Nostalgic Books

Cadbury's Smash, Del Monte tinned pineapple, Jacob's Cream Crackers and Vesta Packet Meals are just some of the convenience foods celebrated in this nostalgic tribute to packaged food.

Features

• 128-page hardback
• Colour illustrations throughout
• Includes ratings for Survivability, Trolley Embarrassment Factor and Versatility for each product

Dimensions (cm) 12.9h x 19.6w
Code 822393

Traditional British pudding and dessert favourites taken from Mrs Beeton's Book of Household Management published in 1861, updated for the modern cook and featuring Mrs Beeton's tips throughout.

Features

• 250 pages
• Paperback
• Black and white illustrations
• Traditional British cookbook

Dimensions (cm) 20h x 13.5w
Code 819226

Antique Roadshow's Paul Atterbury presents a fascinating portrayal of Britain's Golden Age of railway travel. Arranged by geographical location.

Features

• 256 pages
• Paperback
• 600 photographs and illustrations
• 62 lines explored
• 22 special features

Dimensions (cm) 28h x 21.5w
Code 817287

Put your brain to the test with this collection of original Eleven-Plus questions from the 1940s and '50s on subjects that range from English and Arithmatic to Comprehension and General Intelligence.

Features

• 160 pages
• Hardback
• Questions and answers
• Foreward by Dr Martin Stephen, High Master of St Paul's School, London

Dimensions (cm) 20.5h x 13.5w
Code 812826

Traditional British cooking favourites taken from Mrs Beeton's Book of Household Management published in 1861, updated for the modern cook and featuring Mrs Beeton's tips throughout.

Features

• 250 pages
• Hardback
• Black and white illustrations
• Traditional British cookbook

Dimensions (cm) 20h x 13.5w
Code 819407

The fascinating origins of hundreds of sayings, mottos and superstitions, from why it's bad luck to walk under ladders to the wisdom behind feed a cold and starve a fever.
Features

• 256 pages
• Paperback
• Traditional black and white illustrations
• Ideal woman's gift

Dimensions (cm) 20.5h x 15.5w
Code 808542

Thousands of fascinating and hugely entertaining facts about some of the most unreliable, rusty and hideous-looking machines ever made.

Features

• 151 pages
• Paperback
• Black and white and colour illustrations throughout
• Specifications and interesting facts boxes
• Top ten league tables

Dimensions (cm) 21h x 22w
Code 75878

The official biography of Britain's best-known steeplejack and national treasure, from his early childhood years to his climb to celebrity as a television presenter. Published as a companion to BBC2's 12-part biography.

Features

• 448 pages
• Paperback
• Written by David Hall, producer of many of Fred's TV series
• Fascinating insight into Victorian history and the industrial age

Dimensions (cm) 19.7h
Code 76130

An extensive collection of colour and black and white photographs supported by an informative text trace the career of The Beatles from when John Lennon met Paul McCartney in 1960 to the marriage of John to Yoko Ono and the final dissolution of the band in 1970.

Features

• Hardback
• 224 pages
• Black and white and colour photographs

Dimensions (cm) 26h x 25.5w
Code 819395

Mainly told in the words of those that were there, The Forties is a vividly remembered and nostalgic account of the decade dominated by the Second World War and its aftermath.

Features

• 112 pages
• Paperback
• Illustrated with nostalgic photographs and memorabilia

Dimensions (cm) 24.6h x 19w
Code 65808

Sam Foster takes forty of our best-loved traditional nursery rhymes and looks at what they really mean and why they were originally written, offering a surprising insight for readers of all ages.

Features

• 122 pages
• Hardback
• b&w illustrations
• Nostalgic reference book

Dimensions (cm) 11h x 17.6w
Code 817360

A wittily observed and informative guide to the veritable minefield of dos and don'ts in the English language. Divided up into Spelling and Confusables, Parts of Speech, Sentence Structure, Punctuation and Odds and Sods (or, Elements of Style).

Features

• 192-page hardback
• Gift book

Dimensions (cm) 20.5h x 13.5w
Code 823465

Angela Piper's Jennifer Aldridge shares 150 of her favourite recipes in this season-by-season tour of the kitchens of Ambridge interspersed with rose-tinted misty memories of the village and its residents.

Features

• 176-page hardback
• Illustrated throughout

Dimensions (cm) 27h x 20w
Code 822481

Robert Opie takes the reader on a fascinating decade by decade journey through the consumer years from the late Victorian era to the 1990s. A visual feast of advertising and packaging from Kit-Kat and Bisto to Barbie.

Features

• 208 pages
• Hardback
• Black & white and colour illustrations
• A great gift for anyone interested in nostalgia

Dimensions (cm) 28.7h x 23.7w
Code 73680

The remarkable autobiography of the last great wartime icon. Dubbed 'The Forces' Sweetheart' because of her tireless work entertaining the troops during the WWII, she has come to symbolise many of the values the country fought to maintain in that conflict.

Features

• 320-page hardback
• Autobiography

Dimensions (cm) 23.6h x 15.4w
Code 824622

A fascinating collection of Highway Code Facsimiles with commentary highlighting the changes in the roads and how this affected driving. Includes highlights of the first Highway Code from 1931, plus full reproductions of the 2nd (1935), 3rd (1946) and 4th (1954) Highway Codes.

Features

• Hardback
• 128pp
• B&W and colour illustrations

Dimensions (cm) 16h x 11w
Code 819286

Words of wisdom and practical tips for the every-busy mother. Chapters include To Hell With Housework, You're Not Going Out Dressed Like! and Are We Nearly There Yet.

Features

• 160 pages
• Black and white illustrations
• Perfect gift for Mother's Day

Dimensions (cm) 20.5h x 13.5w
Code 75856

A carefully thought out journal to record the life of a mother, with lots of great questions and space for photographs, mementoes and keepsakes. Divided into sections from their childhood years to their new role as a mother.

Features

• 48 pages
• Hardback
• A beautiful way to record treasured moments
• An ideal gift for a new mum

Dimensions (cm) 19.5h
Code 819469

The best jokes, gags and scenes from a true British comedy classic. This best of British book features the history of the the show, gags and catchphrases, a did you know section, favourite scenes & a quiz.

Features

• 160-page hardback
• A must for any Last of the Summer Wine fan

Dimensions (cm) 17h x 13.2w
Code 824621

Alison Pressley takes a nostalgic trip along memory lane with her scrapbook of personal recollections of two of the most exciting decades in British history - the 1950s and '60s. With contributions from Joanna Lumley, Twiggy, Posy Simmonds, Richard Branson and many more.

Features

• 224 pages
• Paperback
• Black and white and colour illustrations and photographs

Dimensions (cm) 24.6h x 19w
Code 48861

A mesmerising whistlestop tour of all the major world events arranged chronologically throughout one year.

Features

• 400 pages
• Hardback
• Illustrated throughout
• Over 8,000 events
• Newspaper articles, diary extracts, speeches, trivia, list of birthdays, news in brief columns

Dimensions (cm) 30.5h x 23w
Code 73679