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PS271 cover outer B.qxp_PS238 outer 18/07/2016 15:20 Page 1 £20.00 21865 now £7.99 NEW EDWARD IV AND ELIZABETH WOODVILLE A True Romance AMBERLEY 2016 HB 288pp Illus Terry Breverton’s engrossing compendium of ‘interesting facts’ is in two parts: the first deals with the Tudor monarchs and their children, courtiers and advisers in an information-packed narrative following the dynasty from its origins to the death of Elizabeth I. 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HALSGROVE 2007 HB 144pp Illus 237x254mm £34.99 22868 now £12.99 68 £20.00 21890 now £7.99 Offer code: When ordering, please quote your Customer no. and the Offer code John Christopher The developments in graphic design and printing techniques that produced colourful and visually arresting commercial posters in the 1900s were put to good use during the First World War, calling volunteers to arms and informing and persuading the public about various issues throughout the conflict. This comprehensive survey of British posters of the period reproduces over 200 designs advising on everything from how to recognize enemy aircraft to the need to buy war bonds. AMBERLEY 2014 HB 192pp Illus £20.00 21909 now £7.99 EV Kealey’s army recruitment campaign poster from 1915, one of the best-known posters of the war NEW 1946 The Making of the Modern World Victor Sebestyen With the end of the Second World War, a new world was born. The Iron Curtain descended, and from Europe to India boundaries were redrawn. Deploying a vast array of archival material and personal testimonies, this masterly history takes the reader from Washington to Moscow, from Delhi to Shanghai, to show how the lives of generations across the globe were shaped by the decisions made in the aftermath of war – and how the consequences of those decisions affect us today. MACMILLAN 2014 HB 464pp Illus £25.00 21958 now £7.99 Your Order Form is inside the flap overleaf Don’t forget our exclusive offer... OF BRITAIN is yours FREE! Spend just £15 and VILLAGES See page 3 for full details Visit our website: www.psbooks.co.uk A Black-winged Stilt from Avian Survivors in our Special Feature on Birds on pages 26-27 Peter Hendrie Unlike other moorland areas of Britain, Exmoor is dotted with tiny hamlets and settlements adding to the visual appeal of a region of spectacular and varied landscapes. Geographic features include the glaciercarved Punchbowl and the highest sea-cliffs in the UK along the unspoilt north Devon and Somerset coastline. This photographic collection examines the area in over 70 images created with a large-format panoramic camera and each printed over a double-page spread. HALSGROVE 2007 HB 144pp Illus 236x255mm NEW AN EXMOOR PANORAMA £24.99 22854 now £9.99 PostscriptBooks www.psbooks.co.uk NEW BRITISH POSTERS OF THE FIRST WORLD WAR £20.00 21931 now £7.99 NEW HOME A Time Traveller’s Tales from British Prehistory Francis Pryor At the close of the Ice Age some 12,000 years ago, people began to return to Britain. But what were their lives like? In this richly evocative book, one of the country’s leading archaeologists strips away layers of the landscape to reveal extraordinary evidence of communities living together, building not just houses but homes. 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AMBERLEY 2016 HB 318pp Illus £20.00 22715 now £8.99 NEW A HISTORY OF BRITAIN IN THIRTY-SIX POSTAGE STAMPS Chris West From the world’s first postage stamp, the 1840 Penny Black, to the First Class stamp, 2012, Chris West’s selection of 36 stamps – ‘some beautiful, some quirky, some baffling, some stained with blood’ – are the inspiration for his idiosyncratic and entertaining history of Britain. Among his collection are the 1881 Penny Lilac (33 billion printed); the first decimal set (1971); and a single foreign stamp telling a story of reparations and hyperinflation: a 1923 German 200 mark, overprinted 2 million. 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In this photographic study of the county, landscape photographer Allan Wright captures the history, romance and mystery of the region, its seascapes and its dramatic skies. Michael Russell has written the introduction and Wright provides brief captions to each of the 116 photographs. BIRLINN 2005 PB 126pp Illus 190x250mm ARGYLL £9.99 11099 now £4.99 Postscript order line: 01626 897100 Order Order line: line: 01626 01626 897100 897100 POSTSCRIPT FAVOURITES THE WARS OF THE ROSES THE ENID BLYTON FARAWAY TREE & WISHING-CHAIR COLLECTION (Six volume set) Enid Blyton Joe, Beth and Frannie’s adventures in strange and exciting lands begin when they discover the mysterious Enchanted Wood and, deep within it, the magical Faraway Tree. Mollie and Peter’s amazing adventures start closer to home – in their nursery is a Wishing Chair that can grow wings and transport them to fantastic places. This set contains three books from each series. First published between 1937 and 1950. Ages 6+ DEAN 2016 PB 1,136pp £41.94 97758 now £14.99 John Ashdown-Hill The conflict that wracked England between 1455 and 1487, known as the Wars of the Roses, is generally seen as a dynastic struggle between the houses of York and Lancaster, which were finally united in the Tudors. Ashdown-Hill’s study sets the record straight, dispelling myths and clarifying complex family relationships. Bringing to life a large cast of colourful characters, it underlines the precariousness of the Tudor claim and explains why the last Lancastrian was actually Philip II of Spain. AMBERLEY 2015 HB 320pp Illus £20.00 21083 now £9.99 THE TIMES REFERENCE ATLAS OF THE WORLD Ideal for the office, school, university or home, this authoritative atlas comprises over 100 pages of Collins Bartholomew mapping, including political and physical maps of the world, the oceans and the continents, with an index of 45,000 places. 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TEACH GET STARTED IN PLAYING PIANO YOURSELF 2014 PB + Audio CD 123pp 239x225mm £14.99 20737 now £4.99 TIMES BOOKS 2014 HB 272pp Illus 339x247mm £30.00 19839 now £14.99 THE ELEGANCE OF THE CAT An Illustrated History NORTHERN KNITS The Knitting Traditions of Sandinavia, Iceland and the Shetland Isles Lucinda Guy In this practical guide, Lucinda Guy explores the folk motifs and traditional techniques of the knitting cultures of Iceland, Norway, Sweden and the Shetland Isles. The book contains illustrated patterns and finishing instructions for 20 women’s garments and accessories – including pullovers, shawls, socks, gloves and mittens – while introducing a range of techniques and ideas such as knitting in the round, Icelandic laceweight wool, and Fair Isle. INTERWEAVE 2010 PB 160pp Illus 230x215mm £17.99 11030 now £5.99 Tamsin Pickeral; Photo. Astrid Harrisson Beguiling beauty, fierce independence and aloof intelligence characterize man’s feline companions. 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Illustrated with 16 pages of colour plates, this absorbing book describes many of the ruins and relics that can be visited today and the artefacts that may be found, and shows how archaeologists can use them to build up a clearer picture of life in wartime Britain. PEN & SWORD 2012 HB 160pp Illus £19.99 21477 now £7.99 THE PRESENT PAST An Introduction to Anthropology for Archaeologists NEW Ian Hodder How can an archaeologist know that a freshly unearthed artefact is an axe? What is the meaning of the decoration on an object? What can archaeological data reveal about a society’s structure? The Present Past demonstrates how insights from the anthropological study of modern societies can help archaeologists to interpret material evidence. First published in 1982, the book now features an updated bibliography and a new introduction in which the author reflects on changing attitudes to the practice of ethnoarchaeology. PEN & SWORD 2012 PB 239pp Illus £12.99 21499 now £5.99 UNEARTHED Recent Archaeological Discoveries from Northern China Annette L Juliano In recent decades, archaeological excavations across northern China have brought to light many items of extraordinary beauty and significance. Several of these were seen in the West for the first time in an exhibition at the Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute in Williamstown, Massachusetts. This catalogue illustrates a range of these stone carvings, ceramic figures and wall paintings, charts their discovery, and explains their importance to our understanding of Chinese cultures from the fifth to the 11th centuries CE. YALE UP 2012 PB 190pp Illus 266x238mm The remains of the control tower at RAF Ludham in Norfolk DARWIN’S APPRENTICE An Archaeological Biography of John Lubbock Janet Owen Since his death in 1913, John Lubbock has faded from public memory, yet this remarkable man – a scientist, banker, politician, social reformer, anthropologist and archaeologist – was one of Darwin’s key supporters. This new biography by his great-granddaughter examines his career through his archaeological collection, demonstrating how it shaped both his work and personal life. Accessible and informative, it restores Lubbock to his rightful place as a major figure in a debate that reshaped the way humanity thought of itself. PEN & SWORD 2013 HB 192pp Illus £19.99 21483 now £7.99 MEGIDDO 20932 now £5.99 6 Bill Manley; Aidan Dodson Life Everlasting provides comprehensive coverage of 65 items from Scotland’s exceptional but largely unknown national collection of ancient Egyptian coffins and other mummy-adornments. Among these items, which range in date from the 19th century BCE to the Late Roman period, are lifelike portraits, masks and a unique double-coffin for two young boys. The book begins with a short history of the collection, its curators and historians, and ends with a concordance, glossary and bibliography. NATIONAL MUSEUMS 2010 HB 190pp Illus £30.00 21308 now £9.99 NEW BEYOND THE GATES OF FIRE New Perspectives on the Battle of Thermopylae Ed. Christopher A Matthew; Matthew Trundle The battle of Thermopylae (480 BCE), when a small Spartan band fought to defend a mountain pass against the might of the Persian army, has gained a firm hold on popular culture, especially since its depiction in Frank Miller’s film 300. This collection of essays presents recent research into events leading up to Thermopylae, analysis of ancient historians’ accounts of the battle itself, geological investigations into the topography of the pass, and details of later conflicts at the site. PEN & SWORD 2013 HB 240pp £35.00 21163 now £9.99 Graham I Davies Megiddo was one of the last Canaanite cities to hold out against the Israelites, and its strategic importance was clear to the Egyptians and to the author of Revelation, who called it ‘Armageddon’. Davies gives an illustrated account of 80 years of excavations at the site and vigorous debates about the interpretation of finds made there. He uses both archaeological and biblical evidence to reconstruct the city’s history from before 3000 BCE to Roman times. Cities of the Biblical World series. LUTTERWORTH 1986 PB 128pp Illus LIFE EVERLASTING National Museums Scotland Collection of Ancient Egyptian Coffins £19.99 21478 now £7.99 A BRIEF HISTORY OF STONEHENGE A Complete History and Archaeology of the World’s Most Enigmatic Stone Circle Aubrey Burl Britain’s leading expert on stone circles here offers a comprehensive introduction to our most enigmatic ancient site. 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Using maps, plans and diagrams, Crawford analyses the strategies and tactics of these very different armies in the epic battles and sieges which ‘brought about the end of the Ancient World’. PEN & SWORD 2013 HB 270pp Illus £25.00 21508 now £9.99 ANCIENT/MEDIEVAL HISTORY THE GULF OF NAPLES Archaeology and History of an Ancient Land Umberto Pappalardo Campania, the Italian region of which Naples is the capital, has a long history stretching back to its colonization by the ancient Greeks, and despite earthquakes and volcanic eruptions, remains one of the most populous areas of Europe. Lavishly illustrated with colour photographs, this volume explores the region’s astonishing heritage of Greek and Roman monuments, including the wonders of Pompeii, Herculaneum, The Temple of Ceres (actually dedicated Paestum, Sorrento and Capri, while to Athena) in the ancient city of Paestum special features focus on its role in literature, archaeology and volcanology. ARSENALE 2006 HB 199pp Illus 285x240mm £25.00 19995 now £11.99 WALK INTO THE DARK AGES Discover the Greatest Early Medieval Sites of Britain and Ireland THE BOOK AND THE TRANSFORMATION OF BRITAIN, c.550-1050 A Study in Written and Visual Literacy and Orality Michelle P Brown What was the significance of the book as both an instrument of social change and preserver of tradition in Britain between late Roman antiquity and the time of the Norman Conquest? What does ‘literacy’ mean in this period? Brown examines contemporary books, runic inscriptions and legal documents to analyse social perceptions of relationships between words and images, the generation and reception of books within ‘communities of reading’ and the establishment of great Anglo-Saxon libraries. BRITISH LIBRARY 2011 HB 184pp Illus £45.00 19811 now £16.99 Bill Bevan The centuries between the departure of the Romans and the Norman Conquest in 1066 – the so-called ‘Dark Ages’ – represent one of the most exciting periods of British history. In 35 walks, this book explores some of Britain and Ireland’s most important and impressive Dark Age sites and monuments, from the Iron Age Broch of Mousa on Shetland to the Norman motte and bailey at Painscastle, Powys. With a route map and details of distance and difficulty for each walk. FRANCES LINCOLN 2014 HB 208pp Illus 304x250mm £30.00 20527 now £11.99 POLITICAL CULTURE IN LATER MEDIEVAL ENGLAND Simon Walker This volume of essays examines the operation of political society at different levels, analysing the mechanisms of power and the content and reception of political languages in particular circumstances. Among the topics discussed are lordships and lawlessness in Lancaster 1370-1400; Yorkshire justices of the peace, 1389-1413; Richard II’s views on kingship; and the Yorkshire risings of 1405. Edited by Michael Braddick after the author’s death in 2004 and with an introduction by GL Harriss. MANCHESTER UP 2006 HB 286pp £55.00 20760 now £19.99 LAND OF LOST GODS The Search for Classical Greece Richard Stoneman Long before the era of modern tourism and archaeology, a few intrepid adventurers visited Greece and Turkey in search of ancient remains. These antiquaries, collectors and dilettanti are the subject of Stoneman’s history of the gradual rediscovery of the classical past, from Cyriac of Ancona in the 1420s to Schliemann’s controversial excavations in the late 19th century. First published in 1987, the book now features a new preface and additional bibliography. Slightly off-mint. TAURIS PARKE 2010 PB 374pp Illus £11.99 21358 now £6.99 The view from the Iron Age broch at Mousa in Shetland, built around 100 BCE THE EXPANSION OF EUROPE 1250-1500 Michael North This study offers fresh perspectives on later medieval Europe, beginning with a systematic survey of the processes of expansion, consolidation and cultural exchange in different countries and regions across the continent, from the British Isles and the Iberian peninsula to Russia and Scandinavia. The author then analyses developmental tendencies in state and constitution, economy, society, culture and religion. In the final section, he reviews current debates and research problems, with a focus on economics and culture. No jacket. MANCHESTER UP 2007 HB 576pp Illus £80.00 20687 now £19.99 Visit our website: www.psbooks.co.uk f 7 www.psbooks.co.uk MEDIEVAL HISTORY ENCYCLOPEDIA OF THE MIDDLE AGES (Two volumes) Ed. André Vauchez; Barrie Dobson; Michael Lapidge Although centred on medieval Christendom in Europe, the Encyclopedia includes articles on other continents and peoples of other faiths in so far as they were relevant to the Christians of the Middle Ages. Altogther there are over 3,000 articles, written by some 600 scholars sharing their expertise on subjects ranging from abbeys to the zodiac. This English version, translated by Adrian Walford, contains additional entries on English areas of interest and bibliographies for each article. Indexed. Off-mint. JAMES CLARKE 2000 HB 1624pp Illus 275x125mm 20905 now £60.00 THE LADY QUEEN The Notorious Reign of Joanna I, Queen of Naples, Jerusalem and Sicily Nancy Goldstone Accused by her in-laws of murdering her husband, Joanna, Queen of Naples, stood trial in Avignon in 1348. She was 22 years old, yet spoke (in Latin) in her own defence. In this compelling account of how, despite her youth and sex, Joanna triumphed over her enemies, raised an army and took back her realm, Nancy Goldstone paints a richly detailed portrait of a medieval queen notorious throughout history for a crime she did not commit. WALKER 2009 HB 383pp Illus $27.00 97106 now £7.99 JOCELIN OF WELLS Bishop, Builder, Courtier Ed. Robert Dunning Jocelin, a royal administrator and the bishop of Wells from 1206 to 1242, played a major role in the growth of Somerset’s towns, fairs and markets as well as the completion of Wells Cathedral and its Bishop’s Palace. This volume comprises ten essays on Jocelin’s life, career and reforms, his building projects and the findings of recent architectural, archaeological and botanical investigations into the curious physical nature of the palace site. BOYDELL 2010 HB 236pp Illus £60.00 17943 now £25.00 NEW DISUNITED KINGDOMS Peoples and Politics in the British Isles 1280-1460 Michael Brown In the last decades of the 13th century the British Isles appeared to be on the point of unified rule, dominated by the lordship, law and language of the English. However, by 1400 Britain and Ireland were divided between the warring kings of England and Scotland, and peoples were still starkly defined by race and nation. This study addresses the question of why the apparent trend towards a common Anglicised world stopped so abruptly after 1300. PEARSON 2013 PB 341pp £29.99 21521 now £14.99 NEW THE MEDIEVAL MILITARY ORDERS 1120-1314 Nicholas Morton This volume from the Seminar Studies series introduces the history of the Templars, Knights Hospitaller, the Teutonic Knights and less well-known orders such as the leprous knights of St Lazarus. It sets the history of these institutions against a background of social change, conquest and holy wars fought in Spain, the Baltic and the Holy Land, and also provides a comprehensive documents section, notes on sources, a glossary and maps. PEARSON 2013 PB 202pp Illus £23.99 21536 now £11.99 NEW THE YORK MYSTERY PLAYS Performance in the City Ed. Margaret Rogerson The essays in this volume present research into York’s medieval mystery plays as ‘a cultural, devotional and theatrical phenomenon’. The contributors offer new insights on topics such as the importance of families to the dramatic narrative, manuscript links to Richard III and the value of cognitive theory in the discussion of performance past and present. These scholarly investigations are complemented by reflections on the practical experience derived from local people’s modern revivals of the plays in the streets of the city. YORK MEDIEVAL 2011 HB 266pp Illus £60.00 21287 now £25.00 ENGLAND, ARISE The People, The King and the Great Revolt of 1381 Juliet Barker In 1381, England erupted in a violent popular uprising as unexpected as it was unprecedented. Juliet Barker’s narrative history depicts a volatile society on the brink of profound change. Treating contemporary chronicles with scepticism, she draws on court proceedings and letters to give voice to the ordinary people from many walks of life who took part in the so-called Peasants’ Revolt, illuminating their motives and demands, examining the ambiguous role of Richard II, and charting its long-term effects. LITTLE, BROWN 2014 HB 530pp Illus £25.00 20402 now £9.99 8 Postscript order line: 01626 897100 KING JOHN England, Magna Carta and the Making of a Tyrant Stephen Church On the death of Richard I in 1199, his brother John took possession of the vast Angevin lands in England and France. By the time of his own death in 1215, King John had lost control of the continental lordships, England was facing invasion, and his English subjects had confronted him with the Magna Carta. Church’s study of John approaches the king as a man ill-suited to his position of power, who came to be seen by his contemporaries as a tyrant. MACMILLAN 2015 HB 366pp Illus £25.00 21196 now £8.99 Order line: 01626 897100 MODERN HISTORY NEW BRINGERS OF WAR The Portuguese in Africa during the Age of Gunpowder and Sail John Laband Long before steamships and machine-tooled artillery, the Portuguese established an empire in Africa, capturing trading towns, seizing slaves and plundering mineral riches. This impeccably researched history describes how, between the 15th and the late 18th century, they fought their ancient Muslim foes, overthrew African kingdoms and resisted Dutch, Omani and Ottoman rivals in a quest for wealth and power as ruthless as the Spanish conquests in the Americas. FRONTLINE 2013 HB 288pp Illus £25.00 21479 now £11.99 ATLAS OF EARLY MODERN BRITAIN 1485-1715 NEW Christopher Daniell This unique atlas charts the development of Britain from the end of the Wars of the Roses to the accession of George I. Through 117 maps, accompanied by clear commentary and analysis, it charts the main wars, rebellions and political and religious changes. Key events such as the Dissolution of the Monasteries, the Armada, the Civil War and the struggle for control of Ireland are all mapped, creating a vital reference for the crucial period when modern Britain took shape. ROUTLEDGE 2014 PB 157pp Illus £24.99 21569 now £12.99 SISTER QUEENS The Noble, Tragic Lives of Katherine of Aragon and Juana, Queen of Castile Julia Fox The daughters of Spain’s Ferdinand and Isabella were women of character and conviction, but Katherine is mostly remembered for her abandonment in favour of Henry VIII’s seductive mistress, while Juana is portrayed as ‘the Mad’, a queen who kept her husband’s coffin beside her for years. Described by The Spectator as a ‘vivid and sympathetic book’, Sister Queens examines how their dreams of love and power quickly dissolved in the face of duplicity and betrayal. Felt-tip mark on lower trimmed edge. BALLANTINE 2011 HB 474pp NEW 1659: THE CRISIS OF THE COMMONWEALTH Ruth E Mayers The remnant of the Long Parliament, reassembled by invitation of the Army after the effective collapse of Richard Cromwell’s Protectorate, saw a reinstated Commonwealth and an optimism among republicans that is often overlooked. Dr Mayers’s study focuses on the hopes and strength of the republicans in 1659, exploring Parliament’s relations with the Army, the City of London, the provinces and Scotland; and discussing the political identity and iconography of republican print. BOYDELL 2004 HB 318pp £50.00 21288 now £19.99 $30.00 11772 now £7.99 THE BLACK CARIB WARS Freedom, Survival and the Making of the Garifuna Christopher Taylor The Garifuna, who live along the Caribbean coast of Central America from Belize to Nicaragua, trace their origin to the union of Carib Indians and escaped slaves on the island of St Vincent. The product of extensive research in the region, this book charts their remarkable history of struggle against French and British colonists, celebrating their resilience and the survival of a culture and a language that pre-date the arrival of Columbus. SIGNAL 2012 PB 253pp Illus £12.99 19072 now £4.99 NEW CONQUEST AND LAND IN IRELAND The Transplantation to Connacht, 1649-1680 John Cunningham One of the most notorious elements of the Irish land settlement of the mid-17th century was the scheme of transplantation to Connacht, which aimed to expel the Catholic population from three of the country’s four provinces and replace them with Protestant settlers from England and elsewhere. This study situates the origins of the transplantation in the Cromwellian conquest, reconstructs its implementation during the 1650s, and explores its far-reaching consequences. ROYAL HISTORICAL SOCIETY 2011 HB 192pp £50.00 21214 now £14.99 WAR AND POLITICS IN THE ELIZABETHAN COUNTIES Neil Younger Drawing on hitherto neglected source material, Younger assesses the English national war effort during the conflict with Spain (1585-1603), examining the wartime government in a wide range of contexts, and the central and local machinery in practice, using case studies from across the country. The book challenges many existing assumptions about the weaknesses of the state in the face of military change, finding a political system in much better health than previously thought. MANCHESTER UP 2012 HB 282pp THE MAID AND THE QUEEN The Secret History of Joan of Arc and Yolande of Aragon Nancy Goldstone The story of Joan of Arc is well known: hearing voices at the age of 13, she was inspired to lead French resistance to English domination, and was then captured and subjected to trial by inquisition. But did Joan’s strength and power derive only from the angels? Goldstone’s revisionist account argues that the restoration of France’s greatness came about through the intertwined lives of Joan and her forgotten mentor, Yolande of Aragon, ‘perhaps the most astute politician of her age’. VIKING 2012 HB 418pp Illus £60.00 20802 now £12.99 Visit our website: www.psbooks.co.uk $26.95 17104 now £7.99 9 www.psbooks.co.uk MODERN HISTORY NEW PERILOUS QUESTION Reform or Revolution? Britain on the Brink, 1832 Antonia Fraser The bestselling historical biographer Antonia Fraser turns her attention to the personalities caught up in the tempestuous period between July 1830 and the passing of the Great Reform Bill in June 1832. Against a backdrop of bad harvests, hunger and Swing riots, the book explores the struggle for and against reform by the reforming Whig aristocrats led by Lord Grey, the conservative opposition headed by the Duke of Wellington, and radicals such as William Cobbett, Francis Place and Thomas Attwood. PUBLIC AFFAIRS 2013 HB 