Map No. 161, The Black Mountains / Y Mynyddoedd Duon 1900, in the Cassini Historical Series of old Ordnance Survey mapping of England & Wales at 1:50, 000 in a format designed to offer a convenient comparison with the present day coverage from the OS, & most locations in three different editions. Old historical maps have been combined so that the sheet lines correspond to the current Landranger series & reproduced with the scale changed from one inch to one mile to 1:50, 000. Most locations are covered by three separate maps, showing how the area has changed over the decades, with selected major cities also presented in a fourth edition. * Old Series: the first detailed survey mapping dating for most areas from the first half of the 19th century, in black & white & with relief shown by hachuring.* Revised New Series from 1880s/1900s, with some colouring & a mixture of hachuring & contour lines.* Popular Edition from the inter-war years, with contour lines & colouring to indicate woodlands, parks, etc.* New Popular Edition from the late 1940s, reproduced in the Cassini series for the major cities. Each map

Includes:: notes on the development of Ordnance Survey & the various series produced by them. For those interested in maps & cartography in general, the Cassini series also provides a fascinating insight into how Ordnance Survey cartographic style has developed over a period of over 100 years. Coverage in this title

Includes:: present day Abergavenny/Y Fenni, Ebbw Vale, / Glyn Ebwy, Tredegar, Rhymney/ Rhymi, Cwmavon, Trefi 8l, Blaenavon, Llanover, Raglan, Llangovan, Dingestow, Penrhos, Govilon, Llanelly, Crickhowell, Wern, Llangynidr, Llanberd, Llantilio Pertholey, Aber Village, Pennorth, Pengenffordd, Capel-y-ffin, Llanfilo, Talgarth, Velindre, Bronllys, Glasbuty, Boughrood, Erwood, Clyro, Hay-on-Wye/Y Gelli Gandryll, Hardwicke, Credenhill, King’s Acre, Preston on Wye, Dorstone, Peterchurch, Madley, Ruckhall, Turnastone, Craswall, Thruxton, Wombridge, Llanveynoe, Longton, Pontrilas, Orcop Hill, Oldcaslte, Grosmont, Garway, Penbidwal, Bont, Cross Ash, Crossway, & Rockfield, with most of the Brecon Beacons National Park / Parc Cenedlaethol Bannau Brycheiniog.* PLEASE NOTE: Stanfords can also print on request mapping from all four series *centring the map on a location of your choice.* For more information please click on the link below.



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Map No. 161, The Black Mountains / Y Mynyddoedd Duon 1919-1920, in the Cassini Historical Series of old Ordnance Survey mapping of England & Wales at 1:50, 000 in a format designed to offer a convenient comparison with the present day coverage from the OS, & most locations in three different editions. Old historical maps have been combined so that the sheet lines correspond to the current Landranger series & reproduced with the scale changed from one inch to one mile to 1:50, 000. Most locations are covered by three separate maps, showing how the area has changed over the decades, with selected major cities also presented in a fourth edition. * Old Series: the first detailed survey mapping dating for most areas from the first half of the 19th century, in black & white & with relief shown by hachuring.* Revised New Series from 1880s/1900s, with some colouring & a mixture of hachuring & contour lines.* Popular Edition from the inter-war years, with contour lines & colouring to indicate woodlands, parks, etc.* New Popular Edition from the late 1940s, reproduced in the Cassini series for the major cities. Each map

Includes:: notes on the development of Ordnance Survey & the various series produced by them. For those interested in maps & cartography in general, the Cassini series also provides a fascinating insight into how Ordnance Survey cartographic style has developed over a period of over 100 years. Coverage in this title

Includes:: present day Abergavenny/Y Fenni, Ebbw Vale, / Glyn Ebwy, Tredegar, Rhymney/ Rhymi, Cwmavon, Trefi 8l, Blaenavon, Llanover, Raglan, Llangovan, Dingestow, Penrhos, Govilon, Llanelly, Crickhowell, Wern, Llangynidr, Llanberd, Llantilio Pertholey, Aber Village, Pennorth, Pengenffordd, Capel-y-ffin, Llanfilo, Talgarth, Velindre, Bronllys, Glasbuty, Boughrood, Erwood, Clyro, Hay-on-Wye/Y Gelli Gandryll, Hardwicke, Credenhill, King’s Acre, Preston on Wye, Dorstone, Peterchurch, Madley, Ruckhall, Turnastone, Craswall, Thruxton, Wombridge, Llanveynoe, Longton, Pontrilas, Orcop Hill, Oldcaslte, Grosmont, Garway, Penbidwal, Bont, Cross Ash, Crossway, & Rockfield, with most of the Brecon Beacons National Park / Parc Cenedlaethol Bannau Brycheiniog.* PLEASE NOTE: Stanfords can also print on request mapping from all four series *centring the map on a location of your choice.* For more information please click on the link below.



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Map No. 161, The Black Mountains / Y Mynyddoedd Duon, in a waterproof & tear-resistant version of the Ordnance Survey Landranger series at 1:50, 000 including Abergavenny/Y Fenni, Ebbw Vale, / Glyn Ebwy, Tredegar, Rhymney/ Rhymi, Cwmavon, Trefi 8l, Blaenavon, Llanover, Raglan, Llangovan, Dingestow, Penrhos, Govilon, Llanelly, Crickhowell, Wern, Llangynidr, Llanberd, Llantilio Pertholey, Aber Village, Pennorth, Pengenffordd, Capel-y-ffin, Llanfilo, Talgarth, Velindre, Bronllys, Glasbuty, Boughrood, Erwood, Clyro, Hay-on-Wye/Y Gelli Gandryll, Hardwicke, Credenhill, King ...

