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The Great Tapestry of Scotland
Alistair Moffat
‘The history of a nation written and made by a thousand people’, the Great Tapestry of Scotland, now in the Scottish Parliament, was the brainchild of author Alexander McCall Smith. The historian Alistair Moffat chose the subjects to tell Scotland’s story in 168 panels, which were drawn by Andrew Crummy, and stitched by a thousand volunteers, supervised by Dora Wilkie. After McCall Smith's foreword and introduction by Moffat, this volume illustrates each panel, with an historical commentary on its facing page.
£30.00
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Oxford
Mapping the City
Daniel MacCannell
As home to one of the world's oldest universities, Oxford has been extensively mapped over four and a half centuries. This handsome, lavishly illustrated volume brings together 59 remarkable maps and views dating from 1568 to 2016. Few were created to help people find their way around its historic townscape: instead, they reveal a fascinating tableau of the city's history, from the Civil War to a planned Soviet assault on the heart of the British motor industry.
£30.00
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In Praise of Bees
A Cabinet of Curiosities
Elizabeth Birchall
Bees have been a source of fascination since antiquity, with writers hailing them as an example of benevolent industry and social cohesion. Lavishly illustrated with colour photographs and historic prints and paintings, this volume explores bees’ lives and habits, the medicinal properties of their honey and wax, the craft of beekeeping, and the dangers they – and we – face from pesticides. Scholarly but eminently readable, the book also celebrates the role of these fascinating insects in myth, folklore, literature and art.
£30.00
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The Book of the Howlat
James Robertson;Illus. Kate Leiper
The Howlat was a young owl, with dowdy, fluffy feathers and a hooked beak. He blamed Nature for his ugliness and appealed to the other birds for help. They took pity on poor Howlat; but as soon as they had decked him out in finery, he became impossibly conceited – which is when they flew off and left him alone in the night. This ancient Scottish fable is retold by James Robertson with magnificent illustrations by Kate Leiper.
£12.99
now£4.99
No Cunning Plan
My Story
Tony Robinson
As one of Fagin's boys in the original production of Oliver!, Tony Robinson's understudy was Steve Marriott, later of the Small Faces, and he'd had a 20-year career in regional theatre and minor television work before Blackadder and Time Team, for which he is now principally known. In this autobiography he discusses his long professional career as well as his childhood in North London and his political and campaigning work.
£20.00
now£7.99
The Other Paris
An Illustrated Journey Through a City's Poor and Bohemian Past
Luc Sante
Paris, the City of Lights, has always had its dark side: a city of the poor, the outcast, the criminal, the eccentric and the nonconformist. Richly illustrated with more then 300 haunting historic images, this poetic essay takes the reader on a journey through its dance halls and whorehouses, its absinthe bars and hobo shelters, finding their traces in the bricks and stones of the modern city, reclaiming it from the haute bourgeoisie and the property speculators.
£16.99
now£7.99
Flying Scotsman
The Extraordinary Story of the World's Most Famous Train
Andrew Roden
Famous for its record-breaking express service on the LNER in the 1920s and 1930s, then as a globe-trotting preserved locomotive after 1963, the Flying Scotsman is now a national icon. This history of the engine, from Nigel Gresley’s drawing board to the National Railway Museum in 2016, is illustrated with over 130 photographs and reproductions, from a rare shot of the newly constructed locomotive at the Doncaster shed in 1923, to a stunning picture of the train on an evening test run, 2016.
£25.00
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Albion's Glorious Ile
The Shyres of England & Wales in IV Volumes
Ed. Anne Louise Avery;Illus. William Hole
Each of these four volumes begins with verses from Poly-Olbion – a 17th-century poem by Michael Drayton – accompanied by black-and-white maps of the various regions of England, showing geographical features represented by gods, nymphs and faeries. These are colouring books, but not in the contemporary sense: the black-line images should be carefully washed over with watercolours, according to cartographic tradition. Slipcased.