336pp Illus $29.99 22674 now £6.99 THE KILLING TIME Fanaticism, Liberty and the Birth of Britain NEW David S Ross During the years between the 1638 revolution when Scotland signed the National Covenant and the 1707 Treaty of Union with England, the country witnessed warfare, civil strife, assassinations, judicial torture and terror, and sudden changes of regime. Dealing with key issues and events, and taking a partly biographical approach that focuses on the personal lives of some of the movers and shakers, David Ross brings alive the ‘killing time’ that saw the foundation of modern Scotland-in-Britain. LUATH 2010 HB 384pp Illus £16.99 21845 now £6.99 THE DARK DEFILE Britain’s Catastrophic Invasion of Afghanistan, 1838-1842 Diana Preston In 1839, convinced that Russia posed a threat to its empire in India, Britain sent a powerful army into Afghanistan to install a puppet ruler. Within four years, it had been utterly defeated. Skilfully establishing the events leading up to the invasion, this compelling narrative history draws on diaries and letters to recreate the tragic events of the First Afghan War, which turned out to be the opening salvo in the Anglo-Russian rivalry known as the ‘Great Game’. WALKER & CO 2012 HB 318pp Illus $28.00 21124 now £7.99 10 CIVIL WAR The History of England: Volume Three Peter Ackroyd The 17th century was one of the most turbulent England had seen; at its centre stands the Civil War, the execution of Charles I and the despotic rule of Oliver Cromwell. This third volume of Peter Ackroyd’s magisterial national history charts that era of revolution and religious conflict from the accession of James I to the exile of his grandson James II, and from the literary riches of Shakespeare and Milton to the often insecure lives of ordinary men and women. MACMILLAN 2014 PB 512pp Illus £14.99 21457 now £5.99 1813: EMPIRE AT BAY The Sixth Coalition and the Downfall of Napoleon Jonathon Riley 1813 was a crucial year in the world war that ended with the downfall of Napoleon: in a series of major battles the converging armies of the Sixth Coalition drove the French forces back. Jonathan Riley’s military history of this turning point covers the campaigns in central Europe and Spain, looking in particular at the operation of the Sixth Coalition – Austria, Prussia, Russia, the United Kingdom, Portugal, Sweden, Spain and the smaller German states. Thomas Carlyle began his three-volume history of the French Revolution in 1835 and finished two years later, when he described the work as ‘a wild savage Book, itself a kind of French Revolution’ that ‘has come hot out of my own soul’. In this volume from the Continuum Histories series, Ruth Scurr introduces extracts from all three volumes of ‘the most exciting account of the Revolution there has ever been’. CONTINUUM 2010 PB 203pp THE FRENCH REVOLUTION £10.99 20565 now £4.99 FIGHTING LIKE THE DEVIL FOR THE SAKE OF GOD Protestants, Catholics and the Origins of Violence in Victorian Belfast Mark Doyle Belfast was Ireland’s most prosperous town in the mid-19th century, so why did its industrial suburbs begin to suffer extended outbreaks of violence? Although historians have identified the disagreements and inequalities which underlay such riots, Doyle probes further, examining individual rioters’ motivations, the networks of social relations which drew whole neighbourhoods into conflict and the relations between the state and the city’s inhabitants. No jacket. PRAETORIAN 2013 HB 234pp Illus MANCHESTER UP 2009 HB 310pp Illus £25.00 21475 now £9.99 £60.00 20695 now £12.99 NEW VICTORIAN BRITAIN Brenda Williams The Pitkin History of Britain series successfully combines accessible, informative text with interesting images, and this title is no exception. It surveys every aspect of Victorian life, from the growth of the Empire and the Industrial Revolution, to the everyday lives of people at all levels of society and the flourishing of the arts and sciences, all richly illustrated with reproductions of contemporary paintings and engravings and photographs. PITKIN 2005 PB 96pp Illus 255x205mm £10.00 22046 now £4.99 Postscript order line: 01626 897100 A rather idealized depiction of a domestic sevants’ tea break Order line: 01626 897100 20th CENTURY/CONTEMPORARY HISTORY NEW MARTIN LUTHER KING AND THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT John A Kirk The career of Martin Luther King is well documented, but few histories have placed it in the wider context of black activism. Delivering a fresh perspective on the man and the movement, this study argues that the interaction between local and national concerns is key to understanding his leadership. It provides a critical analysis of King’s strengths and weaknesses, examines the contributions of other leading figures, and demonstrates the crucial role of grassroots activists in the struggle for civil rights. PEARSON 2013 PB 200pp Illus £21.99 21534 now £11.99 THE SCOURGE OF THE SWASTIKA A Short History of Nazi War Crimes HANNS AND RUDOLF The True Story of the German Jew Who Tracked Down and Caught the Kommandant of Auschwitz NEW Lord Russell of Liverpool Since this powerful exposé of Nazi war crimes was originally published in 1954 it has been given new context by atrocities in more recent conflicts and dictatorships. Drawing on documentary evidence submitted to the Nuremberg Trials, leading lawyer of the day, Lord Russell of Liverpool sets out the evidence of crimes against humanity in every part of the German regime and examines Hitler’s instruments of tyranny – the SS, Gestapo and Army. Thomas Harding In May 1945, Hanns Alexander, a German Jew serving in the British Army, was assigned to the investigation team charged with tracking down Nazi war criminals. His most elusive target was Rudolf Hoss, the Kommandant of Auschwitz who oversaw the murder of more than a million men, women and children. With quiet understatement and compelling power, Harding’s narrative tracks the movements of the two men through war-ravaged Germany until their fateful meeting in a remote farmhouse. FRONTLINE 2013 PB 271pp Illus £12.99 21502 now £5.99 THE SUMMIT The Biggest Battle of the Second World War Ed Conway In July 1944, as Allied troops fought their way across France, representatives of 44 nations gathered at a New Hampshire hotel to thrash out a global economic system that would prevent another war. Drawing on unpublished letters, diaries and oral testimonies, this absorbing history brings to life the drama and the personalities of the conference that resulted in the Bretton Woods agreement, the demise of which is arguably the source of our present economic woes. LITTLE, BROWN 2014 PB 480pp Illus BRITAIN’S COLD WAR The Dangerous Decades Bob Clarke Although now consigned to history, the Cold War remains a vivid memory for many, and the events of the period between the 1940s and 1991 are still echoed in conflicts around the world today. Using nearly 150 photographs and reproductions, each accompanied by a detailed caption, this book depicts both the high-level political and military stand-off and what the Cold War meant for ordinary men and women during the ‘delicate balance of terror’ years. AMBERLEY 2014 PB 128pp Illus £12.99 20957 now £5.99 £14.99 19769 now £4.99 EMPIRE OF SAND How Britain Made the Middle East Walter Reid ‘In 1914 Britain entered the First World War declaring that she had no territorial ambitions. How then did she emerge with so many possessions? Did she act in bad faith? Did she deceive her allies? That,’ writes Walter Reid, ‘is what this book is about.’ Looking at how the former Ottoman empire was carved up amid confusion and wartime expediency, Reid explores the motives and intentions behind the acquisition of mandates and focuses on the privileged individuals who became the decision makers of British policy. BIRLINN 2013 PB 496pp Illus £12.99 19120 now £4.99 SIMON & SCHUSTER 2013 HB 368pp Illus $26.00 21390 now £7.99 Philip Spencer In 1948, three years after the Holocaust, the United Nations passed the Genocide Convention, obliging the international community to prevent or halt and punish what had been ‘a crime without a name’. Since then, however, genocide has recurred repeatedly; tracing its history since 1945, this study analyses a number of cases and discusses key issues, including how genocide is defined, the different roles of perpetrators, bystanders, victims and rescuers, and the question of ‘humanitarian intervention’. ROUTLEDGE 2012 PB 176pp NEW GENOCIDE SINCE 1945 £24.99 21524 now £11.99 RED HEAT Conspiracy, Murder and the Cold War in the Caribbean Alex von Tunzelmann Throughout the Cold War, the Soviet Union and the USA saw the leaders of Haiti, Cuba and the Dominican Republic as pawns in their global chess game. This authoritative history tells what happened when these pawns took on a life of their own. Combining meticulous research with the pace of a thriller, it tells of gunboat diplomacy, military coups and revolutionary fervour, as the world teetered on the brink of nuclear war. NEW ISLAMIC FUNDAMENTALISM SINCE 1945 Beverley Milton-Edwards Islamic fundamentalism has grabbed the headlines as both a threat to the West and a potentially revolutionary trend in the Middle East. This authoritative study provides a much-needed overview of its origins and diverse strands, the effects of colonialism on Islam, secularism and the Islamic reaction, the effects of globalization, and political violence in the 9/11 era. This fully revised and updated edition also examines recent developments in the wake of the Arab Spring of 2011. SIMON & SCHUSTER 2012 PB 527pp Illus £9.99 20248 now £4.99 Visit our website: www.psbooks.co.uk ROUTLEDGE 2014 PB 192pp £23.99 21531 now £9.99 11 www.psbooks.co.uk GENERAL HISTORY NEW PHOTOGRAPHS FROM IMPERIAL ST PETERSBURG Yury Shelaev; Elizaveta Shelaev St Petersburg at the beginning of the 20th century was both an elegant imperial capital and a bustling modern metropolis. A heart-stopping evocation of a vanished world, this collection of 120 photographs from Russian state archives depicts the pre-revolutionary city in all its splendour and diversity: the palaces and churches, the streets thronged with motor cars and the river with barges, the artists’ studios and athletic clubs, the banquets and the soup kitchens. UNICORN 2013 PB 152pp Illus 274x233mm £20.00 21775 now £7.99 EMPIRE’S CROSSROADS A History of the Caribbean from Columbus to the Present Day Carrie Gibson In this compelling history Carrie Gibson unfolds the complex story of the Caribbean from Columbus’ first landing on the island he named San Salvador to today’s islands – largely independent, but often still in thrall to Europe and America’s insatiable desire for tropical luxuries. For Gibson, the heart of that story is ‘the genius of adaptation’ – to diaspora, disease, slavery, racism, earthquake, poverty and tourism – that enabled the West Indies to survive a clash of worlds. MACMILLAN 2014 HB 476pp Illus £25.00 21198 now £9.99 WORLD HISTORY Journeys from Past to Present NEW Candice Goucher; Linda Walton This undergraduate textbook combines a chronological approach with thematic and regional perspectives to emphasize both the diversity and the commonality of human experience. Its 24 chapters focus on themes ranging from human origins and the emergence of cities to contemporary issues such as globalization, with topics and sources selected to provide balanced coverage of the peoples and places of the world. Each chapter ends with lists of suggested reading and study questions. Expanded second edition. ROUTLEDGE 2013 PB 764pp Illus 242x186mm £49.99 21549 now £25.00 GREAT EMPIRES An Illustrated Atlas Stephen G Hyslop; Patricia Daniels What was it like to live when the pyramids were being built? Or when Charlemagne was crowned Holy Roman Emperor? Or under the Qing Dynasty? This atlas brings to life the epic stories of empires from the Akkadians in 2600 BCE to the Romanov, Ottoman and British empires in the 20th century. It combines maps, reconstruction drawings and photographs of sites and artifacts to illustrate the traditions, innovations, art and culture of 30 great imperial powers. NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 2013 PB 368pp Illus 275x230mm 16848 now £9.99 12 Grandmaster Mikhail Chigorin, left, playing in the St Petersburg Chess Assembly, early 1900s RED FORTRESS History and Illusion in the Kremlin Catherine Merridale For centuries, the Kremlin has been the seat of Russian autocracy, its vast red walls built to cow invaders and subjects alike. This brilliantly original account demonstrates how this fortified complex embodies the nation’s turbulent history, explains its religious and governmental functions, and charts the architectural changes made by successive rulers. Sidelined when Peter the Great made St Petersburg the capital, the red citadel re-assumed its dominance with the Bolsheviks – a role that continues today under the steely grip of Vladimir Putin. NEW IRISH CIVILIZATION An Introduction Arthur Aughey; John Oakland This guide to key debates in Irish Studies tells the story of the island from prehistory until 1921 and the subsequent separate development of Ireland and Northern Ireland with their substantial differences. The material is arranged in 12 chapters focusing on aspects including physical geography, religion, international relations and economic systems. Each chapter ends with prompts for further reading and a selection of essay questions to encourage students to formulate their own response to the material presented. METROPOLITAN 2013 HB 527pp Illus ROUTLEDGE 2013 PB 384pp Illus $35.00 22009 now £7.99 £24.99 21530 now £11.99 NEW IRELAND History of a Nation David Ross For much of the past millennium, Ireland was not an independent state, making it hard to separate Irish history from the history of the English in Ireland. This original and highly readable history redresses the balance by focusing on the one constant element, the Irish people, charting their development from prehistory to the present. ‘Fact windows’ in the text illuminate many fascinating aspects of Irish history, and a chronology gives a concise overview of political, cultural and religious trends. WAVERLEY 2014 PB 415pp Illus £7.99 21557 now £3.99 NEW WALES History of a Nation David Ross This is the new edition of David Ross’s popular history of Wales, from the earliest settlement, through the Celts, the Normans, the ascendancy of the Tudors and industrialization to the beginning of the 21st century. Within the illustrated narrative, ‘fact windows’ illuminate topics such the Mabinogi, the bandits of Mawddwy, and the lives of prominent figures. Finally, there is a chronology of events from 43 CE to 2014. WAVERLEY 2014 PB 317pp Illus £7.99 21559 now £3.99 Postscript order line: 01626 897100 Order line: 01626 897100 GENERAL HISTORY THE HISTORY OF THE WORLD IN BITE-SIZED CHUNKS Emma Marriott From the ancient civilization of Sumer some 5,000 years ago, to the end of the Second World War, the history of the world has been distilled into simple, accessible chunks in this concise and authoritative book. Each of its six chapters – from First Empires and Civilizations 3,500 BCE-800 CE, to A New World Order 1900-1945 – is split into sections covering developments in the Middle East and Africa, Europe, the Americas, the Far East and Oceania. MICHAEL O’MARA 2012 HB 192pp £9.99 16892 now £3.99 f THE CAMBRIDGE HISTORY OF LIBRARIES IN BRITAIN AND IRELAND (Three volumes) NEW Gen. Ed. Peter Hoare Charting the various trends and developments in the history of libraries, from medieval book collections to our present ‘information age’, this three-volume work comprises over 100 essays on different types of libraries, some important individual libraries, including the British Library, and topics such as buildings and fittings, public libraries, classification and index systems, and education for librarianship. CAMBRIDGE UP 2006 HB 2,059pp £400.00 21633 now £100.00 See our full range of more than 14,000 titles on our website www.psbooks.co.uk GREAT TALES FROM BRITISH HISTORY Robert Gambles Colourful tales abound in British history: Drake playing bowls on Plymouth Hoe as the Armada approached, Alfred the Great burning the cakes, the apple falling on Newton’s head and triggering his epiphany about gravity. This amusing collection of historical investigations examines the evidence for such legendary events and assesses why the stories arose and how they survived to become part of our national heritage. AMBERLEY 2013 PB 256pp Illus £9.99 18247 now £3.99 150 YEARS OF BRITAIN IN PICTURES Ed. Ian Penberthy Drawn from the Press Association’s photographic archive of over 15 million images dating back to the early days of photography, this fascinating collection presents over 600 pages of photographs that give the British perspective on national and international events between 1860 and 2010. Among these remarkable pictures are portraits of politicians and great sporting personalities and coverage of war, from the soldiers who made the heroic last stand at Rorke’s Drift in 1879 to Prince Harry in Afghanistan in 2008. BRITISH WEST INDIES The Postcard Collection Nigel Sadler; Sonja Arias The islands that once comprised the British West Indies stretch from the Bahamas to Trinidad and embrace a wide range of histories and cultures. Illustrated with more than 100 evocative postcards from the early 20th century, this book explores the West Indies’ role in the Empire as producers of sugar, coffee and tobacco; and it remembers the many West Indian men who fought for Britain in two world wars. AMBERLEY 2014 PB 96pp Illus £14.99 19778 now £4.99 NEW INTERPRETERS OF EARLY MEDIEVAL BRITAIN Ed. Michael Lapidge This volume comprises 28 biographies of outstanding scholars, mostly in the form of obituaries originally written for the British Academy’s Proceedings. During the 19th and 20th centuries these men and women made formative contributions to the study of the early medieval British Isles, with areas of expertise ranging across languages and literature, history, archaeology, art history and palaeography. Lapidge’s introductory essay identifies the connections between these lives and sets them within the context of their evolving disciplines. BRITISH ACADEMY 2002 HB 575pp Illus £55.00 21599 now £9.99 AMMONITE 2010 HB 608pp Illus 245x245mm THE ORDERS OF KNIGHTHOOD and the Formation of the British Honours System, 1660-1760 Antti Matikkala Dr Matikkala’s comprehensive study is the first to set the British orders of knighthood properly into the context of the honours system by analysing their political, social and cultural functions from the Restoration to the end of George II’s reign. It deals with the history and roles of the Order of the Garter; the proposed Orders of the Royal Oak and the Esquires of the Martyred King at the Restoration; and the Orders of the Thistle and the Bath. BOYDELL 2008 HB 486pp Illus £90.00 92984 now £40.00 £30.00 18231 now £9.99 THE VENETIANS A New History From Marco Polo to Casanova Paul Strathern The Republic of Venice was the first great economic, cultural and naval power of the Western world, building a trading empire that extended to China, Syria and West Africa. Here, Paul Strathern charts its rise and fall through the lives of some of the most colourful personalities in European history: Marco Polo, Galileo, Titian, Vivaldi, Casanova. Often at odds with the republic’s mysterious rulers, these men embody the dynamism that powered this brilliant city state until its eventual surrender to Napoleon. PEGASUS 2013 HB 368pp Illus $27.95 21105 now £7.99 Visit our website: www.psbooks.co.uk 13 www.psbooks.co.uk SOCIAL HISTORY Tom H Mackenzie was one of the last children to be taken into the Foundling Hospital at its Berkhamsted site. Here, he tells the story of his mother, a desperate young woman who had no choice but to give up her illegitimate baby son; and the story of his own life, from a childhood spent in the harsh discipline of the institution, up to 1959 when, aged 20, he met his mother for the first time. PAN 2014 PB 312pp Illus NEW THE LAST FOUNDLING £7.99 21202 now £3.99 NEW THE REPUBLIC OF PIRATES Being the True and Surprising Story of the Caribbean Pirates and the Man Who Brought Them Down TAKE A COLD TUB, SIR! The Story of the Boy’s Own Paper NEW Jack Cox The Boy’s Own Paper was first issued in January 1879, a reputable, informative and entertaining publication to counteract the lurid ‘penny dreadfuls’ of the day. Publication continued until 1966, and its last editor is the author of this history. In a narrative full of illustrations from almost 100 years of issues, he traces its evolution from the bracing advice-giver of the Victorian era to the promotor of practical and technical know-how in its final decades. Bears old cover price. LUTTERWORTH 1982 HB 126pp Illus 252x200mm £8.95 20944 now £7.99 TALES FROM THE TERRIFIC REGISTER The Book of London Ed. Cate Ludlow Fast-paced, astonishingly gory and always featuring as many corpses as possible, the Terrific Register was a publishing sensation. Charles Dickens was never without a copy and recalled how it ‘frightened my very wits out of my head, for the small charge of a penny weekly’. This selection, reprinted with the original woodcuts, includes reports of executions – notably that of Lord Balmerino in 1746 – suicides, murders, the plague in London and the Great Fire, and fatal falls from the Monument. HISTORY PRESS 2009 HB 144pp 196x125mm £9.99 83755 now £3.99 Ruth Goodman The historian and presenter of BBC2’s Victorian Farm, Ruth Goodman offers an unusual history of Victorian everyday life. From the noise of a ‘knocker-upper’ first thing in the morning to the end of the day behind the bedroom door, she draws on diaries and letters, newspapers, adverts and advice manuals to illuminate topics such as health, personal grooming, food, work and school in the lives of ordinary people and reveal the intimate and physical aspects of 19thcentury living. VIKING 2013 HB 464pp Illus HOW TO BE A VICTORIAN £20.00 19297 now £7.99 14 Colin Woodard The ‘golden age of pirates’, as identified by Colin Woodward in this history, was a brief period from 1715 during which a group of pirate captains established a crude democracy in the failed British colony of the Bahamas. This book tells the story through the notorious figures of Blackbeard, Black Sam Bellamy and Charles Vane, and their nemesis, former privateer Woodes Rogers. PAN 2007 PB 400pp £8.99 21206 now £4.99 NEW THE SOCIAL WORLD OF EARLY MODERN WESTMINSTER Abbey, Court and Community, 1525-1640 JF Merritt This study provides an integrated picture of Westminster during a crucial period in its history; it reveals the often problematic relations between the diverse groups of people who constituted local society – the Court, the aristocracy, the Abbey, the middling sort and the poor – and the competing visions of Westminster’s identity which their presence engendered. Among the topics discussed are the impact of the Reformation, the building of Whitehall Palace and the problem of poverty and communal responsibility. LICENSED TO SELL The History and Heritage of the Public House Geoff Brandwood; Andrew Davison; Michael Slaughter One of the intentions of the Beerhouse Act of 1830 was to discourage the consumption of more powerful liquor, gin in particular, but the relaxing of the laws governing the selling of beer marks a turning point in the development of the public house from the inns and alehouses of earlier times. This colourful illustrated history describes the changing concerns in the design, construction, layout and decoration of the buildings as well as changing tastes in beer and pub entertainment. ENGLISH HERITAGE 2011 PB 212pp Illus £17.99 17685 now £6.99 MANCHESTER UP 2005 HB 392pp £55.00 20787 now £14.99 ASPECTS OF LOCAL HISTORY SERIES In this series, local historians draw on the memories of ex-miners or fishermen and use archive photographs to give illustrated accounts of regions where an industry has in the past supported and shaped the way of life of a community, and where its legacy endures, if only in the relics of colliery headgear or a pottery’s bottle ovens. COUNTRYSIDE 2009-11 PB 128-144pp Illus MEMORIES OF THE CORNISH FISHING INDUSTRY Sheila Bird 19661 MEMORIES OF THE STAFFORDSHIRE POTTERIES Mervyn Edwards 19663 MEMORIES OF THE STAFFORDSHIRE COALFIELDS David Bell 19662 David Bell MEMORIES OF THE WARWICKSHIRE COALFIELDS £7.99-£9.95 each 19664 now £3.99 each Postscript order line: 01626 897100 Order line: 01626 897100 SOCIAL HISTORY/CRIME CRIME & PUNISHMENT MURDER ON THE HOME FRONT A True Story of Morgues, Murderers and Mysteries During the London Blitz Molly Lefebure Giving up her job as a junior reporter in favour of becoming secretary to pathologist Keith Simpson, Molly Lefebure spent the war years attending autopsies and crime scenes and consorting with policemen and criminal lawyers. Against the backdrop of the London Blitz, this memoir, dramatized in the recent ITV drama of the same title, recounts the stories of dozens of mysteries and crimes unravelled by the work of forensic pathology. GRAND CENTRAL 2014 PB 287pp Illus NEW $14.00 22673 now £3.99 SOMERSET A Chilling History of Crime and Punishment DECADENT LONDON Fin de Siècle City Antony Clayton The last decade of the 19th century was a time of extraordinary artistic ferment in London. Against the moral and social conformity of the capital of a great empire, artists, writers and poets struck out in new and outrageous directions. Illustrated with period photographs and engravings, this richly entertaining book explores the scandalous lives and subversive works of these ‘decadents’, including Aubrey Beardsley, Ernest Dowson, Frank Harris and – most famous and reviled of all – Oscar Wilde. HISTORICAL 2005 HB 200pp Illus £18.95 20418 now £7.99 Roger Evans In medieval Somerset, common misdemeanours were dealt with by ducking stools, stocks and even execution. In later centuries, smuggling and highway robbery kept law enforcers busy, the worst offences being punished by hanging or transportation. This survey of the county’s crime and punishments ranges from medieval public humiliations to the history of the