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London's Statues and Monuments by Peter Matthews
RRP: £18.50Booksplease Price: £13.50The streets and public spaces of London are rich with statues and monuments commemorating the city's great figures and events - from Nelson's Column in Trafalgar Square and Sir Christopher Wren's... -
Women in the Second World War by Neil R. Storey 9780747808121
RRP: £8.99Booksplease Price: £8.04As the world became embroiled in the second global conflagration in just over two decades, the women of Britain once more answered the call of duty. Many of the first volunteers had served in the... -
British Microcars 1947-2002 by Duncan Cameron 9781784422783
RRP: £8.99Booksplease Price: £7.05From the 1940s to the 1960s, the microcar posed a challenge to the large companies that mass-produced cars to uniform designs. The microcar was the opposite, produced by small entrepreneurial... -
Victorian Pumping Stations by Trevor Yorke
RRP: £8.99Booksplease Price: £7.05Victorian pumping stations are colourful cathedrals of utility. Their imposing and striking exteriors enclose highly decorative cast-iron frames, built to encage powerful steam engines. They are... -
British Army Cap Badges of the Second World War by Peter Doyle
RRP: £16.99Booksplease Price: £12.53In their companion volume to British Army Cap Badges of the First World War, authors Peter Doyle and Chris Foster present an overview of the main cap badges worn by the British Army during the Second... -
Illuminated Manuscripts by Richard Hayman
RRP: £8.99Booksplease Price: £7.05Illuminated manuscripts are among the most beautiful, precious and mysterious works of Western art. Before the printing press was invented, books were produced by hand and their illustration using... -
Fashion in the 1950s by Daniel Milford-Cottam
RRP: £8.99Booksplease Price: £7.54More than a footnote to the Second World War, or a foreword to the youth-obsessed exhilaration of the Sixties, the Fifties was a thrilling decade devoted to newness and freshness. The British people,... -
Medieval Castles of England and Wales by Bernard Lowry
RRP: £8.99Booksplease Price: £7.05Designed to dominate the surrounding area, to house powerful garrisons, offer sumptuous quarters for local nobility, and to discourage and repel enemy attacks, castles dominated England and Wales for... -
The Railway Experience by Paul Atterbury
RRP: £9.99Booksplease Price: £8.63Britain is a country in love with its railway past. Nowhere else do the workhorses of the age of steam exert such a pull; in no other country is the nostalgia for the days when the railways extended... -
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Airfix Kits by Trevor Pask 9780747807919 [USED COPY]
RRP: £7.99Booksplease Price: £5.31With the aid of stringy glue and scalpel-sliced fingers, young and old have turned display cabinets and bedrooms into mini-museums, or tiny battlefields. This book looks at the fascinating tale of... -
Roman Baths in Britain by Tony Rook 9780747801573
RRP: £8.99Booksplease Price: £6.50Almost every Roman site in Britain seems to have had its baths.They needed to be strongly built and to a large extent were constructed below contemporary ground level. As a result the remains of... -
Churches and Churchyards of England and Wales by Richard Hayman
RRP: £12.99Booksplease Price: £10.86The parish church is a symbol of continuity, a cornerstone of the urban and rural landscape, and a treasure trove often as rich in cultural history as any museum. This compact and accessible guide... -
Rolls-Royce by James Taylor
Booksplease Price: £12.92Rolls-Royce is one of Britain's legendary car brands, representing the pinnacle of engineering quality and luxury like no other manufacturer. Since 1904, when Charles Stewart Rolls and Frederick... -
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The British Airman of the Second World War by Stuart Hadaway 9780747812227 [USED COPY]
RRP: £8.99Booksplease Price: £2.68British airmen experienced a wide range of conditions and challenges during the Second World War. They served in every corner of the globe, operating over oceans and deserts, jungles and cities. In... -
Rood Screens by Richard Hayman
RRP: £8.99Booksplease Price: £7.05The rood screen was the visual focus of the medieval parish church, dividing the nave from the chancel. Most were built of wood and were adorned with intricate carved decoration painted in bright... -
Gothic Revival Architecture by Trevor Yorke
RRP: £8.99Booksplease Price: £7.89From the Houses of Parliament to the Midland Hotel at St Pancras and Strawberry Hill House, Gothic Revival buildings are some of the most distinctive structures found in Britain. Far from a copy of... -
Robert Adam: an Illustrated Life of Robert Adam, 1728-92 by Richard Tames 9780747806035
RRP: £6.99Booksplease Price: £6.45The name of Robert Adam is today equated, as it was by his contemporaries, with taste, style and elegance. Since his death, the term 'Adamesque' has been used to describe not only ceilings, doorways... -
Medieval Church Architecture by Jon Cannon
RRP: £9.99Booksplease Price: £8.29Britain is a treasure trove of medieval architecture. Almost every village and town in the land has a church that was built during the period, whose history is legible - to those who know how to look... -
Aston Martin by Richard Loveys
RRP: £8.99Booksplease Price: £8.04Aston Martin is now a century old - and what a century it has been. Since its birth in London on the eve of the First World War, the company has experienced the highs of racing triumph - most... -
London’s Royal Parks by Paul Rabbitts 9780747813705
RRP: £9.99Booksplease Price: £8.63London's royal parks are among its most beautiful and beloved spaces: just as much as the Houses of Parliament, Buckingham Palace or St Pancras Station, the mere mention of Hyde or Regent's Park is... -
