1979. Germaine Greer introduces us to major but underestimated figures in the history of Western painting.
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1990. 1st edition. All traceable watercolours of scenery in England that Turner made between 1810 and 1836.
1963. The official guide to Plymouth, UK.
1955. The Official Record of the Greater London Crusade 1954.
1973. A reprint of a work first published in 1769.
1977. 1st edition. A history of the Women's Institute (WI), illustrated.
1986. Robert Francis Kilvert (1840–1879) was an English clergyman remembered for his diaries reflecting rural life in the 1870s, which were published over fifty years after his death.
1983. The author, a member of the prestigious Loch Ness Investigation Bureau, takes an entirely new look at the phenomenon, accompanied by many new photographs and a compelling final solution.
1991. The true story of a group of children who came together to fight for justice after the Head Mistress and Assistant Master of their school were sacked.
2010. 1st edition. The gripping inside story of the last unknown realm of the British secret service: GCHQ.
1957. 1st edition. A History of the Fens: being some account of their swamps, meres, men, sports, duck decoys, drainage, riots, floods, legends, fish, and fowl.
1976. 1st edition.
1981. 1st edition. A study of the hereditary peers of Great Britain, their history, their place in British society, and their varied lifestyles.
1969. 1st edition. The history, geology, sociology, politics and cultural heritage of the Highlands.
1953. 1st edition. A History of Bridport 700 Years, 1253-1953.
1961. A history of England.
Undated. History and guide to London.
1924. Naval history covers the first British Battleships, Hawkins and Drake, the Armada, Blake, and much more, right up to the first World War.
1881. (140yo). Detailed accounts of the showmen and people behind the historic old fairs of London.
1975. 1st edition. Defences in Britain from Prehistory to the 20th Century.
1999. Adam Nicolson's book is a fascinating picture of the spirit of Britain in the new millennium coupled with a biography of the Dome, and an analysis of the political background to its creation.
1973. 1st edition.
1982. The great events and stories which are held within the walls of No 10 Downing Street.
1950. Illustrated with colour plates, an historic guide to the streets, buildings, colleges, gardens and great people of Oxford
2009. An insight into the art of driving cattle from North Wales to London that was undertaken for a period of one thousand years.
2007. Christopher Winn takes us on the ultimate journey around Scotland.
1948. The story of Glamorgan, a story which is told largely by its history, by the people who dwelt within it.
1996. A record of the village of Bressingham, Norfolk then and now, with an excellent selection of monochrome images of village life by professional portrait photographer, Elizabeth Handy.
1988. 1st edition. The history of the river and towns from the time of the Bronze Age and Phoenicians.
1946. 1st edition. London from the February-March raids of 1944 to the end of the war with Germany. Rare and collectable.
1938. 1st edition. This volume contains the section of Rayner's Concise history of Britain for the years 1783-1934. Rare and collectable.
1995. 1st edition. Signed by Author. A very scarce tome from the pen of the erstwhile doyen of Southport historians.
1948. A detailed account of the wealth, both architectural and historical, which is found in London's old churches.
1932. Picture-booklet; 32 pages with 57 gravure printed photographs. Nice collectors book.
2019. 1st edition. The story of the group of extraordinary eighteenth-century writers, artists, and thinkers who gathered weekly at a London tavern.
2005. Tales of the great naval heroes, famous battles, legendary explorers and talented shipbuilders and architects. The book is rounded off with a Gazeteer of over 100 heritage sites.
1985. 1st edition. The history of the peoples who inhabit the islands of Britain and Ireland.
1984. A survey of Irish domestic architecture from 1100 to 1914, covering all types of dwellings and architectural styles.
1980. A study of the growth of Butterworths Publishing House from its foundation in 1818 until its acquisition by International Publishing Corporation in 1967.
1937. A collection of black and white photos of traditional English scenes.
1998. The Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew traces a remarkable evolution over more than two centuries.
1959. Elephant Bill tells the story of his 'transportation' of a former circus elephant from Scotland to England.