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76453 LONDON’S UNDERGROUND SUBURBS


by Dennis Edwards Nostalgiamanes will relish this book full of innocent enjoyment of the days during the 20th century when bathrooms, even among the rich, were few and far between, and Mr Chamberlain was busy


keeping Herr Hitler and other problems under control. It is the story of how London, more than any other of the great European cities, expanded enormously. Yet, by a curious paradox, this expansion took place at times of great economic depression. Lured by continual newspaper advertising, and the ease of daily travel by the new London Underground extensions into Hertfordshire, Middlesex, Buckinghamshire and Surrey, how could modern young marrieds resist the attractions of a brand-new home in the country? A multitude of couples were eager to escape from the crowded, dirty, noisy, smog-prone and fly-infested streets into the green fields and fresh air. Vast new housing estates spread out, newspaper advertisements offered houses for tiny deposits, and families found that they could afford to buy a house for the rent they were paying each week. A fascinating story of a radical change of lifestyle, and a delightful glimpse back into a world of wind-up


gramophones, wireless sets, cocktails, tiled fireplaces and Abdulla cigarettes. 110 pages lavishly illustrated in b/w and colour.


£16.95 NOW £8


transport system and associated fertile land saw the town grow quickly in size and standing, but it was its strategic significance to Alfred the Great c.790, during the wars against Viking invaders, that cemented its importance. In Tudor and Stuart times it was again the centre of much politicking, but slowly declined in reputation, being usurped as county town by Aylesbury in the early 18th century. Churches, civic buildings, the old gaol, schools (including the Old Latin School, built in 1190 and beautifully restored today), the evolution of the road network plus street parties and carnivals, pubs and clubs, shops and recreation - a superb pictorial analysis of 100 years of change in an historic town. 180 captioned colour and b/w photos. 96pp softback. £12.99 NOW £5


76482 WINSLOW THROUGH


TIME by Charles Close Winslow is a small market town 10 miles north of the County Town of Aylesbury and the Vale. It is situated on a low hill, and King Offa is believed to have had a palace there. In those days, it was part of Mercia. By 1087, the Abbot of St Albans was in charge, farming 600 acres with three slaves. The Market


Charter was granted in 1235, and Winslow’s prosperity and importance, on a main road north from Aylesbury to Buckingham derived from that. Over the years, much has changed. Agriculture has gone into decline. Sir William Lowndes’ great Hall, which was built by Sir Christopher Wren, changed hands many times and was nearly demolished after wartime requisition by the RAF. The 1960s saw the Winslow Hall Estate sold off for new housing and then the commuters came. This charming book gives readers a thought-provoking set of snapshots and accompanying texts documenting the town’s ‘progress’. The sense of change leaps from every page. 96 pages. Over 180 photos in colour and sepia/white. £12.99 NOW £4


76477 TAMWORTH THROUGH TIME


by Antony Poulton-Smith Archaeological research has revealed that Tamworth was a site of significant Celtic and Roman occupation, but it was not until the Saxons arrived that the town became of huge significance, becoming capital of the ancient kingdom of Mercia and home to


kings such as Aethelred and Offa. Its easily defendable position at the confluence of the Rivers Tame and Anker made it a vital stronghold against the Vikings and the castle was also used by Norman, Plantagenet and Stuart kings. The Industrial Revolution saw the Coventry Canal and the railway come to Tamworth, which was to become a major coal mining town. When the seams were worked out this open-cast mining area was built over to provide overspill housing for Birmingham. Other influences on the local landscape include Sir Robert Peel and his descendants and Thomas Guy, of hospital fame. Tamworth was also home to the Reliant three-wheeler and nearby Drayton Manor Theme Park has been packing ?em in for over 50 years. Here are over 180 captioned colour and b/w photos, many of them “then and now” comparisons, showing the roads, bridges, rivers and canal, carnivals, Drayton Manor past and present, plenty of the castle and its grounds, Wigginton Hall, local churches, pubs and shops. 96pp softback. £14.99 NOW £6


76539 BACKBONE OF ENGLAND Life and Landscape on the Pennine Watershed by Andrew Bibby


There are very many watersheds in Britain - every little hill acts as a divide for water, separating drops and trickles into streams and rivulets which eventually join up and make their way to the sea together. But there is one watershed - the


watershed - where this does not happen. This is the line of higher (and often much lower) ground which defines whether rainfall flows west to the Irish Sea and the Atlantic, or east and to the North Sea; just a few inches can make all the difference. This line travels around southern England, the Thames valley, up to the Midlands and the Peak District. However it was from here on, when the watershed is defined by the “backbone of England”, the Pennines, that Andrew Bibby wanted to concentrate upon. He walked the route from Kinder Scout to Hadrian’s Wall, keeping at all times above the headwaters of the streams and rivers which run off the hills. Along the way he explores aspects of the history, ecology, geography and culture, meeting many of the people whose lives are ruled by this extraordinary landscape. Bibby’s detailed and enthusiastic descriptions make this perfect for walkers who feel inspired to follow in his muddy footsteps. B/w illus, 239 page paperback. £8.99 NOW £4.50