British Military Rifles by Peter Duckers 9780747806332
RRP: £6.99Booksplease Price: £6.39A concise history of the attempts to develop and improve the British Army's most important individual weapon, and the ammunition designed for it.About the AuthorPeter Duckers is a Member of the... -
Volkswagen Beetle by Richard Copping
RRP: £8.99Booksplease Price: £8.04Few cars have achieved the iconic status of Volkswagen's classic and much-loved Beetle - yet its origins are intertwined with the dark days of Nazism. This book looks at those origins, at the... -
Architectural Ceramics by Hans van Lemmen 9780747805175
RRP: £6.99Booksplease Price: £6.39This book charts the history of architectural ceramics, focusing on practical and decorative applications, on architects, designers and manufacturers, and on styles and techniques of production and... -
Saints, Shrines and Pilgrims by Roger Rosewell
RRP: £8.99Booksplease Price: £7.79In the Middle Ages, it was thought that praying at the right shrine could save you from just about anything, from madness and famine to false imprisonment and even shipwreck. Kingdoms, cities, and... -
The Profitable Auto Detail Shop - How to Start and Run a Successful Auto Detailing Business by Jennifer M Cook 9780615226873
RRP: £12.95Booksplease Price: £12.25Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780615226873Author J M CookFormat PaperbackPage Count 108Imprint -
The 1930s Home by Greg Stevenson
RRP: £6.99Booksplease Price: £6.39The 1930s home presented an exciting new way of living for the generation that moved out to the suburbs. Young couples who had previously rented accommodation in urban centres found themselves able... -
Romano-British Mosaics by Peter Johnson 9780852638910
RRP: £8.99Booksplease Price: £6.50A concise introduction to the floor mosaics of Roman Britain. Romano-British Mosaics first chronicles the history of mosaic discovery in Britain and discusses the changing attitudes towards mosaics,... -
Tapestries by Rosita Sheen
RRP: £8.99Booksplease Price: £7.89Tapestries have been an enigmatic form of artwork for hundreds of years, with the intricate symbolism of their woven narratives still fascinating viewers today. Unicorns and fantastic beasts rub... -
Cathedrals of Britain by David Pepin
RRP: £15.99Booksplease Price: £13.21Cathedrals are awe-inspiring buildings. Most are grand medieval structures, while others appear simple and unpretentious - yet all were designed to reflect the glory of God and have a profound impact... -
The Tube: Station to Station on the London Underground by Oliver Green
RRP: £9.99Booksplease Price: £7.99Mind the gap and jump aboard this fascinating history of the world's oldest and greatest underground railway. On seven guided journeys, travel through time and observe at first hand the influence of... -
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Medical Services in the First World War by Susan Cohen 9780747813699 [USED COPY]
RRP: £8.99Booksplease Price: £2.54The number of wounded in the First World War was unprecedented, and inadequate military planning presented the medical and voluntary community with huge and daunting challenges. Yet in the face of... -
The Treasures of English Churches: Witnesses to the History of a Nation by Dr Matthew Byrne
RRP: £20.00Booksplease Price: £17.28This celebration of some of the greatest art, architecture and furniture to be found in English churches offers a fascinating account of centuries of accumulated wealth, and is set off by a selection... -
The Arts and Crafts Garden by Sarah Rutherford 9780747812982
RRP: £8.99Booksplease Price: £7.89The Arts and Crafts Movement espoused values of simplicity, craftsmanship and beauty quite counter to Victorian and Edwardian industrialism. Though most famous for its architecture, furniture and... -
The British Sailor of the First World War by Quintin Colville
RRP: £8.99Booksplease Price: £8.04How the Royal Navy saw off the U-boat challenge in the Great War, and the daily lives of its sailors. In 1914 Great Britain's navy was the largest and most powerful the world had ever seen - but... -
The Medieval Monastery by Roger Rosewell
RRP: £8.99Booksplease Price: £7.63An illustrated look at life in abbeys and priories, and within the monastic orders, in the middle ages. Monasteries are among the most intriguing and enduring symbols of Britain's medieval... -
Beauty and Cosmetics 1550 to 1950 by Sarah-Jane Downing
RRP: £8.99Booksplease Price: £7.60The source of tremendous power and the focus of incredible devotion, throughout history notions of beauty have been integral to social life and culture. Each age has had its own standards: a gleaming... -
British Theatres and Music Halls by John Earl 9780747806271
RRP: £8.99Booksplease Price: £3.54This book was commissioned by The Theatres Trust, the body charged by Acts of Parliament with 'the better protection of theatres'. After decades of destruction, theatres are now recognised as... -
Victorian Stained Glass by Trevor Yorke
RRP: £8.99Booksplease Price: £7.60A beautifully illustrated guide to the world of Victorian stained glass and its manufacturers and designers. Victorian stained glass - magnificent, colourful and artistic - adorns countless... -
Goods Trains by Tim Bryan
RRP: £8.99Booksplease Price: £6.79Have you ever watched wagon after wagon of a goods train thunder past and wondered where it is heading, what it is carrying, and how it works its way between the passenger services? While goods... -
Jaguar by Graham Robson
RRP: £8.99Booksplease Price: £8.04Sir William Lyons enjoyed a seemingly unstoppable rise to fame and fortune in the motor industry, and the Jaguar brand that he introduced became world-famous. Yet it did not happen overnight. In the...