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The Nature of Britain | |||
| British Isles | ||||
| Alan Titchmarsh | ||||
| Random House 2007 336 pages | ||||
| Hardback Illustrated 0563493984 281x222mm | ||||
| Published Price £25.00 | Our Price £12.99 | |||
| For its size, Britain boasts an extraordinarily diverse range of natural environments: mountains, forests, innumerable rivers and streams, 10,000 miles of coastline and even urban settings in which wildlife thrives. Illustrated with over 900 colour photographs, this volume accompanies a major BBC television series in which Alan Titchmarsh turned wildlife detective to explore the habitats of the British Isles. For each type of environment there is an engaging historical introduction, plus detailed field notes on the flora and fauna it supports | ||||
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The Prehistoric Sites of Montgomeryshire | |||
| Monuments in the Landscape. Vol XI | British Isles | |||
| Beth McCormack | ||||
| Logaston 2006 164 pages | ||||
| Paperback 1904396321 | ||||
| Published Price £7.95 | Our Price £3.99 | |||
| The Welsh county of Montgomeryshire is rich in megaliths, stone circles and chambered tombs, standing starkly amid the rugged landscape of the Severn Valley. McCormack spans the entire prehistory of the area from the scant remains of the Palaeolithic to the advanced societies of the Bronze and Iron Ages, explaining their belief systems and way of life so these powerful monuments may be fully appreciated by the visitor. Illustrated with 80 photographs, maps and plans. | ||||
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An Encyclopedia of North-East England | |||
| British Isles | ||||
| Richard Lomas | ||||
| Birlinn 2009 532 pages | ||||
| Hardback Illustrated 1841588040 | ||||
| Published Price £30.00 | Our Price £12.99 | |||
| The North East of England - the ancient counties of Durham and Northumberland - is a very distinctive region of the UK, markedly different in history, tradition and culture from neighbouring Yorkshire, Cumbria and Scotland. That distinctive quality justifies this encyclopedia covering its history, people and places, industries and institutions. The substantial entries are arranged alphabetically, from Acca (?-740), Bishop of Hexham, to the Russian novelist Zamyatin (1884-1937), who was much influenced by his stay in Jesmond, Newcastle from 1916-17. Indexed. | ||||
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Houses and Gardens of Cornwall | |||
| A Personal Choice | British Isles | |||
| Helen McCabe | ||||
| Tabb House 1996 162 pages | ||||
| Hardback Illustrated 1873951264 243x173mm | ||||
| Published Price £19.95 | Our Price £6.99 | |||
| Lashed by the Atlantic, with its Celtic past and proud maritime heritage, Cornwall is unique. So too is its domestic architecture, from battlemented Tudor manors to homely cottages, while the Gulf Stream ensures the splendour of the gardens in which they are set. With more than 150 illustrations, many in colour, this informative yet charmingly personal survey of 65 houses describes their history and past inhabitants, their architectural characteristics and their gardens. First published in 1988; revised and expanded in 1996. | ||||
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