True Red- Real woven reed basket with a hard surface hollow balloon that never needs inflation & won`t deflate. Hand applied balloon strips. Wooden toggles & sand bags. Balloons combine color, décor & science, all-in-one. They’re as fascinating today as they were a century ago. Imagine viewing the earth from above, free as a bird, holding onto a balloon basket. 32cm diameter x 56cm height 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 ...

True Yellow- Real woven reed basket with a hard surface hollow balloon that never needs inflation & won`t deflate. Hand applied balloon strips. Wooden toggles & sand bags. Balloons combine color, décor & science, all-in-one. They’re as fascinating today as they were a century ago. Imagine viewing the earth from above, free as a bird, holding onto a balloon basket. 32cm diameter x 56cm height 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 Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh is one of Scotland`s most visited tourist attractions & has been cultivating & studying plants for over three centuries. Across its four garden sites, the Royal Botanic Garden`s living plant collection contains over 13, 500 species from 156 countries, including some that are extinct in the wild & others new to science. The ever-growing Herbarium currently contains over three million dried specimens & the Library houses Scotland`s national collection of botanical & horticultural literature, including manuscripts dating back to the fifteenth century. The highlights illustrated in this book provide a personal insight into one of the world`s greatest botanic gardens & reveals the invaluable contribution that it makes to the ongoing documentation & conservation of the world`s diverse plant life. ...

A illustrated guide to the British Royal Family, covering individual members of the family, the succession, royal duties, the royal household, royal residences & a look back over the history of British monarchs asking how much do we know about the monarchy? This Collins Gem takes you through its many aspects. It
Includes:: a historical review of monarchs in Britain; The Royal Office; ancestry & heraldry, symbols of office (crown, orb, etc.) & the succession; the Royal family; Royal Palaces
- Buckingham Palace, Holyroodhouse, Windsor Castle & more; places with royal connections
- Brighton Pavilion, Tower of London, Fotheringhay, Osborne House; the Royal calendar; the Court Circular & regular celebrations & duties
- The Queen's Official Birthday, The Maundy Thursday service, etc.; & the Royal household
- the royal staff, the royal wealth, the art collection, & royal regiments.




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While Europe was buried in the Dark Ages, the Maya were producing astonishing sculpture, stelae & wall murals, as well as building magnificent temples, tombs & ball courts. This extraordinary volume pairs the leading Maya scholar & one of the world`s finest photographers of ancient sites to trace the rise & fall of Mayan civilization through its great royal cities. From El Mirador to the cities of the Maya Renaissance & finally to Chichen Itza, where the 700-year flowering of the Mayan people came to a halt, the riveting history of powerful dynasties, political intrigues & a flourishing culture is illuminated through new research & evocative photographs. A new reading of artifacts, reliefs, murals, maps & other archaeological evidence allows Coe to untangle the complex sequence of internecine ritual warfare that fatally weakened the late Maya era. Documented with specially commissioned maps & plans based on the latest research, ” Royal Cities of the Ancient Maya” will be irresistible to everyone from the casual visitor to Pre-Columbian experts. ...

The monarchy has made many concessions to the modern age, but the affirming rituals of the coronation
- the pageantry, the theatre
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The RHS Diary 2018 brings together a beautiful collection of wildflower illustrations, showcasing work held in the RHS`s world-famous Lindley Library. Artists featured include Margaret Mary Plues (1828-1901), Lydia Penrose (1787-1842), Lilian Snelling (1879-1972) & Maria Morris, whose work dates from the 1800s. This week-to-view diary is illustrated in colour throughout & has a ribbon marker. ...

The RHS Diary 2018 brings together a beautiful collection of wildflower illustrations, showcasing work held in the RHS`s world-famous Lindley Library. Artists featured include Margaret Mary Plues (1828-1901), Lydia Penrose (1787-1842), Lilian Snelling (1879-1972) & Maria Morris, whose work dates from the 1800s. This week-to-view diary is illustrated in colour throughout & has a ribbon marker. ...

The RHS Wild in the Garden Diary 2018 celebrates British wildlife. It is illustrated with photographs of birds, mammals, amphibians & insects that may be found in gardens, plus tips on how to manage your garden to enhance the wildlife potential & thereby add interest & enjoyment. Illustrated with full colour photographs this week-to-view diary

Includes:: an internal storage pocket & ribbon marker.

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? In 1809, thanksgiving ceremonies & feasts across Britain ushered George III into his fiftieth year as king. This was the first British celebration of a royal jubilee & set the tone for the five that have followed since: processions, fireworks, construction of monuments, the striking of special coins & medals, &, of course, the sale of commemorative mugs. Queen Victoria marked her golden & diamond jubilees in 1887 & 1897 amid throngs of patriotic subjects from all over the world, & celebrations were also held for George V`s silver jubilee in 1935. Following the festivities in 1977 & 2002, Queen Elizabeth II is the first British monarch ever to celebrate her third jubilee, as she begins her seventh decade on the throne. Judith Millidge describes the handful of British royal jubilees across 200 years, examines how they have been commemorated, their similarities & differences, & the myriad souvenir products that have accompanied them. ...