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Oxford in Pictures by John Curtis 9781841658445
RRP: £7.99Booksplease Price: £6.16"Oxford still remains the most beautiful thing in England, and nowhere else are life and art so exquisitely blended, so perfectly made into one." Oscar Wilde Oxford has for centuries inspired and... -
Preston Then & Now by John Garlington 9780750963725
RRP: £14.99Booksplease Price: £10.32Granted city status in 2002, Preston is one of England's newest cities. However the area's history dates back to Roman times when travelling legions set up a camp midway along the road between... -
Morriston Then & Now by Andre Scoville 9780752493503
RRP: £14.99Booksplease Price: £10.32Morriston has grown rapidly over the last 100 years. Though it was constructed around 1796, it was in the early twentieth century that it became a thriving industrial area. Spacious streets were... -
A Victorian Christmas by Brenda Williams 9781841658056
RRP: £6.00Booksplease Price: £4.85At the darkest moment of the year, when the nights seem endless and the days very short, comes that most joyful of festivals. Christmas is a truly magical season, bringing families and friends... -
London Then & Now by Laina Watt
RRP: £14.99Booksplease Price: £10.32London is a city of enormous beauty, a dynamic, ever-evolving cityscape built up over hundreds of years of architectural evolution. However, amidst this riot of growth and splendour some truly iconic... -
Trowbridge Then & Now by Michael Marshman
RRP: £12.99Booksplease Price: £9.10This fascinating collection of full-colour Trowbridge views reveals the many changes that Wiltshire's county town has seen. Each pair of photographs - each drawing on the extensive collections of... -
Around Hoyland Then & Now by Geoffrey Howse 9780752470054
RRP: £12.99Booksplease Price: £9.10The area around Hoyland is very special indeed. Developed over 1,000 years, it is a microcosm of agricultural, architectural and industrial development, whose historical significance is without equal... -
Celtic Wales by John Watney 9780853727989 [USED COPY]
RRP: £6.00Booksplease Price: £2.55A well researched with stunning photographs guide to Celtic Wales. In the Welsh hills and valleys, something of the Celtic culture and language survives - this is its story. Look out for more Pitkin... -
Lichfield Then & Now by Annette Rubery 9780752461137
RRP: £12.99Booksplease Price: £9.26The city of Lichfield in Staffordshire - known for its three-spired cathedral and its famous son, the great lexicographer Dr Samuel Johnson - has witnessed many important events in the history of the... -
Wells Cathedral - German by Pitkin
RRP: £6.00Booksplease Price: £4.85WELLS CATHEDRAL - GERMANBook InformationISBN 9781841654300Author PitkinFormat PaperbackPage Count 32Imprint -
Rossendale Then & Now by Susan Halstead 9780752471440
RRP: £14.99Booksplease Price: £10.32This stunning collection of images showcases the last century of life in the Lancashire town of Rossendale. Compiled by local-history expert Susan Halstead, it will delight visitors and residents... -
Gateshead Then & Now Rob Kirkup 9780752465678
RRP: £14.99Booksplease Price: £7.50Contrasting a selection of 45 archive images alongside full-colour modern photographs, this stunning book traces some of the changes and developments that have taken place in Gateshead during the... -
Bradwell Then & Now by Marion Hill 9780752463193
RRP: £12.99Booksplease Price: £9.10Intersected by an ancient brook, Roman tracks, the eighteenth-century Grand Union Canal, the nineteenth-century London-Birmingham railway and a twentieth-century grid-road system, Bradwell has seen... -
Truro Then & Now by Christine Parnell 9780752422275
RRP: £10.99Booksplease Price: £7.74Historic Truro has undergone many changes over the years and at the moment in being redeveloped on Lemon Quay. This fascinating book has incorporated not only what the town used to look like but also... -
D-Day and the Battle of Normandy - Italian by Suzanne E. Evans
RRP: £6.00Booksplease Price: £4.85On 6 June the greatest landing force ever assembled began the Allied Liberation of France and Europe. In this Italian translation of the Pitkin Guide, enhanced with many contemporary photographs and... -
Scottish Castles by David Cook 9781841658346
RRP: £6.99Booksplease Price: £6.00Scotland: A land with rich history, wild landscapes and some of the most beautiful castles on Earth. There have been over 2000 castles in scottish history; some have been preserved in superb... -
Merseyside War Years Then & Now by Daniel K. Longman 9780752463520
RRP: £12.99Booksplease Price: £9.10With its strategic shipping ports and factories, the towns and cities dotted along the River Mersey soon became some of Hitler's most heavily targeted sites during the Second World War. In August... -
Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II by Unknown 9781841650739
Booksplease Price: £2.14Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth IIAbout the AuthorA Pitkin ClassicBook InformationISBN 9781841650739Author UnknownFormat PaperbackPage Count 32Imprint -
Oxford City Guide - Italian by Annie Bullen
RRP: £5.00Booksplease Price: £4.24Oxford - an eclectic mix of the ancient university colleges, cobbled streets and dreaming spires. But also a modern city with theatres, galleries, bookshops, cafes, pubs and restaurants. Today's... -
The Relics of Thomas Becket: A True-Life Mystery by John Butler
RRP: £12.99Booksplease Price: £9.10In a ceremony of great solemnity in July 1220, almost fifty years after his murder in December 1170, the relics of Saint Thomas Becket, Canterbury's most famous archbishop, were taken from the tomb... -
