Reference

The Country Houses of Devon – Hugh Meller (a 59)

This new publication describes more than 400 of Devon’s most notable country houses in lively detail. Their owners & architectural history, their estates, ancillary buildings & gardens are all included. Over 1,000 old and new photographs, drawings, maps and sketch-plans, many published for the first time, illustrate the text. The author spent 26 years working … Read more

The Plays and Poems of Nicholas Rowe – Stephen Bernard (b 94)

plays-and-poems-of-nicholas-roweNicholas Rowe was the first Poet Laureate of the Georgian era. A fascinating and important yet largely overlooked figure in eighteenth-century literature, he is the ‘lost Augustan’.

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Laboratory Design Guide – Brian Griffin (a 47)

Laboratory Design Guide 3rd edition is a complete guide to the complex process of laboratory design and construction. With practical advice and detailed examples, it is an indispensable reference for anyone involved in building or renovating laboratories. In this working manual Brian Griffin explains how to meet the unique combination of requirements that laboratory design … Read more

From the Cockpit No. 4: Fairey Firefly – John (Joe) Norman (c 46)

J.G.S. Norman, From the Cockpit No. 4: Fairey Firefly. Publisher : Ad Hoc Publications, Stowmarket; First Edition (27 July 2007) Language: : English Paperback : 136 pages ISBN-10 : 0946958599 ISBN-13 : 978-0946958597 Buy now

Immortal 2.9: Alfa Romeo 8C 2900 A&B – Simon Moore (d 65)

Simon, Moore, Immortal 2.9: Alfa Romeo 8C 2900 A&B (The Revised Edition) The original edition of this book was considered the master work on this legendary Alfa model and was much sought-after when it went out-of-print. This Revised Edition goes beyond the scope of the original edition to include information about cars which can be … Read more

The Glorious Book of Great British Weapons – George Courtauld (b 82)

George Courtauld, The Glorious Book of Great British Weapons. n this fascinating book, the bestselling author of The Pocket Book of Patriotism charts the rise and fall of the weapons that helped change the course of our country’s history. Here is the gripping story of the Saxon Sea Axe; the Longbow; the Claymore; the Brown Bess; the … Read more

The Modern Law of Trade Marks – Christopher Morcom (g 57)

Christopher Morcom, Asley Roughton, James Graham, Simon Malynicz, The Modern Law of Trade Marks. The new edition of this established text updates and improves the previous edition following significant changes in trade mark law and procedure. The work provides comprehensive coverage of the law of trade marks and service marks. It includes full discussion of … Read more

The Book of British Sporting Heroes – James Huntington-Whiteley (f 81)

James Huntington-Whiteley, The Book of British Sporting Heroes. Published to accompany a major exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery, Sporting Heroes charts the popular image of the British sporting hero in works of art dating from the 18th century to the present day. Contemporary heroes and heroines, including Frank Bruno and Lennox Lewis, are brought … Read more

Bach Remedies and Other Flower Essences – Andrew Tressider (f 76)

Vivien Williamson & Andrew Tressider, Bach Remedies and Other Flower Essences.  Flower essences are unique in that they bring the individual back to nature and supply what is most needed, nurturing the system with the pure, untainted life-force of nature. Flower essences counteract the effects of stress, pollution and the general difficulties of modern life … Read more

A Peerage for Trade: The History of the Royal Warrant Holders Association – Tim Heald (g 62)

Tim Heald, A Peerage for Trade: The History of the Royal Warrant Holders Association This is the official history of an extraordinary institution: the Royal Warrant. Most of us are aware of the Royal Coats of Arms, which appear on everything from pots of marmalade to the shop fronts of fashionable west end stores. These … Read more