Shepton Mallet ‘house of correction’, now a prison for category ‘C’ lifers. COUNTRYSIDE 2009 PB 96pp Illus £8.99 19668 now £3.99 Lucy Worsley When did the British start taking such a ghoulish pleasure in violent death; and what does this tell us about ourselves? In an investigation of our national fascination with murder, Lucy Worsley explores the phenomenon in forensic detail, revisiting notorious crimes such as the Ratcliffe Highway Murders, which caused a nationwide panic in Regency England, and characters such as the murderess in black satin, Maria Manning, who helped bury her lover under the kitchen floor. Accompanied the TV series. BBC 2013 HB 320pp Illus A VERY BRITISH MURDER: The Story of a National Obsession £20.00 18213 now £6.99 NEW THE EXPERIENCE OF URBAN POVERTY, 1723-82 NEW DINING WITH THE GEORGIANS A Delicious History Alannah Tomkins Trying ‘to secure a few new sightings of poverty’, this comparative study of the urban poor in the 18th century is the first to chart their encounters with officialdom via multiple urban institutions. Focusing on individuals’ experiences and examining topics including workhouse life, the reach of institutional charities such as almshouses, schools and infirmaries, and the clientele of urban pawnbrokers, the book offers new insights into the survival economics of urban poverty. MANCHESTER UP 2006 HB 302pp Emma Kay As a consequence of the expanding empire, new and exotic foodstuffs such as coffee, sugar and curry powder began to arrive in Britain during the Georgian period. Following the ingredients came foreign (mainly French) chefs and much innovation and progress in the culinary arts, with new techniques and equipment being taken up in domestic as well as commercial kitchens. In this book an historian of ‘kitchenalia’ examines cooking, dining and eating during a seminal era of British culinary history. £55.00 20688 now £12.99 AMBERLEY 2014 HB 256pp Illus £18.99 21231 now £7.99 NEW BAREKNUCKLES A Social History of Prize-Fighting Dennis Brailsford defines the era of bareknuckle prizefighting as beginning when pugilism emerged as distinct from wrestling and ending when boxers put on padded gloves and fought time-limited bouts. This study looks at the great names of the bareknuckle era, from the Regency period to the early 20th century, and examines how the fighters trained and fought, how matches were set up and promoted, and how one of the world’s first organized spectator sports emerged from the fairground prize ring. LUTTERWORTH 1988 HB 192pp Illus £14.95 20891 now £7.99 NEW WAR AND WELFARE British Prisoner of War Families, 1939-45 Barbara Hately-Broad During the Second World War some 250,000 British servicemen were taken captive by either the Axis powers or the Japanese. As a result, their wives and families became completely dependent on the military and civil authorities for news of their loved ones and for financial and material support. This book outlines the nature of their plight and shows how they attempted to overcome the particular difficulties they faced during and immediately after the war. MANCHESTER UP 2009 HB 302pp Illus £60.00 20803 now £12.99 NEW THE FOOD COMPANIONS Cinema and Consumption in Wartime Britain, 1939-45 Richard Farmer The introduction of rationing in January 1940 ensured that food became a central concern for the British during the Second World War. Here, Farmer investigates the cinema in wartime Britain and demonstrates the cultural impact that rationing had on both government propaganda and commercial feature films. Analysing films, radio programmes and the Ministry of Food’s Food Flash, he proposes that their images of the common diet helped construct and contest a community of ‘food companions’. MANCHESTER UP 2011 HB 272pp Illus £60.00 20696 now £9.99 Visit our website: www.psbooks.co.uk 15 www.psbooks.co.uk MILITARY HISTORY NEW A DOCTOR IN THE GREAT WAR Andrew Davidson tells the story of the 1st Cameronians, who achieved notoriety for selling the Great War’s first front line photographs, and Fred Davidson, their 25-year-old medical officer, one of the first doctors to win the Military Cross. The book presents the photographs taken (despite the ban on cameras) by Fred and his fellow officers, to offer an unusually intimate portrait of life among the ‘Old Contemptibles’, from a parade ground in Glasgow to the brothels of Armentières. MARBLE ARCH 2014 HB 320pp Illus $37.00 21122 now £11.99 THE SKETCHBOOK WAR Saving the Nation’s Artists in World War II NEW Richard Knott The official commissioning of art during the Second World War was designed to make a record of the conflict but also to keep the nation’s most promising artists in relatively safe employment. This history recounts how the nine artists who got closest to the action – among them Eric Ravilious, Edward Bawden and Edward Ardizzone – adapted to service life and responded to their experiences. Far from working in safety, three of this group died, two were torpedoed and two taken prisoner. HISTORY PRESS 2013 HB 240pp Illus £20.00 22758 now £9.99 THE REAL JIM HAWKINS Ships’ Boys in the Georgian Navy Roland Pietsch In the 18th century poor boys in their thousands went to sea like Jim Hawkins in Treasure Island, often leaving behind bleak and miserable lives to go in search of adventure. Focusing on the Royal Navy during the period of the Seven Years War, Pietsch investigates the boys’ social backgrounds and recruitment, their distinctive subculture and the challenges they faced growing up amid the perils of naval battle. SEAFORTH 2010 HB 256pp Illus £25.00 16908 now £9.99 A SOLDIER OF THE SEVENTY-FIRST From De la Plata to Waterloo, 1806-1815 Joseph Sinclair The Journal of a Soldier of the 71st or Glasgow Regiment, Highland Light Infantry from 1806-1815, to give its full title, was first published in Edinburgh in 1819. Writing from the ranks, yet obviously well educated, the author graphically describes life in the regiment and its exploits in Whitlock’s disastrous South American adventure in 1806, the Peninsular War, the Walchern Expedition and Waterloo. The Journal is edited, with an introduction by Stuart Reid, who unravels the puzzle of the book’s true author. FRONTLINE 2010 HB 160pp £19.99 11006 now £7.99 Sophie Jackson With traditional religious faith shattered after the First World War, Britons began to seek new expressions of spirituality, while the Church was forced to reassess how it served the country. In her investigation of these upheavals, Jackson focuses on scientist and inventor Sir Oliver Lodge, who responded to his son’s death in the war by exploring belief in the afterlife and taking part in séances, so that he came into contact with such leading proponents of spiritualism as Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. FONTHILL 2014 HB 208pp Illus £18.99 19588 now £6.99 1913 The World Before the Great War Charles Emmerson The year 1913 is generally seen as nothing more than the prelude to an apocalypse. That was not how it felt at the time. This majestic account presents that year as it appeared to contemporaries. Through the stories of 28 cities, from London to New York, Vienna to St Petersburg, and Constantinople to Beijing, it presents a panorama of a world alive with potential, wealthy as never before, intoxicated by technological progress, and oblivious to the catastrophe that lay ahead. BODLEY HEAD 2013 HB 544pp Illus £25.00 18181 now £9.99 THE LINE UPON A WIND The Great War at Sea, 1793-1815 Noel Mostert Rockets, torpedoes and submarines were among the innovations in weapons technology first deployed during the 22 years of the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. This narrative history ranges from the Mediterranean to the West Indies, Egypt and Scandinavia, following Napoleon's great struggle against Nelson and the other extraordinary characters who adapted their abilities to the strategic and tactical demands of a new age of naval warfare. NORTON 2008 HB 800pp Illus £25.00 77187 now £9.99 f See also The Savage Storm on page 66 16 DEAR RAYMOND The Story of Spirituality and the First World War Postscript order line: 01626 897100 NEW SOME DESPERATE GLORY The Diary of a Young Officer, 1917 Edwin Campion Vaughan When Edwin Campion Vaughan set out for France, carrying Palgrave’s Golden Treasury of poetry in his pack, he was an enthusiastic and patriotic young officer looking forward to adventure. This searingly honest and revealing diary traces his changing perspectives, evoking the day-to-day minutiae of trench warfare, and growing in horror and disillusionment as Vaughan’s company – his ‘happy little band’ – is drawn into the carnage of Passchendaele. PEN & SWORD 2011 PB 248pp £12.99 21503 now £6.99 Order line: 01626 897100 MILITARY HISTORY NEW “TO THE LAST MAN” The Battle for Normandy’s Cotentin Peninsula and Brittany Randolph Bradham The Cotentin Peninsula and particularly the port of Cherbourg were an important early objective for the Allies on D-Day. Despite securing this crucial foothold, resistance in the rest of Brittany was never completely subdued and pockets of German control, in St Nazaire and Lorient, remained until the end of the war. This history focuses on the action that took place in the area, in which the author was personally involved as a 20-year-old American staff sergeant. FRONTLINE 2012 PB 184pp Illus £12.99 20492 now £4.99 Stella Rutter On 3 June 1944, on the eve of D-Day, Generals Eisenhower and Montgomery held a farewell party for all the senior officers commanding forces for the Normandy invasion. The party was held at Supermarine’s headquarters near Winchester and a suitable securitycleared lady was required as hostess. Stella Rutter, the first draughtswoman to work for the Spitfire manufacturer, was entrusted with this sensitive duty; this book tells her remarkable story and records her memories of the historic gathering. AMBERLEY 2014 HB 187pp Illus TOMORROW IS D-DAY £16.99 19556 now £6.99 Chris McNab This volume from the World War II Data Book series provides key statistical data on Hitler’s so-called ‘Thousand Year Reich’ (actually 1933 to 1945), including details of annexations, population changes, economy, racial policy and ideology. THE THIRD REICH AMBER 2009 HB 192pp Illus 242x190mm £19.99 98436 now £9.99 THE SECOND WORLD WAR IN PHOTOGRAPHS SERIES John Christopher; Campbell McCutcheon From the build-up to war in Nazi Germany and the invasion of Poland in September 1939, these books follow the course of the Second World War using contemporary photographs, artworks, posters and ephemera, including many rare and previously unpublished images. Each volume contains over 250 pictures, with informative text and captions covering every aspect of war, from barrage balloon production on the home front to the battlefronts on land, sea and in the air. AMBERLEY 2014 PB 160pp Illus 233x163mm NEW NEW NEW 1939 1940 1941 £15.99 each 21899 21900 21902 now £4.99 each NEW CHURCHILL AND THE GENERALS Barrie Pitt When Churchill became Prime Minister in May 1940, he was immediately confronted with a desperate situation in France and Belgium, and the Dunkirk evacuation, followed by the French capitulation. This book evokes the relationships between Churchill and his generals – among them Brooke, Alexander, Wavell and Montgomery – and how they faced the challenges of the Second World War between Dunkirk and the passing of supreme command to the Americans in 1943. PEN & SWORD 2004 PB 198pp Illus £6.99 20447 now £3.99 Christopher M Bell presents the first major study of Winston Churchill’s record as a naval strategist and his impact as the most prominent guardian of Britain's sea power in the modern era. Based on extensive archival research, the book debunks many well-entrenched myths surrounding controversial episodes in both World Wars, including the Dardanelles disaster, the Norwegian campaign, the Battle of the Atlantic and the devastating loss of HMS Prince of Wales and HMS Repulse in 1941. OXFORD UP 2013 HB 435pp Illus CHURCHILL AND SEA POWER RACE FOR THE REICHSTAG The 1945 Battle for Berlin Tony Le Tissier’s account of the battle for Berlin dispels the myths created by Soviet propaganda and describes in graphic detail the Red Army’s final offensive against Nazi Germany. Berlin – seen by Soviet soldiers as the victor’s prize – had been promised to Marshal Zhukov, but it fell to Marshal Koniev to launch one of his powerful tank armies against the desperate and inadequate German defence of the city. First published in 1999. PEN & SWORD 2010 PB 287pp Illus £14.99 20144 now £5.99 £25.00 17235 now £9.99 DON’T FORGET... Spend just £15 from this catalogue or our website www.psbooks co.uk and VILLAGES BRITAIN OF is yours FREE See page 3 for full details NEW 1941 The Second World War in the Air in Photographs L Archard This year saw intensive Blitzkrieg on the Eastern front as Germany invaded the USSR and, later in the year, the widening of the war following the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. AMBERLEY 2014 PB 128pp Illsu 233x163mm £15.99 21903 now £4.99 NEW 1942 The Second World War in the Air in Photographs L Archard Starting the year in Asia, with bombing raids on Singapore and Rangoon as well as war in the Pacific, this volume also covers the beginning of the US Eighth Air Force campaign against Germany and continuing operations in the Mediterranean and North Africa. AMBERLEY 2014 PB 128pp Illus £15.99 21904 now £4.99 NEW 1941 The Second World War at Sea in Photographs Phil Carradice Beginning in the Mediterranean, where British ships were threatened by increased Luftwaffe activity, this collection of wartime photographs includes images of Allied and German war ships in action and, from December 1941, images from the decks of the Japanese carrier Kaga attacking Pearl Harbor. AMBERLEY 2014 PB 128pp Illus £14.99 21901 now £4.99 Visit our website: www.psbooks.co.uk f 17 www.psbooks.co.uk MILITARY HISTORY NEW HITLER’S ELITE The SS 1939-45 Ed. Chris McNab Known for their fighting qualities, fanaticism and brutality, the WaffenSS evolved from Hitler’s personal bodyguard in 1929 into an army which spearheaded the assault on the Soviet Union and staunchly defended the Reich in the final days of the Second World War. Compiled from several specialist Osprey publications, this volume presents a comprehensive and fully illustrated history of the SS, from its origins to the aftermath of the war, with details of its uniforms, insignia, weapons and equipment. OSPREY 2013 HB 384pp Illus £30.00 21119 now £14.99 HOW TO FLY A SECOND WORLD WAR HEAVY BOMBER Lancaster . Halifax . Stirling NEW Ed L Archard The Avro Lancaster was the backbone of RAF Bomber Command during the Second World War, but two other four-engined heavy bombers saw significant action, the Handley Page Halifax and the Short Stirling, each with its particular strengths and weaknesses. This book reproduces the training manuals for each of these three planes, containing notes for pilots and flight engineers, explaining the systems, controls, handling and emergency procedures, and including annotated illustrations of the cockpit instrumentation. AMBERLEY 2014 PB 192pp Illus £9.99 21234 now £4.99 THE DAM BUSTERS In the Words of the Bomber Crews WB Bartlett The Dam Busters raids are perhaps the most famous air strikes in history, the subject of many books and a famous film; yet behind the familiar story of courage and determination lies another, darker side. Bartlett pays tribute to the RAF air crews and engineers, but his book, which draws on first-hand accounts of survivors, also takes account of the lost air crew, the missed targets and the people who lived in the path of the floods. AMBERLEY 2013 PB 320pp Illus £9.99 19864 now £4.99 NEW HE WAS MY CHIEF The Memoirs of Adolf Hitler’s Secretary Christa Schroeder As secretary to the Führer through 12 years of the Third Reich, Christa Schroeder was perfectly placed to observe the actions and behaviour of Adolf Hitler and his henchmen. Her memoir gives fascinating insights into the course of military and political events, the workings of Hitler’s inner circle, and the personality of the Nazi dictator and those closest to him. First published in Germany in 1985; translated by Geoffrey Brooks, with an introduction by Roger Moorhouse. FRONTLINE 2012 PB 240pp Illus FONTHILL 2013 PB 160pp Illus £18.99 19584 now £7.99 £12.99 20459 now £4.99 WARSAW 1944 Hitler, Himmler and the Crushing of a City Alexandra Richie In August 1944, with the Soviets approaching and the Germans in retreat, the Polish resistance saw their chance to seize back their capital. For over a month they held much of the city but the Russians halted their advance and allowed the Germans to retake the city and exact their revenge. This book recounts the events of the revolt and assesses the factors that led to the annihilation of Warsaw. WILLIAM COLLINS 2014 PB 698pp Illus £12.99 20051 now £4.99 AT CLOSE QUARTERS SOE Close Combat Pistol Instructor Colonel Hector Grant-Taylor David Armstrong Many of the tales about Hector Grant-Taylor, the legendary NEW BY AIR TO BATTLE The Official History of the British Paratroops in World War II Ed. Bob Carruthers British paratroops played a significant role in the Second World War, not just on D-Day and at Arnhem but earlier in North Africa and the Mediterranean. First published in 1945, this official account gives an important contemporary perspective on how events unfolded and were initially understood. Including eyewitness reports from combatants, the book covers all the airborne missions of the war as well as the training and preparation of parachutists and glider crew. PEN & SWORD 2012 PB 238pp £12.99 20443 now £4.99 18 Second World War SOE instructor, who had an enormous influence on techniques and training in close quarters combat, are revealed to be apocryphal in this biography. Nevertheless the real story is no less colourful as the aristocratic-sounding army officer turns out to have been born plain Leonard Taylor in a working class area of Manchester and to have spent time in Wormwood Scrubs for bigamy. Postscript order line: 01626 897100 THE BOMBERS AND THE BOMBED Allied Air War Over Europe, 1940-1945 Richard Overy Between 1939 and 1945, hundreds of European cities, towns and villages were devastated by aerial bombing; around 600,000 Europeans were killed and more than a million injured. In this first full narrative history of the air war, Overy deals with the whole of Europe, Scandinavia and the USSR; he considers bombing as part of broader strategies; and he looks at the campaigns from two perspectives: what they were meant to achieve and the impact they had in reality on bombed populations. VIKING 2014 HB 592pp Illus 22469 now £7.99 • We regret that, due to a production error, this title appeared with the wrong description in last month’s catalogue. Order line: 01626 897100 MILITARY HISTORY Philip Kaplan Before joining the RAF, South African-born Adolph Malan was a merchant seaman, earning him the nickname ‘Sailor’ among his new colleagues. One of the key airmen of the Second World War, he was a leading ace in the Battle of Britain and station commander of Biggin Hill from 1941. This biography reviews the life of a remarkable pilot and leader, from his teenage schooling on a Cape Town cadet ship to his post-war anti-apartheid work in South Africa. NEW SAILOR PEN & SWORD 2012 HB 192pp Illus £19.99 20483 now £8.99 NEW MAD MIKE A Life of Brigadier Michael Calvert David Rooney A key commander in the famous Chindits force in Burma, Mike Calvert further enhanced his reputation with the SAS after the Second World War but his military career ended in 1952 when he was dismissed following accusations of gross indecency. This biography examines Calvert’s formidable fighting career as well as investigating the circumstances of his court martial, effectively exonerating Calvert and assembling evidence that suggests he was deliberately set up. PEN & SWORD 2006 PB 220pp Illus £9.99 20468 now £4.99 ‘A VERY FINE COMMANDER’ The Memoirs of General Sir Horatius Murray Ed. John Donovan After experiences as a junior officer in India, China and Egypt, ‘Nap’ Murray climbed from the rank of Major to Lieutenant General between 1939 and 1945 and rose to the highest levels of NATO after the war. This memoir contains accounts of his actions in North Africa, Sicily, Normandy, Italy, Palestine and Korea as well as his encounters with many of the leading military figures of the age and unusual episodes such as training with the German Army in 1937. PEN & SWORD 2010 HB 320pp Illus £25.00 20148 now £9.99 EAST RIDING AIRFIELDS 1915-1920 Geoffrey Simmons Away from the trenches of the First World War, the German Navy launched a bombardment of the east coast of Yorkshire in June 1915 and this, along with the threat of aerial bombardment from zeppelins, provoked the establishment of aerodromes, landing grounds and airship stations across the county. Using archive photographs, maps and illustrations, Geoffrey Simmons pieces together the history of these mostly forgotten sites in the East Riding and the aircraft that flew from them. FLIGHT RECORDER 2009 PB 104pp Illus 271x198mm £12.95 96318 now £5.99 THE DOUBLE-CROSS SYSTEM The Incredible True Story of How Nazi Spies Were Turned into Double Agents JC Masterman Originally published by Yale University Press in 1972, this the classic account of how British intelligence penetrated and practically operated Nazi Germany’s spy network within the British Isles during the Second World War. Sir John Masterman, an historian and a British intelligence agent during the war, describes how, with great imagination, care and precise co-ordination, the British were able to identify Nazi agents and induce many to defect and provide false information to Germany. LYONS 2012 PB 232pp $14.95 19989 now £5.99 DOUBLE AGENT SNOW The True Story of Arthur Owens, Hitler’s Chief Spy in England James Hayward Arthur Owens’s propensity for invention and exaggeration made it difficult for MI5 to discount the possibility that their double agent was not in fact a triple agent. This biography of the unreliable Owens describes how he nevertheless managed to expose dozens of German agents and how the misinformation that was fed to the Nazis as a result of his activities played a crucial role in the grand deception that kept the real location of the D-Day invasion a secret. SIMON & SCHUSTER 2013 HB 320pp Illus £16.99 19638 now £6.99 f See our full range of Military titles on our website www.psbooks.co.uk DOUBLE CROSS The True Story of the D-Day Spies Ben Macintyre An important factor in the ultimate success of D-Day was the grand deception that the Allies would attack the Pas-de-Calais and not Normandy. A small group of foreign spies that had been turned to the Allied cause were a critical part of this hoax, feeding misinformation to the German High Command. The exploits of this colourful cadre of spies remained classified and unknown until the 1950s and are told here in this readable history. BLOOMSBURY 2012 HB 422pp Illus £16.99 20410 now £6.99 SM Plokhy With the end of the Second World War in sight, the ‘Big Three’ Allied leaders – Roosevelt, Stalin and Churchill – met at Yalta in February 1945. Their decisions on the shape of post-war Europe had far-reaching consequences and, many believe, led to the Cold War. This assessment of the conference makes use of newly discovered documents from US and UK sources as well as Russian archive material only available since the collapse of the Soviet Union. VIKING 2010 HB 479pp Illus YALTA: The Price of Peace $29.95 11891 now £7.99 NEW HMS WARRIOR Ironclad Frigate 1860 Wyn Davies; Geoff Dennison The first iron-hulled, sea-going armoured ship, HMS Warrior was also the fastest and most powerful warship in the world when it was launched in 1860, but nevertheless obsolete and sidelined by the Royal Navy within ten years. This informative profile of the preserved vessel (now open to the public in Portsmouth Harbour) includes an historical introduction, explanation of the design and construction, and a comprehensive photographic survey of the ship illustrating all significant features, inside and out. SEAFORTH 2011 PB 128pp Illus 246x174mm £14.99 20461 now £5.99 Visit our website: www.psbooks.co.uk 19 www.psbooks.co.uk BRITISH ISLES NEW ALDEBURGH A Song of the Sea Tim Coates Despite its isolation on the Suffolk coast, Aldeburgh has a long and prosperous history, from Roman times to Victorian industrial expansion and modern development as a holiday destination. Coates celebrates this heritage with a wealth of historic and contemporary paintings and photographs depicting scenes from the town’s past, its buildings and notable inhabitants. He also considers literary figures, such as George Crabbe and Edward FitzGerald, whose work it inspired, and Benjamin Britten’s enduring musical legacy in the Aldeburgh Festival. ACC 2013 HB 208pp Illus 299x235mm THE WESTMINSTER AND PIMLICO BOOK NEW Richard Tames Crammed into Westminster and Pimlico are an abbey, a cathedral, Parliament, palaces, government offices, gentlemen’s clubs, galleries, the Cenotaph and the world’s most famous clock. A century and a half ago, there were also slums, breweries, brothels and a vast prison. This fully illustrated alphabetical guide to Westminster’s buildings and personalities ranges from the Athenaeum to Whitehall, and from Robert Adam to John Wilkes, providing an absorbing insight into this unique city within a city. £35.00 22782 now £14.99 A Seaside Holiday by Kathleen Hale Alan Farmer Hampstead Heath is unique – a swath of countryside in the midst of a great city. Yet it could easily have been lost as London expanded inexorably, swallowing fields and villages in its way. Illustrated with historical prints, drawings and maps, this absorbing history charts the fortunes of the Heath and its component parts from the Middle Ages to the present, and explains how a determined band of Victorian campaigners saved it from development. HISTORICAL 1996 HB 176pp Illus HAMPSTEAD HEATH £15.00 20423 now £5.99 REGENT’S PARK From Tudor Hunting Ground to the Present Paul Rabbitts Regent’s Park in London is one of Britain’s most popular open spaces, but its history goes back long before John Nash