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Maldon stands on relatively high ground for Essex. Its strategic position overlooking the River Blackwater was an important consideration for the earliest of settlers. It continues to be a popular place to live and attracts many tourists, who come to see...

Keswick is one of the most popular towns in Cumbria, beloved by local residents and the thousands of holidaymakers who visit the Lake District every year. Many are attracted by the spectacular surrounding scenery and the rich history of the area. Those...

Central Bristol History Tour is a fascinating insight into the history of this famous old port city and shows just how much it has changed during the course of the centuries. Readers are invited to follow local author and historian Anthony Beeson as he...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783899559828Author GestaltenFormat HardbackPage Count 304Imprint gestaltenPublisher Die Gestalten Verlag

In 1560, when Mary of Guise ran Scotland and Mary, Queen of Scots, remained in France, Mary of Guise moved the Scottish Court to Leith, a site that is now Parliament Street, off Coalhill. Serving Edinburgh's shipbuilding and repair facilities, Leith's...

The Chicago Tribune Book of the Chicago Cubs is a decade-by-decade look at one of baseball's most beloved if hard-luck teams, starting with the franchise's beginnings in 1876 as the Chicago White Stockings and ending with the newfound success of Joe...

The history of the West Country has left a rich legacy of castles and other fortifications throughout its landscape, built wherever power and wealth needed to be displayed, strategic points controlled or territory and local populations defended. In this...

For many the vibrant seaside village of Mumbles is the gateway to the beautiful Gower Peninsula, and both have fascinating history and fine scenery to offer. Mumbles is well known for many things, including the Mumbles Mile, the popular pier and the...

A stunning collection of stoic portraits and intimate ephemera from the lives of Black Civil War soldiers Though both the Union and Confederate armies excluded African American men from their initial calls to arms, many of the men who eventually served...

Swanage lies in a particularly attractive corner of Dorset, in a sheltered bay overlooked by the Purbeck Hills, with chalk cliffs along the coast and views across to the Isle of Wight. Until late Victorian times it was a fishing village and transfer...

On a winter's night in 1949 in New York City, young marketing student and budding photographer Walter Chandoha spotted a stray kitten in the snow, bundled it into his coat, and brought it home. Little did he know he had just met the muse that would...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781840335132Author Robert GrievesFormat HardbackPage Count 144Imprint Stenlake PublishingPublisher Stenlake Publishing

This collection is comprised almost entirely of images which have never previously appeared in print. Starting in the earliest days of photography, travelling through the war years to the post-war period and finishing with the shipyards and pits of the...

In 1991, the first issue of Dazed & Confused was released as a single A2 foldout newsprint by a then 20-year-old Jefferson Hack and the photographer Rankin. Now, 30 years later, what began as a print magazine has gone on to provoke a change in...

Shrewsbury boasts a long and eventful history and has more than its fair share of secrets locked away among its medieval streets and distinctive narrow passages, known locally as 'shuts'. The town grew prosperous from the wool trade thanks to its...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781910566541Author Hoxton Mini PressFormat HardbackPage Count 336Imprint Hoxton Mini PressPublisher Hoxton Mini Press

Weymouth Through Time is a unique insight into the illustrious history of one of England's most treasured towns. Reproduced in full colour, this is an exciting examination of Weymouth, the famous streets and the famous faces, and what they meant to the...

Author and historian David Paul brings us a selection of strange and mythical tales from across Yorkshire, from the Wolds, Dales and Moors to its lesser-known rural landscape, from the coast to its towns, villages and cities, including a whole range of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9784756254740Author PIE InternationalFormat HardbackPage Count 96Imprint Pie International Co., Ltd.Publisher Pie International Co., Ltd.

