The prodigiously talented Golden Age Master of Illustration lends his distinct humor & romanticism to these enchanting & enduring morality tales. Boasting 13 full-color & 53 black-&-white illustrations plus an illuminating Introduction by G. K. Chesterton this keepsake treasury is one of the most magical Aesop editions ever published. ...

African Cross Stitch Collection The African Cross Stitch Collection is the culmination of years of work & research on African life & its fascinating customs. The works show the wonderful abundance of scenic, plant, bird & wildlife that so naturally subsist in the sunshine filled environment of Africa. Trish Burr has designed a collection of cross stitch projects, depicting enchanting images of everyday African.life in a semi-realistic, bright, colourful & vivid way, from sunrise to sunset, & has added little folklore stories to accompany some of the designs. The projects progress form quick & easy designs towards more challenging projects for the advanced stitcher. An additional alphabet chart & motif library are included so that readers can design their own projects. About the Author Author of the wonderful Redoute's Finest Flowers in Embroidery, Trish Burr is a self-taught embroiderer who hungrily consumes all aspects of this fine craft. Over. the years Trish Burr has endeavoured to share her interest with other needle workers throughout Southern Africa, by designing the Stitches For Africa range, & making available the use of imported materials that are largely unobtainable in a failing economy. ...

A finest top quality product for beginners & advanced painters. This Schmincke product guarantees maximum colour brilliance with the use of 14 single pigment tones of high pigment concentration. This set contains 10 1/2 pans in a plastic storage box. Colours Included 222 Light Lemon Yellow, 225 Indian Yellow, 332 Cadmium Red Tone, 333 Carmine, 443 Ultramarine, 445 Prussian Blue, 553 Permanent Green, 660 Yellow Ochre, 666 English Red, 665 Sepia. ...

Pack of DMC stranded cotton thread
- contains 150 strands (95cm long each, 6 each of 25 colours). Perfect for a wide range of
...

Along Lost Lines paperback Rich in romance & nostalgia, this fascinating book documents all the lost & forgotten aspects of British railways, including timetables, stations, tunnels, staff & trains. It focuses on the 10, 000 miles of lines closed in Britain since the 1950s, bringing to life the glorious story of train travel as it used to be. Images of the railways' active past & pieces of ephemera capture British rural lines. Like previous books in the series, Along Lost Lines takes a very visual approach to the subject matter by highlighting the places & features that best tell the story, through stunning images & fascinating visual detail. ...

Along Main Lines is a celebration of railway nostalgia, focusing on the great main line routes & the glamorous trains that plied them. Lavishly illustrated throughout, Paul Atterbury celebrates the famous main line routes, big city stations, record-breaking locomotives & celebrated express trains. Organised into routes, it covers all the main London termini & their principal routes as well as major intercity routes in other parts of Britain. Built from archive photographs, old postcards, badges & other railwayana, this book is filled with fascinating material that Atterbury has himself collected from tireless searching at postcard & antique fares & auction sites. Many of the illustrations are therefore original & previously unpublished. About the Author Paul Atterbury is a long-time expert on BBC TV's Antiques Roadshow, & has written on railways, Victorian culture & arts, as well as many other topics. He is also the author of Along Country Lines, Branch Line Britain, Along Lost Lines & Life Along the Line. Paul lives in a converted railway carriage in Dorset. ...

This is a fascinating collection of stories exploring the less well-trodden byways of Britain's long history of conflicts. From the Romans vs Britons to the war on terror, Amazing & Extraordinary Facts: the British at War uncovers the heroic, tragic & often peculiar facts behind some of the best-known battles in British history. Brief, accessible & entertaining pieces on a wide variety of subjects makes it is the perfect book to dip in to. The amazing & extraordinary facts series presents interesting, surprising & little-known facts & stories about a wide range of topics which are guaranteed to inform, absorb & entertain in equal measure. About the Author Jonathan Bastable is a renowned writer & journalist. He began his career as a feature writer for The Sunday Times & has contributed to the foreign pages of The Sunday Times, The Scotsman & Time Out. He is the author of a number of books including Voices from Samuel Pepys (D&C 2007) & Voices from D-Day (D&C 2004). Jonathan lives in Brighton. ...

Amazing & Extraordinary Facts: James Bond is the essential companion for every Bond fan, unearthing a selection of surprising & intruiging facts about the much-loved fictional spy, & the books & films that he has starred in. It is brimming with strange & amusing stories about the Bond actors, from Sean Connery to Daniel Craig, behind the scenes at the film set, & amazing facts about Ian Fleming's original novel. Brief, accessible & entertaining pieces on a wide variety of subjects makes it the perfect book to dip in to. The " Amazing & Extraordinary Facts" series presents interesting, surprising & little-known facts & stories about a wide range of topics which are guaranteed to inform, absorb & entertain in equal measure. About the Author Michael Paterson is an author & historian with a special interest & encyclopaedic knowledge of all things James Bond. He has written books on a diverse range of subjects including Inside Dickens' London & Winston Churchill: His Military Life 1895-1945. ...

Amazing & Extraordinary Facts: London is a unique collection of strange laws, heroic deeds, surprising revelations & other quirky stories that have shaped the unique history of Britain's capital. London's long history is an extraordinarily rich source of amazing facts, whether your interest is political, social, architectural or historical, you will find a variety of topics in this alternative guide to London. Brief, accessible & entertaining pieces on a wide variety of subjects makes it the perfect book to dip in to. The amazing & extraordinary facts series presents interesting, surprising & little-known facts & stories about a wide range of topics which are guaranteed to inform, absorb & entertain in equal measure. About the Author Stephen Halliday is a historian specialising in British & industrial history. He is an authority on the history of London, with a special interest in the great engineering works. He is the author of The Great Stink: Sir Joseph Bazalgette & the Cleansing of the Victorian Metropolis (Sutton 1999) & Amazing & Extraordinary London Underground Facts. He contributes articles & reviews to magazines such as Literary Review, Times Higher Education, BBC History & History Today. ...