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Isle of Wight by Robert Cook
RRP: $31.50$20.50Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781859379394Author Robert CookFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint Frith Book Company Ltd.Publisher Frith Book Company Ltd. -
Secret Royal Leamington Spa by Graham Sutherland
RRP: $33.58$22.79Although Royal Leamington Spa has its origins several hundred years ago, then known as Leamington Priors, the town only came to prominence in the past 200 years. With the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars raging between 1792 and 1815, travel to foreign... -
Newcastle Through Time by John Carlson
RRP: $33.58$22.79Newcastle 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 Newcastle, the famous streets and the famous faces, and what they meant to the people of... -
Secret Deal & Walmer by Gregory Holyoake
RRP: $33.58$22.79Situated on the south-east coast of Kent, the picturesque twin towns of Deal and Walmer attract many visitors due to their location and extensive history that spans the centuries. Both have a rich military and maritime heritage, notably with their links... -
Secret Skipton by Margaret Brecknell 9781445696096
RRP: $33.58$20.01The picturesque market town of Skipton in North Yorkshire regularly features in newspaper polls as one of the best places to live in the UK. With its ancient castle, scenic towpath beside the Leeds & Liverpool Canal and beautiful surrounding countryside,... -
Secret Barry Island by Mark Lambert
RRP: $33.58$22.79Secret Barry Island offers a unique insight into this fascinating seaside resort in the Vale of Glamorgan, delving into its lesser-known past. Thoroughly researched, within these pages local authors and lifelong residents of the area Mark and Jonathan... -
Whitby Through Time by Robin Cook
RRP: $33.58$22.79Famous for its attractive scenery, abbey, trademark jet jewellery and Dracula, it could be argued that Whitby needs little introduction. But as this volume sets out to show, there is far more to Whitby. The Abbey, of course, is the best-known and loved... -
A Little History of Protest Art by Aindrea Emelife 9781849767828
RRP: $31.50$23.02Art has always declared its dissatisfaction against the status quo. Throughout history artists have used their art to criticise and protest against a range of injustices and inequalities. Their art is an act of defiance, but more importantly it has given... -
Colchester Through Time by Patrick Denney
RRP: $33.58$22.79Colchester Through Time is a unique insight into the illustrious history of this part of Essex. Reproduced in full colour, this is an exciting examination of the well-known streets and famous faces, and what they meant to the people of this area... -
Old Fulham by Francis Czucha 9781840336450
RRP: $48.20$42.19Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781840336450Author Francis CzuchaFormat PaperbackPage Count 112Imprint Stenlake PublishingPublisher Stenlake Publishing -
Bridport & Around Through Time by Steve Wallis
RRP: $33.58$22.79Bridport is a thriving market town in western Dorset. It lies a short distance inland of a spectacular section of the Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site, and is surrounded by some equally attractive hilly countryside. Although the town originated in... -
Secret Dundee by Gregor Stewart
RRP: $33.58$22.79Known as a major industrial centre, the city of Dundee has a long and eventful history. Following the development of a small trading port in the eleventh century, by the fourteenth century Dundee had grown to be one of the most important towns in... -
Bournemouth Through Time by John Christopher
RRP: $33.58$22.79Bournemouth Through Time is a wonderful collection of old and new photographs of Bournemouth. The older images are printed alongside a contemporary full colour photograph, which illustrates the same scene. The contrasting illustrations show how the area... -
Islington: Britain in Old Photographs by Gavin Smith 9780752449609
RRP: $31.48$23.69Islington retains a distinct personality which dates back to the days when it was a villages in the countryside visited by Londoners for leisure pursuits. This fascinating collection of nearly 200 old photographs of the Borough takes a nostalgic look... -
Hull Through Time by Philip C. Miles
RRP: $33.58$22.79Kingston upon Hull is a fascinating city and over the last 150 years or so has witnessed great changes. The city centre in the late 1890s was made up of pre Victorian slum houses and tiny narrow streets. In the very last years of the 1890s much of the... -
50 Gems of West Cork: The History & Heritage of the Most Iconic Places by Kieran McCarthy 9781445692395
RRP: $33.58$24.38Situated in the south-western corner of Ireland, the region of West Cork attracts millions of visitors each year to discover its spectacular coastline and dramatic landscapes. It is known for many aspects: its scenery, its serenity, its culture and its... -
Warrington History Tour by Janice Hayes
RRP: $18.88$12.64Warrington History Tour gives the reader a unique opportunity to take a walk through the historic heart of a twenty-first-century town that has changed greatly over the last fifty years. Readers are invited to follow Culture Warrington's heritage manager... -
Secret Hornchurch by Carol Cannavan 9781445695150
RRP: $31.48$20.37The town of Hornchurch was historically in the county of Essex and its medieval church of St Andrew's was known as the 'horned church' - hence the name. The area was mainly agricultural until the nineteenth century but then expanded rapidly due to its... -
Salford Through Time by Paul Hindle
RRP: $33.58$22.79Salford is often seen as the smaller twin of Manchester, its neighbour across the River Irwell. In fact, Salford was a borough long before Manchester achieved that status, but even in the 1530s John Leland described it as 'a large suburb to Manchester'... -
Around Stockton & Norton by Paul Menzies 9780752457314
RRP: $27.28$19.68This superb selection of 200 photographs provides a nostalgic insight into the changing face of the neighbouring communities of Stockton and Norton on Tees over the last century. Each image is accompanied by a detailed caption, bringing the past to life... -
Swindon Works Through Time by Andy Binks
