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  • HISTORY OF CHOCOLATE IN YORK
    PAUL CHRYSTAL / JOE DICKINSON
    A deliciously illustrated historical tour of England's "chocolate city."   In the nineteenth century, York was renowned for confectionery—particularly chocolate. Treats like Kit Kat, Fruit Gums, All Gold, and Butterkist were made by York companies Rowntree's, Terry's, and M.A. Craven and Son. This new book is the first to chart the history of chocolate and confectionery manufac...

    $229.00

  • FAIRIES
    ADELE NOZEDAR
    Featuring color and classic art, Adele Nozedar's Fairies explores what makes the magical creatures so special to have enchanted centuries of people. From Shakespeare's Queen of the Fairies and J. M. Barrie's Tinkerbell to Fairy Godmothers and artist Cicely Mark Barker's the Flower Fairies and the Christmas Fairy, this wondrous guide features an A–Z listing of thousands of fairi...

    $229.00

  • FARMING INDUSTRY
    JON SUTHERLAND / DIANE CANWELL
    Working with prestigious archives of contemporary photographs, the authors chart the history of Britain's farming heritage with 120 rarely seen photographs. Nearly eleven thousand years ago humans moved away from hunting and gathering and began to raise livestock and plant crops. Our nostalgia for the way the countryside had been is an enduring passion. Ultimately mechanization...

    $119.00

  • A VICTORIAN GUIDE TO HEALTHY LIVING
    THOMAS ALLINSON
    The Victorian Dr. Thomas Allinson founded the famous Allinson bread firm in 1892 and wrote five volumes of medical essays outlining his beliefs that food was an important factor in health. His sage advice was an anathema to his Victorian peers and he was struck off in an age where medicines were made of mercury and arsenic. His outrageous beliefs included exercise being good fo...

    $164.00

  • FAMOUS FELINES
    DAVID ALDERTON
    A delightful hiss-torical survey of cats in popular culture.   Louis Wain and Beatrix Potter adored them, but Walt Disney preferred dogs; cats have been depicted in art, books and, more recently, film and TV as lovable but determined creatures. Where the dog is loving but stupid, the cat is clever but sly. Bestselling author David Alderton explores this myth and reveals just wh...

    $229.00

  • THE HISTORY OF TEA AND TEATIMES
    CLAIRE HOPLEY
    An engaging historical survey of tea in literature from ancient China to today.   The History of Tea focuses on tea and tea time in books, plays, and poems. Whether used for flirtation or a reason to bring key characters together, this delightful book explores our relationship with tea through fiction. Divided into chapters to include a brief tea history, romantic teas and tea ...

    $229.00

  • HOW TO PROFIT FROM AUCTIONS
    FIONA SHOOP
    TV Programs like Bargain Hunt and Cash in the Attic have increased the publics interest in attending auctions. This invaluable guide shows all the tricks of the trade from looking for costly scratches hidden under labels when buying to negotiating for a better rate when selling, as well as how to arrange free collection and getting the best from your local auction house. Whethe...

    $119.00

  • BRITISH DOLLS OF THE 1950S
    SUSAN BREWER
    Photos, descriptions, and fascinating history for dedicated doll collectors.   In the 1950s, a new material—plastic—revolutionized the doll trade and made dolls affordable for people of all classes. This book focuses specifically on British dolls of that decade, offering not only useful information for collectors but a glimpse into the history and culture that surrounded these ...

    $119.00

  • CLASSIC PLAYGROUND GAMES
    SUSAN BREWER
    "[A] combination of history and meaning behind favorite playground games and the verses . . . virtually guaranteed to make you laugh and sing" (Fiona Shoop, author of How to Deal in Antiques).   This delightful book records favorite childhood games and recalls forgotten rhymes. With more children suffering from obesity, Susan Brewer looks at the social games we used to play fro...