and his patron the Prince Regent laid it out in the early 19th century. This absorbing account charts its origins as part of the Middlesex forest, through the dissolution of the monasteries when it became Henry VIII’s hunting ground, to its later development as a smart residential suburb, reflecting the wider history of Britain and its public parks. AMBERLEY 2013 HB 220pp Illus HISTORICAL 2005 PB 136pp Illus £14.50 20430 now £5.99 THE SQUARE MILE A Photographic Portrait of the City Beata Moore The City of London is commonly associated with crowds of office workers and modern architecture such as the Gherkin and the Lloyd’s Building, but it is also the capital’s ancient heart with a history stretching back before the Romans. This photographic portfolio captures the bustling atmosphere of the modern city as well as seeking out points of interest, quiet courtyards and historic buildings, often to be found within a few yards of each other. FRANCES LINCOLN £20.00 18019 now £7.99 A YEAR IN THE LIFE OF WINDSOR AND ETON f 2010 HB 112pp Illus 265x247mm See our full range of more than 14,000 titles on our website www.psbooks.co.uk £16.99 18295 now £6.99 THE QUEEN’S LONDON The Metropolis in the Diamond Jubilee Years of Victoria and Elizabeth II Jon Curry; Hugo Simms In 1897, a collection of photographs of London landmarks, from St Paul’s Cathedral to Horseguards’ Parade, was published to mark Queen Victoria’s Diamond Jubilee. This captivating book brings the project into the 21st century, matching the originals to modern colour pictures taken from the same viewpoints. Arranged geographically, the paired images range along the Thames through Westminster and the City and out to Camden and Lambeth. While some scenes remain almost unaltered, others have changed beyond recognition. HISTORY PRESS 2012 HB 192pp Illus £15.99 19742 now £5.99 20 Joanna Jackson Starting in wintertime, Jackson’s book encompasses ancient traditions including Swan Upping and Eton College’s celebration of George III’s birthday; a royal association with Windsor that extends from the ancient castle to the present day polo field; and such treasured landscapes as Windsor Great Park, Virginia Water and Runnymede. FRANCES LINCOLN 2011 HB 112pp Illus 266x247mm £16.99 98933 now £7.99 NEW THE RIVER HAMBLE A History David Chun The Hamble rises at Bishop’s Waltham in Hampshire and flows for 12 miles towards Southampton Water. This guide narrates its varied history as a means of transport for local goods, a home for the royal fleet, a place of naval shipbuilding, a military resource and a centre for yachting, among other uses. The text traces the river from source to sea, with many illustrations, maps and archive photographs. HISTORY PRESS 2014 PB 128pp Illus £12.99 22753 now £5.99 Postscript order line: 01626 897100 Order line: 01626 897100 BRITISH ISLES RIVERS OF BRITAIN Estuaries, Tideways, Havens, Lochs, Firths and Kyles Stuart Fisher From the industrial thoroughfares of the Thames and the Clyde to deserted marshy flats and picturesque Cornish inlets, the tidal waterways and estuaries of Britain have much to offer the visitor whether their interest is in history, nature or sport and recreation. Researched ‘from the water’ by boating writer Stuart Fisher, this guide offers information for walkers, cyclists, boaters and general tourists, with historical notes, scenic photography, maps, references to Admiralty charts and information about tides. ADLARD COLES NAUTICAL 2012 PB 304pp Illus 297x210mm £25.00 18265 now £9.99 CORNWALL Transport and Industrial Heritage John Vaughan Emblematic of Cornwall’s mining heritage, the romantic abandoned engine houses that litter the landscape are now an attraction of its principal industry: tourism. This illustrated history examines the origins and development of tin and copper mining, quarrying, china clay extraction and fishing in Cornwall as well as the diverse transport network that developed to serve these industries and later bring tourists to the area. The book includes map references and can be used as a practical guidebook. IAN ALLAN 2009 PB 192pp Illus £14.99 19961 now £5.99 EXPLORING BRITAIN’S CHURCHES AND CHAPELS Inspirational Journeys of Discovery Visiting churches and chapels is not just about admiring superb buildings of architectural, artistic and historical importance; the visitor is walking into places that have been at the heart of people’s lives for centuries. This illustrated AA guide includes over 870 of the most inspiring of these buildings in England, Scotland and Wales. The churches are presented in eight regional sections, but grouped around key churches in smaller areas, so that visits can be planned for one- or two-day tours. AA 2011 HB 256pp Illus 280x215mm £25.00 88697 now £8.99 THE MOST AMAZING PLACES OF FOLKLORE AND LEGEND IN BRITAIN Jessica Berry The coast of South Devon has been a hazard to shipping since the earliest times; the protruding western stretch in particular catching out sailors in poor visibility or bad weather. This guide to the coast’s maritime history is aimed at the walker of the coastal trail, each of the shipwrecks explored having taken place within sight of the cliffs, from Bronze Age traders to vessels of the Second World War. Reader’s Digest From the Shetland fire festival of Up Helly Aa to the mermaid of Zennor’s tale of love and loss, Britain’s folklore is deeply rooted in a bygone age when pastoral demands shaped the year, yet many of these centuries-old celebrations are alive and well today. This illustrated guide describes places and events where such traditions can still be experienced, along with maps, directions and a list of festivals by date, to provide everything you need to plan your folklore journey. READER’S DIGEST AMBERLEY 2013 HB 128pp Illus 235x165mm 2011 HB 224pp Illus 260x181mm £14.99 19324 now £4.99 £19.99 19841 now £7.99 SOUTH DEVON’S SHIPWRECK TRAIL f See our full range of British Isles titles on our website www.psbooks.co.uk CHANGING... SERIES Juxtaposing images from the late 19th and early 20th centuries with modern colour photographs, these books offer very graphic local histories of three northern towns. As well as dramatic changes in the built environment – even the well preserved buildings such as the West Riding County Council in Wakefield are now surrounded by tarmac and the trappings of motorized traffic – the pictures and commentaries record transformations in how people work, play and travel. FONTHILL 2014/15 PB 96pp Illus 235x165mm £14.99 each now £4.99 each BRITAIN’S LOST HIGH STREETS Sarah Kendall This illustrated history of everyday life in Britain’s villages, towns and cities spans the period from the last years of Queen Victoria to the 1960s. A remarkable collection of over 210 archive photographs from all over the country shows how we used to get around, shop, work and play, and the ways in which all these A Francis Frith postcard of Braintree High Street in 1906 activities changed over the years. They also reveal how much the high street was at the heart of every community. AMBERLEY 2014 PB 128pp Illus £12.99 21228 now £4.99 Visit our website: www.psbooks.co.uk Paul Perry 22794 Paul L Dawson 22796 NEW NEW CHANGING JARROW CHANGING WAKEFIELD CHANGING SCARBOROUGH NEW Paul Chrystal 22795 f 21 www.psbooks.co.uk BRITISH ISLES NEW GERVASE PHINN’S YORKSHIRE JOURNEY Gervase Phinn The locations in this celebration of Yorkshire represent a personal tour of places and buildings that have been significant for Phinn, who is well-known for his books on life in the Dales. The villages, castles and country houses, moors and breathtaking coastal scenery have all shaped his life. His ‘journey’ is illustrated with 140 colour photographs and a number of watercolours by Matthew Phinn accompany the introductions to six regions, including York and the Dales. DALESMAN 2010 HB 144pp Illus 300x226mm £17.99 20531 now £6.99 Bolton Castle, Leyburn, near Wensleydale YORKSHIRE’S DINOSAUR COAST NEW Ian D Rotherham Along the North Yorkshire coast exposed rocks from the Jurassic period reveal and release fossils ranging from small ammonites to giant plesiosaurs, attracting geologists and tourists and providing the area’s nickname – the ‘Dinosaur Coast’. Illustrated with old postcards, maps, prints and photographs, this book explores the history, landscape, wildlife and people of the area, from Filey in the south to Saltburn-by-the-Sea in the north. AMBERLEY 2014 PB 96pp Illus £14.99 21771 now £5.99 DON’T FORGET... Spend just £15 and VILLAGES OF BRITAIN is yours FREE See page 3 for full details Jason Friend Planned by the Ramblers’ Association to take walkers through the most spectacular landscapes in the county, the Cumbria Way meanders some 70 miles from Ulverston to Carlisle in the north. Jason Friend, an award-winning photographer, has walked the route several times and in different seasons. This book of 83 photographs, with accompanying commentary and maps, follows the trail northward, passing though Coniston, Dungeon Ghyll, Keswick and Caldbeck to Carlisle Castle. The book concludes with photographers’ notes on each image. THE CUMBRIA WAY ZYMURGY 2006 HB 128pp Illus 230x270mm £12.99 11060 now £5.99 Graham Uney Beginning in the autumn, when the leaves are just starting to turn, this photographic journey explores the Lake District in a clockwise direction, beginning in Borrowdale. While some days are dramatic and snow-filled, others are grey and bleak, but no less impressive. Uney photographs both well-known Lakeland scenes and lesser known corners, to reveal the beauty and harsh reality of winter life in the Lake District. A WINTER’S TALE: Lakeland HALSGROVE 2008 HB 144pp Illus 220x239mm £14.99 19547 now £6.99 THE PICTORIAL GUIDES TO THE LAKELAND FELLS 50th Anniversary Edition (Seven volumes) THROUGH TIME SERIES In each of the Through Time books, more than 180 pictures trace some of the many ways in which towns have changed over the last century, with ‘then’ and ‘now’ photographs and notes on the transformations – or continuities. AMBERLEY 2013/14 PB 96pp Illus £14.99 each now £4.99 each Stanley C Jenkins 16734 Robin Cook 21101 Wetherby Historical Trust 20977 OXFORDSHIRE STOCKTON-ON-TEES A Wainwright ‘Surely there is no other place in this whole wonderful world quite like Lakeland...’: so begins Wainwright’s series of guides to the Lake District. The seven books in this set have been newly reproduced from the original handwritten and hand-drawn pages to mark the 50th anniversary of the first Pictorial Guide in 1955. Descriptions of the walks were correct to the best of Wainwright’s knowledge, but present day walkers should be aware that footpaths, cairns and way marks may well have changed. Slipcased. FRANCES LINCOLN 2005 HB 2128pp Illus 169x110mm £99.99 20083 now £40.00 Arthur Mee This classic guide covers in detail the magnificent scenery of the Lake District from Derwentwater to Windermere and from Skiddaw to Castle Head. Arthur Mee describes the region’s ancient castles and abandoned churches, explores its dramatic history, and celebrates the place of the Lakes in the poetry of William Wordsworth. The guide is reprinted here with its original map and photographs. THE LAKE DISTRICT: The Classic Guide AMBERLEY 2014 PB 298pp Illus £9.99 20256 now £4.99 22 Postscript order line: 01626 897100 WETHERBY WHITECHAPEL AND STEPNEY Robert Bard 20980 Order line: 01626 897100 SCOTLAND NEW LOCH LOMOND AND THE TROSSACHS John Barrington From Aberfoyle, the Enchanted Village, to Zymurgy, a specialized branch of chemistry dealing with fermentation and distilling (presumably well-known to whisky distillers), shepherd and storyteller John Barrington has compiled an A-Z of the history and legend, folklore and geography of Loch Lomond and the Trossachs, now a National Park. LUATH 2006 PB 240pp Illus £8.99 21846 now £3.99 Allan Wright The Scottish landscape photographer Allan Wright spent a year in the area between Loch Lomond and Stirling, seeking the essence of this most romantic part of Scotland. THE TROSSACHS BIRLINN 2005 PB 112pp Illus 191x249mm CLYDESIDE Red, Orange and Green NEW Ian R Mitchell Primarily associated with the shipbuilding industry in Glasgow, the Clyde in Lanarkshire was once known for coal and steel production, and at Paisley and the Vale of Leven for textile production. This book examines the industrial and political history of the working people of a region tied together by the 100-mile course of the Clyde, from 19th century social experiments to radical politics and sectarian rivalries – the red, orange and green. LUATH 2010 PB 192pp Illus £9.99 21839 now £4.99 THE UNION England, Scotland and the Treaty of 1707 Michael Fry This challenging look at the origins of the United Kingdom focuses on the years preceding the Union of 1707, setting the political history of Scotland and England against the backdrop of war in Europe and the emergence of imperialism. Against common assumptions about the importance of economic troubles in the Scots’ acceptance of terms, Fry argues that they were able to exploit English ignorance of Scotland and steer the settlement in their own favour. BIRLINN 2013 PB 352pp Illus £9.99 19244 now £4.99 £9.99 62669 now £4.99 NEW NATURE’S PEACE A Celebration of Scotland’s Watershed Peter Wright Marking the divide between water flowing west to the Atlantic or east to the North Sea, Scotland’s watershed is a line that can be traced through the high points of the landscape for the whole length of the country. This book celebrates this spine of wild places, mixing photography with the writings of 19th century naturalist John Muir and commentaries describing Ben Lomond: All water on the environments encountered, from the border hills to the tip of the Shetlands. LUATH 2013 PB 192pp Illus 210x170mm this side of the mountain flows to the Firth of Clyde £16.99 21848 now £5.99 Gavin Bowd Today, Scottish nationalism is widely seen as an ideology of the left, but before the Second World War, it was often associated with the far right. The poet Hugh MacDiarmid called for a ‘native species of fascism’, Rudolf Hess hoped to talk peace with the Duke of Hamilton, and a Dundee hairdresser, Jessie Jordan, spied for Germany. This disturbing history uncovers the extent to which Nazism permeated Scottish society, winning the support of aristocrats, intellectuals and the Protestant League. BIRLINN 2013 PB 318pp Illus £12.99 19121 now £5.99 UNKNOWN HEBRIDES £9.99 62671 now £4.99 BIRLINN 2012 PB 240pp Illus £14.99 19207 now £5.99 A SWEDISH FIELD TRIP TO THE OUTER HEBRIDES, 1934 John MacPherson This photographic celebration of some of the most beautiful yet overlooked parts of Scotland – the islands of the Firth of Lorne, the islands of Skye, and Ullapool – is introduced by Hamish Haswell-Smith. BIRLINN 2005 PB 128pp Illus 191x249mm Daniel MacCannell Neither highland nor lowland Scotland, the area of Banff and Buchan, to the east of Moray and to the north of Aberdeen, is something of an overlooked corner of the country. This illustrated history celebrates the region, recalling lost ways of life, buildings, industries and people, including the stories of the long-defunct University of Fraserburgh, the local men who achieved military fame with foreign armies and the author of arguably the first British novel. LOST BANFF AND BUCHAN FASCIST SCOTLAND Caledonia and the Far Right Ed. Alexander Fenton; Mark Mulhern In 1934 two Swedish scholars of ethnology travelled around the Outer Hebrides to study the culture of the islands and to see if there were similarities with the people of Sweden, across the North Sea. They recorded their findings in the notes, diaries, drawings and photographs which are collected together in this intriguing book. There are images of interiors, fishermen, farms and islanders, all poised poignantly at the end of an era, just before the dawn of the modern age. Looking over the Garvellachs islands NMS 2012 HB 126pp Illus 187x243mm £25.00 21063 now £9.99 Visit our website: www.psbooks.co.uk 23 www.psbooks.co.uk REFERENCE NEW THE SECRET LIVES OF NUMBERS The Curious Truth Behind Everyday Digits Michael Millar Why do weeks have seven days? How are football shirt numbers assigned? Which culture considers 13 to be lucky? What would you dial to call the Ghostbusters? And why do pint glasses bear the numbers 562 and 2043? Numbers shape our lives every day, but we are often unaware of the intriguing stories behind their use. In this unconventional history book, Millar follows 45 threads in search of the curious origins of our most ubiquitous numbers. VIRGIN 2012 HB 192pp £9.99 22832 now £4.99 NUMEROIDS Any Number of Things You Didn’t Know... and Some You Did NEW ENGLISH DICTIONARY AND THESAURUS This one-stop reference book includes not only a dictionary of over 100,000 definitions and a thesaurus of 100,000 synonyms, but also a guide to grammar and usage, an atlas of the world and a listing of world facts. The atlas section comprises 62 pages of full colour maps and a map index. The final section, which contains the guides to grammar and usage, also has notes on pronunciation and lists of idioms and proverbs. GEDDES & GROSSET 2008 HB 1024pp £19.95 21556 now £9.99 Donough O’Brien; Anthony Weldon Money, music, movies, life on Earth and the human body, sport, science and space – everything, in fact, is governed by numbers. Arranged (numerically of course) in sections on subjects from the here and now of the modern world to infinity, Numeroids presents 1,300 pieces of numerical information. There is something for everyone, whether your interest is in the number of teeth a tortoise has (zero), or the size of the US defence budget (c. $689 billion). BENE FACTUM 2008 HB 224pp £9.99 20388 now £3.99 How does that work? You look up the word you wish to rhyme with in the alphabetical index and are given a numerical code; the code will guide you to the rhymes in the main part the Dictionary. Different parts of speech and multiple pronunciations are catered for by this ingenious system of classifying words by their final vowel sound; inspiration is provided by quotations from great poets scattered throughout the listings. A&C BLACK 2009 PB 383pp BLOOMSBURY RHYMING DICTIONARY £8.99 20325 now £3.99 ADONIS TO ZORRO Oxford Dictionary of Reference and Allusion Back by popular demand Ed. Andrew Delahunty; Sheila Dignen This dictionary is ideal for those moments when you need to avoid mixing up Eris and Eros, to decide whether an allusion to Shangri-La or Xanadu is more appropriate, or to check where ‘the horror, the horror’ originated. The 1,900 entries include people, places, quotations and events that have given rise to everyday expressions and give examples of their recent use in journalism and fiction. This revised and updated third edition includes many new entries from modern popular culture and from non-English sources. OXFORD UP 2010 HB 416pp £20.00 88041 now £8.99 READING, WRITING AND ARITHM3TIC Mastering the Three Rs of an Old-Fashioned Education Daniel Smith If your commas are a bit rusty, or you have to take restaurant bills on trust, Daniel Smith offers the chance to revisit old-school comprehension, grammar and arithmetic and thereby enhance the very modern skills of communication, numeracy and logical thinking. Going back to fundamentals, the lessons and exercises are a challenge, but good fun: you don’t have to hand your book in and the answers are at the back. Slightly off-mint. MICHAEL O’MARA 2013 HB 224pp £12.99 19414 now £3.99 24 Gareth King Designed for learners with a knowledge of basic grammar and vocabulary, this compilation of stimulating texts aims to increase reading proficiency through 35 graded passages – both excerpts from modern literature and a range of magazine and newspaper articles covering topics as varied as JRR Tolkien, Lady Gaga, rugby, mental health and Plaid Cymru. Each is furnished with a list of vocabulary, discussion of grammar points and sets of comprehension questions in both English and Welsh. ROUTLEDGE 2013 PB 192pp NEW THE ROUTLEDGE INTERMEDIATE WELSH READER £31.99 21581 now £16.99 Cristina Sousa An accessible reference grammar, Basic Portuguese comprises 20 units covering the core material that students can expect to encounter in their first year of learning Portuguese, with exercises to consolidate their learning. The result is a thorough grounding in the fundamentals of Portuguese grammar. NEW BASIC PORTUGUESE ROUTLEDGE 2015 PB 190pp £28.99 21571 now £11.99 Postscript order line: 01626 897100 Order line: 01626 897100 REFERENCE/STATIONERY NEW THE NEW PARTRIDGE DICTIONARY OF SLANG AND UNCONVENTIONAL ENGLISH (Two volumes) Ed. Tom Dalzell; Terry Victor The heir and successor to Eric Partridge’s magnum opus The Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English, this new dictionary is the definitive record of slang in the English-speaking world – from Canada to New Zealand – since 1945. There are more than 60,000 entries, with published sources, examples of usage from popular literature, journalism, movies and songs, and dating for each headword. Second edition. ROUTLEDGE 2013 HB 2,530pp £210.00 21579 now £80.00 BACK TO SCHOOL FOR GROWN-UPS Everything You Should Have Learned in Class POISONED PENS Literary Invective from Amis to Zola Ed. Gary Dexter ‘Every time I read Pride and Prejudice I want to dig her up and hit her over the head with her own shin bone’ – such was Mark Twain’s regard for Jane Austen’s writing prowess. Similarly acrimonious sentiments fill this entertaining compendium of literary backbiting, from Thomas de Quincey’s low opinion of Homer to the cut and thrust of modern reviewing with Bevis Hillier v. AN Wilson. Stephen Evans; Ian Whitelaw This is an entertaining way to test your general knowledge, and improve it. The format divides the book into five days, each with four ‘lessons’. It covers the key subjects, including maths, art, history, earth sciences, religion and literature, and for each there are ‘when’, ‘why’, ‘who’, ‘where’ and ‘what’ questions. For an authentic school experience, each day ends with a test, which you can mark yourself. FRANCES LINCOLN 2009 HB 240pp £9.99 99680 now £3.99 BARRON’S 2010 HB 256pp Illus 207x156mm $18.99 21185 now £4.99 EXCUSE MY FRENCH! Fluent Francais Without the Faux Pas Rachel Best; Jean-Christophe van Waes How do you say ‘a bunch of muppets’ in French? Is ‘la faire la bombe’ as explosive as it sounds? With over 700 everyday expressions and their idiomatic English equivalents, this book offers an entertaining way to improve your language skills while discovering the origins of both languages’ most curious phrases. You’ll also learn when to beware of literal translation – Back by and which phrases might land you in trouble. popular KYLE 2013 HB 256pp BLOOMSBURY AND THE OMEGA WORKSHOPS Set of eight notecards Established in 1913 by Roger Fry, the Omega Workshops were an experimental design collective whose members included artists of the Bloomsbury group. Drawn from the Courtauld’s collection, the prints on these notecards – Snowdrops and Marigolds – are by Winifred Gill (18911981). Four notecards of each design, with envelopes. CUSTOM WORKS 147x104mm 20378 now £9.99 THE ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY JAPANESE IRIS NOTEBOOK SET The textured covers of these notebooks feature combinations of woodblock prints from the catalogue of a 19th century Japanese nursery which specialized in irises. The original prints are in the RHS Lindley Library in London. In sets of three, each notebook has a different iris, 48 ruled pages and exposed stitching on the spine. demand £9.99 94668 now £4.99 THE DICTIONARY SERIES (Four volumes) Linda and Roger Flavell Both scholarly and entertaining, this set of dictionaries is ‘a browser’s paradise’. One volume defines and traces the origins of almost 300 commonly used words, from ‘accolade’ to ‘zoo’; another provides detailed explanations of over 400 idioms in current use; English Down the Ages starts from historical events (from 1066 to 1989) and explores how they brought new vocabulary into the language; and the Dictionary of Proverbs and Their Origins explains a selection of 400, chosen for their interesting etymologies and stories. Slipcased. FRANCES LINCOLN 2014 PB 209x147mm £9.99 20074 now £3.99 KYLE CATHIE 2006 PB 1082pp 199x130mm £29.99 80054 now £9.99 Visit our website: www.psbooks.co.uk IMPRESSIONIST ART MEMORY GAME This Pelmanism game uses art from the Impressionist and Post-Impressionist periods to challenge your memory. Packaged in a robust silver tin, the set of 40 cards includes works of the original art movement of the 1870s by Manet, Renoir, Sisley and Monet, and masterpieces from the following decades such as Seurat’s Sunday on La Grande Jatte, landscapes by Van Gogh and a still life by Cézanne. CUSTOM WORKS 125x167mm 20380 now £14.99 25 BIRDS Our theme this month is ornithology – hence the Black-winged Stilt, an ‘avian survivor’, on the cover. These pages present a selection of books from specialist ornithological publishers, including the much-acclaimed Poyser Monographs; more general studies of two of Britain’s best-loved birds, the Owl and the Atlantic Puffin; and, music to a bird-lover’s ears, an audio recording of Blackbird song. Owlets leave the nest before they can fly, relying on their climbing ability to stay safe Marianne Taylor ‘Secretive nocturnal birds of the forest, patterned in cryptic tones and borne on soundless wings’, owls are rarely seen, yet they are among the most popular of birds, with a special place in folklore and legend. Illustrated with spectacular photographs, this book aims to demystify owls by first describing broad owl attributes, hunting behaviour and techniques, breeding biology, habitat and conservation issues; then giving detailed individual accounts for 40 species of owls from the northern hemisphere. NEW OWLS BLOOMSBURY 2012 HB 224pp Illus 277x213mm £25.00 22450 now £9.99 NEW THE BLACKBIRD Sound Portraits of the Blackbird in Spring With its jet black plumage and bright yellow beak, the Common Blackbird is a favourite among bird-lovers and one of Britain’s best loved songbirds. The 13 recordings on this audio CD include some of the finest Blackbird songs from the British Library’s sound archive and demonstrate the fluting