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Paperback. A history of Cheltenham at war Series: Pocket Images. Num Pages: 128 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEWG; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 168 x 128 x 10. Weight in Grams: 160.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845884109
ISBN
9781845884109
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.33

Paperback. Series: Archive Photographs: Images of England. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKEYK; HBJD1; WQH; WQP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752415529
ISBN
9780752415529
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.41

Paperback. Presents a selection of photographs that illustrates the extraordinary transformation that has taken place in Newport during the 20th century. This book offers insight into the daily lives and living conditions of local people and gives the reader glimpses and details of familiar places during this century of unprecedented change. Num Pages: 120 pages, b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKWS; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 166 x 10. Weight in Grams: 314.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750949248
ISBN
9780750949248
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.38

Paperback. A history of Tiverton Series: Britain in Old Photographs. Num Pages: 128 pages, 200 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEWD; WQH; WQP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 172 x 10. Weight in Grams: 350.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750929486
ISBN
9780750929486
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.17

Paperback. This collection of over 200 images provides an illustrated account of the development of the South Wales Coalfield, once one of the largest and most productive in Britain. It illustrates the area's industrial history during the past two hundred years as well as giving a glimpse of village life in the valleys of Rhondda Cynon Taff. Num Pages: 128 pages, 200ill. BIC Classification: 1DBKWS; HBJD1; KNBC; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 166 x 9. Weight in Grams: 312.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752423647
ISBN
9780752423647
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.35

Paperback. Features a collection of archive images which recreates the Kilburn and Cricklewood of the past. Covering the development of Kilburn and Cricklewood from the Middle Ages to the 21st century, this book documents the people and places of this vibrant north-west London area. It includes the images of local people, shops and streets. Num Pages: 128 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 165 x 9. Weight in Grams: 312.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752424491
ISBN
9780752424491
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.35

Hardcover. A history of Aldershot Num Pages: 144 pages, 150ill. BIC Classification: 1DBKESH; 1DBKESR; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 250 x 15. Weight in Grams: 558.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
144
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Edition
1St Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781860771446
ISBN
9781860771446
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.50

Paperback. A selection of photographs that illustrates the transformation that has taken place in Barnsley during the 20th century. It offers insight into the daily lives and living conditions of local people and gives the reader glimpses and details of familiar places during a century of change. It records the process of transformation. Num Pages: 120 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEYK; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 167 x 9. Weight in Grams: 310.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Number of pages
120
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750949033
ISBN
9780750949033
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.50

Paperback. Includes the stories behind the murder and suicide of a brother and sister in 1842; the tragic death of 10-year-old Mabel Price in 1897; the killing of Ada James in a fit of jealous rage by her fiance Ted Palmer in 1913; and the suspicious death of sexual deviant Cecil Cornock. Series: Sutton True Crime History. Num Pages: 160 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEWS; JKV; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 172 x 10. Weight in Grams: 412.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750950480
ISBN
9780750950480
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.38

Hardcover. Rutland Num Pages: 64 pages, 1M. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; HBJD1; HBLC; HBTB; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 220 x 13. Weight in Grams: 222.
Publisher
Phillimore & Co.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Condition
New
SKU
V9780850331738
ISBN
9780850331738
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.35

Paperback. A collection of 200 archive images contrasts two ends of a scale: from village days before the new town was thought of to the events, activities and people of modern Harlow. Series: Archive Photographs. Num Pages: 128 pages, 200ill. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; WQH; WQP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 235 x 12. Weight in Grams: 306.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752403304
ISBN
9780752403304
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.35

Paperback. Drawing on historical and contemporary sources, this collection of true-life tales includes UFOs and black dogs, ghosts and poltergeists, mermaids and witches, and many other bizarre phenomena. Illustrated with over 50 pictures, it is suitable for those who are interested in the mysteries of the paranormal. Num Pages: 96 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEMS; VXQG; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 166 x 8. Weight in Grams: 302.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752448855
ISBN
9780752448855
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.46

Paperback. A follow-up to the "Frontline Essex", this book describes life in the county during the Second World War. It draws on written sources and interviews with people who lived through the war on the Home Front, as children or as adults. It includes subjects such as morale-boosting and fund-raising organisations, and more. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKEAX; 3JJH; HBW; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 172 x 10. Weight in Grams: 370.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750944137
ISBN
9780750944137
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.38

