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First Class
By Christopher West
Hardback
Published 18-Oct-2012
| RRP: | £16.99 |
| Our price: | £13.59 |
| You save: | £3.40 |
Every stamp tells a story. The author selects 36 of the most evocative, quirky and beautiful stamps in his collection and weaves them into a popular history of Britain from 1840 onwards.
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Book of Kells
By Bernard Meehan
Paperback
Published 30-Jan-1995
| RRP: | £9.95 |
| Our price: | £7.96 |
| You save: | £1.99 |
Reproduces the most important of the fully decorated pages of the Book of Kells, with a series of enlargements showing minute details. This book also looks at the artists, the text and the writing, and has an account of the historical background of the book.
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British Family Cars of the 1950s and '60s
By Anthony Pritchard
Paperback
Published 06-Apr-2009
| RRP: | £6.99 |
| Our price: | £5.59 |
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With the end of the Second World War it was not long before increasing wealth, cheaper cars, and social pressures made a family car the aspiration of thousands. Ford, Hillman, Standard, Morris and Vauxhall became household names. This illustrated book looks at the British cars that were available to the post-war family.
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Postcards from Vogue
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Hardback
Published 14-Nov-2012
| RRP: | £14.99 |
| Our price: | £11.99 |
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A collection of 100 postcards, each featuring a striking "Vogue" cover. It covers early illustrations from artists including George Wolfe Plank, Olive Tilton, Pierre Brissaud, and Eduardo Garcia Benito saw ethereal figures of fantasy develop into red-lipped flappers.
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Celebrating Jewellery
By Daniela Mascetti
Hardback
Published 29-Aug-2012
| Our price: | £75.00 |
Broadly divided into 19th and 20th Centuries and then arranged thematically, this beautifully designed and lavishly produced book celebrates the greatest jewels encountered by the authors.
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Furniture
By Judith Miller
Hardback
Published 01-Nov-2010
| RRP: | £35.00 |
| Our price: | £28.00 |
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From primitive pieces to elegant modernity, this definitive guide illustrates different styles and forms. It offers tips on how to recognise the key elements of each period and featuring full-colour photographs.
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1973-2010 The Story of Matchbox Kits
By J-C Carbonel
Hardback
Published 15-Jul-2011
| RRP: | £14.99 |
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Retracing the forty glorious years of a firm, of a brand of kits intended for beginners just as much as it was for the most demanding buffs
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Miller's Antiques Handbook & Price Guide 2012-2013
By Judith Miller
Hardback
Published 05-Sep-2011
| RRP: | £30.00 |
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If you want to know the value of your antiques - or find out how the antiques market is faring - the world's best-selling antiques price guide is the place to look.
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Clarice Cliff
By Will Farmer
Paperback
Published 19-May-2010
| RRP: | £6.99 |
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There are few pieces of pottery more recognisable than those designed by Clarice Cliff. Employed in The Potteries from the age of thirteen, Clarice was talented and resourceful, and in 1927 she was given her own studio at the Newport Pottery. Using colour illustrations, this title traces the story of Clarice Cliff and the pottery that she created.
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Jackson's Hallmarks
By Ian Pickford
Paperback
Published 19-Dec-1995
| Our price: | £6.95 |
Based on the revised edition of "Jackson's Silver and Gold Marks of England, Scotland & Ireland", this contains all the assay office, Britannia standard, import and date marks plus the 1000 most important makers' marks, together with comments as to rarity, value and speciality of maker.
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