melody and variety of this songbird’s remarkable voice. Duration 67 minutes. BRITISH LIBRARY 2014 £10.00 19810 now £3.99 NEW THE STATUS OF BIRDS IN BRITAIN AND IRELAND David T Parkin; Alan G Knox Written to update the British Ornithologists’ Union’s last full Checklist, this volume first summarizes developments since 1971, including species that have become extinct as breeding birds, critical declines following changes in land use, recoveries, and changes in bird taxonomy. It then provides an up-to-date account of the status of all birds in Britain, Ireland and the Isle of Man. Altogether, the book lists over 580 species, with Latin and common names and concise details of taxonomy, distribution and status. HELM 2010 HB 440pp Illus £50.00 21778 now £14.99 26 NEW THE SECRET LIVES OF PUFFINS Mark Sisson; Dominic Couzens Despite living in remote coastal regions in summer and spending the winter at sea, Atlantic Puffins are among the most recognizable and most popular of the UK’s seabirds. Award-winning wildlife photographer Mark Sisson has spent years photographing them, and in his book over 130 images of Puffins in their colourful breeding plumage – and the occasional black-faced Puffling – are combined with Dominic Couzens’s expert yet very accessible text covering the birds’ biology and lifestyle. BLOOMSBURY 2013 HB 176pp Illus £20.00 22779 now £7.99 A Purple Sandpiper flanked by Sanderlings, both common species on the open coast of Essex Simon Wood Stretching east from suburban London along the Thames and north towards East Anglia, Essex is of national and international importance for many birds, especially the migrant wildfowl and waders that occur on the Stour, Colne, Blackwater, Crouch, Roach and Thames estuaries. Covering the entire Essex list of 384 species, this volume analyses and summarizes data collected over the last 200 years, with an up-to-date status report for each species and its patterns of occurrence within Essex. HELM 2007 HB 656pp NEW THE BIRDS OF ESSEX £40.00 21809 now £14.99 WA Venables; AD Baker et al Gwent comprises a very diverse range of habitats, including forests, rivers, wetlands and heaths – a diversity that is reflected in more than 120 species of breeding birds. Written on behalf of the Gwent Ornithological Society, this authoritative volume is a history and status report for every species in the county up to 2005, including migrants, visitors and vagrants. It also includes a chapter on where to watch birds in this species-rich corner of Wales. HELM 2008 HB 416pp Illus NEW THE BIRDS OF GWENT £40.00 21779 now £14.99 POYSER MONOGRAPHS The horn of the Rhinoceros Auklet is unique among seabirds, but its function remains unknown Anthony J Gaston An ornithologist who has devoted decades to studying seabirds, Anthony Gaston explains in detail what is special about being a seabird and why – like humans – they live a long time and reproduce very slowly. Enriched with personal anecdotes from the field and photographs, the book provides information on all seabird types and covers adaptation and plumage, distribution and communities, feeding, behaviour, migration, breeding, the consequences of coloniality and population dynamics. NEW SEABIRDS: A Natural History T&AD POYSER 2004 HB 222pp Illus 250x190mm £50.00 21780 now £19.99 Canada Geese Regarded as essential reading by many ornithologists, the Poyser Monographs provide an enormous amount of detail on individual species and groups such as the Avian Surivors. In an accessible format, each volume covers the subject bird’s evolution, biology and ecology, breeding and feeding, distribution, and conservation. T&AD POYSER 2004-13 HB 192-304pp Illus £50.00/£60.00 each now £19.99 each The Woodchat Shrike, from Avian Survivors NEW AVIAN SURVIVORS The History and Biogeography of Palearctic Birds Clive Finlayson Using a fresh approach that classifies birds according to their bioclimatic characteristics, Finlayson views the history and distribution of Palearctic birds from a radical new angle. He shows that the avifauna of Palearctic predates the glaciations of the last two million years, and he tells the story of the birds that made it through the glaciations – the avian survivors. 22022 Paul Mason; Jake Allsop Renowned for the beauty of its colourful plumage and its song, the Golden Oriole is one of Britain’s rarest breeding birds, a longdistance migrant, returning in early May to breed at just a few sites, mostly in Suffolk. This detailed study covers topics such as migration and population dynamics, but also reviews the history of the flagship reserve for the species, Lakenheath Fen. 22040 NEW THE GOLDEN ORIOLE Paul F Donald The Skylark’s melodious song, delivered from its famous towering songflight, can be heard from Ireland to Japan and from the Arctic Circle to the North African deserts. This monograph opens with an overview of all the world’s larks and, as well as the usual thorough account of the species biology, migratory patterns, behaviour and habitats, Paul Donald discusses the Skylark’s role in history and folklore. 21829 NEW Christopher Lever After habitat loss, the impact of naturalised exotics is the single most important cause of extinction in native species throughout the world. In this book, updated from the first edition in 1987, Christopher Lever describes when, where, how and by whom the world’s naturalised birds were introduced to places outside their natural range, and discusses the economic and ecological impacts each has had in its naturalised regions. NATURALISED BIRDS OF THE WORLD THE SKYLARK T&AD POYSER 2005 HB 352pp Illus £50.00 20229 now £19.99 Andy Brown and Phil Grice, the Head and Senior Ornithologists at English Nature, present a thorough examination of the status and distribution, past and present of the 550 species on the English list. The fortune of each species in England is discussed in detail, referring to historical records and current research to assess the present status of the species and its likely future population trends, and to provide recommendations for conservation strategies. T&AD POYSER 2005 HB 704pp Illus NEW BIRDS IN ENGLAND £40.00 21781 now £19.99 NEW THE MANDARIN DUCK Christopher Lever The Mandarin Duck is a small and (in the case of the males) spectacularly colourful species of waterfowl. Native to East Asia, Mandarins have been widely kept in aviaries in Europe and North America and birds have frequently escaped to form wild colonies. Lever gives a detailed account of this beautiful bird, with particular emphasis on the invasive populations in Britain and overseas. 22043 A pair of Mandarin Ducks on the alert 27 www.psbooks.co.uk BIOGRAPHY NEW NAPOLEON AND BETSY Recollections of Napoleon on St Helena Lucia Elizabeth Abell Imprisoned on the remote Atlantic island of St Helena, the fallen emperor Napoleon Bonaparte made an unlikely friend: the impudent, spirited 13-year-old daughter of a British naval officer. Over regular visits, Lucia Elizabeth Abell, known as Betsy, helped him to learn English, amused him with anecdotes and stories, and diverted him from his sombre thoughts. Her touching account of their friendship, published some 20 years later, is reprinted here with a biographical introduction and 32 pages of colour plates. FONTHILL 2012 HB 144pp Illus £18.99 22802 now £6.99 CONSTANTINE Unconquered Emperor, Christian Victor Paul Stephenson In 312 CE, Constantine – one of four emperors ruling a divided empire – marched on Rome to establish control of the western empire. On the eve of the decisive battle he saw a vision which led him to convert to Christianity. Stephenson’s biography uses literary, artistic, numismatic and archaeological evidence to examine the religious background of Constantine’s conversion and the life and legacy of a seminal figure in the political and cultural history of the West. QUERCUS 2011 PB 384pp Illus £9.99 16643 now £4.99 PARTICULAR FRIENDS The Correspondence of Samuel Pepys and John Evelyn Ed. Guy de la Bédoyère Samuel Pepys and John Evelyn began their correspondence during the Second Dutch War of 1664-7 when both men were involved with war casualties, Pepys as Clerk of the Acts and Evelyn as a Commissioner for Sick and Wounded Seamen and Prisoners of War. Evelyn’s final letter, some 40 years later, is dated a few months before Pepys’s death in 1703. Illuminating their friendship and Restoration society generally, this is a complete and fully annotated edition of all the letters that passed between the two great diarists. BOYDELL 2005 PB 352pp ADMIRAL BYNG His Rise and Execution Chris Ware Admiral John Byng is best remembered on account of his execution in 1757, ‘pour encourager les autres’, as Voltaire famously remarked. But what brought a seaman who had until then enjoyed a brilliant career to so ignominious an end? This long-overdue reappraisal traces Byng’s meteoric rise and the events surrounding the Battle of Minorca, which led to the fatal accusation of cowardice, and reveals how an honourable man was caught up in political machinations beyond his control. PEN & SWORD 2009 HB 192pp Illus £14.99 60240 now £6.99 £19.99 92608 now £7.99 PIRATE HUNTER The Life of Captain Woodes Rogers NEW PHYSICIAN TO THE FLEET The Life and Times of Thomas Trotter 1760-1832 Graham A Thomas Having proved himself a remarkable fighting seaman during a circumnavigation of the globe attacking Spanish shipping, Woodes Rogers was appointed Governor of the Bahamas by George I and tasked with the job of ridding the colony of pirates. Drawing on his own memoir as well as other contemporary sources, including notes from the trials of notorious pirates, this book recounts Rogers’s adventures, which include rescuing the marooned Alexander Selkirk, the inspiration for Robinson Crusoe. PEN & SWORD 2009 HB 188pp Illus £19.99 20477 now £7.99 Brian Vale; Griffith Edwards A Scot of humble origins, Dr Thomas Trotter became a mover and shaker of Georgian medicine. He joined the Royal Navy as an Assistant Surgeon, played a major part in improving the health of the Navy, participated in great naval events such as the Glorious First of June, and also wrote important works on scurvy and naval medicine. Although illuminating many aspects of 18th-century medical and naval history, the main theme of this study is Trotter’s character and career. BOYDELL 2011 HB 248pp £60.00 21306 now £16.99 HAIG Master of the Field John Davidson As one of the key generals of the First World War, Douglas Haig increasingly attracted censure as the century progressed and the ‘lions led by donkeys’ view of the war became prevalent. This account of Haig’s campaigns in 1917 and 1918 was written in 1953 by one of his key staff officers to counter the growing and, he felt, unjustified criticism. It offers an important insight from within the Field Marshal’s inner circle. With a new preface by Haig’s grandson. PEN & SWORD 2010 HB 202pp Illus £19.99 20457 now £7.99 28 NEW THE REAL HORNBLOWER The Life and Times of Admiral Sir James Gordon GCB Bryan Perrett It was while researching the Chesapeake Bay Campaign of 1814 that Bryan Perrett came across ‘Captain Gordon RN’ in CS Forester’s Naval War of 1812 and began to see parallels between Gordon, who had commanded a diversionary force on the Potomac, and Forester’s later fictional character, Horatio Hornblower. In this book, Perrett presents a full biography of Admiral Gordon and his long and extraordinarily distinguished career. PEN & SWORD 2013 PB 160pp Illus £12.99 21500 now £5.99 Postscript order line: 01626 897100 Order line: 01626 897100 BIOGRAPHY NEW MARGOT AT WAR Love and Betrayal in Downing Street 1912-1916 Anne de Courcy Margot Asquith was perhaps the most daring and unconventional Prime Minister’s wife in British history. Stylish, witty and outspoken, she transformed 10 Downing Street into a glittering social and intellectual salon. Drawing on unpublished material from personal papers and diaries, this absorbing book recreates the emotional and political turmoil of the period when Herbert Asquith’s government was beset by unrest from suffragettes, strikers and Irish nationalists, and the world was spiralling towards war. WEIDENFELD 2014 HB 384pp Illus £20.00 21552 now £7.99 NEW JOHNNY The Legend and Tragedy of General Sir Ian Hamilton John Philip Jones The disastrous Gallipoli campaign of the First World War cost Winston Churchill his job as First Lord of the Admiralty and ended the military career of Ian Hamilton, widely blamed for the bungling of the operation on the ground. This study of Hamilton’s military career traces his rise to prominence in the British Army of the 19th century and examines his failings, as well as those of his superiors, at Gallipoli, and his prescient military writings after the war. PEN & SWORD 2012 HB 290pp Illus £25.00 20465 now £9.99 ERASMUS DARWIN Sex, Science and Serendipity Patricia Fara More than half a century before his famous grandson, Erasmus Darwin was both renowned and viciously satirized for promulgating controversial scientific theories – albeit in long and sexually suggestive poems. Patricia Fara investigates why his ideas provoked such a vitriolic reaction and how he prefigured Victorian debates about faith and science. She also celebrates his championing of causes such as the abolition of slavery and the education of women. OXFORD UP 2012 HB 336pp Illus £20.00 11210 now £7.99 THE EXPLOITS OF ENSIGN BAKEWELL With the Inniskillings in the Peninsula, 1810-11; and in Paris, 1815 Ed. Ian Robertson After a largely unsuccessful career in haberdashery, Robert Bakewell bought a commission in the 27th Regiment of Foot – the Inniskillings – in 1810 and soon found himself in Lisbon as part of Wellington’s expeditionary force. This book reproduces the diaries he kept during the Peninsular campaigns of 1810-11 and, having recovered from an injury, in France after Waterloo. His memoir of France 1815 includes his observations on the food, drink and women of Paris as well as his military duties there. FRONTLINE 2012 HB 224pp Illus £19.99 20450 now £7.99 THE ENGLISHMAN WHO POSTED HIMSELF And Other Curious Objects John Tingey In 1898, W Reginald Bray (1879-1939) purchased a copy of the Post Office Guide and began to study the regulations. Thereafter he started to experiment by sending strange objects through the post. He posted items including a turnip, seaweed and his Irish terrier, he posted himself more than once and he sent thousands of strange postcards and autograph requests. Illustrated with many of Bray’s postal curios, this book explores the intriguing hobby of a rather eccentric Englishman. PRINCETON AP 2010 HB 176pp Illus £14.99 19097 now £7.99 THE GIRL FROM STATION X My Mother’s Unknown Life Elisa Segrave As Anne Segrave approached old age and dementia, her daughter Elisa was faced with the daunting task of sorting through her mother’s belongings and was astonished to find a cache of Second World War diaries that revealed an adventurous woman she barely recognized. This biographical account describes Anne’s wartime adventures through Bletchley Park, Bomber Command and a newly liberated Germany, and includes many extracts from the original diaries. AURUM 2014 PB 367pp Illus £9.99 19403 now £3.99 KING’S CROSS KID A Childhood Between the Wars Victor Gregg; Rick Stroud Victor Gregg (b.1919) joined the army in 1937 and in Rifleman (2011), he told the story of his service in the Rifle Brigade in Palestine, Alamein and Arnhem. Here, he goes back to his childhood and teenage years on the ‘mean streets’ of King’s Cross, Soho and Bloomsbury. Victor’s memoir evokes how, abandoned by his father and living in poverty, the family struggled and survived in the familiar, yet strange world of London between the wars. Slightly off-mint. BLOOMSBURY 2014 PB 255pp Illus £8.99 22959 now £3.99 NEW THE BARONESS The Search for Nica, the Rebellious Rothschild Hannah Rothschild Pannonica Rothschild (1913-88), known as ‘Nica’, was born into the wealth and privilege of the famous banking family. She married a baron and lived in the world of tycoons, royalty and intelligentsia; then in around 1948-9 she heard Thelonious Monk play and gave up high society to follow Monk and the jazz to New York. In this book, Hannah Rothschild goes in search of her great aunt and pieces together her unconventional life. VIRAGO 2013 PB 319pp Illus £8.99 21866 now £3.99 Visit our website: www.psbooks.co.uk f 29 www.psbooks.co.uk BIOGRAPHY George W Bush, the 43rd President of the United States, gives a heartfelt account of the life and leadership of his father, George HW Bush, the 41st President. From his early years in Greenwich, Connecticut, through wartime service with the USAF in the Pacific to a political career lasting three decades, the younger Bush tells the story of the man he admires and adores, and reflects on his father’s influence on his own personal and political life. NEW 41: A PORTRAIT OF MY FATHER WH ALLEN 2014 HB 304pp Illus £20.00 22813 now £7.99 Charles Williams Harold Macmillan (1894-1986) was a figure of paradox: an outward appearance of Edwardian elegance and urbanity concealing inner suffering – from his wife’s open adultery and his progressive perplexity at the onward march of time. In a biography described by Martin Gilbert as ‘utterly compelling’, Charles Williams addresses – among many hitherto unanswered questions – whether it was Macmillan’s personal life that prevented him from achieving true greatness or whether he became simply out of date. PHOENIX 2010 PB 560pp Illus HAROLD MACMILLAN COUNTING ONE’S BLESSINGS The Selected Letters of Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother Ed. William Shawcross Drawing on the Royal Archives and the archives at Glamis Castle, the Queen Mother’s official biographer presents a selection of letters written by Elizabeth to her family, friends and a circle of acquaintance that included Winston Churchill, Benjamin Britten and Ted Hughes. Covering all phases of her life – as Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon, Duchess of York, Queen Consort and Queen Mother – the letters illuminate a personality described by her grandson, Prince Charles, as ‘wise, loving, with an utterly irresistible mischievousness of spirit’. MACMILLAN 2012 HB 673pp Illus £25.00 97818 now £8.99 Ashley Jackson Uniquely endowed with talent, energy and determination, Winston Churchill was, in the words of Professor Jackson, ‘a formidably powerful human being, a man whose achievements and greatness have become so interwoven with 20th century world history that it is easy to take them for granted’. In this acclaimed account, Jackson describes the contours and contradictions of a remarkable life and career and ‘Winston Churchill’s appointment with destiny’. QUERCUS 2012 PB 432pp CHURCHILL £9.99 16642 now £4.99 Back by popular demand £14.99 89975 now £4.99 Richard Attenborough; Diana Hawkins A leading British actor of the 1940s and 1950s, Richard Attenborough’s work as a director – of movies such as Oh! What A Lovely War, Gandhi and Cry Freedom – is probably his outstanding contribution to film history. In this autobiography, he describes the struggles and triumphs of his long career in show business as well as his private life, including the tragic deaths of his daughter and granddaughter in the tsunami of 2004. ARROW 2009 PB 332pp Illus ENTIRELY UP TO YOU, DARLING Nicholas Rankin A classical scholar, George Steer (1909-44) was to become a legendary war correspondent: he reported the Italian invasion of Ethiopia, the Russian invasion of Finland and single-handedly exposed the truth behind Nazi involvement in the bombing of Guernica in 1937. In 1940 he joined the British Army and pioneered front-line psychological operations in Africa and Asia. This highly acclaimed biography revisits Steer’s restless life as ‘scriptor et miles’, writer and soldier. FABER 2003 PB 415pp Illus £9.99 19447 now £3.99 £7.99 20238 now £3.99 WATER AND SKY Voices from the Riverside Neil Sentance This volume comprises the Scenes from the Waterside sequence of essays that originally appeared on the ‘Caught by the River’ website between 2010 and 2013. Celebrating the countryside with a combination of lyricism and muddy realism, Sentance revisits his native Lincolnshire riverlands and fields, farms and market towns, exploring the history of his family and the landscape which shaped it. With woodcut illustrations by Jonathan Gibbs. LITTLE TOLLER 2014 HB 80pp Illus £12.00 21312 now £5.99 A BOY’S OWN DALE A 1950s Childhood in the Yorkshire Dales Terry Wilson Growing up in rural Yorkshire in the 1950s, Terry Wilson spent his youth fishing with his homemade rod, grouse-beating for the lady of the manor and growing prize-winning vegetables. His story is told with humour and charm, recalling a way of life in the Dales which has passed into history. EBURY 2011 PB 221pp £6.99 92535 now £2.99 30 TELEGRAM FROM GUERNICA The Extraordinary Life of George Steer, War Correspondent Postscript order line: 01626 897100 PEVSNER The Early Life: Germany and Art Stephen Games Nikolaus Pevsner was among England’s greatest scholars of architecture, whose work on modernism and English architectural history transformed both subjects. Although he became renowned for his Englishness, Pevsner was born in Germany and only came to Britain at the age of 31, forced by the Nazi regime to adopt a new country and a new career. In this first volume of his biography, Games focuses on the years in Germany and the issues of nationality and identity in Pevsner’s life. CONTINUUM 2011 PB 256pp £11.99 20601 now £4.99 Order line: 01626 897100 LITERARY BIOGRAPHY NEW MAD GIRL’S LOVE SONG Sylvia Plath and Life Before Ted Andrew Wilson More than 50 years after her death, Sylvia Plath’s poetry still has the power to disturb. This groundbreaking biography offers a comprehensive picture of her formative years before her marriage to Ted Hughes. Drawing on previously unavailable papers and exclusive interviews with friends and lovers, it charts her fierce ambition, her troubled relationship with her father, and her many love affairs and suicide attempts, to reveal the origins of a uniquely unsettling poetic voice. SIMON & SCHUSTER 2013 PB 444pp Illus £9.99 22706 now £4.99 Nicholas Fogg explores Shakespeare’s life, from his family background and education in Stratford, through his career in London, to 1616, when he finally shuffled off this mortal coil. The book looks in detail at the circumstances and stories that surround Shakespeare, and examines the fortuitous combination of environment, epoch and genius that created a writer ‘not for an age but for all time’ (Ben Jonson). HIDDEN SHAKESPEARE JOHNSON AND BOSWELL A Biography of Friendship John B Radner ‘No, no, sir, that will not do. You are good-natured but not goodhumoured. You are irascible.’ The friendship between the great lexicographer and his pleasure-loving Scottish biographer is one of the most celebrated in literary history. Drawing on everything they wrote to and about each other, this study charts the warm, complex and often competitive relationship of this oddly matched pair, from their first meeting in 1763 to the publication of Boswell’s Life of Johnson in 1791. YALE UP 2012 HB 428pp £29.95 21158 now £9.99 AMBERLEY 2013 PB 320pp Illus £10.99 21550 now £4.99 GEORGE STEPNEY 1663-1707 Diplomat and Poet Susan Spens ‘His life,’ wrote Samuel Johnson, ‘was busy but not long.’ In his allotted span, George Stepney achieved much. A friend of Marlborough, a member of the influential Kit-Kat Club, and a respected poet, he also had a remarkable career as a diplomat. The product of ten years’ research in archives throughout Europe, this first biography of this important but neglected 17th-century figure charts his life and work, assesses his missions in Germany, Poland and Hungary, and evaluates his poetry. JAMES CLARKE 1997 HB 412pp Illus 20913 now £9.99 THE POETS’ DAUGHTERS Dora Wordsworth and Sara Coleridge DANTE AND THE MAKING OF A MODERN AUTHOR NEW Albert Russell Ascoli traces the metamorphosis of Dante Alighieri from minor Florentine aristocrat, political activist in exile and daring experimental poet, into Dante, author of the Commedia and perhaps the most self-consciously ‘authoritative’ cultural figure in the Western canon. The study is the first comprehensive introduction to Dante’s evolving, transformative relationship to medieval ideas of authorship and authority, from the early Vita Nuova to the works of his maturity, Monarchy and the Divine Comedy. CAMBRIDGE UP 2011 PB 466pp £39.99 21660 now £11.99 Katie Waldegrave Dora Wordsworth and Sara Coleridge were lifelong friends. They were also the daughters of best friends, William Wordsworth and Samuel Taylor Coleridge, the poetic geniuses who shaped the Romantic age. Drawing on many unpublished sources, this dual biography charts for the first time the lives and friendship of these two remarkable women. Devoting their energies and talents to their fathers’ literary reputations, they also wrestled with the darker legacy of fame, including anorexia, drug addiction and depression. HUTCHINSON 2013 HB 432pp Illus £25.00 20544 now £11.99 Claire Tomalin In this superb biography, Claire Tomalin gives full measure to Dickens’s heroic stature – his huge virtues both as a writer and as a human being – while observing his failings in both respects with an unblinking eye. Reviewing the book in The Guardian, William Boyd wrote, ‘what is so valuable about this biography is the palpable sense of the man himself that emerges’. CHARLES DICKENS: A Life PENGUIN 2011 HB 575pp Illus $36.00 11017 now £7.99 PG WODEHOUSE A Life in Letters Ed. Sophie Ratcliffe One of the funniest writers of the 20th century, PG Wodehouse shied away from a biography. Drawing on unpublished sources, this definitive edition of his letters gives an unrivalled insight into his life and his comic creations. Covering his schooldays, his family’s financial troubles, his musical comedy career in New York and the unhappy episode when, interned by the Germans, he was accused of broadcasting Nazi propaganda, it is a book every fan of Jeeves and Wooster will want. HUTCHINSON 2011 HB 620pp Illus £30.00 98366 now £11.99 NEW JULES VERNE’S SCOTLAND In Fact and Fiction Ian Thompson Jules Verne (1828-1905) is not generally associated with Scotland, but his two trips to the country so entranced him that he wrote a travelogue and set five of his novels there. As well as providing an account of his visits to Edinburgh, Glasgow, the Highlands and the Hebrides, this book analyses novels such as The Blockade Runners and The Green Ray to illuminate the French author’s lifelong fascination with all things Scottish. LUATH 2011 HB 224pp Illus £16.99 21844 now £6.99 Visit our website: www.psbooks.co.uk 31 www.psbooks.co.uk TRAVEL GLOBETROTTER TRAVEL GUIDES Practical, concise and clearly presented, these user-friendly guides vividly evoke each destination, describe its places of interest, and suggest where to eat, stay, shop and relax. Written by some of the most experienced travel writers in the business, illustrated in colour throughout and packed with street plans, each guidebook is protected by a weatherproof sleeve and includes a fold-out map. HEW HOLLAND 2012 PB + Map 128pp Illus 180x127mm £8.99/£9.99 each now £3.99 each Lindsay Hunt Venice can be a bewildering place for newcomers, a maze of alleys that may lead to a stunningly beautiful church or be cut off abruptly by a canal. All the more reason to rely on this guide, which clearly sets out the main attractions of each sestiere or quarter, and details boat services to the peaceful islands of the lagoon. 