Paperback. From the historic county town of Winchester to the coastal ports of Southampton and Portsmouth, Hampshire is a unique county with a cultural heritage. This title contrasts a selection of 100 old photographs alongside modern ones taken from similar locations, to demonstrate the changes that have occurred in a scene over the intervening years. Num Pages: 96 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESH; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 164 x 7. Weight in Grams: 228.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752458168
ISBN
9780752458168
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.46

Paperback. An almanac that explores dreadful deeds, macabre deaths, strange occurrences and grim tales of Norfolk. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEAN; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 174 x 247 x 14. Weight in Grams: 496.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752456805
ISBN
9780752456805
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 25.78

Paperback. Illustrated with more than 60 archive images, this collection of true tales from across the Ribble Valley gives a record of crime and punishment. It begins with the paranoid prisoner of Barnoldswick and passes through an alphabet of place names that ends within the haunted ruins of Whalley Abbey, where the execution of a martyred monk was staged. Series: Murder & Crime. Num Pages: 128 pages, approx 65. BIC Classification: 1DBKENL; BTC; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 165 x 6. Weight in Grams: 222.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752444956
ISBN
9780752444956
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.45

Paperback. A collection of reminiscences and accompanying photographs that records the development of Hatfield New Town during the 1950s and '60s, the 'pioneering years'. It deals with memories of the first houses and the self-build scheme, covering chapterson work (notably at de Havilland's), schooldays, home life, leisure and more. Series: Tempus Oral History Series. Num Pages: 128 pages, 100ill. BIC Classification: 1DBKEYD; HBJD1; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 172 x 10. Weight in Grams: 310.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752416892
ISBN
9780752416892
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.35

Paperback. A collection of over 200 images that aims to bring to life the people and places of this area of Bristol. From the corner shops that grew in abundance in the area in the early part of the twentieth century to the many community groups who gathered together here, this book takes readers on a nostalgic journey around the district. Series: Images of England. Num Pages: 128 pages, chiefly Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEWS; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 165 x 8. Weight in Grams: 300.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752437125
ISBN
9780752437125
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.35

Paperback. Illustrated with around 200 archive photographs, this book captures the commercial heritage of the city and offers a glimpse into Birmingham's past. Capturing the diversity of Birmingham's shops and markets, it provides an important record of life in the city as it used to be. Series: Images of England. Num Pages: 128 pages, approx. 200. BIC Classification: 1DBKEM; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 164 x 9. Weight in Grams: 312.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752444932
ISBN
9780752444932
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.35

Paperback. Once part of Lancashire, Droylsden and Audenshaw are now part of Tameside Metropolitan Borough of Manchester. The varied histories of both towns see the transition from farming to an industrial community. With over 200 photographs, this book gives us a glimpse of the streets of the two towns and the people who lived there, at work and leisure. Series: Images of England. Num Pages: 128 pages, photographs. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; WQH; WQP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 170 x 10. Weight in Grams: 306.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
127
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752410685
ISBN
9780752410685
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.35

Paperback. Lewes, set among the Downs and just a few miles from the sea, is prized for the rich history enshrined in its Norman castle, medieval town walls and venerable High Street houses. This title provides an exploration of this county. Series: Britain in Old Photographs. Num Pages: 128 pages, 200 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESX; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 165 x 10. Weight in Grams: 410.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750936644
ISBN
9780750936644
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.41

Paperback. A history of Cheltenham in 100 objects Num Pages: 144 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEWG; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 127 x 199 x 10. Weight in Grams: 246.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752461199
ISBN
9780752461199
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.35

Paperback. A history of Filton Series: Voices. Num Pages: 128 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEWG; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 164 x 9. Weight in Grams: 290.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752430973
ISBN
9780752430973
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.35

Paperback. Accompanied by pictures of bygone times as well as some contemporary images, this work offers a history of theatrical hauntings. It is intended for those with an interest in the paranormal or theatre history. Series: Haunted. Num Pages: 96 pages, 60 black and white. BIC Classification: 1DBKESX; VXQG; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 236 x 5. Weight in Grams: 236.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752447551
ISBN
9780752447551
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.41

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