James Opies highly popular Collecting Toy Soldiers (1987) was an inspirational book for anyone involved in the hobby. Nearly a quarter of a century on this is a completely new companion updating the experience for the twenty-first century collector. James now gives the reader the benefit of over thirty years participation as one of the worlds leading authorities on toy soldiers figures & models & a lifetime as a collector himself. Collecting Toy Soldiers in the 21st Century contains comprehensive advice on all aspects of collecting fully illustrated with new pictures. The main menu is an exposition of the thousands of different possibilities for pursuing individual fulfilment. Guidance for every budget

Includes:: price trends & pitfalls to avoid when buying or selling at auction shows on-line or privately. The informative & often-amusing anecdotes are provided from James own involvement andillustrate just how satisfying it can be to explore this blend of history tradition nostalgia & play whether on the most grandiose scale or with the most limited of funds.

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Withdrawn uneducated & unloved Frederick collects butterflies & takes photographs. He is obsessed with a beautiful stranger the art student Miranda. When he wins the pools he buys a remote Sussex house & calmly abducts Miranda believing she will grow to love him in time. Alone & desperate Miranda must struggle to overcome her own prejudices & contempt if she is understand her captor & so gain her freedom. ...

Annabelle is a beautiful stranger with a mysterious past planning the heist of the century -- two short cons to fund a long con then a life of unashamed luxury incognito in a foreign l&. Jonathan De Haven the shy head of the Rare Books Division at the Library of Congress is planning nothing more than an uneventful day amongst his cherished collection. But when Jonathan is found dead by Caleb Shaw a member of the Camel Club two conspiracies are destined to meet as the Club determines to track down the dead man's long-lost wife -- & Annabelle decides to avenge the death of her beloved ex-husb&. Unfortunately the victim of Annabelle's long con has sworn eternal revenge & Jonathan's killers will stop at nothing to keep the truth about his death & the code they have perfected over the years from surfacing.. . ...

The 2012/13 Collectors' Coins Great Britain" (or "CCGB2013" for short) contains comprehensive listings of all British pre-decimal coins from 1797 to 1970 with their varieties listed values in up to five states of preservation & yearly mintage numbers. It

Includes:: the usual wealth of information about the coin weights sizes & designers. The publisher believes this to be the most detailed coverage of the subject matter available."

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This is not just another book about Cambridge but a unique publication that brings together all thirty-one colleges that comprise the world-famous University of Cambridge. Following a brief introduction & history of each college there follows details of that colleges unique features including buildings libraries famous people & gardens many of which are chosen to encompass through some lateral thinking a very wide range of topics associated with the University as a whole. Thoroughly researched & fully illustrated by the author with a wealth of stunning photographs this book gives a unique insight into the workings both past & present of Cambridge University & all its colleges. The Colleges of Cambridge University is a must-have for anyone interested in this historic institution & its courtyards quads & characters. ...

In this chronicle of the early history of Valdemar a thirteen-year old orphan named Magpie escapes a life of slavery in the gem mines when he is chosen by one of the magical companion horses of Valdemar to be trained as a herald. Thrust into the centre of a legend in the making Magpie discovers talents he never knew he had & witnesses the founding of the great Heralds' Collegium. ...

Magpie is an orphan chosen by one of the magical Companion horses of Valdemar & taken to the capital city Haven to be trained as a Herald. Here Mags is recognized" by foreign secret operatives whose purpose is unknown. Can he solve the riddle of his parentage & his connection with the mysterious spies
- & prove his loyalty
- before the king & court banish him as a traitor?"

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Mags a young Herald trainee in Haven the capital city of Valdemar has very rare talents. Recognising this the King's Own Herald trains Mags as a spy tasking him with uncovering the secrets of a mysterious new enemy who has taken an interest in Mags himself. Why is an even deeper mystery. The answers can only be found in the depths of Mags' past if he survives long enough to find them. ...

The crash of the Indian plate into Asia is the biggest known collision in geological history & it continues today. The result is the Himalaya & Karakoram
- one of the largest mountain ranges on Earth. The Karakoram has half of the world's highest mountains & a reputation as being one of the most remote & savage ranges of all. In this beautifully illustrated book Mike Searle a geologist at the University of Oxford & one of the most experienced field geologists of our time presents a rich account of the geological forces that were involved in creating these mountain ranges. Using his personal accounts of extreme mountaineering & research in the region he pieces together the geological processes that formed such impressive peaks.
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From one of Europes bestselling writers comes a spellbinding & utterly compelling court room drama which will stay with you for a long time. Ferdinand von Schirachs The Collini Case" has been at the top of the German charts since publication & will be loved by all fans of Bernhard Schlink & John le Carre. A murder. A murderer. No motif. For thirty-four years Fabrizio Collini has worked diligently for Mercedes Benz. He is a quiet & respectable person until the day he visits one of Berlins most luxurious hotels & kills an innocent man. Young attorney Caspar Leinen takes the case. Getting Collini a not-guilty verdict would make his name. But too late he discovers that Collinis victim
- an industrialist of some renown
- is known to him. Now Leinen is caught in a professional & prsonal dilemma. Collini admits the murder but wont say why he did it forcing Leinen to defend a man who wont put up a defence. & worse a close friend & relation of the victim insists that he give up the case. His reputation his career & this friendship are all at risk. Then he makes a discovery that goes way beyond his own petty concerns & exposes a terrible & deadly truth at the heart of German justice..." The Collini Case" is a masterful court room drama that will have readers on the edge of their seats from start to finish. "A magnificent storyteller". (Der Spiegel). "A murder trial full of political explosiveness: thrilling clever staggering". (" Focus"). " Terrific". (Elle). " Ferdinand von Schirach brilliantly draws you under his spell". (Bunte). Ferdinand von Schirach was born in Munich in 1964. Today he works as one of Germanys most prominent defence lawyers in Berlin. His short story collections " Crime & Guilt" became instant bestsellers in Germany & are translated in over thirty territories."

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