Brian May's painstaking reproduction of exquisite stereo photographs from the dawn of photography transports the reader back in time to the lost world of an Oxfordshire village in 1850s England.

An insight into the life and work of a much-loved author, illustrated with rarely-seen archive images and evocative photographs of Christie's favourite house Greenway and the Devon countryside.

This informative and entertaining small volume contains engravings by contemporary artists and a foreword by Prince Charles. Twelve chapters endeavour to capture the atmosphere of successive months, encompassing the minutiae of plant and wildlife behaviour in the garden and hedgerow. The author celebrates the intimacies of a rural world in an idyllic setting, but with an eye to modern existence ..

A delicious compendium of literary feuds, slights, spleen and venom, drawn from the Guardian newspaper column 'Writers on Writers'

Dan van der Vat and Michele Whitby tell the story of Eel Pie Island from the Stone Age to The Rolling Stones and beyond, illustrated with a wealth of rare archive images and atmospheric contemporary photography.

A. Wainwright's guide to one of the world's great long-distance walks - 190 miles from the Irish Sea to the North Sea by way of the Lake District and the Yorkshire Dales. First published in 1973 and updated in 1992.

All the walks shown on the popular television series are covered in full in this handy book, which brings together more than 250 pages from all seven Pictorial Guides.

Hunter Davies selects his 18 favourite fells from the Pictorial Guides by the great Alfred Wainwright. For the first-time visitor or walker, and a great armchair read.

The story of Darwin's life and work considered through his interest in dogs; a charming account of how he came to his remarkable discovery of evolutionary theory.

Boxed set of the Anniversary edition of all seven of A. Wainwright's Pictorial Guides to the Lakeland Fells. No changes from Wainwright's original texts and maps.

Gregory gets used to new experiences on a visit to his grandparents in Tobago.

An anthology in words and pictures of all the pleasures to be had in a garden

Suitable for those people who walk for pleasure, this book records details of nearly 100 walks including dates, routes, who you walked with and what you experienced on the way.

An illustrated study of Ninfa in Italy, widely regarded as the most romantic garden in the world.

Revised edition of A. Wainwright's Pictorial Guides to the Lakeland Fells: Wainwright for the 21st century.

Seventy-five castles, bastles, fortified houses and pele towers are featured in this photographic survey of Northumberland.

Revised edition of A. Wainwright's Pictorial Guides to the Lakeland Fells: Wainwright for the 21st century.

Vegetarian recipes from around the world, from the famous World Food Cafe in London's Covent Garden

This guide contains everything you need to know to create a highly-productive vegetable plot. It covers every aspect of vegetable gardening, including preparing soil; manures, composts and fertilizers; growing techniques; protection; pests, diseases and weeds; and making good use of space.

Published to coincide with a new television series, to be filmed in late 2008, this updated edition of the classic photographic book contains spectacular new photographs by Derry Brabbs