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Local interest, family history & nostalgia

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Local interest, family history & nostalgia

Paperback. Douglas D'Enno explores the history of Sussex's railway stations. Series: Through Time. Num Pages: 96 pages, 180. BIC Classification: 1DBKESX; WGF; WQP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 168 x 281 x 14. Weight in Grams: 296.
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781445648767
ISBN
9781445648767
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.77

Paperback. Sussex, one of Britain's most ancient counties, has a diverse collection of tales, from the stories dragons lurking in bottomless pits and screaming demons hiding under hill to legends of witches, wisewomen and ghosts. This title presents folk tales from Sussex that reflect the wisdom (and eccentricities) of the county and its people. Num Pages: 192 pages, illustrations (black and white), 1 map (black and white). BIC Classification: 1DBKESX; JFHF; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 125 x 15. Weight in Grams: 212.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752474694
ISBN
9780752474694
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.46

Paperback. This fascinating selection of photographs traces some of the many ways in the Sussex Coast has changed and developed over the last century Num Pages: 96 pages, 84 black & white illustrations, 100 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESX; WQP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 168 x 233 x 5. Weight in Grams: 286. 96 pages, 184 illustrations incl 100 colour. This fascinating selection of photographs traces some of the many ways in the Sussex Coast has changed and developed over the last century. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBKESX; WQP. Dimension: 168 x 233 x 5. Weight: 306.
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781445605463
ISBN
9781445605463
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.35

Paperback. "Also available as an ebook"--Title page verso. Series: Culture, Labor, History. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KJC; HBJK; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 19. Weight in Grams: 481.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814761120
ISBN
9780814761120
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.86

Paperback. An examination of some of Surrey's most notorious and shocking cases. It includes such cases as: the 'Wigwam Girl', Joan Wolfe, who lived in a tent built by a Cree Indian Soldier before being brutally slaughtered; the infamous stagging of Frederick Gold by 'the Serpent', Percy Lefroy Mapleton; and, the poisoning of the entire Beck family. Series: Murders. Num Pages: 160 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESR; BTC; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 171 x 9. Weight in Grams: 420.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750951302
ISBN
9780750951302
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.60

Paperback. These folk tales from one of Britain's most ancient countries are vividly retold by local storyteller Janet Dowling. Their origins lost in the oral tradition, these 30 stories from Surrey reflect the wisdom and eccentricities of the county and its people. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESR; JFHF; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 123 x 15. Weight in Grams: 210.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752466354
ISBN
9780752466354
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.44

Paperback. .
Publisher
Froglets Publications Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Condition
New
SKU
V9781872337654
ISBN
9781872337654
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.79

Paperback. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198736486
ISBN
9780198736486
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.40

Paperback. Sure, Why Would Ye Not? is a collection of hilarious conversations between two oul fellas, Bob and Charlie. They'll remind you of growing up, of family life, and of irish country ways. But most of all they will make you laugh out loud and remind you that there is no place like home. Num Pages: 176 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKN; WHL; WHP; WQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 17. Weight in Grams: 190.
Publisher
Blackstaff Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780856409639
ISBN
9780856409639
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.76

Paperback. This fascinating selection of photographs shows how Surbiton has changed and developed over the last century and more. Series: Through Time. Num Pages: 96 pages, 180. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; WQP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 233 x 13. Weight in Grams: 290.
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781445668383
ISBN
9781445668383
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.32

Paperback. Supernatural Wales is a great pleasure to read it is one of the best guide books we have yet encountered. Lionel & Patricia Fanthorpe, Association for the Scientific Study of Anomalous Phenomena. Series: Supernatural. Num Pages: 176 pages, 35. BIC Classification: 1DBKW; VXQ; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 160 x 13. Weight in Grams: 268. 176 pages, 35 illustrations. Supernatural Wales is a great pleasure to read it is one of the best guide books we have yet encountered. Lionel & Patricia Fanthorpe, Association for the Scientific Study of Anomalous Phenomena. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBKW; VXQ; WQH. Dimension: 234 x 160 x 13. Weight: 268.
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781445611518
ISBN
9781445611518
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 19.32

