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Paperback Unearthed from the vast collection of the National Archives by Giles Milton’s ‘metaphorical metal detecting’, here are 100 nuggets of almost – but not quite – forgotten history and...

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'Delivered with flamboyance, it features a sparkling cast of chancers' KATJA HOYER, Daily Telegraph 5* review 'Page-turning . . . a sizzling high-stakes tale' JAMES HOLLAND 'This book might read...

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A BBC RADIO 4 BOOK OF THE WEEK A SPECTATOR BOOK OF THE YEAR 'Hugely enjoyable' The Spectator 'Delivered with flamboyance, it features a sparkling cast of chancers' KATJA HOYER,...

Edward Trencom has bumbled through life, relying on his trusty nose to turn the family cheese shop into the most celebrated fromagerie in England. But his world is turned upside...

Author: Giles Milton Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 512 'Compellingly authentic, revelatory and beautifully written. A gripping tour de force' Damien Lewis Almost seventy-five years have passed since D-Day, the...

Author: Giles Milton Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 368 'A magnificent story, brilliantly told. Read it!' Anthony Horowitz Six gentlemen, one goal - the destruction of Hitler's war machine. In...

On Saturday 9th September, 1922, the victorious Turkish cavalry rode into Smyrna, the richest and most cosmopolitan city in the Ottoman Empire. What happened over the next two weeks must...

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'Brilliantly recapturing the febrile atmosphere of Berlin in the first four years after the Second World War, Giles Milton reminds us what an excellent story-teller he is' - Andrew Roberts,...

This is the forgotten story of the million white Europeans, snatched from their homes and taken in chains to the great slave markets of North Africa to be sold to...

In 1616, an English adventurer, Nathaniel Courthope, stepped ashore on a remote island in the East Indies on a secret mission - to persuade the islanders of Run to grant...

Condition remarks: Condition: Good to fair. Paperback. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription. Few works in the English language have shaped the literary and theological...

Author: David DaichesBinding: HardbackPublished: HUTCHINSON UNIVERSITY LIBRARY, 1957Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsDavid Daiches's Milton presents a comprehensive biographical and critical examination of the renowned English poet, John...

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'Paradise Lost was the first literary work in English written on a planetary scale... In sublimity and magnitude, it comes closer than anything in our language to the swollen red...

Milton's magnificent poem narrating Adam and Eve's expulsion from the Garden of Eden, now in a beautiful new clothbound edition In Paradise Lost Milton produced a poem of epic scale,...

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Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good conditionPages: GoodIn the grandest tradition of epic poetry, John Milton's Paradise Lost stands as one of the most monumental...

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Design legend Milton Glaser demystifies his creative process in this thoughtful collection of illustrations showing his journey from sketch to finish. Glaser is a truly multidisciplinary designer working in exhibition,...

Author: Joe Moshenska Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 464 An innovative and elegant new biography of John Milton from an acclaimed Oxford professor John Milton was once essential reading for...

Author: Milton PropperBinding: HardbackPublished: Herbert Jenkins Limited, 1111Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxing, price clippedMarkings: No markingsMilton Propper's classic mystery, Murders In Sequence, plunges...

'Ackroyd has come up with an almost seamless work, one which earns its place on the same shelf as the best of his literary fantasies' - Guardian What if John...

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Bruce Stevens is a young buyer for a big discount house when he meets the recently divorced Susan Faine. She suggests that he might like to manage her ailing typewriter...

Author: Philip's Maps Format: Spiral bound Number of Pages: 264 Philip's created this new series for walkers, cyclists and local explorers at a scale that provides greener options to uncover...

Author: Spike MilliganBinding: PaperbackPublished: Penguin, Australia and New Zealand, 1976Condition:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageSpike Milligan’s Milestones three-volume set presents a commanding...

Author: Andrea Wulf Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 496 WINNER OF THE 2015 COSTA BIOGRAPHY AWARD WINNER OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY SCIENCE BOOK PRIZE 2016 'A thrilling adventure story' Bill...

Milestone Compendium is a can't-miss collection for any Milestone Comics or 90's comics fan! A new volume of fan-favorite Milestone comics from the 90's are collected in this brilliant compendium...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodThe nineteenth century was an era of breathtaking transformation — a time when empires rose and fell, technology reshaped the world, and humanity dared...

'This accessible history will keep the subject alive for a new generation [..] It is about providing an accessible, sober and vivid resource that keeps the subject alive. In this...

John Milton had started to hope that he might have a future... On the run from the agency that wants him dead, former MI6 assassin Milton has found anonymity driving...

Captivating and suspenseful, Best Kept Secret is the third novel in international bestseller Jeffrey Archer's outstanding Clifton Chronicles. It sees our hero Harry Clifton and Giles Barrington, brother of Harry's...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodIn the age when monarchs commanded empires and dynasties shaped the destiny of nations, Milestones of History 7: Twilight of Princes chronicles the turbulent...

Author: Frank Worrall Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 464 After equalling Michael Schumacher's records in both race wins, and world titles, in 2020, Lewis Hamilton became the joint-most successful racing...

Celebrating the Formula One World Championship's 75th season in unique, sometimes poignant, sometimes shocking and always high-energy style with Channel 4's face of F1, Alex Jacques. 'Epic from lights out...

The life of Sir William Hamilton is rich in contradictions: hedonist, scholar and an aesthete with a Rabelaisian streak, he represented the epitome of honourable public service until, as the...

Author: Jack RussellBinding: HardbackPublished: Anthony Blond, 1969Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsNelson And The Hamiltons chronicles the intertwined lives of Admiral Horatio Nelson and the notorious Hamilton couple,...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerA life devoted to the pages of Shakespeare yields a memoir unlike any other — Milestones on the...