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Local interest, family history & nostalgia

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. 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

€ 17.99
€ 16.54

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

€ 25.99
€ 22.59

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

€ 19.99
€ 18.50

Paperback. A catalogue of 365 ghastly tales from around the county dating from the twelfth to the twentieth centuries. It contains diverse tales of highwaymen, murderers, poachers, witches, rioters and rebels, as well as accounts of prisons, punishments and executions. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKENL; BTC; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 172 x 12. Weight in Grams: 474.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752456843
ISBN
9780752456843
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.60

Paperback. Discovers a sinister, macrabre or horrifying occurrance for every day of the year, and presents readers with 365 graphic, spine-tingling and dramatic events. This title takes us into prisons and workhouses, into the clums of Maidstone and the cold cottages of the rural poor, and even onto the scaffold. Num Pages: 192 pages, 100 black and white. BIC Classification: 1DBKESK; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 173 x 12. Weight in Grams: 478.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750949484
ISBN
9780750949484
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.60

Paperback. Chronicles the darker side of life in the London between 1870 and 1900. This book features murderers and footpads, pimps and prostitutes, riots, rebels, bizarre funerals, disaster and peculiar medicine. It is illustrated with engravings, newspaper reports, photographs and original documents. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JH; BTC; GBCY; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 175 x 247 x 13. Weight in Grams: 494.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750948593
ISBN
9780750948593
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.60

Paperback. A day-by-day catalogue of 366 ghastly tales. It includes such tales as: the sinking in 1545 of the Mary Rose, King Henry VIII's flagship, in the Solent, with the loss of almost 700 men; the delivery of a foul-smelling basket to a servant in Winchester in 1825, which on investigation was found to contain the body of a stillborn baby; and, more. Num Pages: 160 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESH; VXQ; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 172 x 10. Weight in Grams: 416.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752454894
ISBN
9780752454894
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.45

Paperback. Generously illustrated, this chronicle is an entertaining and readable record of Glasgow's grim past. Read on.. if you dare! Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKSC; VXQ; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 173 x 14. Weight in Grams: 466.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752461946
ISBN
9780752461946
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 21.72

Paperback. Featuring more than 100 contemporary illustrations, this title includes the French Revolution, the Napoleonic Wars and the Declaration of Independence, an anaconda attack at the Tower of London, the only assassination of a Prime Minister in British history and a murderer who advertised - successfully - for a new wife in "The Times". Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JF; VXQ; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 172 x 247 x 12. Weight in Grams: 464.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752461700
ISBN
9780752461700
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 21.68

Paperback. Chronicles the darker side of life in Essex. This book features murderers and footpads, pimps and prostitutes, riots, rebels, bizarre funerals, disaster and peculiar medicine. It is illustrated with engravings, newspaper reports, photographs and original documents. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEAX; VXQ; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 171 x 13. Weight in Grams: 494.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752465104
ISBN
9780752465104
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.60

Paperback. Grim Almanac of Devon Num Pages: 160 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEWD; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 172 x 15. Weight in Grams: 482.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750950473
ISBN
9780750950473
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 22.75

Paperback. A catalogue of 365 ghastly tales from around Cornwall. It contains dreadful deeds, macabre deaths, strange occurrences and heinous homicides and explores the darker side of the county's past. It tells about the leaders of the 1497 rebellion, who fought for their county only to be hanged, drawn and quartered at Tyburn. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1DBKEWC; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 173 x 12. Weight in Grams: 474.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750951319
ISBN
9780750951319
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 22.68

Paperback. A day-by-day catalogue of 365 ghastly tales from around the county dating from the twelfth to the twentieth centuries. It includes the stories of tragedy, torment and the truly unfortunate with diverse tales of highwaymen, murderers, bodysnatchers, duellists, poachers, witches, giants, Fen Tigers, rioters and rebels. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEAC; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 173 x 10. Weight in Grams: 494.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752450100
ISBN
9780752450100
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 21.51

Hardback.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752459349
ISBN
9780752459349
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.60

Paperback. Num Pages: 176 pages, 60 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 11. Weight in Grams: 280.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750959605
ISBN
9780750959605
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.45

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

€ 23.99
€ 17.61

Paperback. A month-by-month catalogue of reported spectral sightings and paranormal phenomena from around the South West of England. It includes strange tales of restless spirits appearing in streets, buildings and churchyards across the region. It is suitable for those interested in the West Country's haunted heritage. Num Pages: 128 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEWC; 1DBKEWD; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 166 x 11. Weight in Grams: 304.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752452685
ISBN
9780752452685
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 20.65

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

€ 86.25

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

€ 25.99
€ 18.80

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
€ 14.95

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
€ 23.63

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
€ 23.69

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
€ 23.78

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