£15.99
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The Dandy
Peacock or Enigma?
Nigel Rodgers
Philosopher or poseur, aristocrat or democrat, austere classicist or flamboyant eccentric? More than 200 years after Beau Brummell dazzled London with his elegance, the dandy remains an enigma. This entertaining, richly anecdotal history charts the evolution of dandyism from London to Paris, St Petersburg to Hollywood. Along the way, we meet a long line of men – Byron, Disraeli, Oscar Wilde, F Scott Fitzgerald, and Noël Coward among them – who dedicated their lives to making a stand against drab conformity.
£25.00
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The Castle at War in Medieval England and Wales
Dan Spencer
Although there are many books on castles, few place them within the context of military history in general. Dan Spencer fills that gap by exploring the central role played by castles in the conflicts, civil wars and rebellions of the Middle Ages. As well as discussing dramatic events such as the sieges of Rochester and Kenilworth, he traces how castle architecture and military technology changed between the coming of the Normans and the death of Henry VIII.
£20.00
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Richard the Lionheart
The Crusader King of England
WB Bartlett
‘A king of England, but not an English king’: in this study of Richard I, Bartlett is careful not to judge the Lionheart’s twelfth-century kingship from a modern perspective. He emphasizes the importance of the Angevin dynasty, Richard’s immediate family relationships, particularly with his mother, the formidable Eleanor of Aquitaine, and his brother John, and he sets the King’s crusading experience in perspective in a careful re-evaluation of one of medieval Europe’s great personalities.
£25.00
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Turkish Art and Architecture
From the Seljuks to the Ottomans
Giovanni Curatola;Trans. Jo-Ann Titmarsh
Turks first arrived in the Anatolian peninsula in 1071, when the Seljuks, a nomadic people from Central Asia, defeated the Byzantine forces at Manzikert. The empires that they and their successors, the Ottomans, built straddled East and West, and created a new architectural idiom that drew on Graeco-Roman, Persian and Islamic sources. Stunningly illustrated with more than 250 colour photographs, this volume charts the 1,000-year development of Turkish architecture, alongside that of decorative arts such as manuscripts, carpets, ceramics and metalwork.
£67.99
now£30.00
The Scottish Highlands
A Cultural History
Andrew Beattie
Beginning with the natural formation of the landscape and brief surveys of its flora and fauna, Beattie's cultural history traces the history of the Scottish Highlands as ‘characterized by a struggle against grinding poverty and savage political repression’ rather than the romantic glosses of Victorian ‘mythologizers’. He goes on to discuss the novels set in this ‘elemental landscape’, the poetry that the Highlands and its people have inspired, and the responses of visitors from Samuel Johnson to Paul Theroux.
£12.00
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Oxford Atlas of the World
22nd Edition
Opening with an urgently topical section on the future of the oceans, this authoritative, comprehensive atlas is packed with up-to-date statistical information. Around a substantial main section of country maps arranged by continent are thematic features on topics such as globalization, conflict, food supply and the refugee crisis; 32 pages of large-scale city maps; a gazetteer of all the world's 200-plus nations; tables showing national and city populations and income; and 16 stunning new satellite images of the Earth's surface.
$89.95
now£30.00
A New Book of Middle Eastern Food
Claudia Roden
Originally published in 1968, Roden’s acknowledged classic helped change the Western perception of Middle Eastern cuisine. This revised edition includes old favourites as well as new dishes; Stuffed Vine Leaves, Baklava and Morroccan Mint Tea sit alongside the more exotic Chicken Stuffed With Dried Nuts and Sweet and Sour Aubergine Salad. Alongside many helpful tips and techniques, the clearly explained recipes are interspersed with riddles, poems and proverbs, and often given a rich cultural or historical context.
