Castles To Cottages, The Story of Isle of Wight Houses~SPECIAL OFFER - REDUCED PRICE FROM £12.95 TO £8.95

The astonishing range of houses on the Isle of Wight is one of its greatest delights. Nowhere else in the British Isles are so many architectural periods and styles packed into so small an area. This book tells the story of Isle of Wight homes from Roman times to the present. All vividly brought to life for the first time in a book that is less about architecture than the social conditions that inspired their building.

JOHANNA JONES

Large format paperback  ISBN: 1 874336 81 4

~~Castles To Cottages, The Story of Isle of Wight Houses|353|~539~740~~

Diamond Coast, The Story of the Isle of Wight's Coast~SPECIAL OFFER - REDUCED PRICE FROM £8.95 TO £4.95

The Island's 65 miles of coastline have given it a wonderful selection of tales to tell. Shipbuilders, smugglers, yachting millionaires, ferrymen, fishermen have all played their part in forging the history of the Island's coast. Some suggested walks are also included, as well as useful addresses.

IAN WILLIAMS

Medium format paperback  ISBN 1 904349 15 3

~~Diamond Coast, The Story of the Isle of Wight%27s Coast|354|~539~1026~~

Dorset 1900 - 1999, The Twentieth Century in Photographs~SPECIAL OFFER - REDUCED PRICE FROM £14.95 TO £9.95

This is a book to treasure - and you will probably want to buy at least two... In our office this was the most fought-over review book of the year!’ BLACKMORE VALE MAGAZINE.

The impact of the twentieth century on Dorset has been extraordinary. No less remarkable are the photographs David Burnett has chosen to portray the last hundred years, for they throw a refreshingly different light on the recent history of the whole of England, both in peace and war.

DAVID BURNETT

Large format hardback  ISBN 1 874336 68 7

~~Dorset 1900 - 1999, The Twentieth Century in Photographs|299|~539~741~~

Isle of Wight Bedside Book~SPECIAL OFFER - REDUCED PRICE FROM £7.95 TO £3.95

Anthology of prose and poetry celebrating the Isle of Wight, its history, people, landscape and character. Including extracts from newspapers, family letters and diaries, gravestone epitaphs, medieval charters and archives in the Isle of Wight Record Office.

Johanna Jones

Paperback  ISBN 1 904349 36 6

~~Isle of Wight Bedside Book|355|~539~1019~~

Lincolnshire Bedside Book, A Collection of Prose & Poetry~SPECIAL OFFER - REDUCED PRICE FROM £7.95 TO 3.95

Anthologies of prose and poetry celebrating individual English counties, their history, people, landscape and character. Including extracts from wills, newspapers, court records, family letters and diaries, proverbs and sayings, gravestone epitaphs, court records, parish registers, handbills, etc.

JUDITH SPELMAN

Paperback  ISBN 1 904349 23 4

~~Lincolnshire Bedside Book, A Collection of Prose & Poetry|364|~539~1017~~

Northamptonshire Bedside Book, A Collection of Prose and Poetry~SPECIAL OFFER - REDUCED PRICE FROM £7.95 TO 3.95

A celebration of the sights and sounds of Northamptonshire, its history, people, landscape and character. Extracts from Anglo Saxon Chronicles, wills, newspapers, court records, family letters and diaries, proverbs and sayings, gravestone epitaphs, Quarter Session records, parish registers, handbills, notes & queries, interviews.

Selected and introduced by

TONY NOBLE

Paperback  ISBN 1 904349 05 6

~~Norhamptonshire Bedside Book, A Collection of Prose and Poetry|365|~539~1018~~

Surrey Bedside Book, A Collection of Prose and Poetry~SPECIAL OFFER - REDUCED PRICE FROM £7.95 TO £3.95

A celebration of the sights and sounds of Surrey, its history, people, landscape and character. Extracts from newspapers, family letters and diaries, Surrey sayings, gravestone epitaphs, Quarter Session records and parish registers.

JOHN JANAWAY

Paperback  ISBN 1 904349 07 2

~~Surrey Bedside Book A Collection of Prose and Poetry|373|~539~1014~~

Sussex Bedside Book, A Collection of Prose & Poetry~SPECIAL OFFER - REDUCED PRICE FROM £7.95 TO £3.95

Anthologies of prose and poetry celebrating individual English counties, their history, people, landscape and character. Including extracts from wills, newspapers, court records, family letters and diaries, proverbs and sayings, gravestone epitaphs, court records, parish registers, handbills, etc.

DAVID ARSCOTT

Paperback  ISBN 1 904349 22 6

~~Sussex Bedside Book, A Collection of Prose & Poetry|371|~539~1015~~

Just Bournemouth~SPECIAL OFFER - REDUCED PRICE FROM £14.95 TO £6.95

Probably the most unusual book about the town to be published. A fascinating treasure trove of unlikely facts as well as an orthodox account of the town's growth. As a resident for over fifty years, and an ex-Mayor, there is little that Keith Rawlings does not know about his adopted town. Profusley illustrated.

KEITH RAWLINGS

Large format hardback  ISBN 1 904349 39 0

~~Just Bournemouth|540|~539~1020~~

Kent Churches~SPECIAL OFFER - REDUCED PRICE FROM £8.95 TO £5.95

'A wonderful guide to the ecclesiastical buildings of Kent', Sir Harry Secombe.
A new fully revised edition of John Vigar's highly-acclaimed guide to the history and architecture of over 200 churches. Kent is the cradle of English Christianity and its churches include the oldest parish church still in use anywhere in Great Britain. There is also an illustrated introduction telling the story of Kent's churches in a readable yet informative way, and describing their many features and fittings.

JOHN VIGAR

Paperback  ISBN 0 874336 92 X

~~Kent Churches|360|~539~742~~

Rutland and Stamford Curiosities~SPECIAL OFFER - REDUCED PRICE FROM £6.95 TO £3.95

A guide to follies and strange buildings, curious tales and unusual people. Includes 80 'curiosities', of which all are illustrated. Map references and instructions on finding each item are given, and other places of local interest are also listed.

David Brandon

Paperback  ISBN 1 904349 25 0

~~Rutland and Stamford Curiosities|363|~539~1022~~

Seaside Sovereign~SPECIAL OFFER - REDUCED PRICE FROM £8.95 TO £1.95

George III's annual summer holidays with his family in Weymouth in order to go 'sea-bathing' at the end of the 18th century helped preserve his fragile sanity. They also transformed the down-at-heel Dorset port, turning it into the most fashionable resort in England.

This fascinating account - with its long-suffering queen (she bore George III fifteen children), wayward Prince of Wales and attractive unmarried princesses - adds greatly to our sympathy for 'farmer' George. It also brings into focus a period when the constant fear of invasion by the French acted as a counterpoint to the petty intrigues that then surrounded the Royal Family.

ALAN CHEDZOY

Paperback  ISBN 1 904349 12 9

~~Seaside Sovereign|304|~539~1023~~

Somerset Stories~SPECIAL OFFER - REDUCED PRICE FROM £7.95 TO £4.95

The best-selling delightful selection of Somerset tales by the present Chairman of Somerset County Council.

ROBIN BUSH

Paperback  ISBN 0 946159 84 X

~~Somerset Stories|497|~539~1024~~

William Barnes, The Dorset Poet~SPECIAL OFFER - REDUCED PRICE FROM £8.95 TO £3.95

A comprehensive selection of poetry and prose by the greatest and most popular of the English dialect poets.

ED. CHRIS WRIGLEY

Paperback  ISBN 0 946159 17 3

~~William Barnes The Dorset Poet|314|~539~1025~~