www.bibliophilebooks.com 76553 EASY JAMS,


CHUTNEYS AND PRESERVES Delicious and Simple Recipes by Val and John Harrison The authors have been making jams, chutneys and preserves at home for over 30 years and here share their expertise in how to make your own jams, jellies, marmalades, chutneys, pickles, fruit butters and fruit cheeses. If you grow fruit and veg this is an ideal way to use the


surplus, or you can make the most of delicious food for free. Here are traditional favourites like Old English Marmalade as well as more unusual tastes such as Peach Conserve with Brandy. Plus ketchups and sauces, vinegars, relishes and other finger lickin’ good recipes. 206pp with illus. £6.99 NOW £3.50


76483 HISTORY OF CHOCOLATE IN YORK by Paul Chrystal and Joe Dickinson Think of York and you think of medieval streets, its Minster, railways and of course confectionary, particularly chocolate. Kit Kat, Fruit Gums, All Gold, Butterkist and the companies who made them, Rowntree’s, Terry’s and Craven’s. Our book is the first to chart the history of chocolate and confectionary manufacture and marketing by York companies from their origins in the 18th century through to recent takeovers by Nestlé, Tangerine and Kraft. Here too is all aspects of production, quality control, packaging, design and branding, collecting Rowntree’s wrappers and nostalgia today. Colour and b/w illus, 240 page large softback.


£14.99 NOW £6 76581 MAKING THE MOST


OF YOUR PRESSURE COOKER: How to Create Delicious, Healthy Meals in Double Quick Time


76944 REMOTE BRITAIN: Landscape, People and Books


by David St John Thomas In this thinking traveller’s tour of some of Britain’s most out-of-the- way places, David St. John Thomas, author of ‘Journey Through Britain, Landscape, People and Books’, finds remains of railways and even active steam trains in the most unlikely of places, stays in


hotels to fall in love with or to hate, is never short of people to express their views and colourfully expresses himself in chapters such as ‘In the Footsteps of the Queen Mother’. There are many common themes - populations are small, relatively poor, but contented and rather self-sufficient. The sea was the historic highway, opening up trade and bringing Christianity before it reached most inland areas. The armed forces still command tracts of great scenery yet reductions in personnel have lessened employment prospects particularly in the northern extremity of Britain and here is Unst with its unique history and way of life. Mr Thomas is fascinated by exotic historical touches and the ways people live and work. He organises his book by themes such as the holistic life, wine and cheese, the Old Testament and Tess, localism, before taking us on his rather special tours to dip into time and again to the Isles of Scilly, Yorkshire, the Gower Peninsular, Tenbury Wells in Herefordshire, Bodmin Moor, hilly and flat Lincolnshire, the Wye Valley, the Lake District, remoter Essex with the Tolleshurst Knights to remoteness in London and beyond. With books mentioned and quoted. 536pp with many colour photos. £18.99 NOW £8


77131 LLANELLI: Story of a Town by John Edwards,


published by the Llanelli Star Originally written in Welsh, this first- ever history of Llanelli takes readers from the Ice Age to the dawning of the third millennium. The beginnings of the town centred around the Parish Church and we learn of the influence of three landed families - the Vaughans, the Stepneys and the Mansels. Coal


and shipping were the earliest industrial enterprises, dating from the 16th century. Iron makes its appearance at the end of the 18th century, when Alexander Raby steps on to the scene, and copper comes next with the huge contribution of the Nevill family. From the mid-19th century, it is the production of tinplate which takes pride of place, making Llanelli’s production the largest of any town in the world. The second part of the 20th century sees the demise of heavy industry, with the town facing a new future based on tourism. However, the story is no dry recital of facts. Readers will meet a varied selection of colourful characters, and thrill to dramatic incidents, such as the massive railway disaster in 1904 and the murderous attack at the house of Gellywernen, not to mention learning to sing the town’s unofficial anthem - Sospan Fach (The Little Saucepan). 208 paperback pages 23.5cm x 15.5cm lavishly illustrated in b/w with four appendices: mayors of the borough, freemen of the borough, contents of Llanelli House and the story of the anthem.


