Regional

The West Midlands city of Wolverhampton has a fascinating history. Originally a medieval market town, it grew rapidly during the Industrial Revolution through the new coal-mining and manufacturing industries because of its mineral resources, particularly...

From shrines to megacities, from paddy fields to high speed trains to the latest in digital technology, Japan is a fascinating mix of the ancient and modern, of East and West. Featuring castles and hot springs, remote volcanic islands and intense...

The amazing county of Yorkshire offers some of the most diverse and rich landscapes, seasides and cityscapes in the British Isles. Limestone interlaces with sweeping and rolling fells, and dramatic peaks rise from its plains. Photographer Dave Zdanowicz...

The Rotherham area has undergone profound change in the last century or so. There has been much demolition and rebuilding in the town centre, the town has grown outwards in all directions and the surrounding settlements - rural and industrial - have been...

The 2014 Scottish independence debate and the re-ignition of the SNP's call for a second vote in the wake of Brexit - and indeed Brexit itself - begs a reappraisal of what nationality and borderer identity actually mean in the twenty-first century and...

Considered by many to be the world's top destination for amateur and professional landscape photographers, Iceland possesses unparalleled beauty, and the variety of spectacular landscapes found on this small island is astounding. Whether you're visiting...

From Tombland to Carrow Road, Frank Meeres takes us on a tour of Norwich through the ages, explaining the history behind the well-known landmarks of this fine city. Photographs illustrate shops, schools, garages, churches, houses and street scenes; some...

A-Z of Southend delves into the history of the Essex coastal town of Southend-on-Sea. Originally Southend was a small collection of buildings at the south end of the village of Prittlewell, but in the late eighteenth century the area became popular as a...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783899559019Author GestaltenFormat HardbackPage Count 256Imprint gestaltenPublisher Die Gestalten Verlag

Vienna combines drama and elegance like no other. For centuries the heart of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, the stately city on the Danube, has been defined by vast palaces and imperial grandeur-but behind the Baroque opulence, Vienna is also a place of...

Gloucester was one of Roman Britain's most important cities. Before the M4 and M5 motorways were built it was known as the crossroads of England. The city's street layout is much the same as it was when planned by Queen AEtheflaed, daughter of Alfred the...

Central Manchester History Touris a unique insight into the fascinating history of the former 'Second City of the British Empire', showing just how much it has changed during the course of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Readers are invited to...

The pubs of Stoke are numerous, and each has its own fascinating tale to tell. While many have been lost due to time, money or misfortune, the stories and memories live on. As one of the key centres of the Industrial Revolution, the development of...

The seaside town of Margate in Kent has based its livelihood on the sea since its beginnings. It was one of the first places to be developed as a seaside resort in the Georgian era. Margate's sandy beaches became popular with Londoners first with the...

Under the burning Tuscan sun roll marvelous hills, vineyards, and olive groves—all postcard-perfect landscapes nestling centuries-old towns, rural villas, and contadino farmhouses. We’ve tracked down the best examples of such havens to paint a warm-hued...

Through the Len is a conucopia of National geographic's best photographs created since 1890 when the Society first started commissioning photographers to go out into the world and bring images back to its readership. Many of the 250 photographs have been...

Donegal is the most northerly county in Ireland and one of the largest. In this photographic collection, the reader will find over 200 images depicting life in the county from 1880s onwards.Book InformationISBN 9780750938259Author Sean BeattieFormat...

A photographic ode to Spanish street life in the 1950s and '60s Between 1955 and 1965, photographer Ramon Masats (born 1931) toured his native Spain on assignment for the Illustrated Gazette, creating patriotic images of Spanish culture that are...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780853617471Author A J LudlamFormat PaperbackPage Count 96Imprint The Oakwood PressPublisher Stenlake PublishingDimensions(mm) 210mm * 148mm * 7mm

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780853617525Author Sydney A. LeleuxFormat PaperbackPage Count 96Imprint The Oakwood PressPublisher Stenlake Publishing

The county town of Warwick is famous for its castle, St Mary's Collegiate Church, with its links to Joan of Arc, and the Lord Leycester Hospital, but much more of its history has been too often overlooked. In this book local author Graham Sutherland...