Cambridge City Guide - Spanish by Annie Bullen
RRP: £5.00Booksplease Price: £4.24See below for alternative languages for this title An indispensable guide to help discover Cambridge, a city of both modern and ancient beauty whose rich history unfolds as you explore its ancient... -
Cambridge City Guide - Chinese by Annie Bullen
RRP: £5.00Booksplease Price: £4.24See below for alternative languages for this title An indispensable guide to help discover Cambridge, a city of both modern and ancient beauty whose rich history unfolds as you explore its ancient... -
In & Around London - Japanese by Gavan Naden 9781841652528
RRP: £5.00Booksplease Price: £4.24A souvenir guide in Japanese to London and its outskirts. It is packed with colour photographs and information that capture the best sights on offer in this fabulous capital city. Look out for more... -
Oxford Colleges by Annie Bullen 9781841658339
RRP: £7.99Booksplease Price: £6.00The University of Oxford offers 800 years of history: its 39 colleges are inextricably linked with the daily life of a busy city with beautiful buildings, cobbled lanes, and turrets and spires. Fully... -
Bath City Guide - French by Annie Bullen
RRP: £5.00Booksplease Price: £4.24Written for the French visitor, this is a lavishly illustrated guide based on walks that take in the 'must-sees' of Bath, with diversions for those with more time. Look out for more Pitkin Guides on... -
Isaac Newton: Remarkable Lives by Robin Wilson
RRP: £6.00Booksplease Price: £4.85Sir Isaac Newton (1642-1727), mathematician and physicist, is one of the foremost scientific intellects of all time. This fully illustrated, accessible guide to the life and work of Isaac Newton is... -
York City Guide - English by Annie Bullen 9781841651927
RRP: £6.00Booksplease Price: £4.50For hundreds of years York was England's second city, a thriving and prosperous port. Now, encircled by its ancient walls and with its beloved historic stone minster, the city is loved by visitors... -
The Guards plus CD: Changing of the Guard - Trooping the Colour - The Regiments by Pitkin Publishing 9780853724766 [USED COPY]
RRP: £6.10Booksplease Price: £2.85Sorry no description is available for this book at this time. -
Mary Queen of Scots by Angela Royston
RRP: £6.99Booksplease Price: £6.00Mary Queen of Scots is perhaps the most romantic and tragic figure in British history. Was her tragic life a product of bad luck, bad advice, or ambition? Destined to marry the Dauphin of France and... -
The Egyptians by Brian Williams 9781841652016 [USED COPY]
RRP: £4.99Booksplease Price: £1.25Covers a world of magic, mystery and monumental buildings - the Pyramids, the temples, the Valley of the Kings - and introduces this ancient people, from god-kings to the working family, their... -
Winchester City Guide by Vivien Brett 9780853729242 [USED COPY]
RRP: £5.00Booksplease Price: £2.54Situated in the Hampshire chalk downs in the green Itchen Valley, Winchester basks in an atmosphere of beauty, tranquillity and calm. This well-researched and beautifully illustrated book is all the... -
Saints, Shrines and Pilgrims by Keith Sugden
RRP: £6.00Booksplease Price: £4.85To be a medieval pilgrim evokes an image of a dauntless soul, braving weather, weariness and woe to fulfil a spiritual quest, treading ancient highways and following some inner force to Jerusalem,... -
Wells Cathedral by Melvyn Matthews 9781841650937 [USED COPY]
RRP: £6.00Booksplease Price: £2.50Wells Cathedral has an ancient and fascinating history stretching back to Roman times. This indispensible guide will show you all you need to know as you visit the Cathedral inside, with a saunter... -
English Castles by Ann Lockhart
RRP: £6.00Booksplease Price: £4.85Castles were introduced into England by the Normans in the 11th century, with more than 1500 built throughout England and Wales over the next 400 years. Colourful photos of castles now and artworks... -
Charles Rennie Mackintosh by Fiona Davidson 9780853728740 [USED COPY]
RRP: £6.00Booksplease Price: £1.82Charles Rennie Mackintosh was an innovator. He is undoubtedly one of Scotland's most celebrated architects. His astounding buildings creatively reinterpreted the past and opened the way for the... -
Mary Queen of Scots by Angela Royston 9781837330997
RRP: £8.99Booksplease Price: £6.78An illustrated guide to the life and times of one of the most romantic and tragic figures in British history, Mary Queen of Scots.Taking you through the story of her life, it outlines Mary's early... -
Charles: Prince of Wales by Gill Knappett
RRP: £7.99Booksplease Price: £6.37The expertly written text offers an insight into the private and public life of the heir to the throne of England, from his early years at Buckingham Palace through to his education at Gordonstoun... -
Coats of Arms by Andrew Stewart Jamieson 9780853728702 [USED COPY]
RRP: £6.00Booksplease Price: £1.99What are the origins of heraldry? How do you 'read' coats of arms? And who can use them? From the dawn of civilization, people have used symbols to explain and identify themselves and their beliefs,... -
The Crown's Royal Britain by Gill Knappett
RRP: £7.99Booksplease Price: £6.06Join us on a behind-the-scenes tour of the filming locations for the award-winning Netflix series The Crown. The series recreates the romance and intrigue at the heart of our very own royal family... -
Haunted London by Charles Fowkes 9780853726340 [USED COPY]
RRP: £6.00Booksplease Price: £1.97A guide to the capital's most terrifying and spooky corners - enter at your peril. London has been the site of executions, murders, betrayals and treason. It is said you can see the Ripper's victims...