Mount house press swindon (63 risultati)

Hardcover. Condizione: new. Hardcover. George Archibald heads the International Crane Foundation. In this charmingly illustrated book he shares his experience of the 15 species of crane in amusing and interesting anecdotes. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

Hardcover. Condizione: new. Hardcover. A collection of classic poems that provides an accessible introduction to John Keat's poetry. Printed in a high quality hardback edition, this volume in the Crane Classics makes an attractive gift. Part of the Crane Classics series, featuring the poetry of John Keats. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

Hardcover. Condizione: new. Hardcover. A collection of classic poems that provides an accessible introduction to Shakespeare's poetry. Printed in a high quality cloth edition, this volume in the Crane Classics makes an attractive gift. Part of the Crane Classics series, featuring the poetry of William Shakespeare. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

Hardcover. Condizione: new. Hardcover. A collection of classic poems that provides an accessible introduction to John Donne's poetry. Printed in a high quality, cloth edition this volume in the Crane Classics makes an attractive gift. Part of the Crane Classics series, featuring the poetry of John Donne. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

Hardcover. Condizione: new. Hardcover. A collection of classic poems that provides an accessible introduction to Shelley's poetry. Printed in a high quality cloth edition, this volume in the Crane Classics makes an attractive gift. Part of the Crane Classics series, featuring the poetry of Percy Shelley. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

Hardcover. Condizione: new. Hardcover. A collection of classic poems that provide an accessible introduction to the poetry of Christina Rossetti. Printed in a high quality, cloth edition each volume in the Crane Classics makes an attractive gift. Part of the Crane Classics series, featuring the poetry of Christina Rossetti. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

Hardcover. Condizione: new. Hardcover. A collection of classic poems that provide an accessible introduction to the poetry of Lewis Carroll. Printed in a high quality, cloth edition each volume in the Crane Classics makes an attractive gift. Part of the Crane Classics series, featuring the poetry of Lewis Carroll. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

Hardcover. Condizione: new. Hardcover. A collection of classic poems that provides an accessible introduction to George Herbert's poetry. Printed in a high quality cloth edition this volume in the Crane Classics makes an attractive gift. Part of the Crane Classics series, featuring the poetry of George Herbert. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

Hardcover. Condizione: new. Hardcover. A collection of classic poems that provide an accessible introduction to the poetry of Edward Lear. Printed in a high quality, cloth edition each volume in the Crane Classics makes an attractive gift. Part of the Crane Classics series, featuring the poetry of Edward Lear. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

Hardcover. Condizione: new. Hardcover. A collection of classic poems that provide an accessible introduction to the poetry of Elizabeth Barrett Browning. Printed in a high quality, cloth edition each volume in the Crane Classics makes an attractive gift. Part of the Crane Classics series, featuring the poetry of Elizabeth Barrett Browning. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

Hardcover. Condizione: new. Hardcover. A collection of classic poems that provide an accessible introduction to the poetry of William Blake. Printed in a high quality, cloth edition each volume in the Crane Classics makes an attractive gift. Part of the Crane Classics series, featuring the poetry of William Blake. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

Hardcover. Condizione: new. Hardcover. One of a set of eight volumes of poetry designed to provide accessible introductions to classic works. Marvell's poetry includes passionate, erotic, comic, courtly, and seductive work. Part of the Crane Classics series, featuring the poetry of Andrew Marvell. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. …

Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. Short stories and poems by Rudolf Dobias ("the Slovak Solzhenitsyn") based on his experience of persecution in communist Czechoslovakia. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Hardcover. Condizione: new. Hardcover. Three Children's stories, linked by their Irish background and all withe the real Irish fairy-tale flavour. Written by Bryan Guinness and illustrated by Anne Yates, this collection was originally published in the 1950s and is reprinted as a facsimile. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

Hardcover. Condizione: new. Hardcover. A classic cook book first published in 1908 by Claire de Pratz, feminist and novelist. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Hardcover. Condizione: new. Hardcover. Biddesden House is the Guinness family home. It was bought in 1931 by Bryan Guinness (Lord Moyne) and his first wife Diana Mitford. It was here that Mirabel Guinness found her inspiration for this cookery book. As she points out in her introduction, there are often at least twenty people to lunch at Biddesden. This is not surprising with such a large family: she is the youngest of nine brothers and sisters who all grew up there. Charmingly illustrated by Roland Pym, the book is a compilation of recipes contributed by the whole Guinness family, ranging from the amateur to the professional and reflecting Biddesden life from the nursery tea to the dinner party. The book shows how best to enjoy the familiar ingredients of English country cooking. Biddesden is the family home bought in 1931 by Bryan Guinness (Lord Moyne) and his first wife Diana Mitford. Mirabel Guinness, youngest of Lord Moyne's 11 children, compiles a collection of family recipes regularly used at Biddesden. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Pym, Roland (illustratore).…

Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. Palestine, 1850: a backwater of the Ottoman Empire, but soon to become the focus of intense jealousies. Locally Arabs and Jews became increasingly polarised, internationally the vacuum left by the demise of the Ottoman Empire was filled with the rivalries of Western nations.This book is a vivid account, told through oral history and a wealth of photographs from the time, never previously published. They add new dimensions to our understanding of the history, the geography, and the human reality of Palestine. An illustrated history of Palestine 1850-1948, heavily illustrated with period photos never previously published, using many vivid oral accounts of the time. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

Hardcover. Condizione: new. Hardcover. Salvation is the story of Ralph Sebright, who as a boy narrowly escaped death in the Atlantic at the hands of a German U-Boat. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. A Gazetteer Guide to the churches and Commanderies of the Knights of St John as they were at the moment of Suppression in 1540. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Hardcover. Condizione: new. Hardcover. A beautifully presented anthology of poetry, chosen with children in mind and designed to form a bedrock of knowledge to accompany them through life. Richly illustrated by Roland Pym, the poems range from nursery rhymes to mature and thoughtful themes, the poets ranging from the seventeenth century classics to twentieth century figures such as Auden, Belloc, Betjeman, and Eliot, amongst many others. An Anthology of Poetry for Children illustrated by Roland Pym. Poems range from Nursery Rhymes to nonsense verse by Lear and Carroll, as well as classics by Keats, Tennyson, RL Stevenson, WB Yeats, Auden and Betjeman. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Pym, Roland (illustratore).…

Hardcover. Condizione: new. Hardcover. Jane Dormer, Duchess of Feria, was born in 1538 into a family at the heart of Court struggles between Catholicism and Protestantism, and married twenty years later into the world of the Spanish Court, refuge of exiled English Catholics. The marriage lasted 13 years, and after her husband's death in 1571 the Duchess of Feria remained a powerful figure. She restored her Spanish family's fortunes. She took on the role of England's Catholic ambassador in Spain, and was instrumental in the foundation of the English College at Valladolid. At the same time she kept on the good side of Queen Elizabeth, and looked after English Protestants who found themselves in need passing through Spain. A life of Jane Dormer, lady-inwaiting to Queen Mary, who went on to marry the Duke of Feria and live out her life in Spain as a champion of the cause of English Catholicism. Tudor history set in a world of espionage and intrigue, love and war. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

Hardcover. Condizione: new. Hardcover. Anthology of contemporary and classic poetry and prose compiled by author and academic Richard Davenport-Hines Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Hardcover. Condizione: new. Hardcover. Robinson describes his involvement with saving Spitalfields; his life as a "Young Fogey" with characters such as A.N. Wilson, Glynn Boyd Hart and Gavin Stamp; and the Georgian Group. The style is humorous, personal, politically incorrect and very entertaining. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. …

Hardcover. Condizione: new. Hardcover. A collection of letters discovered by chance in an old trunk, accompanied by cartoons and news clippings: the great historical interest of this collection gradually became apparent. The letters provide a vivid, first-hand account of life in the office of Sir Edwin Lutyens as told by those who worked there.The letters, comical and entertaining, were written by the young architects who had served in Lutyens' office as architectural assistants or apprentices. Some of these young men went on to have very distinguished careers of their own Sir Basil Spence, for example. Others might be more obscure, but all share and describe the great sense of fun that was had working for the great architect.The letters are illustrated with cartoons of the period, making this book a unique and fascinating historical record, of great appeal to anyone interested in Lutyens. A collection of letters, published for the first time, providing a vivid, first-hand account of life in the office of Sir Edwin Lutyens as told by those who worked there. Illustrated with drawings by the writers. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

Hardcover. Condizione: new. Hardcover. Frederick Grice had a keen eye for detail, and the ability to bring this to paper in a sharply vivid and lively style. A great raconteur, he had an impish sense of fun and was able to capture the scenes of Hereford and Worcester life. These memoirs evoke a past world and reveal it full of charm and variety. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

