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Paperback. A Grim Almanac of Old Berkshire is a day-by-day catalogue of ghastly tales dating from the twelfth to the twentieth centuries. Full of torment and torture, heinous homicides and cataclysms of nature, these pages contain multiple murders, horrendous hauntings and audacious thefts. Num Pages: 160 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESB; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 173 x 10. Weight in Grams: 360.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
2nd
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752456775
ISBN
9780752456775
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.37

Paperback. 'A Grim Almanac of Oxfordshire' is a day-by-day catalogue of 366 ghastly tales from the county's past. There are murders and manslaughters, including the killing by Mrs Barber of her entire family in 1909 while temporarily insane, and the brutal murder of 4-year-old Edward Busby in 1871, killed by his mother to prevent his father ill-treating him. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESF; VXQ; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 166 x 11. Weight in Grams: 488.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752465814
ISBN
9780752465814
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.37

Paperback. Generously illustrated, this chronicle is an entertaining and readable record of Somerset's grim past. Read on ..if you dare! Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEWS; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 170 x 12. Weight in Grams: 496.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752458144
ISBN
9780752458144
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.40

Paperback. A Grim Almanac of South Yorkshire is a collection of stories from the county's past, some bizarre, some fascinating, some macabre, but all equally absorbing. Num Pages: 160 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEYK; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 174 x 13. Weight in Grams: 418.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Revised ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752456782
ISBN
9780752456782
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.42

Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, 50 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEMS; VXQ; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 156 x 11. Weight in Grams: 288.
Publisher
The History Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752499024
ISBN
9780752499024
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.42

Paperback. Chronicles the darker side of life in the Sussex county. This title digs deep into Sussex's past, presenting the reader with centuries of criminality and vice, of wretched living conditions and blind fate which so often leads to appalling consequences. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESX; VXQ; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 173 x 14. Weight in Grams: 494.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Revised ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752465098
ISBN
9780752465098
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.43

Paperback. A catalogue of 366 ghastly tales from around the Black Country. It includes stories of tragedy, torment and the truly unfortunate with diverse tales of mining disasters, freak weather, bizarre deaths and tragic accidents, including the gunpowder explosion at a factory in Tipton which claimed nineteen lives in 1922. Num Pages: 208 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEM; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 166 x 13. Weight in Grams: 486.
Publisher
The History Press
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752479798
ISBN
9780752479798
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.44

Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, 60 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEYK; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 157 x 13. Weight in Grams: 292.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750960632
ISBN
9780750960632
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.35

Hardcover. Series: Armchair Time Travellers Street Atlas. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKEMW; HBTP1; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 305 x 212 x 13. Weight in Grams: 732.
Publisher
Mapseeker Archive Publishing
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844918225
ISBN
9781844918225
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 25.81

Paperback. GALWAY 171pp.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Old Chapel Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780956006219
ISBN
9780956006219
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.00

Paperback. In this resource, George Demidowicz looks at the buildings of Coventry, explaining their architecture, their architects, and the original uses of many of the buildings. Series: The Buildings of England. Num Pages: 128 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEMW; AM; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 164 x 8. Weight in Grams: 312.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752431154
ISBN
9780752431154
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.35

Paperback. Using images and motifs from a wealth of Christmases past, this collection of Hertfordshire traditions, customs and literary tales takes the reader on a seasonal journey into yuletides of yore. It provides the reader with a comprehensive seasonal anthology of the county. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEST; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 168 x 129 x 15. Weight in Grams: 164.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752436791
ISBN
9780752436791
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.31

Paperback.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Number of pages
213
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752448619
ISBN
9780752448619
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.37

Paperback. This highly readable local history is aimed at those living and working in Bournemouth who wish to know more about the area's heritage. Num Pages: 128 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEWT; WQH; WQN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 165 x 10. Weight in Grams: 300.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752447179
ISBN
9780752447179
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.35

Hardcover. A history of Bury St Edmunds Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 185 x 18. Weight in Grams: 770.
Publisher
Phillimore & Co Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781860776571
ISBN
9781860776571
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 23.49

Paperback. A history of Cheltenham in 100 objects Num Pages: 144 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEWG; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 127 x 199 x 10. Weight in Grams: 246.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752461199
ISBN
9780752461199
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.35

Paperback. Local History: Derry
Publisher
Gill & Macmillan Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
KHS0040677
ISBN
9780717137992
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.88

Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, 100 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 172. Weight in Grams: 572.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750955560
ISBN
9780750955560
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.00

Paperback. Meet 50 of the English capital's most eccentric, revolutionary, bloodthirsty, ingenious and generally extraordinary characters Num Pages: 240 pages, 15 black & white illustrations, 10 maps. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 222.
Publisher
Oneworld Publications
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780745701
ISBN
9781780745701
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.94

Paperback. This fully illustrated account of the town's history combines a useful overview of the major influences upon Louth's development with a wealth of detail which brings to life the community in times past. Num Pages: 224 pages, 150 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEAL; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 172. .
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750982511
ISBN
9780750982511
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.46

Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages, 120 black & white illustrations, 30 colour illustrations, 16 colour plates. BIC Classification: 1DBKENL; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 250 x 174 x 25. Weight in Grams: 820.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750967280
ISBN
9780750967280
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 33.65

Paperback.
Publisher
DB Publishing
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
2nd edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780911823
ISBN
9781780911823
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.76

Paperback. A history of Norfolk in 100 objects Num Pages: 176 pages, 100 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEAN; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 14. Weight in Grams: 344.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752461625
ISBN
9780752461625
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.85

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, 100 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEAN; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 172. .
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750966382
ISBN
9780750966382
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 24.85

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