Features solid wood in black & French finish with brass accents. 68 (L) x 30.5 (W) x 185 (H) cm. Referred to as rowboats by l&-bound folk, a gig was easy to lower overboard, needed minimum crew, & was quick to dispatch. Our lapstrake (overlapping strips of wood) gigs are not seaworthy, but they most certainly look like it. Clinker build, they add flair & atmosphere to any room, & display shelves turn them into fun cabinets & bookcases. If we do not have this item in stock we will order it for you from our supplier. Delivery generally takes 3 weeks within the UK. For overseas delivery queries please email sales@stanfords.co.uk ...

Handmade with an antique look that is fully functional or a beautiful decoration. Learn to whistle. Pipe the Side. All Men on Deck. Heave to. Man the Yards. Classic bosun whistle makes deck hands happy. If we do not have this item in stock we will order it for you from our supplier. Delivery generally takes 3 weeks within the UK. For overseas delivery queries please email sales@stanfords.co.uk ...

The BOTANICAL GARDEN 2013 allows gardeners & plant lovers to appreciate even common varieties in unexpected ways. Each month provides an intimate look at every aspect of a different plant -- from root to blossom. The photographs are reproduced in true-to-life color, inviting you to step into a botanical garden like no other. ...

Pictura is a stunning range of black-&-white artworks to collect & colour for all ages. This exciting new format



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te Neues London City Journal

Includes:: 184 blank & lined pages, a few contact numbers & websites for tourist

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This elegant mini edition of Botanicum is the perfect gift for nature-lovers or anyone who appreciates beautiful books. Wander the galleries
- open 365 days a year
- & discover a collection of curated exhibits on every page, accompanied by informative text. Each chapter features a different branch of the tree of life. Welcome to the museum!

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Following the incredible Botanicum, Katie Scott returns with a companion activity book. Bursting with fascinating facts & puzzles, this book offers hours of entertainment to artists & nature lovers. Beautiful & inspiring, the myriad activities in this book challenge the reader to discover something new & use their imagination to draw, decorate & design on every pull-out page. ...

This collection of 50 vibrant postcards features Katie Scott`s incredible illustrations of all things botanical. From the tiniest algae to the world`s biggest flower, these beautiful images are perfect for sending to friends, or pinning on your wall. ...

Botchan is a modern young man from the Tokyo metropolis, sent to the ultra-traditional Matsuyama district as a Maths teacher after his the death of his parents. Cynical, rebellious & immature, Botchan finds himself facing several tests, from the pupils
- prone to playing tricks on their new, naive teacher; the staff
- vain, immoral, & in danger of becoming a bad influence on Botchan; & from his own as-yet-unformed nature, as he finds his place in the world. One of the most popular novels in Japan where it is considered a classic of adolescence, as seminal as ” The Catcher in the Rye”, ” Botchan” is as funny, poignant & memorable as it was when first published, over 100 years ago. In J. Cohn`s introduction to his colourful translation, he discusses ” Botchan`s” success, the book`s clash between Western intellectualism & traditional Japanese values, & the importance of names & nicknames in the novel.

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Botchan, like The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn or The Catcher in the Rye, is a classic of its kind, a sly, funny, poignant tale about a young mans rebellion against the system. Since its original publication 100 years ago, it has enjoyed a timeless popularity among Japanese readers both young & old, making it, according to Donald Keene, probably the most widely read novel in modern Japan.
The setting is Japan's deep south, where the author himself spent four years teaching English in a middle school. Into this conservative world, with its social proprieties & established pecking order, breezes Botchan, down from the big city, with scant respect for either his elders or his noisy young charges; & the result is a chain of collisions large & small.
Most of the story seems to occur in summer, against the drone of cicadas & the sting of mosquitoes. & in every way this is a summer book--light, sunny, & fun to read. Here, in a lively new translation much better suited to the American reader, Botchan should continue to entertain even those who have never been near the sunlit island on which these calamitous episodes take place.

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