    $251.00

  • LAND GIRLS & THEIR IMPACT
    ANN KRAMER
    "The impact of the land girls cannot be ignored. It was not just that women were working and farms had more women than men, women who were not part of the family or, for some of them, had even lived in the countryside before – but women were wearing trousers and filling in for men, some of whom would never return from war. For the women, their time as land girls changed their l...

    $119.00

  • THE POCKET GUIDE TO PLAYS & PLAYWRIGHTS
    MAUREEN HUGHES
    Everything you need to know about plays and playwrights in one handy guide by leading expert Maureen Hughes who has had one of her 8 musicals produced in the West End and teaches musical theater. Covering everything from the top playwrights through the centuries to a comprehensive A-Z listing of plays from around the world. Accessibility is a key selling point with factboxes hi...

    $119.00

  • HISTORY OF MEN'S ETIQUETTE
    NICHOLAS STOREY
    This is Nicholas Storeys third book in the series, following History of Mens Fashion: What The Well Dressed Man Is Wearing (2008), and History of Mens Accessories: A Short Guide For Men About Town (2011) and is called History of the Sporting Life: A Short Guide to Some Sports and Pursuits For The Man of The World. This book, also with historical and social background, covers: t...

    $119.00

  • THE POCKET GUIDE TO VICTORIAN ARTISTS & THEIR MODELS
    RUSSELL JAMES
    The Victorian era produced many famous artists and styles. John Everett Millais and Dante Gabriel Rossetti were part of the famous pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood whose willowy models were often seen in the works of several of the artists. One of the most famous was Elizabeth Siddall, an artist in her own right, who posed for Millais Ophelia, married to Rossetti, and posed for him, ...

    $119.00

  • FORAGING
    PAUL CHAMBERS
    "A useful and practical field guide" to finding delicious, indigenous edibles—full of color photos and including a forager's calendar ( The Countryman).   Long before there were convenient supermarkets, foraging for edible plants was as essential to survival as hunting and farming. For today's forager, it's a fun and practically free way to eat fresh and get to know your local ...

    $229.00

  • THE POCKET GUIDE TO CLASSIC BOOKS
    KIERAN HUGHES
    Everything you need to know about classic literature in one handy guide by lecturer Maureen Hughes. Covering everything from the authors to the plays themselves and their common themes, accessibility is a key selling point with factboxes highlighting key or curious facts about the subject. Its size makes it the perfect stocking filler for the Christmas market or at anytime of t...

    $119.00

  • THE POCKET GUIDE TO ENGLISH ARCHITECTURE
    PHILIP WILKINSON
    This user-friendly guide to English architecture up to the mid-twentieth century is divided into styles with examples highlighted (e.g. the Tower of London for Norman Architecture), complemented by original prints which sets this quality book apart from other guides. The detailed 18th and 19th century (and later) prints enable the reader to understand just what makes these styl...

    $119.00

  • A HISTORY OF PANTOMIME
    MAUREEN HUGHES
    Each Christmas entire families in the UK troop off to see, what one could almost say is 'the obligatory'. annual entertainment, known as Pantomime. It is a traditional, seasonal way of life for the British envied the world over, and one which only the British seem to understand! Pantomime serves both to entertain and to introduce each new generation to the joys of theatre in th...

    $251.00

  • ENGLAND'S CATHEDRALS BY TRAIN
    MURRAY NAYLOR
    One of the jewels in the nation's crown is its Anglican cathedrals. Many, constructed after the invasion of 1066, stand as monuments to the determination and commitment of their Norman builders. Others have been built in later centuries while some started life as parish churches and were subsequently raised to cathedral status. Places of wonder and beauty, they symbolize the Ch...

    $299.00

  • THE OTHER SIDE OF AIRFIX
    ARTHUR WARD
    Airfix is synonymous with plastic model kits. The brand name has virtually become a noun, occupying a special place in that lexicon of trade names alongside Hoover, Sellotape, Perspex and Aqua-Lung.Throughout the war years Airfix survived on government contracts for a whole range of plastic items and by virtue of Kove's tenancious apetitie for business and doing a deal. By the ...

