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The Arts and Crafts Movement

The Arts and Crafts Movement


by Wendy Kaplan | Elizabeth Cumming

  • ART & ARCHITECTURE
  • 1991
  • PAPER
  • 216 PAGES

A survey of the Arts and Crafts movement in Britain, America and Europe, looking at the work of several important designers of furniture, glass, ceramics, metalwork, textiles and architecture. (GBR120, $18.95)

The History of English Interiors


by Peter Aprahamian | Ann Gore | Alan Gore

  • ART & ARCHITECTURE
  • 1995
  • PAPER
  • 192 PAGES

The first comprehensive history of English interior decoration is collected here in a survey that covers a millennium's worth of styles. (GBR223, $29.95)

An Instance of the Fingerpost


by Iain Pears

  • MYSTERY
  • 2000
  • PAPER
  • 691 PAGES

An acclaimed historical mystery set in 17th-century Oxford. (GBR530, $17.00)

The Invention of Love

The Invention of Love


by Tom Stoppard

  • LITERATURE
  • 1998
  • PAPER
  • 102 PAGES

The writer A.E. Houseman, adrift on the River Styx, meets his younger self, and reflects on a life lived in the shadow of Oscar Wilde. Tom Stoppard's play delivers a powerful, intricate meditation on life, scholarship and the after-life. (GBR165, $12.00)

Pax Britannica, The Climax of Empire

Pax Britannica, The Climax of Empire


by James Morris

  • HISTORY
  • 2002
  • PAPER
  • 527 PAGES

The centerpiece of the trilogy "Pax Britannica," this entertaining history concentrates on the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Victoria in 1897, celebrated as a festival of imperial power and splendor. (GBR10, $37.95)

Shakespeare


by F.E. Halliday

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 1998
  • PAPER
  • 144 PAGES

A short, expert biography of the Bard -- illustrated, incisive and compact. Halliday outlines the known events of Shakespeare's life, gives an overview of the Elizabethan era and defends poor Will from the slings and arrows of his detractors. (GBR241, $12.95)

Shakespeare


by Michael Wood

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 2004
  • PAPER
  • 352 PAGES

Companion to a popular PBS documentary series, this lavishly illustrated investigation of the Bard is a nice introduction to the man and his times, delving into his personal life, his influences and his most notable works. (GBR473, $17.95)

Three Men in a Boat and Three Men on the Bummel

Three Men in a Boat and Three Men on the Bummel


by Jerome Jerome | Jeremy Lewis

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 1999
  • PAPER
  • 361 PAGES
  • FAVORITE

Written in 1889, "Three Men in a Boat" (to say nothing of the dog!) is a laugh-out-loud account of a man-powered voyage along the River Thames, full of detail on life and lore. A Longitude favorite. (GBR28, $11.95)

AA Leisure Guide Cotswolds


by Christopher Knowles

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2007
  • PAPER
  • 160 PAGES
  • OUT OF PRINT

From Britain's largest travel publisher comes a handy, map-filled guidebook offering suggested walks, bicycle rides and driving tours of the Cotswolds region, along with information on shopping, local activities and festivals. (GBR882, $19.95)

 

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