Capture the history and greatest moments of 'Reading' through the newspapers, as written at the time.
Starting with coverage of Reading's 1-0 defeat of Aston Villa in the 1912 FA Cup 2nd Round, this book charts a glorious history of great games and League and Cup titles through the decades of the 20th century.
Top stories include, beating Brentford 7-1 to gain promotion to Division 2 in 1926, the heart stopping FA Cup semi-final in 1927, the Diamond Jubilee celebrations in 1930 looking back on 60 years, the 10-2 slaughter of Crystal Palace in 1946, the dominance over QPR in 1961 winning 3-6 away, and the glorious 3-1 win over Chelsea in the Littlewoods Cup 2nd Round in 1987. Read about the first match at the Madejski Stadium against Luton in 1998 and the rise in fortunes since then, culminating in winning the English Champions League and gaining promotion to the Premiership in 2006.
Newspaper coverage continues right up to the end of last season. A unique and wonderful gift and must have for all Reading fans.
Relive the story of your club throughout the 2006/7 season.
All the top game reports and news coverage of a selected team bound in an A.4 high-quality glossy soft-back cover.
Captured in the vivid detail of the eye witness reporter, these books bring the glory, the talking-points, the misses, the "What if
Capture the news that shocked the nation! - Stories of major scandals from the last 200 years, as reported in The Times.
How Times have changed or have they really? 200 years of scandal from the 1839 Bedchamber Crises involving Sir Robert Peel to more contemporary revelations about Profumo, Clinton, Blunkett et al.
Read about the scandals as they happened, and reported in The Times newspaper. Each story is categorised in chapters such as
Relive in newsprint, the Royal Navy's glorious past from the last 200 years, as reported at the time, captured in this beautiful hand made leatherette book.
Read about the engagements as they happened and reported in The Times. From the epic battles of the Napoleonic wars including Nelson's victories at the Battle of the Nile in 1798, Copenhagen and of course Trafalgar in 1805. Also covered are the major battles of the 2 World Wars, including the Battle of Jutland in 1916, the sinking of the Bismark, Graf Spee, Tirpitz and much much more. More recent newspaper reports, cover the Falklands war.
Each book is approximately 43cm x 32cm and presented in Navy Blue. The Book can be personalised with the recipients name (max 22 characters/spaces) gold embossed on the front cover.
The whirlwind story of the Beatles from 1963, as reported in the British press at the time, bound in this beautiful handmade Leatherette book.
Read about how Beatlemania took the UK, USA and the whole world by storm. The phenomenal rise to fame, the break-up, the tragic death of John Lennon and other stories around the lives of the Fab 4 from 1963 to present day. A must have for all Beatles fans.
This individually bound, hard back book is approximately tabloid size (38 x 30 cm) for convenient storage and handling and is presented in burgundy.
A fascinating record of the most infamous assassinations over the last 200 years as reported in The Times
Read about the many assassinations, and attempted assassinations, perpetrated over the last two hundred years, as they were originally reported. This book contains coverage of assassination attempts on major political, royal, religious and celebrity figures over the course of the last two centuries, recreated from the original Times newspapers published at the time. These reports provide a unique perspective on how these events were viewed and interpreted by reporters as they happened.
The Times Book is 43cm x 32cm and Navy Blue
A Newspaper from every decade of your life bound in a beautiful handmade Leatherette book.
A wonderful way to commemorate someone's special date with a complete reproduction newspaper from the same date every 10 years. Choose from 3 to 10 newspapers from the Times.
The newspapers are bound in a beautiful hard back leatherette book. PLEASE NOTE - where 5 or more newspapers are ordered we may have to bind the papers in 2 or more books
The Times Book is 43cm x 32cm and Navy Blue. Which can be personalised with the name of the recipient and the chosen date, gold embossed on the front cover
A Newspaper from every decade of your life bound in a beautiful handmade Leatherette book.
A wonderful way to commemorate someone's special date with a complete reproduction newspaper from the same date every 10 years. Choose from 3 to 10 newspapers from the Times.
The newspapers are bound in a beautiful hard back leatherette book. PLEASE NOTE - where 5 or more newspapers are ordered we may have to bind the papers in 2 or more books
The Times Book is 43cm x 32cm and Navy Blue. Which can be personalised with the name of the recipient and the chosen date, gold embossed on the front cover
A Newspaper from every decade of your life bound in a beautiful handmade Leatherette book.
A wonderful way to commemorate someone's special date with a complete reproduction newspaper from the same date every 10 years. Choose from 3 to 10 newspapers from the Times.
The newspapers are bound in a beautiful hard back leatherette book. PLEASE NOTE - where 5 or more newspapers are ordered we may have to bind the papers in 2 or more books
The Times Book is 43cm x 32cm and Navy Blue. Which can be personalised with the name of the recipient and the chosen date, gold embossed on the front cover
The exhilarating and nail-biting moments of F1 from 1958 as told in the newspapers of the time. The triumphs and tragedies of Hawthorn, Clark and Senna. The unforgettable champions such as Graham Hill, Stewart, Lauda, Hunt, Prost and, of course, Schumacker
Relive the news of a selected date and major events of a year, with this beautiful hand made leatherette book.
This individually bound, hard back book holds a complete recreation of the Daily Mirror newspaper for your selected date, plus newspaper reports of the major news events of the same year.
The Mirrorbook is 38 x 30 cm and covered in a Burgundy leatherette cover. It can be personalised with the name of the recipient and the chosen date, gold embossed on the front cover
Capture the history and greatest moments of West Ham through the newspapers, as written at the time.
Starting in 1904 with coverage of the opening game at the new Stratford stadium, beating Millwall 3-0, this book charts a glorious history of great games and League and Cup titles through the decades of the 20th century.
Top stories include coverage of the first ever FA Cup Final at Wembley against Bolton, winning the War Cup in 1940, Division 2 Champions 1958 and with record points in 1981, winning the FA Cup in 1964, 1975 and 1980 and the Cup Winners Cup in 1965, and Finalists in 1976. Read about the 17 year old Bobby Moore's 1st Division debut in 1958, Geoff Hurst's 6 goals in the 8-0 win over Sunderland in 1968, the signing of Jimmy Greaves in 1970, Trevor Brooking's farewell game in 1984, Harry Redknapp's appointment in 1989, Rio Ferdinand's departure in 2000 and much much more.
Newspaper coverage continues right up to the end of last season. A unique and wonderful gift and must have for all West Ham fans.