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Paperback. For over a century, Kingston-upon-Thames was the de facto capital of England. Kingston upon Thames is a Royal borough and a Surrey market town situated on the banks of the River Thames. This title explores both the modern life of this London boroughs, as well as its historical background. Num Pages: 128 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 108 x 171 x 8. Weight in Grams: 148.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752479682
ISBN
9780752479682
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.04

Paperback. This stunning collection of old photographs of one of Britain's best known areas will fascinate all who embark on this short tour into the Edwardian period of London's City of Westminster. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 165 x 10. Weight in Grams: 310.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752431918
ISBN
9780752431918
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.35

Hardback. 45pp. xix. Illus. n.d. Map. Advertisements. Cover stained, text clear. Keywords: Local history, Irish towns, tourist guide
Publisher
Irish Tourist Association
Condition
Used, Very Good
Format
Hardback
SKU
KHS1004908
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 20.00

Article in 'Duiche Neill'. Journal of the O Neill Country Historical Society, No. 17, 2008. Keywords: Local History - Co. Tyrone, Genealogy, Periodical, 16th - 20th Century Ireland. 18pp
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
O Neill Country Historical Centre
Publication date
2008
SKU
KON0823416
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 25.00

Paperback. The River Forth was at one time busy with commercial traffic and naval vessels. This photographic album shows the many ships that could be seen. Coasters, ocean liners, paddle steamers, and others involved in the fishing and other industries are all included with extensive detailed captions. Num Pages: 128 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKSB; KNGS; WGG; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 164 x 10. Weight in Grams: 249.
Number of pages
128
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752421179
ISBN
9780752421179
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.35

Article in 'Familia: Ulster Genealogical Review', Volume 2, No. 2, 1986. Journal of the Ulster Genealogical and Historical Guild. Keywords: Local History - Belfast, Genealogy, Periodical, Landed Gentry, 18th Century Northern Ireland, The Royal Family, Sarah Ferguson. 8pp
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Ulster Historical Foundation
Publication date
1986
SKU
KON0823417
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 20.00

Paperback. Before the advent of the internal combustion engine, the only reliable means of getting about on Birmingham's roads was by walking or by horse. This title takes us on a tour of the city, using images of horses at work to tell the story of the growth of the city's road transport network. Num Pages: 128 pages, over 200 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEM; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 165 x 10. Weight in Grams: 310.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752446134
ISBN
9780752446134
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.35

Paperback. A guided tour of the historic town of Aberystwyth, showing how the areas you know and love have transformed over the centuries. Series: History Tour. Num Pages: 96 pages, 50. BIC Classification: 1DBKWV; WQH; WQP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 125 x 167 x 15. Weight in Grams: 152.
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781445656977
ISBN
9781445656977
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.71

Paperback. This is a fascinating collection of many unpublished photographs showing Crewe's development during the twentieth century. Illustrated with well over 200 old photographs and images, it traces changes and development, and highlights the architectural wealth of the town from a number of different periods. Num Pages: 128 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKENC; 3JJ; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 166 x 8. Weight in Grams: 310.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752464503
ISBN
9780752464503
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.36

Hardback. 19pp. n.d. n.p. Illustrated front cover. B/W photographs. Keywords: Local history, biography, poetry, military life
Condition
Used, Like New
Format
Hardback
SKU
KHS1004930
Hardback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 25.00

Paperback. Based on many conversations and interviews with Waltham local people, recalling life in the village over the past century, this title recounts various memories, including childhood and schooldays, work and play, sport and leisure, and the war years. It paints a picture of life in this North East Lincolnshire village. Num Pages: 128 pages, Illustrations, facsims., ports. BIC Classification: 1DBKEAL; 1DBKEYK; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 168 x 9. Weight in Grams: 306.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752455716
ISBN
9780752455716
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.34

Paperback. Recreates everyday life for textile workers, canal boat families, coalminers, metal workers navvies and glassblowers using contemporary eyewitness accounts and interviews. This work depicts the dire state of towns and the dreadful hazards workers faced on a daily basis. Num Pages: 160 pages, 120. BIC Classification: 1DBKENL; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 174 x 11. Weight in Grams: 420.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752442532
ISBN
9780752442532
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.44

