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Author: Chessington Ordnance SurveyBinding: PaperbackPublished: Ordnance Survey, Chessington, 1956Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image. Fold-out map intact. This authoritative volume presents a...

Author: Albert BlankertBinding: PaperbackPublished: National Gallery of Victoria, Art Exhibitions Australia, 1997Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageAlbert Blankert's Rembrandt: A Genius And...

Author: Barry PearceBinding: PaperbackPublished: Art Gallery of New South Wales, 1991Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis comprehensive art history volume chronicles the...

Author: Nicholas Turner, Martin Royalton-KischBinding: PaperbackPublished: The British Museum, 1980Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis scholarly volume presents an unparalleled collection of...

This full-color handbook presentsan in depth look at 100 chiles (50 fresh and 50 dried), each with a color photograph, hotness scale, and brief description.The Great Chile Bookalso includes background...

Originally published in 1949, TO HELL AND BACK was a smash bestseller for fourteen weeks and later became a major motion picture starring Audie Murphy as himself. More than fifty...

Enormously gripping popular history of the 13-day crisis that led to world war. At the end of WWI, Germany was demonised. The Treaty of Versailles contained a 'war guilt' clause...

City Fashion invites us to explore the fascinating world of fashion. Here, it is not renowned designers, but the young top designers and the upcoming fashion starts of tomorrow whose...

On 6 July 1495 a sudden gunshot came from the right bank of the Taro River in the Gerola Valley, near Fornovo (not far from Parma); shortly afterwards a sky...

Abridged and with an Introduction by Antony Lentin and Brian Norman. Gibbon's Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, published between 1776 and 1788, is the undisputed masterpiece of English...

London and Paris are the titles of Tiddy Rowan's unique city guides focusing on modern and contemporary art - a genuine gap in the art and travel market. Never before...

1950s France. A British establishment figure. A shocking crime. A miscarriage of justice. The search for truth. In 1952, in a peaceful corner of Provence, a farmer's son stumbled upon...

Lonely Planet Best of Rome is your passport to the Rome's top sights and most authentic experiences. Toss a coin into the Trevi Fountain, dine like a local in Trastevere,...

Hans Talhoffer's professional fencing manual of 1467 illustrates the intricacies of the medieval art of fighting, covering both the 'judicial duel' (an officially sanctioned fight to resolve a legal dispute)...

Walking holidays have become more popular, and it certainly looks like they're here to stay. In 2022 Mintel found that walking is the UK's most popular active holiday, while in...

The first full exploration of the accusations of malicious witchcraft that plagued the lives of four royal women, and the Woodville line, for centuries. 'An important and timely book' -...

January, 1944. A bitter winter grips occupied France, where Marc Reece leads an SOE circuit facing deadly risks, operating in secret to sabotage the German war effort. But Marc has...

Explored through the eyes of photographer Max Derhy in over 900 evocative images, and interspersed with apercus and anecdotes of those who have lived in and loved the city, this...

This is the first English translation of Apicius de re Coquinaria, the oldest known cookbook in existence. It is also one of the few translations of this original Roman cookbook...

A stunning story from a master storyteller, published for the first time in an adult edition. Both a love story and a deeply moving account of the horrors of the...

Up to 1.8 million Britons visit Belgium every year and the 7th edition of CAMRA's Good Beer Guide Belgium is an indispensible companion. This complete guide to the world of...

"100 Belgian Beers to Try Before You Die!" showcases 100 of the best Belgian beers. Organised by brewery, each entry includes a history of the brewery, tasting notes for the...

Saint-Sauver, home to Richard Ainsworth and Valerie d'Orcay's detective agency, is celebrating the 25th anniversary of its town twinning with Anglethorp Spa in Lincolnshire. Events are planned, a huge brocante,...

Lonely Planet: The world's leading travel guide publisher Lonely Planet Spain is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries...