A writer discovers a set of notes in his notebook & sets off on a journey through the Paris of his past, in search of the woman he loved forty years previously. Set in the Montparnasse district of Paris, the author, Jean, retraces his nocturnal footsteps around the left bank during France`s period of decolonisation during the 1960`s. He tries to remember what brought him into contact with a gang that frequented the hotel Unic in the area. His quest through seedy cafes & cheap hotels becomes an enquiry into a woman, Dannie, whom Jean loved & who once tried to admit to a terrible crime. Over the course of several voyages between past & present, we meet various shady characters, & discover that Dannie may have killed ”someone”. As his memories overlap with the discovery of an old vice squad dossier, Jean reinvestigates the closed case of a crime where he could well be the last remaining witness. ...

The frozen body of a woman is found in a fishing ark on the ice near Tornetrask in northern Sweden. She has been brutally tortured, but the killing blow was clumsy, almost amateur. The body is quickly identified, raising hopes of an open-&-shut solution. But when a six-month-old suicide is disinterred, Rebecka Martinsson & Anna-Maria Mella find themselves investigating shocking corruption at the heart of one of Sweden`s most successful mining companies. One that has powerful enemies of its own. ...

”A spectacular, elegant, brilliant portrait of skulduggery, murder & sex in Renaissance Florence.” (Simon Sebag Montefiore, Evening Standard, Books of the Year). 1531
- after years of brutal war & political intrigue, the bastard son of a Medici Duke & a ” Half-negro” maidservant rides into Florence. Within a year, he rules the city as its Prince. Backed by the Pope & his future father-in-law the Holy Roman Emperor, the nineteen-year-old Alessandro faces down bloody family rivalry & the scheming hostility of Italy`s oligarchs to reassert the Medicis` faltering grip on the turbulent city-state. Six years later, as he awaits an adulterous liaison, he will be murdered by his cousin in another man`s bed. ” Nothing in sixteenth-century history is more astonishing.” (Hilary Mantel).
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” Nothing in sixteenth-century history is more astonishing than the career of Alessandro de` Medici”. (Hilary Mantel). In The Black Prince of Florence, a dramatic tale of assassination, spies & betrayal, the first retelling of Alessandro`s life in two-hundred years opens a window onto the opulent, cut-throat world of Renaissance Italy. The year is 1531. After years of brutal war & political intrigue, the bastard son of a Medici Duke & a `half-negro` maidservant rides into Florence. Within a year, he rules the city as its Prince. Backed by the Pope & his future father-in-law the Holy Roman Emperor, the nineteen-year-old Alessandro faces down bloody family rivalry & the scheming hostility of Italy`s oligarchs to reassert the Medicis` faltering grip on the turbulent city-state. Six years later, as he awaits an adulterous liaison, he will be murdered by his cousin in another man`s bed. From dazzling palaces & Tuscan villas to the treacherous backstreets of Florence & the corridors of papal power, the story of Alessandro`s spectacular rise, magnificent reign & violent demise takes us deep beneath the surface of power in Renaissance Italy
- a glamorous but deadly realm of spies, betrayal & vendetta, illicit sex & fabulous displays of wealth, where the colour of one`s skin meant little but the strength of one`s allegiances meant everything.
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In this clever picture book, a debut author-illustrator introduces a plucky rabbit & the new companion (friend or foe?) that he just can`t shake. Rabbit has a problem. There`s a big, scary Black Rabbit chasing him. No matter where he runs
- behind a tree, over the river
- the shadowy Black Rabbit follows. Finally in the deep, dark wood, Rabbit loses his nemesis
- only to encounter another foe! Kids who like to be in on the secret will revel in this humorous look at fears, first impressions & friendship, all brought to light by a talented animator. Kids will love being in on the secret that the Black Rabbit is Rabbit`s shadow. This is a debut picture book from a talented artist. It is a big hit at the Bologna international rights fair. It

Includes:: charming endpapers that allow readers to trace Rabbit`s path as he attempts to evade the Black Rabbit. This edition is resplendent with jacket.




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Frederick Bruce Thomas is not a famous man. His life does not feature in the history books, it has not been translated to film or stage. & yet, in his own way, Frederick Thomas is one of the most remarkable characters of the twentieth century. After the brutal murder of his father, Thomas fled his home for Europe. Through his own ingenuity, he mastered the languages & cultures that he found there, moving from London to Monte Carlo before settling in the imperial decadence of pre-revolution Moscow. There against a backdrop of European war, Thomas became a rich & respected member of the bourgeoisie, married, became a millionaire through bootleg vodka, remarried, gave up his American citizenship & fled in penury before the bloody October Revolution. All of this as the third son of former slaves. ...

Based on previously published cruising notes this guide provides sailing directions for all the countries surrounding the Black Sea. Packed with useful background information & supported by the RCCPF’s access to the latest & often changing information this is an essential companion for anyone venturing north from the Bosphorus. ...