Hardcover. Condizione: new. Hardcover. Dapper, dynamic, overarchingly ambitious, Guido Schmidt was Austria's youngest and most controversial Foreign Minister. Corresponding secretly with Goe ring while betraying Axis secrets to Sir Robert Vansittart at the British Foreign Office, Schmidt ducked and weaved across a European landscape of increasing menace and treachery. Accompanying the Austrian Chancellor to Berchtesgaden in February 1938, Schmidt alone kept his nerve and negotiated an agreement with Ribbentrop which neutralised many of Hitler's bullying demands. When Hitler invaded Schmidt was one of the very few Austrian ministers to escape the clutches of the SS. In a curious gesture of protection, Goe ring sent a plane to Vienna to rescue him from the wrath of the Austrian Nazis. This enigmatic move by Hitler's greatest of paladins came back to haunt Schmidt after the war when he was put on trial for high treason. Acquitted in 1947 for " lack of evidence", Schmidt's reputation never recovered. Accessing invaluable family papers hitherto unseen by any historian, Richard Bassett has produced a fascinating account of an important personality who played a pivotal role in the European crisis in the run-up to the Second World. The biography of Guido Schmidt, Austria's last foreign minister before the Anschluss and Nazi takeover. Drawing on unpublished sources and family archives. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

Hardcover. Condizione: new. Hardcover. From the heyday of the Grand Tour to the arrival of railways and air travel writers have been drawn to Florence, a beautiful city with a unique history of art, culture and cruelty, the home of Leonardo da Vinci and Machiavelli. In recording their experiences they have left a wealth of writing which is explored in this book. 'Florence itself is incomparable, and the distinguished visitors who have drawn inspiration here have added layers of enjoyment to the modern traveler's experience of its streets and monuments. FLORENCE HAS WON MY HEART is a delightful vademecum for anyone who wants to understand how and why the city has enchanted the world for centuries.' Jonathan Galassi, Chairman and Executive Editor at Farrar, Straus and Giroux'This fascinating account of visitors to Florence focusses on English and Americans' love affair with this extraordinary city. Several ended up residing there permanently, the richness of their Anglo-Florentine lives almost rivalling the complexity of the works of art that drew them to the city. The narrative ends with the death in 1994 of Sir Harold Acton, in his parents' magnificent Villa La Pietra where he had been born. Mark Roberts provides an excellent account of Acton, based on unparalleled knowledge both of the Actons' archive, and of the man himself. Roberts chose to remain in Florence, becoming the Librarian and a lecturer at the British Institute, where he is a living legend. He therefore writes from within his subject, both as a Florentine and as an Englishman. In the 21st century he personally epitomizes the great tradition he describes so well in this book.' Edward Chaney, author of The Evolution of the Grand Tour'Himself a Florentine who knows the city inside out, Mark Roberts tells the stories of over a hundred English and American writers who have lived in Florence since 1750. The inspiration they drew from the city's landscapes, art and people shows that Florence was as much part of English literature as Oxford or Cambridge. A triumph. Take it when you next go.' Philip Mansel, author of King of the World: the Life of Louis XIV Illustrated study of classic British and American travel writers to Florence over a 200 year period. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

Hardcover. Condizione: new. Hardcover. From a colonial childhood in Kenya and Rhodesia Caroline Cass went on to marriages in America, before learning to use a Kalashnikov assault rifle in Afghanistan, writing an acclaimed biography of Joy Adamson and finally settling in London. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

Hardcover. Condizione: new. Hardcover. Palestine, 1850: a backwater of the Ottoman Empire, but soon to become the focus of intense jealousies. Locally Arabs and Jews became increasingly polarised, internationally the vacuum left by the demise of the Ottoman Empire was filled with the rivalries of Western nations.This book is a vivid account, told through oral history and a wealth of photographs from the time, never previously published. They add new dimensions to our understanding of the history, the geography, and the human reality of Palestine. An illustrated history of Palestine from 1850 to 1948, drawing heavily on vivid oral accounts and using photographs of the period never previously published. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

Hardcover. Condizione: new. Hardcover. WHAT dire offence from am rous causes springs What mighty contests rise from trivial things. In a world apparently light-years away from the Me Too movement huge offence was caused in the early 18th-century when Lord Petre cut a lock of society beauty Arabella Fermor s hair, provoking scandal and disgrace. Pope wrote the poem in an effort to reconcile Miss Fermor, immortalised as Belinda. The mock-heroic poem, light, elegant and witty, was an immediate success and remains a classic of English literature. Roland Pym completed the illustrations in the 1980s, but they have not been published until now. Illustrated Edition: Classic poem by Alexander Pope issued with previously unpublished illustrations by Roland Pym. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…