21800 NEW NEW EMPIRES OF THE INDUS The Story of a River Alice Albinia The Indus rises in Tibet to flow west across India before turning south through Pakistan to the Arabian Sea. For millennia it has been worshipped as a god; for centuries it has been a route of imperial conquest. Following the mighty river upstream, this highly acclaimed, award-winning travelogue takes the reader on a voyage through 2,000 miles of spectacular landscapes and fiercely contested territory, and back through 5,000 years of rich and eventful history. JOHN MURRAY 2009 PB 384pp Illus £12.99 22705 now £4.99 DANGEROUS WORK Diary of an Adventure Arthur Conan Doyle In 1880 a young medical student named Arthur Conan Doyle embarked on his first adventure as ship’s surgeon aboard the Arctic whaler the Hope. The illustrated diary in which he recorded the action-packed voyage is published here for the first time in a beautiful facsimile edition. The volume also contains an annotated transcript, photographs of the ship and the young Conan Doyle on deck with its officers, two non-fiction pieces about his experiences, and two tales inspired by them. BRITISH LIBRARY 2012 HB 376pp Illus 250x215mm £25.00 10734 now £12.99 THE DISCOVERY OF JEANNE BARET Glynis Ridley In 1765, Jeanne Baret smuggled herself aboard a French naval expedition on which her lover Philibert Commerson was official botanist. Disguised as a boy, she carried heavy equipment, collected thousands of specimens, took detailed scientific notes – and became the first woman to circumnavigate the globe. Drawing on painstaking research and Baret’s recently discovered notebook, this captivating book charts her thrilling story and restores this forgotten heroine to her rightful place in the history of science. American-cut pages. Felt-tip mark on lower edge. CROWN 2010 HB 303pp Illus $25.00 17553 now £6.99 32 VENICE Robin McKelvie; Jenny McKelvie Since they regained their independence from the Soviet Union, Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia have drawn visitors to their unspoilt coastlines, woods and lakes, friendly, sophisticated cities, stunning architecture, top-notch hotels and firstrate restaurants. Here in one volume is all you need to know about the three capitals, Tallinn, Riga and Vilnius, and many delightful smaller towns and rural areas. 21785 NEW BALTIC STATES Christopher Rice; Melanie Rice Located some 500 miles off the North African coast, the island of Madeira is a subtropical paradise, with volcanic terrain covered in a profusion of flowers and idyllic beaches extending for miles. This richly informative guide charts its history, landscape and wildlife and details the attractions of the lively capital Funchal. 21790 NEW MADEIRA BEST-KEPT SECRETS SERIES BEST-KEPT SECRETS OF IRELAND Kevin Eyres Ireland is known throughout the world for its natural beauty, rich cultural heritage and vibrant city life. Travelling across the four provinces of Ulster, Connaught, Leinster and Munster, this attractive book explores the country’s most celebrated sights and its best-kept secrets. With almost 200 stunning colour photographs and a richly informative text, it ranges from the rugged coast of the north to elegance of Georgian Dublin, and from the Giant’s Causeway to the Killarney National Park. FLAME TREE 2010 HB 192pp Illus 230x245mm £15.00 19835 now £6.99 BEST-KEPT SECRETS OF SCOTLAND Photo. Dennis Hardley With its far-flung islands, rugged highlands and deep freshwater lochs, the Scottish landscape is testimony to the power and strength of nature, while the nation’s eventful history has left a rich legacy of castles, cairns, Postscript order line: 01626 897100 Paul Harcourt Davies Greece is a nation of rocky outcrops scattered across the sparkling Aegean, fringed by sandy beaches and dotted with ancient temples and dazzling white churches. This guide details the sights and transport links of all the major islands and many secluded gems, along with those of Athens. Includes a free PDF map for your mobile. 21788 NEW GREEK ISLANDS Brian Richards Located at the heart of the Mediterranean, the rugged Maltese islands have been at the crucible of history for millennia, and their landscape and architecture are unique. This book covers all the sights, including the spectacular fortress of Valetta, the ancient cities of Mdina and Rabat and the quieter island of Gozo. Includes a free PDF map for your mobile. 21791 NEW MALTA elegant cities and mighty bridges. Illustrated with almost 200 colour photographs, this captivating book ranges from the Western Isles to the English borders, via the glories of Glasgow and Edinburgh, to showcase Scotland’s worldfamous sights and hidden gems. FLAME TREE 2014 HB 192pp Illus 230x245mm £15.00 19836 now £6.99 BEST-KEPT SECRETS OF VENICE Hugh Palmer ‘To build one of the most elegant and grandest of cities where it is impossible to build,’ wrote the Russian poet Herzen, ‘is the madness of genius.’ Around 200 photographs and lively, informative descriptions in this magnificent volume lead the reader through the labyrinth of canals and bridges that is Venice. From the splendour of St Mark’s to remote islands in its lagoon, it reveals the city’s compelling history of wealth, power and intrigue. Slightly off-mint. FLAME TREE 2009 HB 192pp Illus 230x245mm £15.00 19837 now £6.99 Order line: 01626 897100 SOCIAL/CULTURAL STUDIES/PHILOSOPHY THE WORLD UNTIL YESTERDAY What Can We Learn from Traditional Societies? Jared Diamond A professor of geography at UCLA, Jared Diamond looks back to humans’ former lifestyle through his own fieldwork in traditional societies that still exist or were recently in existence, such as the highland peoples of New Guinea, Andaman Islanders, African Hadza and North American Inuit. Diamond highlights the many crucial lessons to be gleaned from ‘primitive’ societies, pointing to life decisions that may help us live longer, healthier lives, enjoy old age, and raise self-confident children. VIKING 2013 HB 512pp Illus $36.00 19907 now £6.99 Martin Cohen’s 101 problems include logical loops, tricky ethical dilemmas, pesky numbers problems and ‘twelve traditional philosophy problems no one really cares about anyway’. He uses these puzzles, conundrums and paradoxes to introduce philosophy and its concerns in a very skilful and entertaining way, banishing technical jargon and unreadable sentences. Now in its fourth edition, the book has been extensively revised and updated with new material and a new glossary. ROUTLEDGE 2013 PB 302pp NEW THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF MIGRATION AND MINORITIES IN EUROPE From the 17th Century to the Present NEW Ed. Klaus J Bade; Pieter C Emmer et al Although central topics of concern in contemporary Europe, migration, integration and multiculturalism have always been part of its history. A scholarly overview of migration within and into Europe since the 17th century, the Encyclopedia comprises 17 survey studies of the various regions and countries of Europe, followed by information on approximately 220 groups, from African slaves in early modern Britain to affluent British migrants to the Costa del Sol in the late 20th century. CAMBRIDGE UP 2011 HB 802pp Illus 277x217mm £145.00 21668 now £19.99 101 PHILOSOPHY PROBLEMS £16.99 21565 now £7.99 NEW UGLY The Aesthetics of Everything Stephen Bayley ‘The more you think about ugliness, the more you look at ugliness, the more elusive the idea becomes.’ With the aid of illustrations as diverse as a portrait of Lord Voldemort and a photograph of a B-52 bomber, the renowned art and cultural commentator Stephen Bayley chases the concept of ugliness, posing questions such as: is it natural to be disgusted; is science aesthetically neutral; and is ugliness a deterrent to success? GOODMAN FIELL 2012 HB 172pp Illus £25.00 21399 now £7.99 WILLIAM BLACKSTONE Law and Letters in the 18th Century Wilfrid Prest The 18th century lawyer, writer and politician William Blackstone was one of the most important and influential figures of his age, and the impact of his ideas on English law is still felt today. Yet his name is little known outside legal circles. Drawing on Blackstone’s scattered archives, this absorbing and meticulously researched biography ex- THE CHAOS POINT The World at the Crossroads Ervin Laszio The world is at a turning point, and the decisions we take now will determine our very survival. In this timely wake-up call, the acclaimed philosopher Ervin Laszlo argues that if we fail to tackle poverty, warfare and climate change, we will soon reach the point of irreversible breakdown. But it is not too late, and this pioneering book explains what each of us can do to help save the planet. PIATKUS 2012 PB 256pp £8.99 18323 now £3.99 plores his upbringing, private life and public career to paint a vivid picture of a brilliant man of letters, Enlightenment activist and early champion of human rights. OXFORD UP 2012 PB 375pp Illus £22.99 11436 now £7.99 NEW WILLIAM OCKHAM Opera Politica IV Ed. HS Offler This volume’s first three polemical texts are Ockham’s Compendium errorum, attacking John XXII, Breviloquium on the extent of papal power and De imperatorum et pontificum potestate, against Avignon’s injustices and heresies. Two further treatises, attributed to Ockham, attack Charles IV’s claim to kingship in Germany and the papal proceedings against Lewis the Bavarian. Offler provides new editions of the Latin text, with critical apparatus and short introductions discussing each work’s content, manuscript tradition and authorship. No jacket. BRITISH ACADEMY 1997 HB 502pp £75.00 21613 now £11.99 THE ART OF DEATH Visual Culture in the English Death Ritual c.1500-c.1800 Nigel Llewellyn In contrast to our modern customs of death, with their mostly unostentatious brevity, the ritualized process of dying and commemoration in pre-industrial England was drawn out in ways which can sometimes seem bizarre. The focus of this book is the period’s rich culture of visual artefacts connected with death – both the symbols and devices which warned the living to ‘remember their end’ and the monuments that were produced to keep alive the memory of the departed. REAKTION 1997 PB 160pp Illus £10.95 18373 now £4.99 Visit our website: www.psbooks.co.uk 33 www.psbooks.co.uk ART NEW SAMURAI, STARS OF THE STAGE, AND BEAUTIFUL WOMEN Kunisada and Kuniyoshi: Masters of the Colour Woodblock NEW VAN GOGH AND THE COLOURS OF THE NIGHT Sjraar van Heugten; Joachim Pissarro; Chris Stolwijk This exhibition catalogue explores the ways in which the evening and the night were a constant source of inspiration to Van Gogh. In examining over 100 paintings it addresses themes such as tradition and modernity, rest at the end of the day, the cycles of nature and rural labour and the poetry of the night. It also sheds light on Van Gogh’s unique stylistic and technical methods in achieving his extraordinary work. Ed. Gunda Luyken; Beat Wismer Originating as souvenirs of popular theatre performances, inexpensive woodcut prints of the actors appearing in these dramas became a highly popular art form in Japan in the 19th century. Kunisada and Kuniyoshi were two of the leading exponents of the medium. This exhibition catalogue gives a comprehensive view of their work through over 450 colour illustrations together with essays introducing Japanese popular culture in the 19th century and explaining the legends and plays depicted. MUSEUM OF MODERN ART 2008 HB 160pp Illus 278x218mm HATJE CANTZ 2012 HB 306pp Illus 278x248mm 21439 now £9.99 £45.00 21438 now £19.99 Danjūrō VIII as Matsuwakamaru Chōjurō by Kunisada, 1852 A HISTORY OF WOOD ENGRAVING Douglas Percy Bliss A 1,300-year-old Chinese manuscript with the image of Buddha in flowing black lines is the oldest known woodcut and the starting point for this history of the art form. Written in 1928 by the Scottish painter and art critic Douglas Percy Bliss, this classic study describes engraving techniques and provides artist biographies and personal commentary, ending with a chapter on ‘modern’ engravers including Eric Ravilious and Gertrude Hermes. This is a reprint of the first edition. SKYHORSE 2013 PB 279pp Illus 200x150mm $14.95 19996 now £6.99 Black Briony by John Nash Ruth Langenberg ‘The more materialistic science becomes more I shall paint angels: their wings are my protest in favou immortality of the soul’ – Edward Burne-Jones. After an intr essay discussing angels in 19th-century art and culture and, their roles in Pre-Raphaelite and Symbolist art, Ruth Langen presents over 60 reproductions of paintings of angels, from monumental Angel of the Revelation to Chagall’s Archangel carrying Adam back down to Earth. PRESTEL 2012 PB 128pp Il ANGELS: From Dante Rossetti to Paul Klee £14.99 18100 now £5.99 View of the Mound, Edinburgh by William Gawin Herdman, 1854 A CAPITAL VIEW The Art of Edinburgh Alyssa Jean Popiel Since the mid-18th century, Edinburgh’s City Council has amassed over 4,500 artworks in a variety of media – including drawings, paintings, prints, sculpture, photography and tapestry – and the collection, which focuses on Scottish art, continues to grow. In this handsome volume, Popiel presents reproductions and detailed commentaries on a selection of 100 works which depict Edinburgh and its inhabitants, from a ‘prospect’ of the city by John Abraham Slezer (c.1650-1717) to David Annard’s statue of Robert Fergusson (2004). BIRLINN 2014 HB 224pp Illus 245x287mm £25.00 19117 now £9.99 34 34 Postscript order line: 01626 897100 Th A VIEW OF DELFT Vermeer Then and No Anthony Bailey Vermeer always been considered th elusive of great artists, bu book tracks him down in town. In a compelling pie historical writing, Bailey reader back to 17th centu portrait of the artist, descr the scientific expertise wh of his paintings, and the g PIMLICO 2002 PB 288pp Illus £14.99 16889 now Order line: 01626 897100 ART MASTERPIECES OF ART SERIES Joseph Simas Described by Joseph Simas as ‘the Goblin Master’, Arthur Rackham (18671939) was one of the leading artists of the golden age of illustration, first achieving popularity with his illustrations for Rip Van Winkle in 1905. Examples from that book are among the 90 pictures reproduced here, along with illustrations for works by Shakespeare, children’s books, notably Peter Pan and Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, adult fiction, Wagner’s Ring cycle and sihouettes from Cinderella and The Sleeping Beauty. ARTHUR RACKHAM FLAME TREE 2015 HB 128pp Illus 228x204mm £12.99 20221 now £6.99 Fee-fi-fo-fum by Arthur Rackham for Flora Annie Steel’s English Fairy Tales, 1918 Alex Danchev Paul Cézanne (1839-1906) was the most radical artist of his day, the bridge between the Impressionists and the Modernists of the 20th century. Long dismissed as a madman, he did not have his first exhibition until he was 56. This first major assessment to be published in decades charts his fierce struggle for recognition, his self-doubt, and his controversial private life. The 86 colour and 53 black-and-white illustrations include a remarkable and revealing series of self-portraits. Felt-tip mark on lower trimmed edge. PANTHEON CÉZANNE: A Life 2012 HB 512pp Illus 230x175mm $40.00 20343 now £9.99 s, the ur of the roductory in particular, nberg Blake’s l Michael lus 238x192mm he Annunciation by Edward Burne-Jones, 1876-9 ow r has he most ut this his home ece of takes the ury Delft and presents a vivid ribing his life and personality, hich lies behind the calm mystery growth of Vermeer’s fame and influence. s w £6.99 Candice Russell Edvard Munch (1863-1944), the Norwegian artist who created the famous Expressionist painting The Scream, was absorbed by themes of love, death and anguish and combined colour and emotion in ‘an art that arrests and engages, an art created of one’s innermost heart’. In this Masterpieces of Art volume Candice Russell gives a succinct account of Munch’s life and art, followed by around 90 reproductions of his paintings, arranged chronologically from early Naturalist works to his final selfportrait. FLAME TREE 2015 HB 128pp Illus 230x203mm EDVARD MUNCH £12.99 19160 now £6.99 Michael Robinson Beginning with Michael Robinson’s introduction to the ‘New Aesthetic’ of the Arts and Crafts Movement, this volume presents around 90 reproductions of textile, ceramics and wallpaper designs and miscellaneous artworks by some of the movement’s finest artists. Along with perennially Dragon design tile by William de Morgan, late 19th century popular designs by CFA Voysey, William Morris and John Henry Dearle, there are less familiar works, including Edward Burne-Jones’s stained glass Viking Ship and The Tree of Personal Effort, a watercolour by Charles Rennie Mackintosh. FLAME TREE 2015 HB 128pp Illus 239x213mm ARTS & CRAFTS £12.99 19900 now £6.99 ART NOUVEAU Posters, Illustrations and Fine Art from the Glamorous Fin de Siècle Rosalind Ormistone; Michael Robinson Lavishly illustrated with around 170 reproductions, this celebration of Art Nouveau is in three parts, looking first at the movement as a whole – a design ethos that swept across Europe and America between the late 19th century and the First World War. Part two deals with the graphic arts, including the posters of ToulouseLautrec and Alphonse Mucha, while the final section explores the impact of Art Nouveau in the fine arts, discussing artists from Paul Gauguin to Gustav Klimt. FLAME TREE 2013 HB 192pp Illus 280x290mm £20.00 99818 now £9.99 Poster for the arts review magazine L’Hermitage by Paul Berthon, 1897 Visit our website: www.psbooks.co.uk f 35 35 www.psbooks.co.uk ART FASHION IN IMPRESSIONIST PARIS Debra N Mancoff The Paris of the Impressionists was the fashion capital of the world. How was this reflected in their work? Featuring paintings by Degas, Manet, Monet and Morisot, this captivating book follows in the footsteps of stylish Parisians – at home, in cafes, in the park and on holiday; and it uses vintage photographs and prints to explore the worlds of dressmaking, millinery and the department store, providing fresh insight into some of the most popular paintings of the 19th century. A LOVE LETTER FROM A STRAY MOON NEW Jay Griffiths In this mesmerizing prose poem Jay Griffiths creates a fictionalized portrait of the Mexican artist Frida Kahlo, the devastating accident that left her unable to bear children, and her love for Diego Rivera. It is also about Kahlo’s sense of rebellion and, in the words of Griffiths herself, ‘the revolutionary fire at the heart of art’. LITTLE TOLLER 2014 HB 118pp 209x160mm £12.00 21310 now £7.99 MERRELL 2012 HB 160pp Illus 265x220mm £24.95 94592 now £9.99 DOGS History . Myth . Art Catherine Johns In her ‘visual celebration of the ancient relationship between humans and dogs’, Catherine Johns begins with a brief account of the domestication of dogs since the earliest times and their manifold roles in human society. The main part of the book, ‘Dogs Depicted’, includes working dogs, companions, jackals, wolves and mythical monsters in works of art from all cultures and in media as diverse as ancient Egyptian gold amulets, ivory netsuke, a painting by Stubbs and a Late Minoan jasper seal. HARVARD UP 2008 HB 208pp Illus 215x215mm $35.00 99958 now £5.99 David Weston David Weston (1935-2011) is best known as a railway artist, but in this book he follows the success of his English landscapes (David Weston’s England) with paintings from his travels around Britain – where he does encounter a few locomotives – through Europe to Greece, and home again to Kirby Bellars, Leicestershire. The 130 paintings reproduced illustrate the versatility of an artist equally fascinated by snow-clad mountains or cottage interiors, the Forth Bridge or Venetian backwaters. HALSGROVE 2007 HB 168pp Illus 247x270mm DAVID WESTON: An Artist at Home and Abroad £34.99 19084 now £14.99 FAIRY ART Artists and Inspirations Iain Zaczek The Romantic era was characterized by a renewed interest in Britain’s own folklore and legend, Druids and Celts – and fairies. With reproductions of over 150 paintings, this book surveys the vogue for fairy art that Romanticism inspired. It looks in turn at the masters of the genre – Richard Dadd, Joseph Noel Paton, John Anster Fitzgerald, John Atkinson Grimshaw, Richard Doyle and Arthur Rackham – and reveals their influences in the works of Shakespeare, pagan mythology and ancient folklore. FLAME TREE 2013 HB 200pp Illus 277x287mm £20.00 17016 now £9.99 36 36 Tom Lubbock In this book of 40 essays on illustration, the renowned art critic and illustrator Tom Lubbock (1957-2011) focuses on English artists using graphic media, the latter broadly interpreted to include not only drawings and prints, but works such as the Uffington White Horse and Harry Beck’s Tube map. Lubbock’s subjects range chronologically from the Bronze Age to the 1970s, but with the emphasis on the great artists of the late 18th and early 19th century: Palmer, Blake, Fuseli and Bewick. ENGLISH GRAPHIC FRANCES LINCOLN 2012 HB 208pp Illus 217x163mm £20.00 17496 now £7.99 Ambleside by Francis Towne, 1786 Thus Your Fairy’s Made of Most Beautiful Things by Sophie Anderson, 1869 Postscript order line: 01626 897100 Paris Order line: 01626 897100 ART/PHOTOGRAPHY NEW KODAK GIRL From the Martha Cooper Collection Ed. John P Jacob; Alison Nordstrom; Nancy M West From its early days, photography was considered a suitable pastime, and even profession, for women; and when Kodak developed mass-market cameras in the 1890s, it chose an ideal of American femininity – the modern, adventurous ‘Kodak Girl’ – as its publicity mascot. This handsomely produced photographic collection mixes Kodak advertising material from the first two decades of the 20th century with the work of early women studio photographers and miscellaneous snapshots, showing the Kodak Girl’s influence on contemporary women. STEIDL 2011 HB 328pp Illus 257x215mm Street; Rainy Day by Gustave Caillebotte, 1877 £48.00 21435 now £11.99 Cover of the Kodak catalogue of 1925 FUTURISM An Anthology Ed. Lawrence Rainey; Christine Poggi; Laura Wittman In 1909, Marinetti published the first manifesto of Futurism, the incendiary movement in which literature, art and music would transform the world rather than merely reflect it. Within a decade, its utopian ideals had become wedded to Fascist politics, scarring its reputation for decades. Now, in another period of unprecedented technological change and cultural conflict, this anthology of Futurist manifestos, poems, plays and images – the most complete ever published in English – provides an opportunity to reassess the movement’s legacy. YALE UP 2009 HB 616pp Illus Ed. Roberto Koch Presenting the work of 20 photographers whose visions ‘have become part of our way of seeing’, this volume contains some of the most influential photographs of the last 100 years and includes such iconic images as Robert Capa’s Death of a Militiaman (1936), Walker Evans’s portrait of Allie May Burroughs and Salgado’s photographs of the Serra Palada Gold Mine (1986). The book is arranged alphabetically, with 22 pages of large format reproductions devoted to each photographer, from Nobuyoshi Araki to August Sander. MASTER PHOTOGRAPHERS FLAMMARION 2012 HB 448pp Illus 372x263mm £80.00 21393 now £25.00 £40.00 21153 now £16.99 Young Girl in a Trailer at a Fair by August Sander, 1926-32 PHYSIQUE Classic Photographs of Naked Athletes Peter Kuhnst’s selection of over 150 images traces the history of the nude athlete in photography from the mid-19th century to the present. From Eadweard Muybridge’s motion studies of runners and javelin throwers, through European Naturalism and Leni Riefenstahl’s work under the Third Reich, to contemporary photographs by Robert Mapplethorpe, Bruce Weber and Annie Liebovitz, the photographers’ styles range from traditional to rebellious, humorous and provocative. THAMES & HUDSON 2004 PB 176pp Illus 283x245mm £24.95 68080 now £8.99 Christopher Brown This beautiful and unusual book contains more than 200 linocuts, many in colour, celebrating the landmarks of London and distinctive life of the city. From A for Queen Anne’s Alcove in Kensington Gardens – not to mention Abbey Road – to Z for London Zoo, via Shakespeare’s Globe, Hampton Court and the Old Vic. In the final chapter, the artist explains the fascinating process by which he created the linocuts. MERRELL 2012 HB 96pp Illus AN ALPHABET OF LONDON £12.95 94589 now £4.99 Bangkok, Thailand, 2002 Hans Kemp Dutch photographer Hans Kemp has spent more than 20 years photographing Asia and the East, always capturing the colour and atmosphere of a scene in his images, but focusing on people in their environments. This very large format, extravagantly produced volume presents a selection of his most powerful pictures, from a Vietnamese work gang and Iranian shepherd boys to bewildered citizens in the post-Communist Russia of the early 1990s, each printed full page on high quality paper. NEW ARDENT EYE VISIONARY WORLD 2005 HB 176pp Illus 377x275mm H is for... Henry VIII, Hampton Court Palace, Hammersmith Bridge, the Hoover Factory, Highlanders and more £35.00 21386 now £14.99 Visit our website: www.psbooks.co.uk 37 www.psbooks.co.uk LIMITED QUANTITIES ONLY BAROQUE KEYBOARD MASTERPIECES Ed. Paul Negri These 39 pieces for intermediate and advanced pianists include some of the greatest keyboard works of the era. Among the composers represented are Bach, Buxtehude, Couperin, Handel, Purcell and Scarlatti. DOVER 2004 PB 150pp Illus 304x229mm $14.95 19337 now £5.99 THE BOLEYN WOMEN The Tudor Femmes Fatales Who Changed English History Elizabeth Norton traces the rise of the Boleyn family and especially its women, from inauspicious origins in 14th-century Norfolk to the throne of England in the 16th century. AMBERLEY 2013 HB 320pp Illus £20.00 16729 now £7.99 THE CHANGING RAILWAY SCENE: LONDON MIDLAND REGION Derek Huntriss presents a collection of over 160 colour photos documenting the phasing out of steam after 1955 and showing steam, diesel and electric locomotives at work. Written in 1950-54, Malcolm Saville’s stories for children are set in real places in the English countryside and he encourages readers to seek out the locations of the characters’ thrilling adventures. Age 8+ (in the 1950s) EVANS 2008 PB 207-223pp THE BUCKINGHAM STORIES £5.99 each now £2.99 each THE MASTER OF MARYKNOLL In this first story, Juliet and Simon meet the young violinist Charles Renislau, set off on a cycling holiday and encounter the sinister Master of Maryknoll. 