    $279.00

  • THE POCKET GUIDE TO SCANDALS IN THE ARISTOCRACY
    ANDY K. HUGHES
    We were going to call this a Pocket Guide to Noble Scandals but theres nothing noble about these aristocrats. Tales of greed, list, murder and mayhem litter the pages of Andy Hughes must-read book. Whether its gambling away their familys fortune, writing racy poems and shocking decent people, the aristocracy have been at the center of scandals for centuries, abusing their posit...

    $119.00

  • THE HISTORY OF GIRLS' COMICS
    SUSAN BREWER
    Susan Brewer taps into the nostalgic women s market for comics from their childhood Jackie, Girl's Own, Bunty etc, from the early days in Victorian England to teen mags and TV-related comics, including Teletubbies and CBeebies. The book also covers partworks such as the highly collectable Vicky and other collectables, including annuals, covermounts and giveaways and toys and ga...

    $229.00

  • OLD TIME VARIETY
    RICHARD ANTHONY BAKER
    "An illustrated history of good old-fashioned entertainment from names like Tessie O'Shea, George Formby, and the early days of Bruce Forsyth." — Yours   As one of the richest sources of diversion for the people of Britain between the end of the First World War and the 1960s, the variety theater emerged from the embers of music hall, a vulgar and rambunctious entertainment that...

    $119.00

  • COLLECTING AUTOGRAPHS
    SUSAN BREWER
    Written by collectables expert Susan Brewer, the book covers the world of autographs, both beautifully-illustrated autograph books from the days when ordinary people signed them for friends with thoughtful poems or illustrations, to celebrity and highly collectable autographs. Hundreds of verses and reflective messages are included, as well as many humorous entries gleaned from...

    $119.00

  • MERRYTHOUGHT TEDDY BEARS
    KATHY MARTIN
    A deep dive into the history of the much-loved plush bear brand from one of the world's foremost teddy bear experts.   Merrythought was one of Britain's longest running British-made teddy bear firms with a dedicated international following for their quality, highly collectable bears whose life-size models used to dominate stores such as Harrods and Hamleys.   This book—with its...

    $229.00

  • HISTORY OF CHRISTMAS FOOD AND FEASTS
    CLAIRE HOPLEY
    A celebration of Yuletide food through the centuries.   This mouthwatering book celebrates classic Christmas stories and their food and feasts. Each chapter covers a different era and the important foodie tales of time, including Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, Jane Austen's festive celebrations, and Christmas with Dickens. Claire Hopley rediscovers the joys of literary Christ...

    $229.00

  • HISTORY OF MEN'S FASHION
    NICHOLAS STOREY
    "Anyone aiming for timeless elegance, rather than temporary chic, will benefit from Storey's authoritative, but readable book." — Esquire   Everything you ever wanted to know about men's clothing—and so much more—from the exact hour Nelson lost his right eye to the type of palm needed for a Panama hat, what Cary Grant's tailor had to do to his shoulders—and those all-important ...

    $229.00

  • THE MAUD ALLAN AFFAIR
    RUSSELL JAMES
    Maud Allan, the famous exotic dancer was destroyed by the infamous libel trial brought by charismatic British Member of Parliament. and pilot, Noel Pemberton-Billing.In this wonderfully written book, Russell James charts her rise and fall from the days when she saved the 1908 London Olympics from failure to the outrageous miscarriage of justice of her trial which knocked the da...

    $251.00

  • THE VICTORIAN CHRISTMAS
    ANNA SELBY
    The author of Food Through the Ages presents a festive overview of Dickens-era Christmas traditions—from decorations and songs to games and recipes.   Anna Selby discusses how the Victorians invented many of the Christmas traditions we enjoy today from Christmas trees and cards to carols and Father Christmas himself. Dickens and Prince Albert shaped how many people view the Bri...

    $274.00