RRP: $33.58$22.79Two men started the transformation from sleepy hilltop community into a thriving town. Gooch and Brunel chose the area near Swindon to build a factory for the Great Western Railway and for more than 140 years The Works was renowned for high-quality heavy... -
The Royal Arsenal, Woolwich: Britain in Old Photographs by Roy Masters
RRP: $27.28$19.68Little is generally known of the Royal Arsenal, Woolwich, and the immortal place it holds among all the Royal Ordnance Factories. For nearly four hundred years it was a 'secret walled city', self-sufficient and closely guarded. As it grew, and developed... -
Woolwich Through Time by Kristina Bedford
RRP: $33.58$22.79Woolwich is unique for its succession of iconic identities, which no longer exist, yet have not been lost to living memory - Woolwich Dockyard, founded by King Henry VIII in 1512 and closed in 1869, Woolwich Arsenal and its Laboratory Square, built in... -
Secret Leith by Jack Gillon
RRP: $33.58$22.79Leith has played a long and prominent role in Scottish history. As the major port serving Edinburgh, it has been the stage on which many significant events in the nation's past have taken place, from housing the Scottish court to witnessing civil war,... -
Northampton Through Time by David Humphreys
RRP: $33.58$22.79Northampton was nationally important in medieval times but most traces of the period were destroyed by the Great Fire of 1675. The rebuilt town centre, the development of the shoe trade in the nineteenth century, and the era of transport and work in the... -
Mandela: In Honor of an Extraordinary Life by Makaziwe Mandela 9780847872008
RRP: $120.75$84.74A tribute to her father, Makaziwe Mandela shares the most definitive portrait of Nelson Mandela to date, revealing the man behind the anti-apartheid movement that changed the world. One of Time magazine s Most Important People of the Twentieth Century,... -
A-Z of Jersey: Places-People-History by Tracey Radford 9781445693903
RRP: $33.58$22.79Although it occupies just 45 square miles, Jersey is the largest of the Channel Islands, and has a fascinating history that has links to both Britain and France. Officially known as the Bailiwick of Jersey, it is situated around 14 miles from France... -
The Bride: An Illustrated History of Palestine 1850-1948 by Roger Hardy 9781912945344
RRP: $31.50$21.42Palestine, 1850: a backwater of the Ottoman Empire, but soon to become the focus of intense jealousies. Locally Arabs and Jews became increasingly polarised, internationally the vacuum left by the demise of the Ottoman Empire was filled with the... -
A-Z of Southampton: Places-People-History by Martin Brisland 9781445688008
RRP: $33.58$22.79The history of a settlement at Southampton and its role as a major port on the south coast goes back to Roman times and beyond. Convenient as a crossing point to Normandy and the rest of France, Southampton grew in importance in the Middle Ages,... -
King Tut. The Journey through the Underworld. 40th Ed. by Sandro Vannini
RRP: $52.50$34.59Buried in the 14th century BC but unearthed by Howard Carter in 1922, the objects entombed with Tutankhamun are an invaluable window into a long-extinct belief system. Seen today, they create an intricate picture of how the ancient Egyptian people viewed... -
Central Bristol History Tour by Anthony Beeson
RRP: $18.88$12.64Central 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... -
History as They Saw It: Iconic Moments from the Past in Color (Coffee Table Books, Historical Books, Art Books) by Wolfgang Wild 9781452169507
RRP: $89.25$71.55Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781452169507Author Wolfgang WildFormat HardbackPage Count 284Imprint Chronicle BooksPublisher Chronicle BooksWeight(grams) 1610gDimensions(mm) 282mm * 251mm... -
A-Z of Ealing: Places-People-History by Andy Bull
RRP: $33.58$22.79Ealing is best known as the 'Queen of the Suburbs', but there is far more to its rich history than that. In the Middle Ages Ealing's market gardens supplied much of London's produce, and in later centuries it has played an often colourful part in... -
Herne Bay Through Time by John Clancy
RRP: $33.58$22.79Herne Bay rose to prominence in the 1830s when a group of London investors recognised its potential and built a pleasure pier and promenade here, making it one of the UK's earliest seaside resorts. Its popularity increased when the railway reached this... -
Secret St Helens by Sue Gerrard 9781445689746
RRP: $33.58$22.79In 2018, St Helens celebrated its 150th anniversary as a town. In this book, Sue Gerrard traces the fascinating and hidden heritage of this Lancashire town, which began life as four townships and became a municipal borough in 1868. During the... -
Nantwich Through Time by Paul Hurley
RRP: $33.58$22.79Nantwich occupies a pleasant position on the banks of the River Weaver and at least as far back as the Domesday Book has been one of the most important towns in Cheshire. The oldest and most ancient of the Three Wiches it has had several names over the... -
Brighton From Old Photographs by Christopher Horlock
RRP: $33.58$22.79The south coast city of Brighton has long been one of Britain's most famous and influential places, ever since the Prince of Wales, later George IV, began to visit regularly, constructed the Royal Pavilion and thus encouraged its development as a... -
London's East End History Tour by Michael Foley
RRP: $18.88$12.64London's East End History Tour is a unique insight into the illustrious history of this famous part of the city. This new book guides us through the streets and alleyways, showing how its famous landmarks used to look and how they've changed over the... -
Rye Through Time by Alan Dickinson
RRP: $33.58$22.79Rye is a fascinating Sussex port and market town built on a former island hilltop. Lying at the convergence of three tidal rivers and surrounded by the flat land of the Romney marshes, it has enjoyed a rich history since its foundation in the eleventh... -
Hartlepool Through The Ages by Paul Chrystal
RRP: $33.58$22.79Hartlepool Through The Ages is a sister volume to Paul Chrystal's Hartlepool Through Time, produced this time with Stan Laundon. Stan not only provides many of the old images but has taken care of the modern photography and, in so doing, has given us...