The Lincolnshire Wolds (Britain in Old Photographs)
by David Cuppleditch
This addition to the "Britain in Old Photographs" series brings together a collection of black-and-white pictures spanning the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Drawn from family albums, local collections and professional photographers, they show the way things were and how they have changed. Every photograph is captioned, providing names and dates where possible, revealing historical and anecdotal detail and giving life to the scenes and personalities captured through the camera lens. Bringin...
The partnership of one of Ireland's best-known authors, Peter Somerville-Large, and well-known photographer, Tom Kelly, proves successful in Legendary Ireland. A collection of magnificent photographs of Irish landscape, art, architecture, and people, accompanied by lucid descriptions and historical significance, this book will surely delight lovers of Ireland, folklore enthusiasts, and those who love the art of photography alike.
Cuba holds an unbeatable world record in terms of 'rolling gems' - in no other country in the world do so many dinosaurs of car history rattle and roar through the streets. The whole island is a kind of Jurassic Park for a special kind of dinosaur - candy pink, sky blue, sun yellow, or squeaky green painted Chevrolets, Buicks, Chryslers, Fords, Plymouth or Studebakers. Havana is the classic car hotspot.
Cheltenham in the 1950s in Old Photographs (Britain in Old Photographs)
by Peter Gill
Edited by Stephanie von Pfuel who already curated the successful Interior Design book Living in Style Berlin, and with images by the up-and-coming German photographer Julia Leeb.
This fascinating selection of historic photographs documents the dramatic transformation that has taken place over the last 150 years in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea.
Solihull in Old Photographs (Britain in Old Photographs)
by Charles Lines
This addition to the "Britain in Old Photographs" series brings together a collection of black-and-white pictures spanning the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Drawn from family albums, local collections and professional photographers, they show the way things were and how they have changed. Every photograph is captioned, providing names and dates where possible, revealing historical and anecdotal detail and giving life to the scenes and personalities captured through the camera lens. Bringin...
Illustrated Tales of Cheshire (Illustrated Tales of ...)
by David Paul
The beautiful county of Cheshire is one of the most visited of English counties and also one of the oldest. However, beneath its rural idyll lies a county that is surprising and often shocking. In Illustrated Tales of Cheshire, author and historian David Paul brings us some of the county's strange and mythical tales, from its hills and lakes and rural landscape to its ancient and more modern towns, villages and cities. Stories featured in the text include the tale of King Richard II's hidden tr...
Puerto Rico Mio is an extraordinary collection from two series of photographs: the first taken when Delano first went to Puerto Rico with the Farm Security Administration in 1941-42 and the second when he rephotographed those same places in the 1980s.
One photographer. One complete picture. We present 24 hours in the life of one of the world's most iconic cities. From sunrise to after sunset, from famous landmarks to lesser-known neighbourhoods, this celebration of New York is packed with local insights and visual stories to showcase what makes the city truly great. As a chronological day-in-the-life story, this photobook captures the city's early risers to late-night clubbers, its chaotic, busy streets and oases of calm, striking architect...
Surrey Executions lists in chronological order all the criminals hanged in the county during the nineteenth century. It opens in the era of the Bloody Code, when there were more than two hundred capital crimes on the statute book and executions took place in public on the roof of Horsemonger Lane Gaol, often with crowds of several thousand watching. In the early years of the century, the condemned were guilty of crimes such as highway robbery, rape, arson and sheep theft. Others included Colone...
Unbelievably Good Deal and Great Adventures That You Absolutely Can't Get Unless You're Over 50, 2005-2006
by Joan Rattner Heilman
The newest edition of "Unbelievably Good Deals and Great Adventures That You Absolutely Can't Get Unless You're Over 50 is completely revised and updated, with even more information about trips, discounts, clubs, programs, and special perks for anyone over 50. Includes amazing bargains on airfares and hotels, vacations just for grandparents and grandkids, bike trips and walking tours, free or almost-free educational opportunities, and much more.