99826 THE BUCKINGHAMS AT RAVENSWYKE The second adventure finds Juliet and Simon travelling to Whitby on the Yorkshire coast to stay with Charles and his parents. 99824 Juliet, Simon and Charles visit Brighton and become embroiled in a dramatic adventure in the ‘long passage’ under the Royal Pavilion. Slightly off-mint. 99825 THE LONG PASSAGE IAN ALLAN 2008 HB 96pp Illus 292x216mm £16.99 16466 now £8.99 THE CHILD’S CHILD Barbara Vine When Grace and her brother inherit their grandmother’s house, they decide to move in together. But will splitting a house down the middle work? Vine’s novel is an intriguing examination of illegitimacy, homosexuality and betrayal in families. PENGUIN 2014 PB 288pp £6.99 23189 now £4.99 THE CHRONOLOGY OF PATTERN Pattern in Art from Lotus Flower to Flower Power Diana Newall; Christina Unwin A richly illustrated sourcebook, this journey through 3,000 years of pattern styles reveals geographical and cultural contrasts and connections from late Bronze Age metalwork patterns to 21st century textile designs. A&C BLACK 2011 PB 288pp Illus 260x207mm £25.00 11985 now £9.99 CIVIL ENGINEERING HERITAGE: EAST ANGLIA Peter Cross-Rudkin surveys landmarks in the civil engineering history of East Anglia and includes a gazetteer of sites, from college bridges in Cambridge to a medieval crane in Peterborough Cathedral. PHILLIMORE 2010 PB 176pp Illus £18.99 19718 now £7.99 COMMUTER CITY How the Railways Shaped London David Wragg This absorbing study charts the railways’ effect on the growth of London, its layout, its governance and its society, and profiles the companies and individuals that drove the process. WHARNCLIFFE 2010 HB 301pp £19.99 11958 now £6.99 EDINBURGH ILLUMINATED Jason Friend The powerful visual impact of Edinburgh at night is captured in a collection of 140 images by photographer Jason Friend, offering a fascinating nocturnal perspective on the city. HALSGROVE 2009 HB 144pp Illus £14.99 17673 now £6.99 ENGINEERING The Pre-Industrial Age Dick Parry From the fall of Rome to the mid18th century, this book focuses on the achievements of pre-industrial European civil engineering, from large-scale drainage and land reclamation projects to cathedrals and other public buildings. AMBERLEY 2013 PB 256pp Illus £18.99 17118 now £8.99 38 HITLER’S CHARISMA Leading Millions into the Abyss Laurence Rees Drawing on hundreds of unpublished interviews, Rees probes the enigma of how a little Austrian corporal whom his army comrades thought ‘odd’ bewitched a nation and plunged the world into cataclysm. Felt-tip mark on lower trimmed edge. PANTHEON 2012 HB 354pp Illus 242x162mm $30.00 19267 now £7.99 HITLER’S EARLY RAIDERS Robert McQueen With eyewitness accounts from British and German combatants, this book describes some of the significant early skirmishes of the Second World War during the socalled ‘Phoney War’ (Sept 1939-May 1940). WHITTLES 2011 PB 140pp Illus £16.99 10556 now £5.99 THE KING MAKER The Man Who Saved George VI Geordie Greig Written by his grandson, this is the biography of Louis Greig, a former rugby international who partnered the future George VI at tennis in 1926 and is credited with shaping the Prince’s personality and character. HODDER 2011 PB 350pp Illus Comprising a CD of 21 recordings such as Vera Lynn’s We’ll Meet Again, a DVD of newsreel footage, and an illustrated booklet, this set offers a contemporary view of the children’s evacuation during the Second World War. GREEN LABEL EVACUATION! MUSIC 2009 DVD + Audio CD 22pp Illus 189x140mm 92454 now £6.99 GEORGE OSBORNE The Austerity Chancellor Janan Ganesh, political columnist for the Financial Times, charts the arc of George Osborne’s ascent to power and chronicles the political era he helped to shape over two decades. BITEBACK 2012 HB 330pp Illus £20.00 16798 now £6.99 GIFTS AND DISCOVERIES Ed. Mark Elliott; Nicholas Thomas In an illustrated introduction to the world-class collection of Cambridge University’s Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, the authors set the artefacts in historical and social contexts and explain their use and significance. SCALA 2011 PB 96pp Illus £12.95 94616 now £4.99 GREEK ARCHITECTURE AND ITS SCULPTURE Ian Jenkins Drawing on the British Museum collections, Jenkins’s illustrated study discusses the construction and sculptural decoration of great classical monuments such as the Temple of Artemis at Ephesos. HARVARD UP 2006 HB 271pp Illus 245x180mm 11779 now £7.99 HARDY HEATHERS From the Northern Hemisphere E Charles Nelson A Botanical Magazine Monograph, this illustrated volume covers the distribution, history, conservation, classification and cultivation of Calluna, Daboecia and those Erica species growing naturally in the northern hemisphere. KEW 2011 HB 454pp Illus 246x190mm £60.00 21148 now £25.00 HAUNTED BRITAIN Richard Jones Divided into seven regions and with over 200 colour images, this eerie travel guide visits almost 100 haunted sites, from Bodmin Jail to Stanton Drew, where it is said the devil played the fiddle. AA 2010 HB 256pp Illus 258x228mm £25.00 10898 now £8.99 Postscript order line: 01626 897100 £9.99 98941 now £4.99 LABYRINTH JOURNAL Decorated with pale pink or lemon patterns by Dwell Studio, this notebook has both ruled and squared paper and a labyrinthine design on its covers. CHRONICLE 2011 PB 188pp 180x125mm $9.95 17174 now £3.99 LEARNING CHINESE Julian K Wheatley A elementary course in spoken and written Mandarin, this Yale textbook provides the core materials for a first year course, aiming for basic competence in conversation, pronunciation, the reading process, writing system and pinyin transcription. YALE UP 2014 PB 502pp Illus 255x203mm £35.00 21167 now £9.99 LITTLE BOOK OF BIG IDEAS: MEDICINE Dr Susan Alridge’s ‘little book’ covers thousands of years of medical thinking and practice and 50 Featuring classic Haynes cut-away illustrations and specifications, these 1,000piece jigsaws are perfect for engineering enthusiasts – and easier to put together than a Jaguar E-Type. Actual puzzle size: 680 x 480 mm. DEMAND MEDIA 2013 HAYNES JIGSAWS £14.99 each now £7.99 each APOLLO LUNAR ROVER This was the Lunar Roving Vehicle used on Apollo missions 15-17. 20857 The four cars are: Jaguar E-Type, Triumph Spitfire, Austin Healey 3000 and Triumph TR7. 20854 GREAT BRITISH SPORTS CARS INTERNATIONAL RESCUE THUNDERBIRD 2 Thunderbird 2 is International Rescue’s heavy-duty transporter aircraft. 20858 INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION (ISS) The ISS is a habitable artificial satellite in low Earth orbit, and the largest man-made structure in space. 20856 KLINGON BIRD-OF-PREY (B’REL CLASS) The Bird-of-Prey was first spotted in Star Trek III: The Search for Spock. 20855 Order line: 01626 897100 major figures, from the Egyptian Imhotep to modern pioneers such as Francis Collins and Carl Djerassi. A&C BLACK 2009 HB 128pp 185x125mm £9.99 11994 now £4.99 LIFE ALONG THE LINE Railways and People Paul Atterbury This pictorial study of British railways shifts focus away from the locomotives – although they often steal the limelight – and onto the people who ran railway services and the people who used them. DAVID & CHARLES 2010 HB 256pp Illus 280x220mm £25.00 84315 now £12.99 THE LONDON & BLACKWALL RAILWAY Docklands’ First Railway John Christopher presents a succinct, illustrated history of the London and Blackwall railway from original conception to the modern Docklands Light Railway, which has brought much of the old line back into use. AMBERLEY 2013 PB 96pp Illus 230x165mm £14.99 19322 now £4.99 THE LOST CITY Old Aberdeen Jane Stevenson; Peter Davidson Richly illustrated with photographs and reproductions, this book explores the history of Old Aberdeen and its heritage of fine architecture and works of art. BIRLINN 2008 PB 176pp Illus 250x247mm £14.99 11482 now £4.99 A MAGNIFICENT OBSESSION Victoria, Albert and the Death That Changed the British Monarchy Helen Rappaport Drawing on sources ranging from Royal Archives to popular newspapers, this study offers a new perspective on the crucial final months of Albert’s life and the first ten years of Victoria’s mourning. ST MARTIN’S 2011 HB 350pp Illus $26.99 10852 now £7.99 MEDIEVAL BRITAIN Henry Loyn From the signing of Magna Carta in 1215 to Bosworth in 1485, Loyn tells the story of peoples’ struggle to claim an effective role in government. With drawings by Alan and Richard Sorrell. First published in 1977. Age 10+ LUTTERWORTH 1977 HB 48pp Illus 251x197mm 20931 now £6.99 MUM’S FAVOURITE PUDDINGS AND DESSERTS Ed. Jane Birch As well as such irresistible dishes as Chocolate Puddle Pudding, Birch presents recipes for chilled soufflés, mousses and cheesecakes, ice creams, pies and desserts for celebrations. BOUNTY 2013 HB 192pp Illus 230x195mm £14.99 99830 now £6.99 THE NOVEL CURE An A-Z of Literary Remedies Ella Berthoud; Susan Elderkin Whatever your ailment, from Abandonment to Zestlessness, here are words of comfort and recommended reading. There are also strategies for specific reading ailments such as excessive reverence for books and lists of the ‘ten best novels’ for particular needs. Book club edition. No jacket. CANONGATE 2013 HB 462pp £17.99 16699 now £5.99 ON THE ROAD TO BABADAG Travels in the Other Europe Andrzej Stasiuk From his home in Poland, Andrzej Stasiuk travelled through eastern Europe to Babadag on the Black Sea, revealing an unknown Europe struggling to come to terms with the legacy of communism. First published in Poland in 2004. VINTAGE 2011 PB 269pp £8.99 18971 now £3.99 LIMITED QUANTITIES ONLY DVD AND BOOK SETS Brian Sharpe traces the history of the world’s most famous locomotive in an illustrated book accompanying a film of the engine working since its return from Australia in 1988. DVD running time: 55 minutes. FLYING SCOTSMAN DEMAND MEDIA 2014 HB + DVD 144pp Illus 232x200mm £12.99 20853 now £5.99 Andrew O’Brien In this film, raconteur Peter Ustinov journeys across Europe on the Orient Express in company with, among others, Mata Hari and Boris Zaharoff. The story of the train and its famous travellers is told in the accompanying book. DVD running time: 55 minutes. DEMAND MEDIA THE ORIENT EXPRESS 2012 HB + DVD 128pp Illus 232x200mm £12.99 20865 now £5.99 Pat Morgan Shot on location in Iceland, Greenland and Newfoundland, this film follows the Vikings as they set out to explore new lands. The DVD is accompanied by Morgan’s illustrated Little Book of Vikings. DVD running time: 40 minutes. DEMAND THE STORY OF THE VIKINGS MEDIA 2014 HB + DVD 112pp Illus 232x200mm £12.99 20866 now £5.99 THE POCKET GUIDE TO CLASSIC BOOKS Maureen Hughes Opening up ‘the world of the Classics to everyone, everywhere’, the Guide provides basic information on literary history and great writers, with whole chapters on literary ‘giants’ Jane Austen, the Brontës and Dickens. REMEMBER WHEN 2010 PB 288pp £14.99 10990 now £4.99 PORTRAIT OF LOCH LOMOND AND THE TROSSACHS NATIONAL PARK Andy Stansfield One of a series celebrating the regions of Scotland in colour photographs, this volume presents 140 images of the country’s first National Park – 720 square miles of mountains and lochs. Nick Papadimitriou Part memoir, part psychogeography, this book evokes a hidden topography of the 17 miles of unprepossessing low escarpment on the fringe of north London where Papadimetriou has been wandering since childhood. SCEPTRE 2012 HB 271pp SCARP £20.00 10690 now £5.99 THE SCM PRESS A-Z OF EVANGELICAL THEOLOGY Roger E Olson This survey outlines the Evangelical movement’s theological vision and its history before providing an alphabetical guide to organizations, personalities, doctrines and contentious issues such as Creationism. SCM 2005 PB 333pp £22.99 83632 now £6.99 SOUTH DEVON This National Railway Museum jigsaw features a view of the south Devon coast created for the Great Western Railway and Southern Railway by the poster artist Frank Newbould in 1945. POMEGRANATE 1,000 piece jigsaw 635x508mm $18.95 99353 now £6.99 THE THAMES AND HUDSON DICTIONARY OF FASHION AND FASHION DESIGNERS Georgina O’Hara Callan In over 1,200 entries, this ‘fashion bible’ provides information on the life and work of every important designer between 1840 and the late 1990s, and on topics ranging from fabrics to photographers. THAMES & HUDSON 2008 PB 296pp Illus 210x150mm £9.95 17612 now £4.99 THE TRACTION ENGINE IN SCOTLAND Alexander Hayward Inspired by the centenary of the National Museum’s 1907 Marshall traction engine, this is an illustrated history of traction engine manufacture and use in Scotland since around 1850. NMS 2011 HB 144pp Illus 187x243mm £20.00 21064 now £9.99 U-BOATS AT WAR The Inside Story of the U-Boat Campaign HALSGROVE 2008 HB 144pp Illus This DVD draws on the testimony of the last remaining survivors of the U-Boat crews and uses rare archive photographs and newsreel film to tell their story. Running time 180 minutes. £14.99 17671 now £6.99 PRACTICAL SEWING TECHNIQUES PEN & SWORD DIGITAL 2013 DVD £9.99 18094 now £4.99 VIROLUTION A&C BLACK 2011 PB 144pp Illus 275x220mm COLLINS 2009 PB 400pp Ruth Sleigh-Johnson A general introduction to the basic skills of hand- and machine-sewing, this excellent practical guide gives learners a solid foundation from which to expand their confidence in the craft. £14.99 11996 now £5.99 ROMMEL AS MILITARY COMMANDER Ronald Lewin charts the course of Erwin Rommel’s military career, showing how the ‘Desert Fox’ was a commander of genius, but lapses of judgment, combined with strengthened Allied defences and Hitler’s neglect led to defeat at El Alamein in 1942. Frank Ryan In his guide through the genetic research opened up by the decipherment of the human genome in 2001, Ryan explains its implications for our understanding of evolution and the treatment of disease. £12.99 17920 now £4.99 WE’LL MEET AGAIN Britain at War Maureen Hill From bomb damage to ration queues, this collection of 350 Second World War photographs from the Daily Mail archive portrays a remarkable sense of cheerfulness in the face of adversity on the Home Front. ATLANTIC 2014 HB 160pp Illus 295x210mm £7.99 20481 now £3.99 SAINT JACK £16.99 16521 now £7.99 THE WEST COUNTRY A Cultural History PENGUIN 2011 PB 233pp SIGNAL 2009 PB 283pp Illus £8.99 99076 now £3.99 £12.00 99878 now £4.99 PEN & SWORD 2004 PB 274pp Illus Paul Theroux’s novel presents the outrageous confessions of Jack Flowers, saint or sinner, who pushes his luck when he agrees to act as blackmailer for a sinister American ex-pat. John Payne explores the particular culture and history of Wiltshire, Somerset, Dorset, Devon and Cornwall, from the builders of Stonehenge to the artists of St Ives. Visit our website: www.psbooks.co.uk 39 www.psbooks.co.uk LIMITED QUANTITIES ONLY WIVES AND DAUGHTERS Elizabeth Gaskell Following the fortunes of Molly Gibson, whose world is turned upside down when her father remarries, Gaskell’s novel is read here by Patience Tomlinson. Naxos Complete Classics. Unabridged. 22 CDs; duration 271⁄2 hrs. NAXOS AUDIOBOOKS 2010 £29.99 19181 now £7.99 WHAT DON’T YOU KNOW? Philosophical Provocations Michael C LaBossiere’s essays discuss issues in contemporary politics, culture and society through the lens of philosophy, tackling topics ranging from true love to terror and torture. CONTINUUM 2008 PB 206pp £13.99 95271 now £4.99 WORKING WITH MEDITATION Practical Ways to Heal and Transform Your Life Madonna Gauding Beginning with an exploration of the basic methods and aims of meditation, this book describes how yoga, tai chi and chi kung techniques can further enhance its effectiveness. GODSFIELD 2007 PB 133pp Illus 235x195mm £12.99 98255 now £6.99 THE WORLDS OF JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH Ed. Raymond Erickson In nine essays, scholars examine the political, religious, architectural, literary and theatrical aspects of Bach’s area of Germany and argue that the study of its richly multifaceted culture is key to understanding his genius. An Aston Magna Academy Book. AMADEUS 2009 HB 357pp Illus 253x175mm £28.50 99998 now £11.99 YOUTH AND BEAUTY Art of the American Twenties Ed. Teresa A Carbone Accompanying an exhibition at the Brooklyn Museum in 2011, this volume focuses on American art between 1918 and the Great Depression, with five essays and works by 67 artists including Georgia O’Keeffe, Imogen Cunningham and Edward Hopper. SKIRA RIZZOLI 2012 HB 304pp Illus 279x241mm ACADEMIC TITLES BERG ENCYCLOPEDIA OF WORLD DRESS AND FASHION Gen. Ed. Joanne B Eicher Written for both academic and general readers, the volumes of the Encyclopedia focus on the 19th to early 21st centuries and comprise essays on the full spectrum of issues relating to dress and body modification, with topics ranging from Maori moko to modern American leisure wear. BERG 2010 HB 480-628pp Illus 275x208mm £135.00 each now £40.00 each Volume 3: THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA Ed. Phyllis G Tortora More than 70 essays covering first nations, European and other cultural groups in the USA and Canada. 20315 Volume 4: SOUTH ASIA AND SOUTHEAST ASIA Ed. 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Margaret Maynard 75 essays deal with both first nation and European dress in Australia and New Zealand, and Polynesia, Melanesia and Micronesia. 20318 AMBER 2009/11 HB 192pp Illus 242x190mm £19.99 each now £9.99 each THE SS: 1923-1945 Chris McNab examines the history and development of the Schutzstaffel, from its origins as Hitler’s personal bodyguard to the millions-strong organization of 1939-45. 98435 Michael E Haskew focuses on the German land forces, with chapters on pre-war development, command structures, infantry, armoured formations, artillery and support services. 98434 THE WEHRMACHT: 1935-1945 Andrekos Varnava Part of the Studies in Imperialism series, this volume explores the tensions underlying British imperialism in Cyprus; and considers whether the assumptions about imperial rule outside Europe hold true in a ‘European space’. MANCHESTER UP 2009 HB 246pp Illus £60.00 20654 now £9.99 THE CAMBRIDGE HISTORY OF ENGLISH ROMANTIC LITERATURE Ed. James Chandler With 28 essays covering six decades of literary production from around 1776 to 1832, this authoritative volume is designed to provide both a narrative of Romantic literature’s history and new readings of key texts. CAMBRIDGE UP 2009 HB 794pp £125.00 21630 now £30.00 CHOCOLATE, WOMEN AND EMPIRE A Social and Cultural History Emma Robertson Revealing the hidden histories behind a luxurious commodity, Robertson examines chocolate production from cocoa bean to chocolate box, illuminating the dynamics of gender, race and empire which have structured the cocoa chain. Volume 9: EAST EUROPE, RUSSIA AND THE CAUCASUS (Three volumes) Ed. Djurdja Bartlett; Pamela Smith These 64 essays cover a vast region, from Poland to Siberia and south to Greece and Cyprus. 20320 Gina Hames traces alcohol’s role in history from its prehistoric origins to today’s consumer society, and argues that the production, trade, consumption and regulation of alcohol has shaped virtually every civilization in numerous ways. ROUTLEDGE 2012 PB 160pp £24.99 21512 now £12.99 ALAN TURING’S ELECTRONIC BRAIN The Struggle to Build the ACE, the World’s Fastest Computer B Jack Copeland In 23 essays, including reports and lectures by Turing himself, this volume describes his most brilliant innovation – the stored-program universal computer – and his fundamental contributions to modern computing. OXFORD UP 2012 PB 579pp £16.99 11130 now £6.99 ANGLO-CHINESE ENCOUNTERS SINCE 1800 Wang Gungwu Based on Wang Gungwu’s series of Smuts Commonwealth Lectures (2000), this study examines the relationship between China and imperial Britain beyond the clichés of opium and fighting. CAMBRIDGE UP 2003 PB 212pp £24.99 17712 now £7.99 40 HERITAGE 2004 PB 408pp Illus 275x220mm $110.00 11665 now £19.99 BRITISH IMPERIALISM IN CYPRUS, 1878-1915 The Inconsequential Possession MANCHESTER UP 2009 HB 264pp Illus Volume 8: WEST EUROPE ALCOHOL IN WORLD HISTORY These Data Books cover various aspects of German military strategy and armed forces in the Second World War, providing the historical background as well as detailed facts and figures. Every volume is packed with tables, graphs, charts and maps, illustrated with artworks and photographs, and contains profiles of military and political leaders. BOWHILL Ed. Lise Skov 64 essays cover continental west Europe, Italy, the British Isles and the Nordic countries. 20319 £40.00 11050 now £19.99 WORLD WAR II DATA BOOKS The Essential Facts and Figures Stuart R Blaylock This monograph demonstrates how examination of the construction materials and historical development of Bowhill, a late medieval house near Exeter, were used inform a repair programme, 1977-95. ENGLISH Postscript order line: 01626 897100 £60.00 20663 now £12.99 THE COMPLETE WORKS OF ST TERESA OF AVILA Trans. E Allison Peers Based on the critical edition of P Silverio de Santa Teresa CD, and first published in 1946, this is the definitive three volume edition of St Teresa’s prose and poetry, in the justly celebrated translation by E Allison Peers. BURNS & OATES 2002 PB 1,291pp £119.97 22501 now £40.00 DUTCH: Biography of a Language Roland Willemyns traces the history of the Dutch language from the ancestors of Old Dutch to modern standardization, placing special emphasis on the sociolinguistics of colonial Dutch. OXFORD UP 2013 HB 307pp Illus 242x165mm £22.50 19261 now £9.99 EDWARD SAID A Legacy of Emancipation and Representation Ed. Adel Iskandar; Hakem Rustom In this ‘collective homage to an exemplary life lived in the cause of humanism’, 29 eminent writers share their responses to the work of Edward Said. CALIFORNIA UP 2010 PB 566pp £21.95 93875 now £8.99 THE EMPEROR’S NEW MATHEMATICS Western Learning and Imperial Authority During the Kangxi Reign (1662-1722) Catherine Jami explores how mathematics and imperial power interacted during the reign of the Kangxi Emperor (1662-1722), who appropriated Westen learning as part of his plan for establishing Manchu authority. OXFORD UP 2012 HB 452pp 253x197mm £31.99 17280 now £9.99 Order line: 01626 897100 THE CREATION OF GOTHIC ARCHITECTURE An Illustrated Thesaurus: The Ark of God John James Focused on Gothic buildings within the Paris Basin, but with occasional excursions, this series aims to provide an overall chronology through the study of every available example of the various architectural elements, primarily using photographs, with commentaries and supported by documents where they exist. No jackets. Volumes 1 and 2 form the first part of the study, dating buildings between 1170 and 1250 using a single repeatable type of decoration – carved foliage. VOLUMES 1-2 WEST GRINSTEAD 2002 HB 1,624pp Illus £695.00 21222 now £200.00 VOLUME 3 Using more than 3,000 photographs, part two traces the evolution of foliate capitals through the archaic capitals of the 60 years prior to 1130. WEST GRINSTEAD 2006 HB 726pp Illus £395.00 21223 now £100.00 VOLUMES 4-5 Studying the evolution of foliate capitals, these volumes survey formal capitals of 1130-1170: the work of carvers who ‘stepped into a world of creativity for which there was no historic precedent’. WEST GRINSTEAD 2008 HB 1,778pp Illus £695.00 21224 now £200.00 ENGLAND’S RURAL REALMS Landholding and the Agricultural Revolution Edward Bujak This study examines the attraction of owning land – despite the failing profitability of mixed farming – up to 1914 and asks: by what mechanisms did the old order continue to run the countryside? No jacket. TAURIS ACADEMIC 2007 HB 280pp £59.00 69524 now £9.99 ENGLISH EPISCOPAL ACT II & III Canterbury 1162-1205 (Two volumes) CR Cheney; BEA Jones; E John First published in 1987, this two-volume work presents the Latin texts, with annotations, of the Acta of Archbishops Thomas Becket, Richard of Dover, Baldwin of Forde and, in the second volume, Hubert Walter. With a substantial introduction and index. BRITISH ACADEMY 1991 PB 755pp Illus £35.00 21593 now £9.99 ‘AN EXACT AND INDUSTRIOUS TRADESMAN’ The Letter Book of Joseph Symson of Kendal, 1711-1720 Ed. SD Smith Joseph Symson was an inland merchant in Kendal in Lakeland. His letter book illuminates two worlds: the insular, close-knit society of north-west mercantile families; and the commercial communities of traders in London, Liverpool and Manchester. BRITISH ACADEMY 2002 HB 938pp £85.00 21585 now £12.99 FIGHTING FASCISM The British Left and the Rise of Fascism, 1919-39 Keith Hodgson examines the analyses of fascism put forward by British socialists and communists, explains the anti-fascist strategies they proposed, and assesses the reasons for their effectiveness. MANCHESTER