74082 CHELTENHAM by Stephen Morris


In the 18th century Cheltenham’s chalybeate springs were endowed with almost magical curative qualities by speculators anxious to emulate Bath’s legendary success. With George III’s visit, Cheltenham became the most fashionable resort in England, where wealthy arrivals were greeted by a band in the street, and deposed European royalty took refuge. Today, Cheltenham remains England’s most complete Regency town, where the literature and music festivals, the racecourse and colleges continue to draw visitors. 112 pages 27cm x 25.5cm in gorgeous colour. £16.99 NOW £4


74639 SOUTHSEA PAST by Sarah Quail The author explores the history of Portsmouth’s seaside suburb, and the challenges the resort has faced since 1945 and the demise of the traditional seaside holiday. Southsea is not only a satellite of the premier naval port. It is also a sizeable residential suburb in its own right and, although facilities for sea bathing and enjoying marine views have existed since the mid-18th century, it developed originally as a middle-class out-lier of the old town and its original suburb of Portsea. ‘The gem of England’s Watering Places’ graphically described here. 132 pages, 150 photos, maps. £14.99 NOW £4


74897 HENLEY ON THAMES PAST AND PRESENT by John


Pilling and Lorraine Woods With the annual Regatta and other royal associations and its often stratospheric property prices it is hard to believe that Henley-on- Thames was once a down-at-heel town. Back in the 1840s, the building of the GWR through nearby Reading at a stroke deprived the


town of its road and river trade. It was the Regatta, and particularly its 1851 patronage by Prince Albert, that put the town back on the map as a place for the social élite and luxury hotels, boatbuilding and service industries flourished. John Pilling has brought together some 120 photos from the Victorian, Edwardian and inter-war periods, adding fascinating and informative captions. Photos from the same viewpoint in 2000 gives us an instant comparison. 128pp softback. £9.99 NOW £3


74844 PHILIP’S STREET ATLAS OF LONDON by Philips


Central London atlas pages are shown at 7" to the mile and shown in red on the Key at the beginning covering Greater London, right from Golders Green to Dulwich, the Olympic Park at Stratford to Richmond. One way streets, car pounds, riverboat piers, markets, museums, galleries, schools, golf courses, tennis courts, football stadiums, universities, churches, post offices and more. With Central London bus route map at the back. Red satin bookmark, pocket sized with elasticated fastener. £8.99 NOW £4


74890 EXPLORING THE ISLANDS OF ENGLAND AND WALES: Including the Channel


Islands and the Isle of Man by Julian Holland In the first ever complete guide to the inhabited islands around the coastline of England and Wales, the author’s detailed text includes geology, history, flora and fauna, directions for access, tourist info, places to stay, walks, locations to visit, relevant websites and contacts. From the deserted white, sandy beaches and clear blue seas of the Isles of Scilly, to the funfairs and beach huts of Hayling Island, the rugged remoteness of Lundy. 160 pages, 200 colour photos, and 36 Island and locator maps.


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74898 LATE EXTRA!: Hackney in the News by David Mander


Here David Mander, Borough Archivist for Hackney, paints a vivid picture of life in Hackney over the past 250 years as it was reported and recorded in local newspapers. With reports of duels, bull baiting, elopements, sudden deaths, highwaymen, “balloon foolery”, pageants, boxing and petty crime all featuring prominently. Police and court reports, violence and accidents are part of the story, but so too are hospitals, business, social occasions and the cinema. 150 b/w illus. 124pp softback. £10.99 NOW £4


75243 THE QUEEN’S ENGLISH: An A to Zed Guide to Distinctively British Words by C. J. Moore


This book collects together a selection of traditional and modern English words and phrases, from Aga to Zany, which will help bridge the gap between English speaker and English. Between these covers you will find the meanings, derivation and social significance of such delights as a curate’s egg, don’t mind me!, doolally, nice cuppa tea, turned out nice again, pottering, load of cobblers, gazump, feather in your cap, eavesdropper, sleeping policeman, rigmarole, argy-bargy and much more. With super Scarfe-like cartoon drawings. 128pp. $14.95 NOW £2.75


