiful examples. Associated with 16th century Rome, micro mosaics became collectors’ items in the 19th century and the tesserae are now mass-produced for an international market from a variety of materials including glass, ceramic and resin. The tools required include tile nippers to get the exact size and of course jewellery findings for


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