£25.00
now£11.99
The Transformation of Ireland
Diarmaid Ferriter
In 1900 Ireland was a restless, impoverished corner of the British Empire; by 2000 it was the ‘Celtic Tiger’ of Europe. How did this happen? Combining a huge range of primary sources, including journalism, Dáil debates and literary and political memoirs, this landmark history charts the country’s complex journey, from the drama and bloodshed of revolution and civil war to the profound social changes that have reshaped the role of women, the family and the church.
$37.50
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Germany
Memories of a Nation
Neil MacGregor
Of all European nations, Germany is perhaps the hardest to understand. Its borders and political institutions have changed dramatically, and its history encompasses both the pinnacles of civilization and the depths of inhumanity. In this remarkable book from the author of A History of the World in 100 Objects, Neil MacGregor selects key objects, places and people that encapsulate some aspect of the nation, ranging from Charlemagne to currywurst, from Dürer to the Bauhaus, and from the ruins of Dresden to the gates of Buchenwald.
$40.00
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The Happy Countryman
HE Bates;Illus. CF Tunnicliffe
Home on leave from the Second World War, HE Bates took solace in the English countryside. His lyrical evocation of its pear blossom, gardens and old stone cottages are dramatically interspersed with stories of battle, and beautifully illustrated by CF Tunnicliffe’s woodcuts. Knowing the war will change everything, and with no desire to return to the old, feudalistic rural life, he asks ‘Have we anything to put in its place?’
£12.99
now£4.99
The Lady in the Van
The Complete Edition
Alan Bennett
In 1974, Miss Shepherd parked her van in Alan Bennett’s front garden; and there she stayed until her death in 1989. Yet Miss Shepherd lives on as ‘the lady in the van’ in Bennett’s play and the recent film starring Maggie Smith and Alex Jennings. Illustrated with colour photographs and David Gentleman’s sketches, this book contains the film script, along with a foreword by the director Nicholas Hytner, a new introduction by Bennett, and his original ‘Memoir’, first published in 1989.
£14.99
now£5.99
British Posters of the Second World War
Richard Slocombe
In 1939, the first attempts of the government to bolster morale with poster campaigns were largely ineffective but as the war progressed, propaganda became more sophisticated, using contemporary design, memorable slogans and humour to inform and direct the public. This analysis draws on the collection of the Imperial War Museum and explores such classic campaigns as 'Dig for Victory' and 'Make Do and Mend'.
£9.99
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Keeping On Keeping On
Alan Bennett
Alan Bennett's sharp, funny, humane observations have made him one of the foremost chroniclers of modern British life. This collection includes his diaries from 2005 to 2015, the decade that saw his civil partnership, four premieres at the National Theatre, and the filming of The Lady in the Van. It also contains his provocative sermon on private education; his darkly comic radio play Denmark Hill; and his reflections on his 25-year collaboration with the director Nicholas Hytner.
£25.00
now£7.99
Radio Times Guide to Films 2018
The enlarged and redesigned 18th edition of the Radio Times Guide to Films has reviews and information for 24,600 films, including 542 new entries on the year's new and re-released movies and titles released by Netflix. The main A–Z covers everything from blockbusters to documentaries, with brief reviews, cast lists, star ratings and highlighted entries for 100 landmark films; and there are separate comprehensive listings of directors, actors and awards.
£27.50
now£12.99
Spike Milligan
Wall Calendar 2019
Flame Tree
‘Daft penguins’, hilarious verses and a rare portrait of Neddie Seagoon singing ‘Ying-Tong-Iddle-I-Po’ are among this collection of Milligan's surreal art works.
£9.99
now£4.99
Bobby on the Beat
Memories of a London Policeman in the 1960s
Bob Dixon
Honest, entertaining and packed with colourful stories, this memoir of the author’s time as a copper on the beat in Limehouse provides a real flavour of the life and crimes of London’s East End during the 1960s. Laced with tough cockney humour, it presents a rogues’ gallery of pickpockets, conmen, informants, gangsters and pimps, against a rich backdrop of docklands pubs, markets and cafés.