£12.99 NOW £5 76900 COLLINS LONDON


by Carolyn Humphries The new pressure cookers are simple, silent, sophisticated and safe. Following the easy instructions given here, you can master them in


a moment and you’ll be hooked. Pressure cooking keeps in so much more of the natural goodness, food is appreciably healthier too. We have never seen so many recipes crammed into one volume. They include complete meals, soups, starters, fish, meats, desserts, vegetarian treats, preserves, bread, cakes and even side dishes. Christmas Pudding, Tarka Dahl, or All-In-One Risotto Milanese, whether it be exotic or homely, you can make it in a flash. 192 paperback pages, line drawings.


£9.99 NOW £5 76606 BRITISH FOOD: An Extraordinary


1000 Years of History by Colin Spencer Throughout the first period covered by this book there were ceaseless struggles between princes, the church and the nobility for their share and control in the produce of the land. The book covers livestock, food and fasting, cooking, feast halls, herbal knowledge, medieval sauces, spice and splendour, the aristocratic diet and the peasant diet, the rise of the market garden, regional food, the country estate, fish and chips, Victorian food and Isabella Beeton and finally mass production and the global village and the rebirth of British cuisine. With an appendix of wild food plants of the British Isles and glossary, this is a hugely impressive revised and updated edition of an award winning book. 401pp, large softback, photos. £15.99 NOW £7


76615 MATTER OF TASTE: A History of Wine


Drinking in Britain by Jon Hurley British wine tastes have changed dramatically, and here Jon Hurley brings his 30 plus years’ experience of wine and the wine trade to bear on the development of our national palate, not always noted for its sophistication in matters of winemaking. Full of wit and anecdote, we learn about the wine list at the Coronation of George VI, the minefield of French wine legislation, the explosion in the popularity of Hock in the 1970s and the immense number of shameful frauds and outrages perpetrated upon the traditionally naive British wine market. From Romans officials plying British tribal leaders with amphorae of rosso to icy screw-top Pinot Grigio, this exploration of wine and the British reveals much about both. 256pp.


£20 NOW £6.50


GREAT BRITAIN & ENVIRONMENT


A thin grey fog hung over the city, and the streets were very cold; for summer was in England.


- Rudyard Kipling, The Light That Failed


77194 LOST LONDON by Richard Guard


London has been inhabited for 2,000 years and this ‘humble book only aims to amuse its readers by describing some of the buildings and streets, the jobs and habits, the markets, fairs and pastimes that have made London what it is today, the greatest city in the world.’ Here are buried rivers, demolished landmarks, long-shut tube stations,


overgrown cemeteries, underground Roman streets, abandoned bunkers and tunnels, demolished churches and long-defunct pleasures - places like the Vauxhall Pleasure Gardens, the leading venue for public entertainment in the City for more than 200 years, or the palace of Whitehall whose 1,500 rooms made it the largest royal residence in Europe until its destruction by fire at the turn of the 17th century. Discover


masquerades at Ranelagh Gardens, Chelsea, decapitated heads displayed on London Bridge, the illicit Horn Fair at Charlton, marriages at Fleet, Chippendale’s workshop at Covent Garden, the Chelsea Bun House, Bartholomew Fair and the first art book shop on the Strand, Ackerman’s which was the first to be lit by gas. Endlessly fascinating and decorated with lovely woodcuts. 192pp. £7.99 NOW £4


77132 ORMSKIRK: A History by Mona Duggan


Drawing widely on documentary evidence as well as personal stories in the words of contemporaries, this vividly written volume brings to life the history of settlement in the Ormskirk area of Lancashire from 1189 onwards. It was the de Lathom family who gave the manor and church to the Austin friars at Burscough, and the earl’s connection


