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Violets Unfold in My Throat

John Gordon

A collection of new verse, intertwining ancient, mythical and contemporary imagery to express themes ranging from passion, sorrow, loneliness and desire, to fantasy, mysticism, abandonment and genocide.

ISBN

1 872229 57 7

Softback

97pp illustrated

£7.50 (+£1 p&p)
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The Country of The Woodlanders

Charles Simpson

The famous Newlyn artist's account of his wartime agricultural work in Dorset with reference to the works of Thomas Hardy. Illustrations by the author.

ISBN

1 872229 53 0

Softback

65pp illustrated

£6.50 (+£1 p&p)
cheque with order

The Orkney Chronicles 1900 & 1989

Anne Buxton & Jacqueline McEwan

Present-day adventurers have retraced the steps of a young woman who travelled to a remote Orkney Island in 1900. This account of her personal diary is evocatively descriptive and historically fascinating.

ISBN

1 872229 03 4

 

Large format softback

113pp

£9.95 (+£1 p&p)
cheque with order

A Passionate Poet: Susanna Blamire

Christopher Hugh Maycock

The new definitive biography of the eighteenth-century Cumberland poet.

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ISBN

1 872229 42 5

Large format hardback

193pp Illustrated

£15 (+£2.50 p&p)
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English Countrywomen

Mary S. Casling

A century of change in agricultural economies and education 1900-2000.

ISBN

1 872229 43 3

 

Large format softback

120pp

£12.50 (+£1 p&p)
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Pilgrimage: The Enchanted Guest of Spring and Summer

Eva Tucker

A reassessment of the life and work of Dorothy Richardson.

ISBN

1 872229 46 8

 

Softback

40pp

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Quincentenary: A Story of St. Helena 1502-2002

David L. Smallman

The South Atlantic island, its history, governance and people.

ISBN

1 872229 47 6

Large format hardback

171pp

£21 (+£2.50 p&p)
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The History of Plantation House, St. Helena

Lady Margaret Field

The story from 1673 - 1967.

ISBN

1 872229 32 8

Softback

85pp Illustrated in colour

£10 (+£1 p&p)
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A Spacious Vision

P.V. Mallett & R.P. Draper (Eds.)

Essays on Thomas Hardy by eminent scholars.

ISBN

1 872229 12 3

 

Softback

150pp

£5 (+£1 p&p)
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Reflections on Light

Jane Gosney

The interaction of light, landscape and sculpture, showcasing some of the author's photographic work.

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Large format softback

36pp Illustrated in colour

£10 (+£1 p&p)
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Zawn Lens

David Whittaker

Words and images from West Cornwall.

 

ISBN

0 9545194 X

 

Large format softback

64pp Illustrated

£15.95 (+£1 p&p)
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A Father's Imprint

Roy Lewis

How his father fired the enthusiasm of the enthusiastic printer, who operated The Keepsake Press.

ISBN

0 9507689 8 7

Numbered, limited-edition softback

57pp Illustrated

£10 (+£1 p&p)
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My Gravender or Grub:
a Selection of Di's Dinners

Annette Massie

A biographical memoir of an Australian who became a Dior mannequin, and then a Cornish 'cook on wheels', by her sister, a dance promoter of Sadler's Wells. Includes recipes.

ISBN

1 872229 07 7

Numbered, limited-edition softback

50pp Illustrated

£7.95 (+£1 p&p)
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A Glance Along the Tracks

Ian Nalder

An essay on the history of golf courses in relation to railways.

ISBN

1 872229 09 3

Numbered, limited-edition softback

68pp Illustrated

£7.95 (+£1 p&p)
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