£7.99
now£3.99
Heath Robinson
Wall Calendar 2019
Courtesy of the Heath Robinson Museum in Pinner, here are some of the cartoonist’s acute observations of human foibles as well as his famously mad contraptions.
£9.99
now£4.99
English Travel Posters
Wall Calendar 2019
These railway company and shipping line posters from the 1920s to the 1950s tempted travellers to sea cruises and English resorts such as Ramsgate and Bournemouth.
£9.99
now£4.99
The Ancestor's Tale
A Pilgrimage to the Dawn of Life
Richard Dawkins;Yan Wong
In a pilgrimage back through four billion years of evolution, Dawkins and Wong follow the history of our genes in search of the microbial beginnings of life. As they encounter other species – from chimpanzees to fungi and bacteria – they listen to each evolutionary ‘tale’, shedding light on such topics as speciation and extinction, and reveal how intimately humans are connected with all life on Earth. This revised and expanded edition takes into account a decade of new research.
£12.99
now£5.99
Angela Harding
Wall Calendar 2019
Flame Tree
Angela Harding is a printmaker inspired by birds, but this selection includes hares, a fox and a hedgehog along with eight different birds.
£9.99
now£4.99
The Wall
Rome's Greatest Frontier
Alistair Moffat
Extending for 73 miles and built of more than 24 million stones, Hadrian’s Wall is the largest and most spectacular ancient monument in Britain. This history of the Wall presents insights drawn from ancient texts and extensive archaeological researches to explain how and why it was built, how it affected the native peoples who lived in its shadow and what life was like for the soldiers stationed in its forts.
£9.99
now£3.99
I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud...
And Other Poems You Half-Remember from School
Ana Sampson
Our language is full of well-worn phrases from much-loved poems, but how often can we recall the rest of the poem, or the first line, or even the poet's name? This anthology presents the complete poems that gave us such immortal lines as 'Water, water everywhere/Nor any drop to drink', 'not waving but drowning' and 'They also serve who only stand and waite'. The poems are arranged chronologically, from Chaucer to Carol Ann Duffy, and indexed by title and the famous bits.
£6.99
now£2.99
Charles Rennie Mackintosh
Wall Calendar 2019
Flame Tree
This varied selection of Mackintosh's profoundly influential work includes paintings and designs for interior decorations, stained glass and furniture.
9.99
now£4.99
Green and Pleasant Land
Best-Loved Poems of the British Countryside
Ana Sampson
Ana Sampson's anthology of poetry written in praise of what Blake so memorably called our 'green and pleasant land' contains many works equally as famous as Jerusalem: among them, Shakespeare's 'This royall Throne of Kings, this sceptred Isle', Keats's 'Season of mists and mellow fruitfulness', and 'If I should die, think only this of me' by Rupert Brooke. The poems are arranged by season, time of day and topics such as birds, weather and the seaside, with an introduction, bibliography and index.
£9.99
now£3.99
Tate – St Ives School
Wall Calendar 2019
A lively selection of paintings from the artists’ colony at St Ives, including works by Terry Frost, Ben Nicholson, Barbara Hepworth and Patrick Heron.
£9.99
now£4.99
V&A – Eric Ravilious
Wall Calendar 2019
Flame Tree
Now in the V&A, many of these woodcuts were originally created for a 1937 edition of Gilbert White's The Natural History of Selbourne.
£9.99
now£4.99
I Know Nothing!
The Autobiography
Andrew Sachs
Much loved as the Spanish waiter Manuel in Fawlty Towers, Andrew Sachs (1930-2016) was born in Berlin rather than Barcelona and fled to England in 1938 after his father was arrested by the Gestapo. In this compelling and often hilarious memoir he tells of his early years in showbiz, the success of the infamous Torquay hotel, and his acting career beyond Fawlty, which included Shakespeare, Dustin Hoffman's Quartet, a stint as Father Brown, and Snowy in BBC Radio 5's Tintin.
£9.99
now£4.99

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