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 | Baedeker's Great Britain 1890, Historical Maps - Old House Books The latter years of the Victorian era witnessed a massive expansion in the tourist industry. The advent of railways and better roads had, at last, made travel tolerable. For previous generations serious travel had been restricted to the Grand Tour, the ge ... | From £15.99 | More Information » |
 | Baedeker's London & its Environs 1900, Historical Maps - Old House Books The ultimate London guide a century ago. Baedeker's guide books first appeared in 1827 and by the time this edition of London and its Environs was published in 1900 they had earned a well deserved reputation for meticulous accuracy and encyclopaedic conte ... | From £14.99 | More Information » |
 | Dickens's Dictionary of London, 1888, Historical Maps - Old House Books First published 121 years ago. A Victorian guide book which captures the atmosphere of the largest city in the world. 700 detailed entries, printed facsimile from the original 1888 edition, build up a living portrait of Victorian London, from the gentleme ... | From £12.99 | More Information » |
 | Dickens's Dictionary of The Thames, 1887, Historical Maps - Old House Books A fascinating portrait of the river at the height of its Victorian prosperity. On the upper Thames it was the carefree era of regattas and riverside picnics, while London's tideway and great docks were busy with the comings and goings of barges, steamers ... | From £12.99 | More Information » |
 | Enquire within upon Everything 1890, Historical Books - OId House Books Questions and answers about everyday life in Victorian Britain. First published 119 years ago Tim Berners-Lee was inspired to invent the World Wide Web after seeing a copy of this book and named the early versions of the web In the wake of the Industrial ... | From £14.99 | More Information » |
 | Fopdoodle and Salmagundi, Historical Books - Old House Books A revealing selection of over 1400 entries from Dr Johnson's famous dictionary first published 250 years ago that show how meanings have changed, words have slipped out of use and attitudes have been transformed often with hilarious consequences. Fopdoodl ... | From £9.99 | More Information » |
 | Forth, Tyne, Dogger, Humber - Imray Maps ISBN 0 85288 578 4 Author Henry Irving Edition 1st - 2002 Publisher Imray Imray Stock Code IB0048 Publication Type Book The past four editions of Tidal Havens of the Wash and Humber have become the standard yachtsman's pilot guide to the area between the ... | From £25.00 | More Information » |
 | London Stories 1910, Historical Maps - Old House Books First published 99 years ago A luck dip into London's traditions, curiosities and anecdotal history These stories first appeared as magazine articles before the First World War. During the previous century travel had become the great occupation. Whether a ... | From £11.99 | More Information » |
 | London through a lens - Time Out London through a lens brings together more than 230 images of the capital from the birth of photography to the present. This is the real portrait of London. The photos - all taken from the vast and unique archives of Getty Images - mix the momentous and t ... | From £12.99 | More Information » |
 | Murray's Guide to Modern London 1860, Historical Map - Old House Books Although essentially a guide for visitors, this book is also an excellent read containing detailed descriptions of pretty well everything a tourist visiting London a century and a half ago might wish to know. Packed with well researched facts and statisti ... | From £13.99 | More Information » |
 | The Confessions of a Poacher 1890, Historical Books - Old House Books The tips and tricks of a true countryman who started dabbling in the fine art of poaching as soon as he was old enough to slip unseen through a copse at dusk or slither along the river bank to a trout filled pool. Seen through the eyes of the trainee poac ... | From £12.99 | More Information » |
 | The Country Sportsman - Old House Maps This flexible sporting diary may be used for hunting, fishing, falconry as well as shooting and recognises that the peripheral events of the day in the field are always of more lasting interest than the size of the bag. We need to remember who shot well, ... | From £28.50 | More Information » |
 | The Fisherman's Record Book - Old House Books A journal in which those who pursue the noblest fish, trout and salmon, may record each outing, for it was a wise man who remarked that as much fishing is enjoyed in fireside recollection as on the river bank. It is important to keep a journal of days spe ... | From £24.50 | More Information » |
 | The Golfer's Record Book - Old House Books Whether you are determined to win the Open one day or you simply revel in the atmosphere of a weekend round with your friends, you will always wish to see improvement in your golf. Reflecting on and recording your progress will undoubtedly help your game ... | From £21.00 | More Information » |
 | The Lady's Dressing-Room 1892, Historical Books - Old House Books The indispensable companion of every well-bred lady at the close of the nineteenth century. In chapters on each part of the female form copious details guide the reader through such imperfections as wrinkles, sunburn, warts and even baldness - for which a ... | From £12.99 | More Information » |
 | Through the Window 1924, Historical Maps - Old House Books Do you yearn for the days when train journeys were a pleasure? The creaking of the carriages; the aroma of steam and smoke; the rattle and clank of points and the sudden sound of the whistle as you pass an unmammed crossing? First published 85 years ago T ... | From £10.99 | More Information » |