with the royal family during the early Tudor period that brought prosperity to the town. In modern times too, the family has continued to give support to local people whenever necessary. National events have always made their mark on the town. After Richard II passed a law that permitted only the wealthy to hunt, poorer folk in the area were prevented from killing wild animals for food, and were reduced to a parlous state. When the Act of Uniformity was passed in 1662, the vicar was forced to relinquish his position. The Irish potato famine in the 1800s caused many poor people to flee Ireland and a great number ended up in Ormskirk. Unfortunately, being in a weak state from lack of food, many had already contracted infectious diseases, and their housing conditions, especially the deficient water supply of the township at that time, caused the spread of typhus, dysentery, consumption and especially cholera. It was a bad time, but there are also plenty of other impressive tales in this fascinating book. They include the butcher who lost his temper and flung down the stall of his neighbour, the labourer who went south to seek work but was forced into the army by the Press Gang, the children sent to Canada for a better life, and the vicar who refused to wear his surplice. 166 pages 5cm x 17.5cmn very lavishly illustrated in b/w with archive photos and line drawings. £15.99 NOW £6


77164 TRANSPORT AND INDUSTRIAL HERITAGE: Cornwall


by John Vaughan


Mining, quarries, explosives, textile mills, windmills, water-mills, brickworks, china clay, agriculture, flowers, lime kilns, brewing, fishing, canals, shipping and shipwrecks, lighthouses and roads, railways and bridges, viaducts and aircrafts are all


covered in this rather special book about a special place. The County of Cornwall is littered with hundreds of abandoned engine houses which have become synonymous with the great 19th century mining era. It is riddled with industrial and transport architecture from a bygone age, not least the terraces of granite dwellings like those at Carharrack. It is an ancient land with Celtic origins as seen at St. Winnow’s churchyard on the banks of the River Fowey with its beautiful Celtic headstones in a row. Old postcards like landing fish at St Ives, a road sign showing Gwinear Road Station which closed in 1964, the remains of mines and quarries which can today be visited are all photographed and described in detail in this glossy softback. Map references throughout. 192pp in softback. £14.99 NOW £4


MAP STREET FINDER by Collins Roadcheck Big, colourful fold out map extending to Blackheath and Hither Green and Stratford in the East, Willesden Green, Hammersmith and Putney Heath to the West, this street finder map is clear and easy to use, showing theatres, shops and visitor attractions, and all tube stations from Shepherds Bush to North Greenwich


and Highbury to Herne Hill. Main mapping at 3.6" to one mile and with index to streets and places of interest. Fold out map with tube map on back cover, softback. £3.99 NOW £2.25


76825 LONDON COLOUR


ARCHIVE by Brian Girling Principally sourced from ancient albums and private collections, this nostalgic and informative volume unites a wealth of rare and unpublished images to reveal that the London of a century and more ago was as colourful and vibrant a city as it is in the


present day. Rather than picturing the historic scenes in the traditional sepia and black and white monochrome, this fascinating compilation of photographs dating as far back as the 1850s, when Queen Victoria was still in her heyday, reproduces the images in full colour. Readers are able to explore many of London’s world-renowned landmarks, but also less frequently pictured aspects of the capital, including its street characters, local markets, shops, theatres and early cinema, and the historic River Thames, by whose banks London began as a Roman town nearly 2,000 years ago. This splendid record also takes a look at some of the local neighbourhoods where Londoners lived, and at the city’s transport, as horse and steam traction gave way to electricity and the ‘infernal combustion engine’ a.k.a. the car. Great exhibitions and royal events are featured, as are wartime photographs recalling the inferno of the Blitz in the 1940s, while a further sequence recalls London’s old docklands. A wonderful introduction to the greatest city in the world. 120 paperback pages 23cm x 25cm in realistic colour. £17.99 NOW £7


77162 SOUTH DEVON: Place Names


by Anthony Poulton-Smith This is not just a dictionary or gazetteer, but a history too, which will prove invaluable not only for those who live and work in South Devon but also for visitors, tourists, historians and former inhabitants - in fact anyone with an interest in place names. Have you ever wondered


why towns and villages are so named? There are some in this county that pose real teasers. Were they deliberate creations by our ancestors, or did they evolve naturally over time? Which river was named from the blackberries which grow there? Why would a rock be called the Pig’s Nose? What links beer and cathedrals? Why is Mincing Lake not a lake but a river? And just who were Peter and Mary Tavy? The author has great fun researching and divulging a host of interesting facts. Towns, villages, districts, hills, streams, woods, fields, streets and even pub names are examined and explained. The definitions are supported by anecdotal evidence, bringing to life the individuals and events which have influenced the way in which names have developed and stuck. No longer will you have to wonder about Luppitt or Ipplepen. All will be revealed. 127 paperback pages with list of common place name elements and photos in b/w. £12.99 NOW £4