York History Tour is a fascinating insight into the history of this ancient city and shows just how much it has changed during the course of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Readers are invited to follow local author and historian Paul Chrystal as...

Aberystwyth started life as a garrison town for the Normans in 1277. For centuries fishing, sea faring, lead mining and agriculture were the mainstays of the local economy. Today's vitality originates from a few tumultuous years during the 1860s which...

The historic city of Lancaster has a rich history dating back almost 2,000 years. From the Pendle Witch Trials and its role in the North Atlantic slave trade during the Georgian period through to the Victorian industries that made the city famous,...

This is the tenth and final volume in this series of regional books examining the industrial railways of England, Scotland and Wales. Following on from previous titles in the series, the author draws from both his excellent personal collection of...

Did you know that Oslo is the only capital city in Europe where you can go cross-country skiing? Just take your skis on the metro to the suburbs and ski off from the platform across the frozen, snowy landscape. Stretching so far from north to south, and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781840338454Author Guthrie HuttonFormat PaperbackImprint Stenlake PublishingPublisher Stenlake Publishing

Over the course of the nineteenth century Folkestone was transformed from a little fishing village into a popular seaside resort, complete with large hotels to accommodate its many wealthy visitors, a theatre, bathing establishment and pleasure pier...

Farming - whether domestic crops, forestry, fish or livestock - is one of the pillars of human civilization, dating back to the early settlements of Neolithic times. Today, approximately one billion people work the land, providing food and other products...

Saint Cuthbert, the best-loved Northern saint, was born in the early seventh century and lived during an exciting and mysterious time in the history of Northumbria. During his life he had connections with many places - the Lammermuir Hills, Melrose,...

Famous for its golden sandy beaches and white chalk cliffs, East Kent is a region with huge appeal. From the cool and stylish delights of Whitstable to the otherworldly landscapes and huge vistas of Romney Marsh and Dungeness, this book takes the reader...

This illustrated history portrays one of England's finest cities. It provides a nostalgic look at Sheffield's past and highlights the special character of some of its most important historic sites. The photographs are taken from the Historic England...

Hong Kong was first captured on camera when the British arrived to lay claim to its 'fragrant harbour' in 1841. Its fascinating history has been documented through photography ever since - from its rapid expansion as a Crown Colony to its handover to...

Manchester has changed rapidly in the last 100 years. The Lancashire market town was transformed during the Industrial Revolution through the manufacture of textiles, becoming the world's first industrialised city. Its growth was largely unplanned but...

Dumfries, a market town in south-west Scotland known as the Queen of the South, is the administrative capital of the Dumfries and Galloway region and has a population of almost 32,000. Dumfries has a turbulent and sometimes bloody history with links to...

Ipswich, the county town of Suffolk, lies on the estuary of the River Orwell in East Anglia. The town has a rich and varied history with continued human habitation dating back to at least the fifth century. As a result, it has grown up with England from...

The Somerset & Dorset Railway, known as the S&D (said to also stand for 'Slow and Dirty' or 'Serene and Delightful'), ran from Bath across the Mendip hills to Bournemouth on the south coast. Never a high-speed line, the main traffic for the Somerset &...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781910566602Author Joshua BlackburnFormat HardbackPage Count 144Imprint Hoxton Mini PressPublisher Hoxton Mini Press

The seaside town of Ramsgate in Kent developed as an important port in medieval England, associated with the Cinque Port of Sandwich. Close to the Continent, its harbour was a major embarkation point for the Napoleonic Wars and during the Dunkirk...

Reading has been transformed in the last century or so. It has gone from being a Victorian manufacturing town to a major centre for service industries and cutting-edge technology. It was, and still is, an important railway town, but both its appearance...