HISTORY/Social History from William Robertson

A beautiful collection of photographs, with accompanying text, which illustrates some of the finest examples of the 'old English village'. Provides a visual time capsule of an architectural style, and way of life, that all too often gets swallowed up and forgotten in this modern world. One to browse beside a roaring fire on a winter's day, with a… Read more about this item

NB: This book is published in French. An extremely rare volume, published in 1992 to mark the 40th anniversary of REGA, the Swiss Air Rescue organization. Covers the history and organization of REGA, from its origins in 1952 up till publication date. Contains 194 pages and illustrated throughout with numerous photographs, mostly in colour. A copy in VG+ condition that… Read more about this item

A fascinating catalogue of the world's forbidden places; secret bases, spy headquarters, terrorist hideouts, or just plain remote. Hours of entertainment for the armchair traveller/adventurer or the simply curious. Contains 255 pages and illustrated throughout with colour photographs. Fine condition. Looks, feels and smells like new.

A lavishly illustrated guide to Science-Fiction and Fantasy collectibles and memorabilia. Includes, action figures, books, robots, toys, trading cards, licensed products, and autographs. Also includes values (as of publication date), plus information on specialist dealers, auction houses, websites, fairs, and conventions. A fascinating volume for buyers, sellers, or simply SF/Fantasy fans everywhere. Contains 128 pages. Illustrated throughout with colour photographs.… Read more about this item

London: Bloomsbury, 2002. Paperback. Good. Good/-. Welcome to the wonderful world of Tama Janowitz, New York's wittiest social chronicler. Her book is littered with idiosyncratic delights and oddities, including her hilarious account of Andy Warhol's eighties blind-date club; her brief moment of celebrity as an elderly teenage extra in a ZZ Top video; the day her… Read more about this item

St.Ives: Colourmaster International, 1973. Hardcover. Very Good. Very Good/No Jacket. As the title suggests, this is a potted history of pubs in England, with a special section on pub signs. A fascinating read for Real Ale enthusiasts, social historians, or just anyone who appreciates good beer in historic surroundings. Contains 64 pages, 24… Read more about this item

London: Sutton, 2006. Hardcover. Fine/fine. A colourful and grimly entertaining exploration of the many execution sites within London, from Mediaeval times to the last century. Amongst the better known sites are, Tyburn; Smithfield; the Tower; Tower Hill; and Newgate Prison, but the book delves much deeper into the city's murky past to reveal many, many more sites… Read more about this item

New York: Rizzoli, 1998. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. New York: Rizzoli, 1998. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Hardback. 1st Edition. Fine/Fine. Charts the rise of the London fashion scene from the 1960s to publication date (1998), and attempts to answer the question, 'What is it about London that makes it such a hotbed of creativity?' Focusing both on the catwalk and… Read more about this item

London: Macmillan, 1906. Reprint. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. London: Macmillan, 1906. Reprint. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Hardback. Reprint. Good/No Jacket. The 1906 reprint of this charming little book, first published by Macmillan in 1903 Seven separate chapters tell us the history and customs of some of the main coaching routes in olde England, namely, the Bath, Exeter, Portsmouth, Brighton, Dover, York, and… Read more about this item

Glasgow/London: Collins, 1987. Paperback. Fine. Near Fine/-. A beautifully produced guide to the Glasgow Art Gallery and Museum, Kelvingrove Park, illustrating more than 600 objects out of the thousands of treasures contained in the building. An introduction by Alasdair Auld, Director, Glasgow Museums and Art Galleries, gives a brief history of the collection and of Kelvingrove itself, whilst individual chapters… Read more about this item

London: David&Charles, 1975. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Used. Very Good/Very Good Jacket. Hardcover. A collection of remarkable nautical photographs from the National Maritime Museum, London, and Mystic Seaport, Connecticut. Subject matter includes ports and harbours, the men and women connected with the sea, and of course, ships of all sizes and types. Each of the 134 photos are reproduced with… Read more about this item

London: Century, 1991. Fifth Edition. Paperback. Fine/No Jacket. Published to celebrate the breakthrough of the service tunnel under the Channel, this is the complete story of this mamoth engineering project. Tells you everything you've ever wanted to know about how the Channel Tunnel was designed and built, including the histroy of this (and earlier) projects; the problems… Read more about this item

Carnforth: Gressingham Press, 2006. Paperback. New. This short booklet is meant to smooth the path of undergraduate students, perhaps unsure of what is expected of them, and how to gain maximum benefit from their academic years What is a college; a university? What goes on within the walls? The provision here of a basic vocabulary will make academic studies more… Read more about this item

London: Batsford, 1986. Third Edition. Hardcover. Fair/fair. A look behind the scenes for a deeper understanding of the social, economic and technical changes which caused the unprecedented revolution in attitudes to dress in the 20th Century. Now established as a standard work for fashion students, this Third Edition takes the story into the mid-1980s, including 30 new illlustrations and added… Read more about this item

London: Ebury Press, 1997. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. A fascinating look at how housework and life in the home have changed over the last 75-years. Using reprints of articles and advertisements from 'Good Housekeeping' magazine, the author gives a decade-by-decade description of the major gadgets and appliances which have had such a huge impact on our family… Read more about this item

New York: Basic Books, 2002. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Fine/Fine Jacket. A history of New York's Fire Department, from the volunteers of colonial times and the 'fire laddies' who raced each other to fires in the 1840s, through the professional corps set up in the 1860s, to the highly trained force of modern times. Interweaves the stories of… Read more about this item

Stroud: Alan Sutton, 1993. Hardcover. Good +/Very Good. This collection of extracts forms a vivid and poignant history of the experience of modern warfare. The letters are in two parts - 1st and 2nd World Wars - and have been drawn together to form a continuous narrative of events from the fresh perspective of those who were intimately caught up… Read more about this item

New York: Harper & Row , 1989. Paperback. Fine. Very Good+/-. A fascinating collection of everyday gadgets from America's past, from the mid-1800s to the turn of the century. Designed to stir your brain-cells as you try to guess the function of each gadget, then turn over the page for the answer. Dozens… Read more about this item

London: Queen Anne Press, 1989. Hardcover. Good/fair. Between December 1968 and December 1972 twenty-four men went to the moon: no one has been there since. Lest we forget Mankind's greatest adventure, here is a collection of interviews with the astronauts, revealling as never before their innermost thoughts and feelings as they embarked on their historic voyages. A truly… Read more about this item

London: Macmillan, 1992. First UK edition. Hardcover. Good/very good. The dramatic and largely unknown story of the rescue of more than 2-million Jews from Eastern Europe, North Africa and the Middle East since World War II. Provides in-depth accounts of missions such as Operation Magic Carpet (Yemen), Operation Framework (Morocco), Operation Moses (Ethiopia) and the network that… Read more about this item