The art of typewriting
Our Selector has always found creating a picture using type to be rather appealing so has enjoyed the 570 illustrations ordered into letters and numbers, punctuation pictures, interlocking words, animals, household objects, maps and texts.
An Astronomers Tale: A Life Under the Stars
Gary Fildes, Bricklayer and average guy, had a secret. Eventually he came out - and followed his passion to become an astronomer.
The Fall of the House of Wilde
A new and interesting slant on the many times subject of biography Oscar Wilde which puts him as a member of one of the most dazzling Anglo-Irish families of Victorian times, and also how the family were involved in the broader social, political and religious context of the times.
Hankie Couture: Handcrafted Fashions From Vintage Hankerchiefs
Designs for that special doll in your life, or perhaps you will just enjoy browsing the pictures, I know I did!
Black Dolls From the Collection of Deborah Neff
Keeping with the doll theme, but from a totally differnt angle this book presents over 100 unique handmade African American dolls made between 1850 and 1930 from the collection of Deborah Neff, a Connecticut-based collector and champion of vernacular art. It is believed that African Americans created these dolls for the children in their lives, including members of their own families and respective communities as well as white children in their charge. Stunning photography.
Outlander Kitchen
You've read the books, watched the TV series, now it's time to cook Mrs. FitGibbon's Overnight Parritch; Geilli's Cullen Skink; Murtagh's Gift to Ellen; Sarah Woolam's Scotch Pies and Atholl Brose for the Bonnie Prince.
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