Hardback. Vol 2 only. 623pp. plus appendix. A very nice copy with folding map and engraved frontipice. Bound in board with cloth to spine. Edges are scuffed. Boards are slightly stained and worn. Minimal foxing throughout. Keywords: Irish Local History: Limerick
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Printed for George McKern...also by Baldwin, Cradock, and Joy Limerick and London
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1827
SKU
KLN0000174
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 365.00
€ 245.00

Hardback. 76pp. n.d. Illustrated. Maps. Advertisements. Keywords: Irish towns, guide book
Publisher
Tipperary Tourism
Condition
Used, Like New
Format
Hardback
SKU
KHS1005030
Hardback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 15.00

Paperback. Series: Pocket Images. Num Pages: 128 pages, Illustrations , maps, plan, ports. BIC Classification: 1DBKSC; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 168 x 124. .
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845884024
ISBN
9781845884024
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.24

Paperback. This fascinating book of over 200 old photographs depicts the scenes, people and events of everyday life in and around Liskeard, from a period of more than one hundred years. Many of the photographs, most of which come from the author's and other private collections, have not been published before. Series: Images of England. Num Pages: 128 pages, photographs. BIC Classification: 1DBKEWC; HBJD1; HBLW; WQH; WQP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 166 x 9. Weight in Grams: 318.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752410340
ISBN
9780752410340
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 18.40

Paperback. Includes photographs which illustrates the transformation that has taken place in Romford during the 20th century. This book offers an insight into the daily lives and living conditions of local people and gives the reader glimpses and details of familiar places during this century of change. It records the process of transformation. Num Pages: 120 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEAX; 1DBKESL; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 165 x 10. Weight in Grams: 300.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Number of pages
120
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750949392
ISBN
9780750949392
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.31

Paperback. From rapid growth created by the textile industry to the development of various local government and social concerns such as the Victoria Hospital and the art gallery and museum at Towneley Hall, this title includes photographs of Burnley that illustrate some of the many changes that have taken place between 1850 and 1960. Series: Archive Photographs: Images of England. Num Pages: 128 pages, 200ill. BIC Classification: 1DBKENL; HBJD1; WQH; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240. .
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752415666
ISBN
9780752415666
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.40

Paperback. A guide to more than 100 sights, incidents and legends from the various parts of Oxfordshire. It features the tales of unsolved murders, witchcraft, hangings, poltergeists, underground caves and passages, 'cunning men', backswording and riots. Num Pages: 128 pages, 70 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESF; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 174 x 8. Weight in Grams: 320.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750949576
ISBN
9780750949576
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.35

Paperback. Ardwick was one of Manchester's earliest suburbs and became a very desireable residential area for the rich and successful of its parent city. People flocked to live in the elegant dwellings around the Green with its gardens railed off for their exclusive use. This is a record of an historically important area of Manchester. Series: Archive Photographs: Images of England. Num Pages: 128 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKENL; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 165 x 10. Weight in Grams: 310.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752424736
ISBN
9780752424736
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.35

Paperback. Presents an anthology of true stories, drawn from the author's personal experience as a Registered Docker in the Port of London. This work is an attempt to preserve the memories of day to day life of the docklands in the past. It is of interest to those whose relatives worked as dockers, and to social historians. Num Pages: 146 pages, 50 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; BT; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 174 x 9. Weight in Grams: 344.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750941389
ISBN
9780750941389
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.40

Paperback. A follow-up to the "Frontline Essex", this book describes life in the county during the Second World War. It draws on written sources and interviews with people who lived through the war on the Home Front, as children or as adults. It includes subjects such as morale-boosting and fund-raising organisations, and more. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKEAX; 3JJH; HBW; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 172 x 10. Weight in Grams: 370.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750944137
ISBN
9780750944137
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.37

Paperback. Offering a pictorial history of Edinburgh's Old Town, this title presents a collection of 200 images from the Edinburgh Room. The images cover the area known as the Royal Mile and include Castlehill, the Lawnmarket, High Street, Canongate, Grassmarket and George IV Bridge, as well as the royal residences of Holyrood House and Edinburgh Castle. Series: Images of Scotland. Num Pages: 128 pages, c. 200. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 165 x 8. Weight in Grams: 296.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752440835
ISBN
9780752440835
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.40

Paperback. Richly illustrated with over seventy-five photographs and ephemera, Haunted Aberdeen is sure to appeal to all everyone interested in finding out more about Aberdeen's haunted heritage. Num Pages: 96 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKSH; VXQG; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 165 x 7. Weight in Grams: 304.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752455334
ISBN
9780752455334
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.40

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