Lonely Planet: The world's leading travel guide publisher Lonely Planet Portugal is your passport to all the most relevant and up-to-date advice on what to see, what to skip, and...

Mirjana Soldo was only sixteen years old when she and five other children saw a mysterious woman on a hillside near the village of Medjugorje , ex-Yugoslavia. The woman--who possessed...

The book titled Around Whitehaven in Old Photographs by the author Harry Fancy. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

PARIS - one of the most visited cities in the world. BUT do you know ... Which is the most romantic spot to say 'je't'aime'? And the sexiest? Where to...

The Rough Guide to Portugal is the ultimate travel guide to one of the world's most popular holiday destinations. With in-depth coverage to guide you and stunning photography to inspire...

From the internationally acclaimed author of Hitler's Private Library , a dramatic recounting of the six critical months before Adolf Hitler assumed power, when the Nazi leader teetered between triumph...

This is the story of how Thomas Day, a young man of means, decided he could never marry a woman with brains, spirit or fortune. Instead, he adopted two orphan...

'What a page turner!' Daisy Wood, author of The Forgotten Bookshop in Paris ' A delicious Art Deco novel with a delightfully acerbic heroine.' Marius Gabriel, author of The German...

Author: Mark Burry, Joan Bassegoda I Nonell, Jordi Bonet I Armengol, Jan Molema, Claudi Alsina I Catala, Josep Gomez Serrano, Jos Tomlow, Jordi Fauli I Oller, Jordi Coll I Grifoll,...

Author: J. H. PlumbBinding: PaperbackPublished: Penguin, 1964Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good conditionPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThe Penguin Book Of The Renaissance...

Author: W. D. Joynt, V.C.Binding: PaperbackPublished: Wren Publishing, 1975Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageSaving The Channel Ports: 1918 chronicles the pivotal events...

Author: Jane MartineauBinding: PaperbackPublished: Victoria & Albert Museum, 1981Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: GoodMarkings: SignedCondition remarks: some marks and creasing on outside cover;...

Author: Leonard SchapiroBinding: PaperbackPublished: Methuen & Co Ltd in association with Eyre & Spottiswoode Publishers Ltd, 1970Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThe...

Author: E. H. CarrBinding: PaperbackPublished: Peregrine Books, 1968Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: GoodMarkings: Fair - Bumping on spine and corners. Rubbed edges.Condition remarks:...

Author: John FergusonBinding: PaperbackPublished: Cornell University Press, 1970Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: tanning to cover and spine with some mildew marksThe Religions Of The Roman Empire...

Author: Pablo M. Valdés y Luis Alba J. Mª. Fernandez GaytánBinding: PaperbackPublished: ERISA, 1985Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis compelling volume chronicles...

Author: Doug Gold Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 336 One child. Two years in hiding. Three lives in mortal danger. In Nazi-occupied Amsterdam, near Anne Frank's house, another Jewish girl...

'Never before had the world seen four such giants co-existing. Sometimes friends, more often enemies, always rivals, these four men together held Europe in the hollow of their hands.' Four...

Eva was arrested by the Nazis on her fifteenth birthday and sent to Auschwitz. Her survival depended on endless strokes of luck, her own determination and the love and protection...

The gripping new action thriller novel from the million-copy bestselling author of the Matt Drake series At the root of all riches lies evil... Ex-MI5 operative Joe Mason is on...

'Sicily is the key to everything' Johann Wolfgang von Goethe The author of the classic book on Venice turns his sights to Sicily in this beautiful book full of maps...

Pamela Mountbatten was born at the end of the Twenties into one of Britain's grandest families. The daughter of Lord Louis Mountbatten and his glamorous wife Edwina Ashley, she was...

The Vikings famously took no prisoners, relished cruel retribution, and prided themselves on their blood-thirsty skills as warriors. But their prowess in battle is only a small part of their...

Once upon a time, there was a beautiful, kind princess, and her wicked maid. One day, the wicked maid stole the princess's face, and with it her name, her betrothed...