Paperback. Sunny Vale Pleasure Gardens, near Brighouse, was the Belle Vue or Alton Towers of West Yorkshire. It opened as a garden in 1880, and became a popular venue for sunday strollers, local sunday school groups and day trippers. This collection features 180 images, complemented by captions and reminiscences of the Gardens throughout its long history. Series: Images of England. Num Pages: 128 pages, approx 200. BIC Classification: 1DBKEYK; HBT; WQH; WTHT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 167 x 9. Weight in Grams: 310.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
07th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752443553
ISBN
9780752443553
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.45

Paperback. Looks at the last hundred years of Sunderland through a sequence of old photographs selected from the archives of the Sunderland Echo by journalist Carol Roberton. Here are the shipyards and the miners, the shopkeepers and publicans, the schools, the churches and the homes of Wearside people of yesteryear. Series: Images of England. Num Pages: 128 pages, Approx 200. BIC Classification: 1DBKEYN; WQH; WQP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 165 x 8. Weight in Grams: 300.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752436166
ISBN
9780752436166
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.54

Paperback. Starting in the earliest days of photography, travelling through the war years to the post-war period and finishing with the shipyards and pits of the 1970s, in the last days of those industries, this book draws upon the research of "Living History North East". It celebrates various aspects of life in the area. Num Pages: 128 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEY; WQH; WQP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 150 x 7. Weight in Grams: 312.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752449272
ISBN
9780752449272
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 20.65

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Surtees Society United Kingdom
Number of pages
350
Condition
New
SKU
V9780854440696
ISBN
9780854440696
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 62.02

Paperback. covers the two main concerns of Sunderland Corporation and Sunderland District Omnibus Company. This title takes the reader on a ride back in time on the trams and buses that once plied the city's streets. It is packed with photos, illustrations and diagrams that depict the growth and change in public transport when Sunderland was still a town. Num Pages: 160 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEYD; WGCF; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 165 x 11. Weight in Grams: 360.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752450759
ISBN
9780752450759
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.45

Paperback. The fascinating history of Sunderland illustrated through old and modern pictures. Num Pages: 96 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEYN; WQP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 165 x 9. Weight in Grams: 284. 96 pages, col. Illustrations. The fascinating history of Sunderland illustrated through old and modern pictures. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBKEYN; WQP. Dimension: 233 x 165 x 9. Weight: 312.
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848685765
ISBN
9781848685765
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.77

Paperback. Sunderland, a historic shipbuilding port renowned for its trade in beautiful, vividly coloured glass, has seen many changes over the last century. This book presents a collection of personal memories of Sunderland people, who provide eloquent descriptions of their city as it once was. It also offers an insight into the varied history of the city. Num Pages: 128 pages, approx. 200. BIC Classification: 1DBKEY; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 221 x 9. Weight in Grams: 314.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752444918
ISBN
9780752444918
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.45

Paperback. The Sunderland Empire is one of the grand old provincial theatres. This collection of more than 150 archive photographs is a comprehensive history of the building. It charts the evolution of the Empire from the days of Victorian music hall to the Girl who Loves a Soldier', to the jazz age, the revues of the post-war era and the plays and concerts. Num Pages: 128 pages, approx 150. BIC Classification: 1DBKEYN; AN; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 165 x 11. Weight in Grams: 306.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
07th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752443409
ISBN
9780752443409
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.54

Paperback. Describes many unusual, odd and extraordinary people, places and events from Suffolk. This title features the tales of 'the fasting woman of Shottisham', who was alleged not to have eaten for five months; the Suffolk man who invented the word 'communism'; local heroines; pioneering entrepreneurs; spectacular ruins and castles; and, more. Num Pages: 160 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1DBKEAS; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 172 x 10. Weight in Grams: 426.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Number of pages
154
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750947046
ISBN
9780750947046
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 20.68

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