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Paperback. A history of mining in Cornwall Volume 1 Series: Archive Photographs: Images of England. Num Pages: 224 pages, 200ill. BIC Classification: 1DBKEWC; KNAT; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 162 x 10. Weight in Grams: 336.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752417073
ISBN
9780752417073
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 17.90

Paperback. A companion to Volume One: The Central District this book widens it's focus to study important workings accross the Duchy of Cornwall, from the oldest tine mines of the St Just area to the major workings at Tregurtha Downs, Great Wheal Vor and Wheal Kitty, to mention a few. Series: Archive Photographs: Images of England. Num Pages: 128 pages, 200ill. BIC Classification: 1DBKEWC; KNAT; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 235 x 12. Weight in Grams: 310.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752417080
ISBN
9780752417080
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 16.18

Paperback. Mining has been the most important industry in large parts of Cornwall for hundreds of years. This volume contains many photographs of mines both large and small with an emphasis on hitherto unpublished scenes of the latter. Num Pages: 128 pages, 200ill. BIC Classification: 1DBKEWC; HBJD1; KNAT; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 236 x 9. Weight in Grams: 304.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752421339
ISBN
9780752421339
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.18

Paperback. Written by former University of New Mexico president, this work covers the changes and growth experienced by the University since its founding on February 28, 1889. Offering the history of the university chronologically, it also provides a look at Albuquerque and its citizens during each time period. Num Pages: 470 pages, 57 colour photos & 190 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBWX; JNMN; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 280 x 215 x 34. Weight in Grams: 2032.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of New Mexico Press United States
Number of pages
470
Condition
New
SKU
V9780826340177
ISBN
9780826340177
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.75

Paperback. Missouri has been likened to a "cave factory" because its limestone bedrock can be slowly dissolved by groundwater to form caverns, and the state boasts more than six thousand caves in an unbelievable variety of sizes, lengths, and shapes. This work records a cultural heritage stretching from the end of the ice age to the twenty-first century. Series: Missouri Heritage Readers Series. Num Pages: 176 pages, 34 illustrations, bibliography, index, map, table. BIC Classification: 1KBBNU; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 272.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Missouri
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780826217783
ISBN
9780826217783
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.06

Paperback. Perhaps no comparable area of England was as intensively settled by the great monastic houses as the north-east of Yorkshire, which contained Whitby Abbey, Guisborough, Bridlington and Rievaulx. Including a set of maps, this work provides a comprehensive account of the monastic contribution to Yorkshire's development and landscape. Num Pages: 176 pages, 75. BIC Classification: 1DBKEYK; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 175 x 16. Weight in Grams: 622.
Publisher
The History Press LTD
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752440996
ISBN
9780752440996
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.21

Hardcover. Num Pages: 639 pages, b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DND; JPFF; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 179 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1662.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Museum Tusculanum Press Denmark
Number of pages
639
Condition
New
SKU
V9788772894355
ISBN
9788772894355
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 21.38

Paperback. A history of Monkseaton & Hillheads Series: Archive Photographs: Images of England. Num Pages: 256 pages, 200ill. BIC Classification: 1DBKEYN; WQH; WT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 165 x 10. Weight in Grams: 230.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752420646
ISBN
9780752420646
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 16.18

Paperback. This fascinating selection of photographs traces some of the many ways in which the town of Monmouth has changed and developed over the last century. Series: Through Time. Num Pages: 96 pages, 180. BIC Classification: 1DBKWS; WQH; WQP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 166 x 11. Weight in Grams: 288.
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781445656762
ISBN
9781445656762
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.67

Paperback.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752448992
ISBN
9780752448992
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 16.18

Paperback. .
Publisher
Sigma Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910758151
ISBN
9781910758151
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 12.37

Paperback. A follow-up to "Bristol Murders" that brings together true-life historical murders that shocked not only the city but made headline news throughout the nation. Series: Murders. Num Pages: 160 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEWS; BTC; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 165 x 12. Weight in Grams: 416.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752456171
ISBN
9780752456171
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.17

Paperback. A follow-up to "Cornish Murders" that brings together murderous tales that shocked not only the county but made headline news throughout the nation. Series: Murders. Num Pages: 160 pages, Illustrations, maps, ports. BIC Classification: 1DBKEWC; BTC; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 170 x 10. Weight in Grams: 414.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752455457
ISBN
9780752455457
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.17

Paperback. Linda Stratmann's well-illustrated and enthralling text will appeal to everyone interested in true crime and the shadier side of Essex's past. Series: Murders. Num Pages: 160 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEAX; BTC; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 174 x 12. Weight in Grams: 418.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752458502
ISBN
9780752458502
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.18

Paperback. Since early times, Essex has been on England's military front line and has protected the rest of the country from European invaders. This book helps us learn about Essex's distinguished military history since Roman times, taking in the Napoleonic Wars, the First and Second World Wars and the Cold War. Num Pages: 160 pages, 150 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEAX; HBW; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 249 x 174 x 15. Weight in Grams: 408.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Number of pages
126
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750949514
ISBN
9780750949514
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.18

Paperback. Nicola Sly's well-illustrated and enthralling text will appeal to everyone interested in the shady side of Hampshire's history. Series: Murders. Num Pages: 160 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESH; BTC; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 173 x 11. Weight in Grams: 416.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752454955
ISBN
9780752454955
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.17

Paperback. Brings together some of the more murderous tales including the case of Oldham nurse Elizabeth Berry, who poisoned her own daughter for the insurance money in 1887; Margaret Walber, who beat her husband to death in Liverpool in 1893; and, John Smith, the young Home-Guardsman who shot his ex-girlfriend in broad daylight at Whitworth in 1941. Series: Murders. Num Pages: 160 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1DBKENL; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 170 x 11. Weight in Grams: 412.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752456454
ISBN
9780752456454
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.18

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, 40 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BT; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 498.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764336270
ISBN
9780764336270
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 17.81

Paperback. More of Milton Keynes Num Pages: 128 pages, 200 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESU; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 172 x 10. Weight in Grams: 340.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750938594
ISBN
9780750938594
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 16.18

Paperback. Two female poisoners, Catherine Churchill, who killed her husband in Knowle-St-Giles in 1879 and Sarah Freeman, who claimed several victims in the Bridgwater area from 1843 onwards. A wide variety of means and motive are covered. There is murder committed in the course of robbery, such as the brutal killing of Sarah Wilkins in Nempnett Thrubwell. Series: Murders. Num Pages: 160 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEWS; BTC; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 173 x 10. Weight in Grams: 414.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752457420
ISBN
9780752457420
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.18

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