Local interest, family history & nostalgia
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Local interest, family history & nostalgia
Paperback. Chronicles the darker side of life in the Sussex county. This title digs deep into Sussex's past, presenting the reader with centuries of criminality and vice, of wretched living conditions and blind fate which so often leads to appalling consequences. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESX; VXQ; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 173 x 14. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752465098
- ISBN
- 9780752465098
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 18.05
€ 23.99
€ 18.05
Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, 50 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEMS; VXQ; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 156 x 11. Weight in Grams: 288.
- Publisher
- The History Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752499024
- ISBN
- 9780752499024
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 18.53
€ 23.99
€ 18.53
Paperback. A Grim Almanac of South Yorkshire is a collection of stories from the county's past, some bizarre, some fascinating, some macabre, but all equally absorbing. Num Pages: 160 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEYK; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 174 x 13. Weight in Grams: 418.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752456782
- ISBN
- 9780752456782
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 18.53
€ 23.99
€ 18.53
Paperback. This book collects together 365 of the darkest tales from Manchester s history terrifying true tales of riot, assault, murder, and crime, of slums, disease, death, and disaster. Compiled by Manchester historian and genealogist Michala Hume and filled with amazing historical horrors, read it if you dare!" Num Pages: 192 pages, 60 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKENL; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 234 x 13. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750961509
- ISBN
- 9780750961509
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 21.66
€ 23.99
€ 21.66
Paperback. A collection of ghastly tales from around the county of Lincolnshire dating from the twelfth to the twentieth centuries. It includes dreadful deeds, macabre deaths, strange occurrences and heinous homicides. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEAL; BTC; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 172 x 12. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752457680
- ISBN
- 9780752457680
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 19.38
€ 24.99
€ 19.38
Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEML; VXQ; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 157 x 17. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Publisher
- The History Press
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752487441
- ISBN
- 9780752487441
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.93
€ 23.99
€ 17.93
Paperback. Gardening in wartime Britain was a part of the fight for freedom. This book tells the story of how Britain's wartime government encouraged and cajoled its citizens to grow their own fruit and vegetables. Num Pages: 368 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JJH; HBWQ; WM; WQN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 25. Weight in Grams: 282.
- Publisher
- Random House UK
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099558668
- ISBN
- 9780099558668
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 17.22
€ 21.99
€ 17.22
Hardback. Making use of both documentary evidence and oral history, A Family of No Prominence addresses issues of identity, modernity, colonialism, memory, and historical agency through a multigenerational study of a hitherto unknown family, tracing their emergence in early modern Korea and the plight of their descendants in the modern era. Num Pages: 264 pages, illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: WQY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 481.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804788762
- ISBN
- 9780804788762
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 90.74
€ 90.74
Paperback. Accessible, authoritative A to Z guide to family history. Num Pages: 247 pages, 30 illustrations. BIC Classification: GBC; WQY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 233 x 23. Weight in Grams: 412.
- Publisher
- Pen & Sword Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781473892521
- ISBN
- 9781473892521
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.46
€ 19.99
€ 15.46
Paperback. Manston had its origins in the RN Seaplane Station, Westgate, later expanded for landplane operations. The first unit at Manston was 3 Wing RNAS that moved from Detling in April 1916. Together with RNAS Eastchurch, Manston's War Flight of Triplanes, Camels and Pups patrolled the coast. After WWI, Manston expanded and to become a training station. Num Pages: 192 pages, 50 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: 1DBKESK; 3JJG; JWG; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 233 x 10. Weight in Grams: 382.
- Publisher
- Fonthill Media Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781550946
- ISBN
- 9781781550946
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 18.29
€ 24.99
€ 18.29
Hardcover. From petticoat duels and lucky cats to the Stiffs Express, Lord Nelson's spare nose, the Piccadilly earthquake and the Great Beer Flood of 1814, this book takes you on a captivating, wildly entertaining tour of the city you think you know, unearthing the capital's secrets and commemorating its rich, colourful and unusual history. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; WQH; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 158 x 22. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Publisher
- Transworld Publishers
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780593073230
- ISBN
- 9780593073230
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.64
€ 19.99
€ 14.64
Sheet map, folded. .
- Publisher
- Mapseeker Archive Publishing
- Number of pages
- 1
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844918140
- ISBN
- 9781844918140
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.07
€ 26.99
€ 23.07
Sheet map, folded. This folded map (890mm x 1000mm when unfolded)is an ideal souvenir for tourists to Cambridgeshire and also a valuable reference resource for local and family history research. It includes 4 Historic maps of Oxfordshire, John Speed 1611, Johan Blaue 1648, Thomas Moule 1836 and The City of Oxford 1836. Series: Historic Counties Maps Collection. Num Pages: 1 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKEAC; HBTP1; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 124 x 225 x 8. Weight in Grams: 102.
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Mapseeker Archive Publishing
- Number of pages
- 1
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844918157
- ISBN
- 9781844918157
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.71
€ 26.99
€ 23.71
Sheet map, folded.
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Mapseeker Archive Publishing
- Number of pages
- 1
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844918171
- ISBN
- 9781844918171
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 22.91
€ 26.99
€ 22.91
Paperback. Offers an evocation of Christmas in Cheshire. This book helps you wonder at the Mayor of Chester's sumptuous banquet where the tables groan under the sheer weight of food; and experience the joy of the newly-wed Reverend and Mrs Brandt as they arrive on a frosty Christmas Eve at Gawsworth Rectory, their new home. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKENC; 5HC; WQN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 170 x 110 x 20. Weight in Grams: 155.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752453347
- ISBN
- 9780752453347
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.43
€ 13.99
€ 13.43
Paperback. A Century of Paisley Num Pages: 128 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKSB; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 165 x 10. Weight in Grams: 330.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 07th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750948227
- ISBN
- 9780750948227
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 18.96
€ 20.99
€ 18.96
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€ 15.96
€ 19.99
€ 15.96
Paperback. Offers an 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. This title provides an account of the changes that have so altered Ipswich's appearance and records the process of transformation. Num Pages: 122 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEAS; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 165 x 10. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750949323
- ISBN
- 9780750949323
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.56
€ 19.99
€ 15.56
Paperback. A selection of photographs that illustrates the extraordinary transformation that has taken place in Ilford during the twentieth century. It offers an 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 unprecedented change. Num Pages: 128 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 166 x 8. Weight in Grams: 298.
- Publisher
- The History Press
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752479668
- ISBN
- 9780752479668
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.51
€ 17.99
€ 16.51
Paperback. A selection of photographs that illustrates the transformation that has taken place in Hull 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 this century of change. It records the process of transformation. Num Pages: 124 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEYK; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 165 x 9. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Number of pages
- 120
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750948944
- ISBN
- 9780750948944
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.56
€ 19.99
€ 15.56