75283 LOST DEVON: Devon’s Lost Heritage by Felicity Goodall


Here is the mill which supplied handmade paper to Buckingham Palace, the mine which, during the 19th century, produced half the world’s supply of copper, and the North Devon pottery which exported tableware to early American settlers. A unremarkable building by a railway line is a memorial to Isambard Kingdom Brunel. A victory in the Mediterranean brought prosperity to a Dartmoor quarry which supplied granite to enhance London’s grandeur, while the arms race between two dying empires had a fatal effect on a fishing village. 231 paperback pages, illus. £10.99 NOW £4.75


75556 PICTURE PERFECT ENGLISH VILLAGES by James Bentley


Overlooking harbours like Mevagissey in Cornwall, through picturesque villages with Tudor cottages near Lacock Abbey in the West Country, old inns, castle ruins, quintessential thatched cottages, Norman churches, medieval stone manor houses in Buckinghamshire, traditional front gardens and the duck pond at Aldbury in Hertfordshire, village churches and their mahogany interiors, lych-gates, monuments, streams and rivers as we sweep over eaves and windows in the villages of Hampshire, while limestone, sandstone and millstone grit lend a darker look to those of Yorkshire, Durham and Northumberland. Large 208 page softback, 285 spectacular colour photos. £12.95 NOW £5.75


76073 CRAP TOWNS RETURNS edited by Sam Jordison and Dan Kieran The Domesday Book of Misery! Morecambe, Liverpool and Hackney are in the ‘not so crap’ appendix where as Mayfair, Bradford, Chipping Norton, York, Gibraltar, Coventry, Nuneaton, High Wycombe, Thetford, Brighton, Great Yarmouth, Blackpool, Gateshead, Boston and Glastonbury all do. For each there is a dilapidated, rather revolting picture, a knackered old pub, a back alley, a boarded up house or a sad Civic building and reasons why it has made the list like intimidation of local whistleblowers, production of weak beer, race riots, plus the town’s motto, population, average house price and famous residents. 160 pages, b/w photos. £10 NOW £3.50


75098 LONDON OBSERVED: A Polish Philosopher at Large, 1820-24 by Krystyn Lach-Szyrma


The philosopher and writer Krystyn Lach-Szyrma came to Britain in the early 19th century as tutor to two Polish princes. Over a period of 18 months in London they visited prisons, hospitals and factories as well as art galleries and museums, and were entertained by people of the caliber of Elizabeth Fry and Robert Owen. They familiarised themselves with the Houses of Parliament, the Stock Exchange and Westminster Abbey, but were also intrigued by London’s inns and theatres. They analysed the class system and problems of law and order, and pondered such mysteries as the origins of the term ‘Cockney’ and the nature of English breakfasts. 13.9 x 21.6cm, 332 paperback pages, illus. First edition, 2009.


£12.99 NOW £3.50 75492 BLACK’S


SKETCHBOOKS: The English Lakes 1922 by Gordon Home


16 beautiful pencil sketches, one per right hand page in this facsimile reprint series by publisher A&C Black. Published in Spring, 1922, the images include Windermere from Bowness, Dove Cottage Grasmere, Stone Circle near Keswick, Derwentwater, Buttermere, Scale Force, Wastwater and the Screes


(very easy to skid down!) and Styhead Pass among them.


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75488 BLACK’S SKETCHBOOKS: Cambridge 1913 by Walter M. Keesey


Found in the archives of the publisher A&C Black, the oldest we have selected is Cambridge in 1913 with 15 drawings including the Fountain at Trinity College, Clare Gates and King’s College Chapel, St. John’s College Gateway, the Great Court at Trinity College, the Master’s Lodge at Downing College, the exquisitely rendered Trumpington Street complete with vintage vehicles and people in clothing of the era. Facsimile reprint of the 1913 original. £6.99 NOW £3.50


75486 BLACK’S SKETCHBOOKS: Bath and Wells 1920 by D. S. Andrews


A door at Vicar’s Close in Wells, the Gatehouse, Chain Gate, Wells Cathedral, the Palace Gateway and Market Place are among the beautifully rendered sketches by the then well known artist D. S. Andrews. Here is the city in its natural basin as seen from Beechen Cliff, the door to Beau Nash’s house, the Memorial in Victoria Park, the Mineral Water Fountain, North Parade, Pulteney Bridge, the High Street (now Milsom Street) and of course the Roman Baths. 24 charming pencil sketches in facsimile reprint of the 1920 original. £6.99 NOW £3.50


