A construction toy in sticker book form, with lots of amazing aircraft to build using the stickers provided. Satisfyingly stylish & detailed artwork will appeal to children of all ages & each plane is accompanied by its specifications, including

Dimensions, number of crew & top speed. Over 200 stickers to add to more than 20 planes.

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Here`s a charmingly kitschy kit for the creative minded. A real snow globe is packaged with ”snow” crystals, 4 interchangeable pieces (snowman, leaf, flower, & beach ball) to represent different seasons, & a 32-page guide that explains why snow globes have become such hot collectibles, & how to customize this one. ...

A construction toy in sticker book form, with lots of different types of train to build using the stickers provided. It features stylish & detailed artwork that will appeal to children of all ages. Each train is accompanied by its specifications, including

Dimensions, number of crew, &, top speed.

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Readers can complete their own monster truck, army truck, fire engine & many more by adding sticker wheels, headlights & mirrors. Using the sticker pages, this title lets them complete their own monster truck, army truck, fire engine, logging truck & more. ...

Build Your Own Volkswagen Bus is an easy-to-assemble kit containing all the components of a 1:38 scale model of a Volkswagen Microbus. The main body of the model is made from authentically pre-painted VW colour metal whilst the rubber tyres are authentic VW wheels. A pull-back drive unit allows the bus to move 0-60cm in 3.4 seconds. No glue is in included in the kit & will be required. A screwdriver & full instructions are included. Constructed model weighs 181g Suitable for ages 8+ ...

` Gardner`s work has engaged & inspired more individuals connected with traditional small craft than will ever be counted`
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This is a history of the ideas that shaped not only London, but Manchester, Glasgow, Liverpool, Leeds, Birmingham, Sheffield & other power-houses of 19th-century Britain. It charts the controversies & visions that fostered Britain`s greatest civic renaissance. Tristram Hunt explores the horrors of the Victorian city, as seen by Dickens, Engels & Carlyle; the influence of the medieval Gothic ideal of faith, community & order espoused by Pugin & Ruskin; the pride in self-government, identified with the Saxons as opposed to the Normans; the identification with the city republics of the Italian renaissance ` commerce, trade & patronage; the change from the civic to the municipal, & greater powers over health, education & housing; & finally at the end of the century, the retreat from the urban to the rural ideal, led by William Morris & the garden-city movement of Ebenezer Howard. ...

The City of London is still confined to a square-mile enclave, as it was when its residents crossed the river to see Shakespeare`s newest plays in Southwark. At that time, up the river there was another city
- Westminster, seat of the Royal Court, the Law Courts & Parliament
- but within 200 years the two settlements had fused, making London the largest city on earth, the first to reach a population of one million. In the nineteenth century, London`s population grew to six million & the building boom began. Poorer people & dirty industries congregated in the east; the better-off lived & worked in the west. The Victorians built breathtaking edifices, the crown jewel of which was the new Houses of Parliament. After the destruction of the Second World War, the post-war era saw the arrival of the modern movement & the wholesale use of poured concrete, glass & steel. Now, in the twenty-first century, London`s architecture is as vibrant as ever
- the last ten years have seen the building of many of London`s greatest landmarks, including the Swiss Re headquarters & the London Eye.” Building London” is a visual record of that remarkable story, detailing how the city was built & introducing the great architects & engineers. It contains rare images from the earliest days of photography, as well as evocative photographs from the last 100 years, ensuring all of London`s iconic buildings are featured.


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The third printing of this classic volume by Bruce Marshall. The evolution of New York`s built environment is chronicled in this breathtaking history organized chronologically by site from architectural masterpieces to engineering marvels. New York`s coming of age coincided with the rise of photography, & this incredible trove of photographs culled from the archives of Time Life & the New York Historical Society are the very images that created the larger-than-life reputation of New York that continues to dazzle the world today. ...

This book is the first complete study of the circumstances which led to the building of Castle Howard, one of the greatest & best-known English country houses. It describes how & why Charles Howard, third earl of Carlisle, decided to build it; how the architect Sir John Vanbrugh received his first commission; how the building was paid for & where the money came from; how the gardens & park were laid out; & the decision to build the first classical mausoleum in Engl&, designed by Nicholas Hawksmoor. The Building of Castle Howard is the historical detective story of a house which Sir John Vanbrugh was determined should be `the top seat & garden of England`. ...