The latest editions of the London Railway Atlas with detailed mapping showing every railway line & platform, past & present, & detailed historical information about opening closing dates, name changes, ownership etc, have proved popular but the large page size means that the book is not handy to carry with you when travelling on the capital`s railway system. This `abc` edition of the atlas is a pocket size version, with the maps redrawn to a smaller scale. Although, for clarity it does not include all the historical information in the large format atlas, it shows all the railway lines in London, overground & underground, with closed lines clearly differentiated from the current network, with a complete gazetteer of all current station names. ...

A presentation tin box from Cavallini & Co containing three rubber stamps, made from solid wood, with images of Paris: the name of the city, the Eifel Tower & the Arc de Triomphe. Each block is individually sized according to the design & ideal for adding the image to cards, labels & letters. Please note: the ink pad is not included. ...

From Apple to Zip, via Mailbox & Village, this beautiful pop-up book offers a fresh take on the alphabet. Spot the connections between the letters sharing a pop
- a Letter in a Mailbox, a Pillow on a Quilt, twisty Roots under a Swing on a Tree. Young children learning the alphabet will enjoy identifying the letters embossed on each page. Older children will delight in searching for the connection between the pop-up objects in this engaging, wordless book. A collectible Alphabet pop-up, for design connoisseurs of all ages.
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The abc Rail Guide has become quickly established as a must-have annual publication for the current scene railway enthusiast & is a traditional combined volume for the modern age. Listings are by user, with details of every locomotive & carriage used by that operator. Included are running numbers, depot, livery, owner, operator & name, if it carries one. Chapters cover the following areas: TOCs FOCs Infrastructure companies Train engineering companies Train builders Rolling stock hire companies Private train operators Off lease rolling stock Preserved motive power US power exported New train orders TOPS numbered steam Ex-BR industrial locomotives Light railway operators Tables of codes used Index of running numbers & where to find them in the book Author Colin Marsden constantly revises the content & presentation in the light of comments from readers & users. The 2015 edition is completely updated with a wholly new illustrative selection of colour photographs & maps. ...

The abc Rail Guide has become quickly established as a must-have annual publication for the current scene railway enthusiast & is a traditional combined volume for the modern age. Listings are by user, with details of every locomotive & carriage used by that operator. Included are running numbers, depot, livery, owner, operator & name (if it carries one). Chapters cover the following areas: TOCs FOCs Infrastructure companies Train engineering companies Train builders Rolling stock hire companies Private train operators Off lease rolling stock Preserved motive power US power exported New train orders TOPS numbered steam Ex-BR industrial locomotives Light railway operators Tables of codes used Index of running numbers & where to find them in the book Author Colin Marsden constantly revises the content & presentation in the light of comments from readers & users. The 2016 edition is completely updated with a wholly new illustrative selection of colour photographs & maps. ...

Pairing each letter of the Spanish alphabet with the Spanish word for a popular animal & its English translation, ABC Spanish is a gorgeously illustrated, engaging read that makes learning the alphabet & Spanish words fun for the entire family. The included pronunciation guide helps teach the proper pronunciation of each animal, making this book a perfect introduction to the Spanish language. ...

From Arthur to Zero Degrees Longitude, this unusual alphabet book offers a multifaceted portrait of British culture & tradition. Included are people, places, & things familiar to many readers -- the Beatles, Stonehenge, Wellington boots -- along with the decidedly unfamiliar Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerchwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch, a railway station in Wales. Helen Bate's imaginative, brilliantly colored illustrations contain a wealth of intriguing detail to engage & stimulate young minds. Further information on each topic is included at the back of the book, making ABC UK as suitable for older children as it is for those just learning their ABCs. ...

One of the greatest feats in Patrick Leigh Fermor`s remarkable life was the kidnapping of General Kreipe, the German commander in Crete, on 26 April 1944. He & Captain Billy Moss hatched a daring plan to abduct the general, while ensuring that no reprisals were taken against the Cretan population. Dressed as German military police, they stopped & took control of Kreipe`s car, drove through twenty-two German checkpoints, then succeeded in hiding from the German army before finally being picked up on a beach in the south of the island & transported to safety in Egypt on 14 May. Abducting a General is Leigh Fermor`s own account of the kidnap, published for the first time. Written in his inimitable prose, & introduced by acclaimed Special Operations Executive historian Roderick Bailey, it is a glorious first-hand account of one of the great adventures of the Second World War. Also included in this book are Leigh Fermor`s intelligence reports, sent from caves deep within Crete yet still retaining his remarkable prose skills, which bring the immediacy of SOE operations vividly alive, as well as the peril which the SOE & Resistance were operating under; & a guide to the journey that Kreipe was taken on, as seen in the 1957 film Ill Met by Moonlight starring Dirk Bogarde, from the abandonment of his car to the embarkation site so that the modern visitor can relive this extraordinary event. ...

A daring behind-enemy-lines mission from the author of A Time of Gifts & The Broken Road, who was once described by the BBC as `a cross between Indiana Jones, James Bond & Graham Greene`. Although a story often told, this is the first time Patrick Leigh Fermor`s own account of the kidnapping of General Kriepe, has been published. One of the greatest feats in Patrick Leigh Fermor`s remarkable life was the kidnapping of General Kreipe, the German commander in Crete, on 26 April 1944. He & Captain Billy Moss hatched a daring plan to abduct the general, while ensuring that no reprisals were taken against the Cretan population. Dressed as German military police, they stopped & took control of Kreipe`s car, drove through twenty-two German checkpoints, then succeeded in hiding from the German army before finally being picked up on a beach in the south of the island & transported to safety in Egypt on 14 May. Abducting a General is Leigh Fermor`s own account of the kidnap, published for the first time. Written in his inimitable prose, & introduced by acclaimed Special Operations Executive historian Roderick Bailey, it is a glorious first-hand account of one of the great adventures of the Second World War. Also included in this book are Leigh Fermor`s intelligence reports, sent from caves deep within Crete yet still retaining his remarkable prose skills, which bring the immediacy of SOE operations vividly alive, as well as the peril which the SOE & Resistance were operating under; & a guide to the journey that Kreipe was taken on, as seen in the 1957 film Ill Met by Moonlight starring Dirk Bogarde, from the abandonment of his car to the embarkation site so that the modern visitor can relive this extraordinary event. ...

One of the titles in a series of topographic maps covering much of north-west Africa, produced as part of the IMW* project in 1960’s. Each map covers an area spanning 6° in longitude & 4° in latitude. There is some variation in colouring & the depiction of terrain, but hill-shading, spot heights & contours are used to show the general relief. Additional graphics show features such as dunes, rock outcrops, cliffs, sand areas, escarpments, marshes, seasonal lakes & watercourses, & areas liable to flooding. Bathymetric contours are also included. Communications detail

Includes:: roads, major trails & railways, although there is some inconsistency in colouring & the extent of classification, e.g. not all maps distinguish seasonal roads. On most maps intermediate road distances are indicated on main routes. Symbols show airports, mosques, mines, oil & gas fields, lighthouses, ruins & significant isolated buildings. Administrative boundaries are marked & latitude & longitude lines are drawn at 1° intervals, with further margin ticks at 1’ intervals. The map legend is in French only on some sheets, & in English & French on others.* The International Map of the World was a project conceived in the early 20th century to compile a world map series at 1:1, 000, 000 through the efforts of participating nations. The value of the program has declined since 1970 & the IMW is no longer regarded as an active international series.

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