A Nation Is Born celebrates a formative period in the history of the Irish state: the fifteen years during which we emerged from the rubble of wars and violence and set up as a fledgling country while establishing a diplomatic presence on the world stage...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781840338379Author Paul ChrystalFormat PaperbackPage Count 96Imprint Stenlake PublishingPublisher Stenlake PublishingDimensions(mm) 273mm * 210mm * 6mm

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780853617655Author A. Gordon PirieFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint The Oakwood PressPublisher Stenlake Publishing

Coursing down from the Devil's Beef Tub, the River Annan meanders through undulating agricultural land for 30 miles or so, before issuing into the Solway Firth. Stretching from the once-famous spa resort of Moffat in the north to Annan in the south,...

Haworth Parsonage is the world-famous home of the Brontes. Crowds of tourists are drawn to Haworth every year to discover what inspired Anne, Charlotte and Emily. Ann Dinsdale explores their lives there, the impact of the sisters' home on their writing,...

This fascinating collection of over 200 old photographs illustrates, in heart warming detail, the traditional working holiday of London EastEnders which was known, affectionately, as the 'Annual Hop'. As a welcome escape from the poor working and living...

The coastal town of South Shields, which lies at the mouth of the River Tyne, has a rich and fascinating history. The town was established as a hub for fishing and retains that tradition to this day. Yet South Shields is much more than a historic...

**Featured by Ski Asia on their list of "Best Gifts for People Who Love Skiing in Japan" "...if you're looking for more information on Japan's number one ski island, then this is a fantastic book for you or that other person who loves skiing in the land...

From the New York Times bestselling authors of GLORY, Kahran and Regis Bethencourt of CreativeSoul Photography, comes CROWNED, a collection that completely reimagines how we see our favourite and most beloved childhood fairy and folk tales. Filled with...

Hereford Through Time is a unique insight into the illustrious history of this part of the country. Reproduced in full colour, this is an exciting examination of Hereford, the famous streets and the famous faces, and what they meant to the people of this...

This fascinating selection of photographs illustrates the extraordinary transformation that has taken place in Kingston-upon-Thames over the years. The book offers an insight into the daily lives and living conditions of local people and gives the reader...

Padstow Through Time is a unique insight into the illustrious history of this part of the country. Reproduced in full colour, this is an exciting examination of Padstow, the famous streets and the famous faces, and what they meant to the people of this...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780811731812Author Tony SweetFormat PaperbackPage Count 108Imprint Stackpole BooksPublisher Stackpole BooksWeight(grams) 450g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781913159276Author Richard BarrettFormat HardbackPage Count 272Imprint Merlin Unwin BooksPublisher Merlin Unwin BooksWeight(grams) 2146gDimensions(mm) 280mm...

The history of the ancient town and port of Dover goes back to the Roman times and beyond. Lying at the shortest crossing point to France and continental Europe, the port has long played an important role in the history of this country. In Secret Dover...

Whether you're a dedicated and serious birder, a hobbyist bird watcher, or simply a lover of nature, getting great photos of birds is at the top of the list for bird lovers of all kinds. In this book, professional photographer Rosl Rossner teaches you...

...this is a glorious and luxurious book, surely one of the finest collections of polar bear photography published in recent times" - BBC Wildlife A symbol of strength, survival despite hardship and - more recently - the perils of global warming, the...

Famous as the birthplace of rugby league and of former Prime Minister Harold Wilson, as well as being the childhood home of Herbert Asquith, Huddersfield rose to prominence during the Industrial Revolution as a major centre of textile production...

On the heels of the bestselling Bucket List comes a new entry into the series focused on family-friendly trips, getaways, escapes, and adventures that go beyond the tried and true. With options for exciting trips and anything but ordinary journeys, the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781840336092Author Kay BeatonFormat PaperbackPage Count 56Imprint Stenlake PublishingPublisher Stenlake PublishingDimensions(mm) 174mm * 240mm * 4mm

This splendid pictorial record of almost 200 photographs explores the market town of Tewkesbury. The reader is taken on a tour of the town, looking at how it has progressed and developed throughout the decades of the twentieth century. Changes that have...