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A Passion for Nature -
19th-century Naturalism in the Circle of Charles Alexander Johns

Deirdre Dare & Melissa Hardie

The biography of Victorian botanist, social historian, and educator, Charles Alexander Johns (1811-1874), best known for the classic guide Flowers of the Field.

ISBN 978-1-872229-58-4

Large format softback
292pp. 78 illustrations in black and white

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Violets Unfold

£7.50

 

 

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

 

Country of The Woodlanders

£6.50

 

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



Orkney Chronicles

£9.95

 

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

 

£15

 

A Passionate Poet: Susanna Blamire

Christopher Hugh Maycock

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

ISBN 1 872229 42 5

Large format hardback
193pp Illustrated

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English Countrywomen

£12.50

 

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

 

Quincentenary

 

£21

 

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

 

Reflections on Light

£10

 

Reflections on Light

Jane Gosney

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

Large format softback
36pp Illustrated in colour

 

A Father's Imprint

£9.95

 

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

 

My Gravender or Grub

£7.95

 

 

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

 

Glance Along the Tracks

 

£7.95

 

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

 

 

 
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