Category Archives: Travel Guides
Tokyo: Art & Photography
This beautifully designed book is a celebration of one of the world`s most creative, dynamic and fascinating cities: Tokyo. It spans 400 years, with highlights including Kano school paintings; the iconic woodblock prints of Hiroshige; Tokyo Pop Art posters; the photography of Moriyama Daido and Ninagawa Mika; manga; film; and contemporary art by Murakami Takashi
Airline tail Colours 5th Edition
– A completely revised 5th edition of this invaluable guide to current commercial airline tail markings from around the world.- Includes the tail colours of approximately 600 airlines.DescriptionFor aviation enthusiasts, regular travellers indeed for anyone with even a passing interest in commercial aviation, the easiest way of identifying an airliner is by glancing at the
abc Rail Guide: 2018
Fully updated new edition Illustrated with colour photos throughoutThe essential one-stop guide to the railways of the British IslesDescriptionThe abc Rail Guide has established itself as the comprehensive, detailed accurate and reliable guide to the railway networks of the British Isles. The new 2018 edition of this best-selling annual publication has been thoroughly revised and
Rail Guide 2019: Main Line Systems
Fully updated new editionIllustrated with colour photos throughoutThe essential one-stop guide to the railways of the British Islesabc Rail Guide has established itself as the most comprehensive, detailed, accurate and reliable guide to the railway networks of the British Isles. The new 2019 edition of this best-selling annual publication has been thoroughly revised and updated.The
Rail Guide 2019: Light Rail & Heritage Railway
First edition of this completely new annual reference guide.Illustrated with colour photos throughoutProvides much more detailed coverage of these areas than had been possible in previous editions of abc Rail Guide. Colin Marsden is well known as the compiler of the highly successful abc Rail Guide that annual comprehensive and reliable guide to the railway
Never Fear: Reliving the Life of Sir Francis Chichester
Born in 1901 into a troubled childhood in rural Devon, he suffered through the sadism of the English public school system, then in 1918 left for New Zealand where he made his first fortune.There he took up flying and in 1930 became one of the first aviators to fly from London to Sydney. After being
The English Countryside
Amazing & Extraordinary Facts about the English Countryside explores the flora and fauna, customs and traditions that give the English countryside its unique charm and special identity. From the standing stones and carvings of our ancestors to the modern farming methods and woodland management of today, discover hundreds of fascinating facts about rural England. Brief,
Albion`s Glorious Ile: A Hand-Colouring Book from the Songs of Poly-Olbion
This is the first time Hole`s Poly-Olbion maps have been printed as a collection of this kind.The maps were produced in the early 17th century by the cartographic engraver William Hole to accompany the vast landscape poem Poly-Olbion by Michael Drayton, one of the most famous poets of his age.Arguably the strangest maps of Britain
London (Amazing and Extraordinary Facts)
What are the secrets of Old London Bridge? Who was Big Ben? Are Dick Whittington and his cat fact or fiction?Find the answers to these and many other amazing and extraordinary aspects of this great capital in this absorbing collection of stories and trivia. Whether your interest is political, social, architectural or historical, there is
Albion`s Glorious Ile: Middlesex to Huntingdonshire: Volume 3
These beautifully-produced colouring books present over four volumes, thirty county maps of England and Wales.The maps were produced in the early 17th century by the cartographic engraver William Hole to accompany the vast landscape poem Poly-Olbion by Michael Drayton, one of the most famous poets of his age.Arguably the strangest maps of Britain ever designed,
London Underground (Amazing and Extraordinary Facts)
Which was the first underground line built? Where are the abandoned ‘ghost’ stations on the network? Which underground station has the longest escalator?Find the answers to these and many other amazing and extraordinary aspects of the London Underground in this absorbing collection of stories and trivia. From grand and impractical visions, colourful characters and shady
Albion`s Glorious Ile: Shropshire to Buckinghamshyre: Volume 2
These beautifully-produced colouring books present over four volumes, thirty county maps of England and Wales.The maps were produced in the early 17th century by the cartographic engraver William Hole to accompany the vast landscape poem Poly-Olbion by Michael Drayton, one of the most famous poets of his age.Arguably the strangest maps of Britain ever designed,
Albion`s Glorious Ile: Cornwal to Worestshyre: Volume 1
These beautifully-produced colouring books present over four volumes, thirty county maps of England and Wales.The maps were produced in the early 17th century by the cartographic engraver William Hole to accompany the vast landscape poem Poly-Olbion by Michael Drayton, one of the most famous poets of his age.Arguably the strangest maps of Britain ever designed,
Albion`s Glorious Ile: Northamptonshyre to Westmorlande: Volume 4
These beautifully-produced colouring books present over four volumes, thirty county maps of England and Wales.The maps were produced in the early 17th century by the cartographic engraver William Hole to accompany the vast landscape poem Poly-Olbion by Michael Drayton, one of the most famous poets of his age.Arguably the strangest maps of Britain ever designed,
Edward Johnston: A Signature for London
The Johnston typeface influenced the design of the whole London transport system and is seen, in an adapted form, every day by millions on Tube trains, station signs, buses, posters, leaflets and maps.A symbol of London, globally recognised, the Johnston typeface is 100 years old in 2016. This book celebrates the typeface and the life
Railways
This is a collection of fascinating and diverse British railway facts and stories to read in any spare moment. Travel back to the age of steam and discover the world`s oldest active steam locomotive before becoming up-to-date with railways in films, such as Harry Potter. In addition to the fascinating lists of longest tunnels, widest
So There`s Hope
Since 2014 Deborah Rolt has been photographing life in East London, capturing powerful and affectionate images which speak eloquently of the daily realities of work and leisure in this colourful part of the city, with its equally kaleidoscopic people andtrans-ethnic neighbourhoods. Her photographs are distinguished by their human sympathy, featuring an eclectic mix of characters
Brown and Rosie`s Fresh and Simple
Located in the heart of South Kensington, Brown and Rosie`s is a landmark cafe that brings a slice of Australian breakfast and brunch culture to London. The Fresh and Simple cookbook now offers the reader the chance to recreate the sophistication of Brown and Rosie`s at home. Inspired by years spent in Australia and travels
Cyclogeography: Journeys of a London Bicycle Courier: 2016
Cyclogeography is an essay about the bicycle in the cultural imagination and a portrait of London seen from the saddle. Informed by his years spent as a bicycle courier, Jon Day reflects on the way bicycles connect people with places. Parasitic on the city, couriers have an intimate knowledge of London, and for those who
The Paradoxal Compass: Drake`s Dilemma: 2017
What motivated the 16th century explorers? The question is a vexed one the world over. To this day, a troubled folkloric status hangs about the better-known names. Many of the Tudor explorers set sail from the South West peninsula. Morpurgo, with his own deep connections to the Dorset coast, unearths the stories behind little-known key