75489 BLACK’S SKETCHBOOKS: Chester 1920 by Joseph Pike


24 exquisitely accurate pencil sketches, one per right hand page of some of the famous sights from the great city of Chester like the Tudor façades of houses in Bridge Street, salmon fishing boats on the River Dee, the Bear and Billet, the Old Stanley Palace, the Rows at Bishop Lloyd’s Palace, the Lady’s Bower Leche House, Chester Castle, the Water Tower, the canal and the Town Hall. First published in 1920 and here in beautiful facsimile reprint, one of a set. £6.99 NOW £3.50


75549 BLACKS SKETCHBOOKS: Set of Four Buy all four hardbacks and save even more. £27.96 NOW £12


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75844 WORLD HERITAGE SITES OF GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND: An Illustrated Guide to All 27 World Heritage Sites


by Victoria Huxley and Geoffrey Smith


There are 27 ‘absolutely must visit’ World Heritage Sites in the United Kingdom and Ireland, which are designated by UNESCO - the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization. Each entry is fully illustrated with


colour photos, maps and site plans and includes a full historical background and key facts and details of personalities associated with that particular location. Not only are there well-known sites such as Stonehenge, Hadrian’s Wall and the cities of Edinburgh and Bath, but also perhaps less frequently visited locations such as Cornwall’s industrial landscapes, and the Ironbridge Gorge - where the world’s first industrial revolution began. 272 softback pages packed with colour photos and individual maps and website addresses. $22 NOW £5.50


75765 ANIMAL LONDON: A Spotter’s Guide by Ianthe Ruthven


Meet the animals that hide amidst our iconic London landscape. Although we may not know it, they fill the city with life, and make for a compelling treasure hunt. There are dragons guarding gateways, elephants in parks, monsters on gables and foxes on letter-boxes. They are hidden in crumbling graveyards, daubed in canal-bank graffiti and perched on rooftops but, in the hustle and bustle at street level they are all too often overlooked. The author is a photographer specialising in architecture and landscape. Here are details of charming rabbits and mice from the Peter Pan sculpture in Kensington Gardens, a gigantic bronze hare at Admiralty Arch, a terrifying vampire bat in Tufton Street and a huge Roa beaver in a derelict yard in Hackney. 172 paperback pages, gorgeous photos in colour, with a map for every chapter. £9.99 NOW £5


HANDICRAFTS


Creative minds have always been known to survive any kind of bad training.


- Anna Freud 76316 ORIGAMI GONE


WILD by John Montroll Paper folds for all skill levels to make an aardvark, panda, giraffe, rhinoceros, moose, zebra, lion, gorilla, African elephant, chimpanzee, or simple crocodile among the 20 fabulous paper folding designs. With large illustration in colour, step-by-step instructions, the internationally


renowned origami master presents a menagerie of more than 20 jungle and forest animals. 128pp in very large softback.


£18.99 NOW £6.50 76301 CARNAVAL PAPER


DOLLS WITH GLITTER by Tom Tierney


No need to travel all the way to Brazil, you have your own twinkly, glittery press-out paper Carnival figures in this super collection of 16 dolls to press out, fold the tabs, stand up and decorate with their plumes and hats. Do not cut out white space between the arm and


costume! Some have huge head dresses, kinky boots, half harlequin costumes, tiny bikinis, glorious fairy style dresses and then there is Rei Momo, King of the Carnaval. Celebrate the famous festival with a parade of your own sparkling paper dolls with clusters of feathers, sensuous silks, jewelled tiara and glitter from head to toe. 16 in total in large softback. Colour. £10 NOW £3.50


72486 VINTAGE BABY KNITS: More than 40 Heirloom Patterns from the 1920s to the 1950s by Kristen Rengren


For years, the author has collected vintage pattern booklets and has now updated them for modern knitters and their babies. With charts, diagrams, needle sizes and yarns and including a chart of average baby sizes today. We are sure that knitters will revel in these delightful projects, from Rupert the Lion, Elmer the Elephant and Horace the Horse to the striped socks, the nursing shawl and the attractive christening gown. 160 pages, 25cm x 22cm, colour photos, diagrams, lists of resources, tools, abbreviations and special techniques. £14.99 NOW £6


75609 TILE ARTIST’S MOTIF BIBLE by Jacqui Atkin


A Picasso face, spirals and dots, diamond, Buddha, a North American Indian face, church windows, balloons, foliage, coral, a majolica butterfly, a bumble bee, magpie, Delft-style, a Greek pattern with border and Aztec serpent are among 200 decorative designs with step-by-step instructions and charts. For each there is a full colour photo, diagrams, order of work, clay required, paint brushes and under glaze and stains, and arranging the tiles with a design idea. Step-by-step colour photos, 256pp on spiral binding. $29.99 NOW £5


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