The World of the Book

Official Football Programmes, Post-War to Premiership. A collection of covers of official UK football programmes from every league club from post-war to the start of the Premiership in 1992, the golden age of British football.

A Christmas Carol , first published in 1843, was written in a time of decline in the old Christmas traditions. The story's great popularity played an important role in redefining the importance of Christmas even in the 19th century. This book presents the complete version of the 1843 text and includes the original illustrations by John Leech.

A glorious encyclopedia from expert Judith Miller, showcasing more than 3,000 years of design. From primitive pieces to elegant modernity, this definitive guide illustrates every style and form, with tips on how to recognise the key elements of each period. Featuring lavish, full-colour photographs throughout.

This edition brings together selections taken from examples of the Book of Hours . The pages are positioned in the order in which they would have appeared in a traditional Book of Hours . Short texts provide an explanation of the scenes depicted and the significance of the various prayers.

The book is divided into a series of thematic and broadly chronological chapters, each featuring a general introductory text providing background information and highlighting the dominant political and artistic influences on the photobook in the period, followed by more detailed discussion of the individual photobooks.

A history of football cards and their successor, the sticker annual

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz is a modernised fairy tale, originally published in 1900, and enjoyed by the young and old. This miniature edition presents the complete text by Lyman Frank Baum (1856-1919) and the original illustrations by William Wallace Denslow. It is suitable for a gift for the countless Oz lovers and collectors, and others.

As father of American literature, like William Faulkner referred to him, Mark Twain (born Samuel Langhorne Clemens, 1835-1910) was allowed to mock society in his uniquely cutting and witty manner; an approach society still loves today. This miniature book presents twelve of his most popular short stories, including amusing and sceptical ones.