74568 WAINWRIGHT FAMILY WALKS


VOLUME ONE: The Southern Fells by A. Wainwright and Tom Holman 20 walks ranging from one to seven miles in length on the Southern Fells. The routes are adapted to provide up-to-date and manageable walks, mostly circular with sketches and notes reproduced from Alfred Wainwright’s timeless ‘Pictorial Guides’. Alongside his handwritten text are Tom Holman’s practical information on public transport, where to park, facilities, directions and a little history. 240pp, softback. £9.99 NOW £2.75


Great Britain 5 76118 POCKET BOOK OF WALKS THROUGH


BRITAIN’S HISTORY by AA Publishing 100 walks exploring Britain’s heritage. Here are breathtaking views from Offa’s Dyke Path, mines and Methodism at Redruth, Thomas Cromwell and Hailes Abbey near the pretty village of Didbrook, Bosworth Field, St. David’s Cathedral, the Romans at Epsom, Cannock’s memorials to the First World War and up to the Borders. With clear mapping, ratings for difficulty and ascent, start and finish grid references, parking and public toilet locations. Spiral bound 128 page paperback, colour maps. £6.99 NOW £2


76390 FAMILY ALBUM: Edwardian Life in the Lake


Counties by John Satchell In a uniquely important glimpse of life in Kendal and the Lake District during Edwardian times, this remarkable collection of almost 200 photographs, taken mainly between 1900 and 1908, ranges from genteel ladies pouring afternoon tea to the joyful return of


soldiers from the Boer War. The photographer, Margaret Shaw, was the daughter of an architect who designed most of Kendal’s best Victorian buildings. Her glass plate negatives were discovered in a cellar almost 85 years later. Margaret spent the mornings nursing her aged mother, but afternoons were a round of tennis, golf and tea parties. She visited Lakeland beauty spots and seaside resorts, and attended local weddings and chapel social events. With her friends, she enjoyed walking and cycling in central Lakeland, skating, and boating on Windermere, even camping - which was very daring for those days. Everything was photographed and the results are here in this delightful book. 152 paperback pages, b/w archive photos, plus family tree. £12.99 NOW £6


76453 LONDON’S UNDERGROUND SUBURBS by Dennis Edwards


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 delightful glimpse back into a world of wind-up gramophones, wireless sets, cocktails, tiled fireplaces and Abdulla cigarettes. 110 pages, b/w and colour illus. £16.95 NOW £8


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


The “backbone of England”, is the Pennines, which 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 £3


77143 VANISHING CAMBRIDGESHIRE Revised and Expanded Edition by Mike Petty


In 1925, a group of Cambridge antiquarians - including a printer, a doctor, an anatomist and a pathologist - set off on a journey into the unknown. They loaded their car with cameras, tripods and glass-plate negatives, and


their journey took them into a landscape of ancient remains, crumbling churches and dilapidated hovels, where residents drank water from wells. No, this was not an expedition to the mysterious Far East. They never strayed more than a few miles from the magnificent towers of the university town of Cambridge! Their mission was to produce a photographic survey of Cambridgeshire. In this superb volume, a historian has made a powerful selection of the original photos, which recorded vanishing landmarks and a disappearing way of life. Here are streets, industries, shops and homes that have gone forever. Many of the pictures have been copied from glass lantern slides that have never been seen since they were taken over 60 years ago. The rural scenes are just as revealing and historically important. The selection includes photos of churches that are now no longer there, forgotten country mansions, crumbling cottages, dilapidated windmills and scenes of everyday life that no longer exist. The photos are supplemented by contemporary reminiscences and newspaper stories that paint a picture in words of the hardship of country life between the world wars. The result is a nostalgic and compelling study of a


county that has changed beyond all recognition. 208 pages 28cm x 20cm bursting with photos.


£16.99 NOW £7


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