This is the third and final instalment in Fred Butler's hilarious series about life in the Shoddy...

First published in 1937, Woodcraft In Design And Practice contains a wealth of designs for 1930s ...

A clear, practical introduction to sculpture, filled with instructions and ideas for projects tha...

As the Arts and Crafts movement of the late 19th century offered the dream of exchanging the squa...

'The great picture-galleries may be likened to the temples of art... but every day and all day lo...

Originally published in 1925, Elements of Form and Design in Classic Architecture is a useful and...

In many ways the story of France itself, French Furniture shows how a tumultuous national history...

Are you ready to learn to draw the old fashioned way? Originally published in 1905, Freehand Patt...

Theodore is true love's fight to discover itself, and in some ways is undiscovered. It is an idea...

Spoons made of pewter or the copper alloy latten may have been the humbler relatives of silverwar...

The English architect Charles Robert Ashbee first established his reputation as a major figure wi...

Poems to Read Aloud

Written by an author with forty years gardening experience and a leading expert of his time, alth...

Fonts, statues, church spires, gutters, memorial urns and even coffins: throughout history, lead ...

Following the success of To Ride a Red Engine this is the second book in the series about life as...

A collection of Greek writings attributed to Hermes Trismegistos, dating from some time before th...

Red Watch is the unforgettable and bestselling story of the London firemen who fought a fatal bla...

When The Cottages of England was first published in 1929, it captured a rapidly disappearing way ...

Unsurpassed in the years since its first publication in 1917, English Church Woodwork is the defi...

Originally published in 1931, Representative British Architects profiles twelve of the foremost p...

First published in 1931, Georgian England offers an entertaining and informative overview of the ...

Originally published in 1913, Garden Craft In Europe is a fascinating and detailed history of gar...

Christmas Tree is a quixotic and charming tale containing irreverent humour and intelligent prose...

First published in 1922, English Country Life and Work presents an enduring record of a long-vani...

This witty book, arising from the author's long and odd life, is cosmopolitan and politically inc...

First published in 1925 and reprinted many times since, Old English Household Life is a fascinati...

Due to its success in the UK, this hilarious and perennially popular series about life and times ...

This book tells you what it is like to do just that. The author, who served for twenty-seven year...

Can a young woman, haunted by childhood sexual abuse, ever feel whole and pure again? Can she ful...

Life in Regency and Early Victorian Times paints a vivid picture of British life during the perio...

Xing Yi Bear Eagle

Originally published in 1935, Motor Racing and Record Breaking tells the story of the sport from ...

Roll up, roll up for a trip back in time to the heyday of the circus! Originally published in 193...

From simple patterns to the most intricate ornamentation, hand-drawn decoration was a vital part ...

This is a gritty tale of passion and professionalism - of humour and heartache involving 20 years...

The 1920s and 30s were a period of looking to the future and the world of furniture design was no...

A wonderful work highlighting the typography and type designs used at Wilkes & Co, a leading Lond...

Residential Flats offers a wide-ranging and detailed survey of apartment block architecture at th...

'The key-note of the fascination of pewter at its best is its simplicity. It does not, like gold ...

A lively and poignant memoir, The Wretched of the Earth and Me tells of Minerva Davis's life as a...

First published in 1928, Old Silver of Europe and America is a comprehensive guide to the history...

Originally published in 1916, Old Glass And How To Collect It is an easy to understand pocket gui...

Black and white half-timbered buildings are a distinctive and much loved feature of England's cou...

In the light of Victorian legislation allowing local authorities to raise funds for their buildin...

Originally published in 1904, Dutch Pottery And Porcelain is an insightful and authoritative guid...

This is the third and final instalment in Dave Wilson's series, concluding his fascinating tales ...

A comprehensive pocket sized handbook, The Cathedrals of England and Wales is a guide to 36 of Br...

Originally published in 1914, The English Parish Church is a thorough and illuminating survey of ...