Beauty For AshesThe creatures in the Valley of Harmony learn a tough lesson about listening to the grumbling and anger coming over the Mountain of Tribulation.
The vivid account of how a brilliant plan turned into an epic tragedy - made into the BAFTA award-winning film A BRIDGE TOO FAR'Alive with the detail that evokes the smoking background' DAILY TELEGRAPH'Finely recorded.
This is the first full-colour history of the world-famous toy soldiers to chart the whole story of their development from Victorian table toy to 21st Century collectable.
For this second book in the Transport Philately series on public transport issues featured on postage stamps, once again the author will combine two of his lifelong hobbies as he looks at railways around the world on standard gauge tracks that encompasses the majority of the western worlds major railway arteries.
As early as 1940 political leaders and military commanders responsible for the conduct of the Allied operations relalised that, after a string of disastrous setbacks, national morale could only be restored by taking offensive action against the enemy.
In this first-of-its-kind treatment, Heinz Tschachler offers an account of Edgar Allan Poe's relation to the world of banking and money in antebellum America.
Models of sailing ships, with their towering masts and billowing sails, have always held a special fascination for model makers because they capture all the romance of the sea, shipboard life, and a fighting spirit.
Bargain Hunt is a British institution, entertaining audiences for over 20 years, and encouraging us to look for diamonds in the rough at antique fairs and shops across the country.
"e;Copper Work"e; is a vintage high school coursebook on metalworking with copper, with chapters on everything from tools and their proper use, to designing, producing and beyond.
The reasons for handloading ammunition may be summed up as (a) permitting one to obtain the greatest possible accuracy from his rifle, pistol or revolver and (b) providing one with an abundance of ammunition at small expense.
This vintage book contains a catalogue of French provincial furniture and accessories, including lamps, clocks, faience, porcelain, garden fountains, sculptures, and other ornaments.
This vintage text contains a comprehensive and practical guide to watch repair, with information on simple and complex repairs, cleaning, general maintenance, and much more besides.
This antiquarian volume contains a concise yet detailed introduction to antique household clocks, with information on the inner workings and machinations of clocks, their external and decorative characteristics, and more.
This antique text details the history of Canada's postal service, with particular emphasis on the development and evolution of postage stamps as a means of payment.
This vintage book contains a concise yet detailed discussion of the pocket watch, being a short essay on the history of the pocket watch with information on early designers, important people, its development, and much more.
This antiquarian book contains a short treatise on the tools and materials of the watchmaker, being an accessible guide to the constituents of the amateur watchmaker's toolkit complete with information on how to make your own tools.
This antiquarian book contains a detailed account of the history of marine and pocket chronometer, with information on notable designers and manufactures, popularity, evolution, and much more.
This early work by the British archaeologist, Flinders Petrie, was originally published in 1914 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography.