History

Arranged by Naval Despatches, followed by an index of all recipients and an index for bars of the DSM.

A most evocative manual that was clearly used at the time to teach the complex arts of air navigation to young airmen.

"Adventures of the well-known Belgian Ace," Major the Chevallier Willy Coppens de Houthulst, DSO, MC etc.

The autobiography of the pioneering female flyer. By the age of 28, she had achieved more long distance solo flights than any other pilot, including London to New Zealand.

The account of the Oxford University Arctic Expedition, 1935-6.

A classic and sympathetic description of the Mon / Talaing people of Burma (Myanmar)

An account of the authors time as a colonial official, with his wife, in Northeast India in the late 1800's. 

Uses Pounds translation from the Latin as an example of superlative creative translation, as opposed to the purely literal.

This phenomenological exploration of the streets of Dickens's London opens up new perspectives on the city and the writer.

Drawing on the ideas of Foucault, the author places the Gothic at the centre of the debate about Romanticism.

A history of the literary circle that formed around the publisher John Murray, including Gladstone, Salisbury, Livingstone, Borrow and Isabella Bird.

A lovely edition of the famous anthology. Containing poetry, music, maps cocktails and all manner of other pleasantries.

A complete guide to the embroiderers art. With lucid text, clear diagrams and many examples of patterns and old embroideries to inspire.

Subtitled "A Book of Home Interests in General and of one Home in Particular." An account of Dora Owen's  -search for, and creation of a family home.

A history of the ship modeller's art, with many examples from European and American collections.

Part one, "Historical Notes." (Part two contains a list of exhibits with descriptions.) Spanning the earliest Mediterranean ships to the decline of sail in the late 19th century, this history is illustrated by the extensive collection of model ships in the Science Museum.

A history of the Bentley motor car, from its origins to racing success, with adventure and romance along the way.

An entertaining history of maritime exploration and the mapping of the world, written to appeal to a younger readership.