UP 2010 HB 256pp £65.00 20694 now £9.99 LIMITED QUANTITIES ONLY THE FIRST CLASH The Miraculous Greek Victory at Marathon Jim Lacey Reconstructing the tactical and strategic scenario of Marathon in 490 BCE, Jim Lacey offers his appraisal of one of the world’s pivotal battles and its impact on western civilization. American-cut pages. Slightly off-mint. BANTAM 2011 HB 263pp $26.00 97363 now £9.99 GEORGE GASCOIGNE Gillian Austen This scholarly study of George Gascoigne, the most inventive and influential of the early Elizabethan poets, addresses the full range of personae which Gascoigne cultivated, including the figure of the Reformed Prodigal. DS BREWER 2008 HB 256pp £50.00 93281 now £12.99 THE GOSPEL OF JUDAS Rodolphe Kasser; Gregor Wurst This is the first critical edition of Codex Tchacos, containing the lost Gospel of Judas, the Letter of Peter to Philip, James, and a previously unknown book of Allogenes; with complete Coptic text and English and French translations. NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 2007 HB 320pp Illus 235x175mm £25.00 19265 now £7.99 THE HERALD IN LATE MEDIEVAL EUROPE Ed. Katie Stevenson In this volume ten scholars from across Europe discuss heralds’ diverse roles and experiences in the late Middle Ages, a significant period in the development of the office of arms. BOYDELL 2009 HB 218pp Illus £50.00 98817 now £19.99 JEWS IN ITALY UNDER FASCIST AND NAZI RULE, 1922-1945 Ed. Joshua D Zimmerman Each of these 18 essays deals with a different aspect of Italian Jewry under Fascist and Nazi rule, from the historical legacy of the ghettoes (an Italian invention from 1516) to the role of the Pope in rescuing Jews from the Holocaust. No jacket. CAMBRIDGE UP 2005 HB 396pp Illus £39.99 21703 now £11.99 NAZI EMPIRE German Colonialism and Imperialism from Bismarck to Hitler Shelley Baranowski From the Unification of Germany in the 1860s and Bismarck’s Second Empire to the Third Reich, global war and the ‘Final Solution’, Baranowski explores German history ‘as a problem of empire’. No jacket. CAMBRIDGE UP 2011 HB 380pp Illus £64.99 21028 now £14.99 A NEW ACCOUNT OF THE EAST INDIES Alexander Hamilton; Ed. Sir William Foster Originally published in 1727, Hamilton’s narrative of his experiences as an East India Company trader and Bombay marine force commander gives valuable detail about British involvement in Asian trade. Edited by Sir William Foster (1930). Facsimile reprint. No jacket. ISRAEL/DACAPO 1970 HB 520pp 84195 now £9.99 PROJECTION AND REALISM IN HUME’S PHILOSOPHY PJE Kail considers what it is about Hume’s writing that occasions the use of the metaphor of ‘projection’ by commentators and how it can be reconciled with what is ‘realist’ in Hume’s work. OXFORD UP 2010 PB 296pp age of consent in the British empire, examining the politics of sexuality in Sierra Leone, England, India and Australia. MANCHESTER UP 2006 HB 264pp Illus £55.00 20783 now £12.99 SHAKESPEARE’S HISTORIES AND COUNTER-HISTORIES Ed. Dermot Cavanagh; Stuart HamptonReeves; Stephen Longstaffe After an introduction by Stuart Hampton-Reeves, 12 essays explore official and unofficial versions of the past, histories and counter-histories, in the plays of Shakespeare and his contemporaries. MANCHESTER UP 2006 HB 252pp £50.00 20785 now £9.99 SUNDAY OBSERVANCE AND THE SUNDAY LETTER IN ANGLO-SAXON ENGLAND Ed. Dorothy Haines This volume presents the six Old English versions of the Sunday Letter text, with facing translations, commentary and glossary, and discussion of the development of Sunday observance. DS BREWER 2010 HB 268pp £60.00 17959 now £19.99 THE TRADITION OF SCOTTISH PHILOSOPHY A New Perspective on the Enlightenment Alexander Broadie As a counter-balance to the usual focus on the Scottish Enlightenment, this study looks at the evolution of philosophy in Scotland from the beginning of the 15th century, relating pre-Enlightenment ideas and concerns to those that followed. JOHN DONALD 2011 PB 192pp £14.99 11514 now £6.99 VOICES OF THE ENGLISH REFORMATION A Sourcebook Ed. John N King This selection of verse, drama, fiction and non-fictional prose juxtaposes works by Protestants and Roman Catholics, laypeople and clerics, men and women, commoners and queens. No jacket. PENNSYLVANIA UP 2004 HB 410pp Illus $69.95 10644 now £19.99 THE WHITE MAN’S BURDENS An Anthology of British Poetry of the Empire Ed. Chris Brooks; Peter Faulkner From George Chapman’s ‘Of Guiana, an Epic Song’ (1596) to Fred D’Aguiar’s ‘At the grave of the Unknown African’ (1993), this anthology offers a cross section of British poetry of Empire. EXETER UP 1996 PB 405pp £15.00 34871 now £5.99 WOMEN’S RIGHTS Struggles and Feminism in Britain c.1770-1970 Fiona A Montgomery Part of the Documents in Modern History series, this volume traces the progress of women’s rights through a collection of documents organized by seven themes: the law, marriage and motherhood, education, work, politics, health and sexuality. No jacket. MANCHESTER UP 2006 HB 288pp £50.00 20808 now £12.99 £24.00 86838 now £7.99 SEX, POLITICS AND EMPIRE A Postcolonial Geography Richard Phillips investigates controversies surrounding prostitution, homosexuality and the Visit our website: www.psbooks.co.uk Spend just £15 and VILLAGES OF BRITAIN is yours FREE See page 3 for full details 41 www.psbooks.co.uk RELIGION NEW CHRISTIAN THEOLOGY The Classics Shawn J Bawulski; Stephen R Holmes This book provides an introduction to 31 classic theological texts which illustrate the history of Christian thought, from the early Church (Irenaeus, Origen, Athanasius) to the late 20th century (Rosemary Radford Ruether, George Lindbeck). Each chapter begins with information about the life and historical context of the text’s author, followed by a synopsis of its content and themes, together with an outline of the main criticisms which have been levelled at its arguments and theology. ROUTLEDGE 2014 PB 292pp £18.99 21517 now £8.99 NEW SACRED TIBET Imagination, Magic and Myth Philip Rawson The unique art inspired by Tibet’s cultural amalgam of shamanism and Buddhism is meant to be of specific use and spiritual benefit to everyone. Rawson discusses a wealth of photographs which depict not only the artistic productions of the past but also the activities of the present-day monks who continue ancient traditions, with their mandalas, mantras and meditation offering ‘powerful, untarnished and coherent alternatives to Western egotistical lifestyles’. BAND OF ANGELS The Forgotten World of Early Christian Women Kate Cooper Among the defining figures of early Christianity were many remarkable women – from the villagers of Galilee to the empresses Helena and Eudoxia – whose influence helped to spread the word of the new religion, one household at a time. This book offers a fresh assessment of familiar texts about the women of Christian history and legend, prompting the reader to re-examine assumptions about the role of women in Christian ministry. ATLANTIC 2014 PB 367pp THAMES & HUDSON 2012 PB 128pp Illus £9.99 19963 now £4.99 Simone Weil Wrestling with the moral dilemmas entailed by commitment to the Catholic Church, Letter to a Priest is a meditation on the perennial battle between faith and doubt and resonates today as much as it did when it was first written in 1942. This edition also includes the essay ‘Human Personality’ (1943), in which Weil offers a brilliant and unorthodox account of the preciousness of human beings. Foreword by Raimond Gaita. From the Routledge Great Minds series. NEW £7.95 22707 now £3.99 LETTER TO A PRIEST ROUTLEDGE 2014 PB 127pp £13.99 21533 now £6.99 HERETICS The Creation of Christianity from the Gnostics to the Modern Church Jonathan Wright reveals ‘just how fascinating, supple and boisterous Christianity has been’ as he tells the history of the faith through the dissenting voices of heretics who compelled the Church to refine and impose its beliefs. He takes the reader through the intricacies of each heresy and tells the stories of the most prominent figures, from Marcion and his efforts to distinguish the new religion from Judaism, through Luther and Calvin to those who embraced America’s promise of freedom of religion. HOUGHTON MIFFLIN 2011 HB 350pp $28.00 11807 now £5.99 THE PADDINGTON PROPHET Richard Brothers’s Journey to Jerusalem Deborah Madden The messianic messages and visionary hopes for a new Jerusalem of the selfstyled prophet Richard Brothers (1757-1824) are central to the religious politics and culture of the 1790s. This first full-length study probes into his apparently idiosyncratic writings and ‘enthusiasm’, reveals the power and internal logic of his theology and shows that his ‘prophetic imagination’ arose from the same rich theological, political and cultural context that inspired radicals and artists such as Tom Paine and William Blake. MANCHESTER UP 2010 HB 358pp Illus $90.00 20754 now £9.99 42 Postscript order line: 01626 897100 UNDERSTANDING THE QUR’AN TODAY Mahmoud Hussein is the pseudonym of two French political writers of Egyptian origin, whose bestselling work engaging with the debate on Islam and modernity is now available in English. In 20 short chapters they examine three propositions: that God’s Word maintains a living link with the historical context of its revelation; that it takes the form of an exchange between Heaven and Earth; and that the Qur’an enunciates different orders of truth. SAQI 2013 PB 176pp £10.00 19949 now £4.99 Order line: 01626 897100 SCIENCE/MATHEMATICS A SLICE OF Pi All the Maths You Forgot to Remember from School Liz Strachan Using her long experience of making maths fun in the classroom, Liz Strachan presents 66 bits of trivia which explain useful number tricks and mnemonics alongside tales of the great mathematicians of the past, from the ten-year-old Gauss’s precocious feat of addition and Babbage’s pedantic literary criticism to Fermat’s famous Last Theorem. CONSTABLE 2009 PB 175pp Illus £7.99 21421 now £2.99 HOW TO MAKE A TORNADO The Strange and Wonderful Things That Happen When Scientists Break Free EXPLORING THE WEATHER NEW Brian Clegg’s engaging illustrated guide explains both the complex systems which cause different weather conditions and the problems we still face in developing models to make more accurate long- and shortterm predictions. From the terror of lightning and tornadoes to the calm beauty of sunsets and rainbows, he urges us to look anew at the wonders of the planet’s atmosphere; but also considers the threats posed by solar flares, extreme weather and climate change. VIVAYS 2013 HB 192pp Illus 245x190mm £19.95 22786 now £7.99 EXPLORING EVOLUTION NEW Michael Alan Park What does it mean to say that we share 99% of our genes with chimpanzees, or that languages can ‘evolve’? What is a genome? How have ideas about human evolution changed the way we view the world and our fellowcreatures? Do all living things continue to evolve? This book offers a straightforward explanation of the basic principles of evolutionary theory, its role in the history of science and the controversies it has caused from Darwin to the present day. VIVAYS 2012 HB 160pp Illus 254x190mm £19.95 22784 now £7.99 EXPLORING THE UNIVERSE The Illustrated Guide to Cosmology NEW Brian Clegg Where did the universe come from; and when and how might it end? From ancient Egyptian and Greek conceptions of the universe to the latest cosmological theories and research conducted using the Large Hadron Collider, Clegg traces humanity’s development of new ways to observe the skies and to account for the existence of everything. He also delves into the mysteries of supernovae, black holes, quasars, pulsars and the ‘dark matter’ that might explain the odd behaviour of galaxies. VIVAYS 2012 HB 200pp Illus 243x190mm £19.95 22785 now £7.99 Ed. Mike O’Hare ‘Science’, writes O’Hare, ‘can fire the imagination like nothing else. And sometimes it’s daft’. Drawn from the archives of New Scientist, here are some of the dafter experiments, with reports of research in every area of scientific endeavour – from nuclear physics (plans, in 1957, for an atomic-powered train) to medical research (the orgasmatron implant for sexual dysfunction) and space travel (how to dispose of astronauts’ underpants). PROFILE 2009 PB 224pp £7.99 84683 now £3.99 Russell Stannard The last few centuries have seen a huge expansion in our understanding of the world around us, but are we approaching the limits of what it is possible to discover? In this summary of the challenges facing modern science, Russell Stannard argues that there are questions, such as the nature of time, the size of the universe or what constitutes consciousness, which we may never be able to fully explain. OXFORD UP 2010 HB 236pp THE END OF DISCOVERY THE ABACUS AND THE CROSS The Story of the Pope Who Brought the Light of Science to the Dark Ages Nancy Marie Brown As the year 1000 loomed, the ‘Scientist-Pope’ Sylvester II was concerning himself less with millennial fears of the Antichrist than with solving geometrical conundrums. The leading mathematician and astronomer of the day, he introduced Christians to Arabic numerals and zero, invented new scientific instruments and wrote treatises on logic and acoustics. This biography challenges the popular image of the ‘Dark Ages’, showing how intellectuals pursued their belief in the profound connection between the rational and the divine. BASIC 2010 HB 320pp Illus £16.99 16779 now £7.99 £14.99 17282 now £5.99 WHAT A WONDERFUL WORLD One Man’s Attempt to Explain the Big Stuff Marcus Chown Why do we have sex? What is money? Does time exist? In this lucid, witty and hugely entertaining book, the bestselling author of We Need to Talk about Kelvin and Quantum Theory Cannot Hurt You applies his deep understanding of complex systems to the mysteries of life, the universe and everything – from evolution to electricity, from the human brain to the cosmos. In an age of information overload, it offers a painless crash course in 21st-century existence. FABER 2013 HB 448pp £17.99 19885 now £6.99 PHILIP’S GUIDE TO STARS AND PLANETS Patrick Moore ‘Strictly for newcomers’ and now a classic, Sir Patrick Moore’s practical guide to the night sky is for observers with the naked eye, binoculars or a telescope. After chapters on the Moon (with Moon maps), the Sun, the planets, stars and galaxies, it provides detailed maps of all the constellations, with notes on the main stars and other interesting objects. PHILIP’S 2013 PB 256pp Illus £9.99 20183 now £4.99 Visit our website: www.psbooks.co.uk 43 www.psbooks.co.uk FOLKLORE/MYTHOLOGY NEW THE POLTERGEIST PRINCE OF LONDON The Remarkable True Story of the Battersea Poltergeist Shirley Hitchings; James Clark One afternoon in 1956, a small silver key appeared on Shirley Hitchings’s bed at her home in Battersea, south London. This seemingly insignificant event was the beginning of one of the most mysterious hauntings in British history. The spirit, known as ‘Donald’ started communicating by tapping, but progressed to writing and making incredible claims about his identity. This book presents the full story, including Donald’s writings, told by Shirley Hitchings herself. HISTORY PRESS 2013 PB 320pp Illus £9.99 22752 now £4.99 THE MASONIC MAGICIAN The Life and Death of Count Cagliostro and His Egyptian Rite Philippa Faulks; Robert L D Cooper In the years leading up to the French Revolution, Count Alessandro Cagliostro won fame and suffered ridicule for sincerely believing in the magical powers conferred by his Egyptian Rite of Freemasonry. The Masonic Magician tells the story of his celebrity and his abrupt downfall when he was arrested and condemned to death by the Inquisition. The book also features the first English translation of the Egyptian Rite, followed by a commentary offering an interpretation of its symbolism. WATKINS 2008 HB 235pp Illus $24.95 20162 now £7.99 Soraya Explaining the meaning of terms such as Wicca and witch, this introduction to the concepts and practices of Paganism espouses the core beliefs of reverence for nature, the earth, the elements and the seasons, and explains the different paths open to anyone seeking to become a witch. The book also includes information on cycles of the moon and stars, casting circles, spells, rituals and initiations. NEW THE WITCH’S COMPANION GEDDES & GROSSET 2015 PB 224pp £7.99 21560 now £3.99 Soraya’scookbook exemplifies the belief that a meal made with love is a way of passing that energy on to friends and loved ones. Arranged by the Wiccan year, from Samhain (31 October), through Yule and Beltane to Mabon (21 September), the recipes include dishes for each course, from soups to bread, desserts and drinks, together with information on the festivals and the foods associated with them. NEW THE KITCHEN WITCH GEDDES & GROSSET 2012 PB 224pp £7.99 21558 now £3.99 A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE DRUIDS Peter Berresford Ellis The Druids have been perceived, and misunderstood, in many different ways – from the barbaric priests making human sacrifices the Romans described, to ancient exponents of ‘New Age’ philosophy. Peter Beresford Ellis sifts through archaeological, etymological and Greek and Roman written evidence to provide a fully researched account of the Druids, revealing them as the intellectual caste – the doctors, lawyers, ambassadors and advisers – of ancient Celtic society. ROBINSON 2002 PB 304pp Illus £8.99 25634 now £3.99 ON THE TRAIL OF KING ARTHUR A Journey into Dark Age Scotland Robin Crichton The legend of King Arthur has resonated down the centuries, but what is the truth behind the myth? This book compares early written records with the archaeological evidence to provide a compelling account of a Celtic hero who made peace with the Picts before marching south to stop the Saxon invasion in its tracks. Extensively illustrated with colour photographs, maps and archival images, it includes details of sites to visit. GARLANDS, CONKERS AND MOTHER-DIE British and Irish Plant-Lore Roy Vickery Throughout the British Isles, plants have always had symbolic meanings as well as practical uses as food, medicine and dyes. This fascinating book surveys the plethora of beliefs, customs and evocative local names that has surrounded them, from the Middle Ages to the present day. Illustrated with line drawings and colour plates, this evocative pot pourri of folklore encompasses friendship bushes and festive garlands, herbal remedies and harvest rituals, and plants said to foretell births and deaths. CONTINUUM 2010 HB 240pp Illus £18.99 20578 now £7.99 JACK AND THE DEVIL’S PURSE Scottish Traveller Tales Duncan Williamson These 20 tales give a fascinating insight into Traveller beliefs about evil, temptation and suffering in which the Devil exists not to punish, but to outwit you in a contest of intelligence and knowledge. This is an expanded edition of Williamson’s bestselling May the Devil Walk Behind Ye! BIRLINN 2011 PB 224pp Illus £8.99 19135 now £2.99 LUATH 2013 PB 192pp Illus A BRIEF GUIDE TO CELTIC MYTHS AND LEGENDS NEW Martyn Whittock The pre-Christian beliefs of Celtic communities from Brittany to Scotland gave birth to stories of gods and giants, fierce warriors, shape-shifting monsters and even severed heads that talk. Whittock introduces the reader to the world of this folklore, using evidence from Greek and Roman inscriptions, recent archaeological research into ancient Celtic culture and the versions of legends preserved both in medieval manuscripts and in oral traditions from different regions. RUNNING PRESS 2013 PB 352pp $13.95 22671 now £3.99 44 £9.99 20304 now £4.99 THE QUACK DOCTOR Historical Remedies for All Your Ills Caroline Rance Delving into the colourful history of quackery, this book investigates the inventive ways in which quack remedies were promoted and shows how practitioners such as Dr Gardner, whose museum of bogus intestinal parasites frightened people into buying his worm medicine, or the cancer-curers whose methods could be as painful as the cancers, sometimes offered what the medical profession could not – hope. HISTORY PRESS 2013 HB 224pp Illus £12.99 19741 now £3.99 Postscript order line: 01626 897100 Order line: 01626 897100 TREVOR BEER’S COUNTRY FOLKLORE AND LEGEND Trevor Beer Author and naturalist Trevor Beer is well known for his Nature Watch column in the Western Morning News. Drawing on his lifelong passion for wildlife and country lore and legend, this book features stories about the British countryside, from ancient Celtic beliefs and old recipes and curatives to animal behaviour. Illustrated by the author’s own drawings, the book provides a charming source of reference for all those who love wildlife and the countryside. HALSGROVE 2006 HB 104pp £12.99 18239 now £4.99 BLIND OSSIAN’S FINGAL Fragments and Controversy James Macpherson The poems of Ossian, Highland bard of the third century, inspired the Romantic movement when they were ‘rediscovered’ and translated by James Macpherson in 1760. This volume is an introduction both to the poetry and to the continuing controversy about it: was it a hoax, entirely the work of Macpherson’s imagination, or does it form part of a great Gaelic oral tradition? The texts of Fragments of Ancient Poetry and Fingal are reprinted here, together with contemporary and modern opinions. No jacket. LUATH 2011 HB 224pp Illus £15.00 20299 now £5.99 DON’T FORGET... Spend just £15 and VILLAGES OF BRITAIN FOLKLORE/MYTHOLOGY/HEALTH MYTHOLOGY The Complete Guide to Our Imagined Worlds Christopher Dell Described as ‘a complete theme-bytheme guide to extraordinary, mind-stretching stories and images from around the world’, this is a compendium of the most enduring tales from both well-known and more obscure mythological traditions. Dell recounts the myths alongside hundreds of colour illustrations, comparing similar features to show how Achilles withdraws in fury from fighting at Troy when he is these diverse products of the forced to hand over the slave girl Briseis to Agamemnon human imagination share many story-patterns, from the world’s creation to conceptions of the afterlife and underworld. THAMES & HUDSON 2012 352pp Illus 235x220mm £24.95 11965 now £9.99 ATLAS OF EPIDEMIC BRITAIN A Twentieth Century Picture Matthew Smallman-Raynor; Andrew D Cliff Covering the period from the publication of Charles Creighton’s A History of Epidemics in Britain in 1891 to the first decade of the 21st century, this atlas presents an historical geography of epidemics. After general chapters on the mapping of epidemics, it deals with common infections 1901-45, epidemics during both world wars, and infectious diseases after 1945, from diphtheria, tuberculosis and poliomyelitis to the ‘new plagues’ of HIV/ AIDS and hospital superbugs. No jacket. OXFORD UP 2012 HB 216pp Illus 357x262mm £132.50 17211 now £25.00 is yours FREE EXERCISE YOUR WAY TO HEALTH SERIES 112/128pp Illus 178x111mm Debbie Lawrence; Sarah Bolitho STRESS Paula Coates; Thuvia Flannery 20239 TYPE 2 DIABETES 11866 £6.99 each now £2.99 each Robert Richardson Although first published over 50 years ago, Richardson’s ‘broad outline of the evolution of modern surgery’ remains an absorbing account of great surgeons and surgical breakthroughs, written for both professional and general readers. The book covers all the major types of surgery and ranges in date from the discovery of anaesthesia to the first heart transplants, on the verge of modern practice. This new edition includes a great deal of new material, and a much expanded bibliography. Slightly off-mint. QUILLER 2004 HB 312pp Illus £25.00 19912 now £9.99 THE COMPLETE PILATES TUTOR A Structured Course to Achieve Professional Expertise Alan Herdman; Gill Paul This is a concise, illustrated manual for anyone who wants to take Pilates seriously, either as an advanced practitioner or as a teacher. After explaining the anatomy that must be understood to perform Pilates correctly, a section of beginner exercises is followed by the 34 original, more advanced exercises. The final section offers advice on setting up as an instructor, and exercise programs designed to help specific injuries. GAIA 2014 PB 256pp Illus See page 3 for full details In this series of practical manuals, expert physiotherapists and exercise professionals show how healthy lifestyle choices and exercise can positively influence health and wellbeing and help alleviate the effects of conditions such as diabetes and stress. Each book is in three parts: the first explains the condition, the second outlines a strategy for ‘helping yourself to health’; and the third describes and illustrates appropriate exercises. A&C BLACK 2011 PB THE STORY OF SURGERY An Historical Commentary £16.99 21190 now £7.99 YOGA FOR LIFE How to Stay Strong, Flexible and Balanced Over 40 A SLAP IN THE FACE Why Insults Hurt – and Why They Shouldn’t William B Irvine, a professor of philosophy, investigates insults, their history, the role they play in social relationships, and the science behind them; concluding that the best way to deal with them is to become ‘insult pacifists’. OXFORD UP 2013 HB 259pp 175x125mm £14.99 18914 now £6.99 Josephine Fairley Designed for the over 40s, this comprehensive guide to Yoga gives appropriate advice on posture, exercise, avoiding injury and finding inner calm. A founder of the Wellington Centre who has practised yoga since childhood, Fairley provides step-by-step, illustrated directions for a range of poses and sequences as well as suggestions for diet and help with a number of common problems, including headaches and sleeplessness. KYLE 2012 PB 224pp Illus 250x210mm £16.99 91837 now £7.99 Visit our website: www.psbooks.co.uk 45 www.psbooks.co.uk FICTION James Aitcheson’s action-packed novel is set in 1071: five years after the Battle of Hastings and only a determined band of rebels in the Fens holds out against King William; but now they face the Norman king’s loyal knight, the proud and ambitious Tancred. NEW KNIGHTS OF THE HAWK Norah Lofts Best-selling historical novelist Norah Lofts tells the story of Sir Walter Raleigh’s relationship with the two women who dominated his life: Elizabeth, his queen, and Bess, her lady-in-waiting and his secret wife. HERE WAS A MAN HISTORY PRESS 2009 PB 192pp £7.99 92557 now £2.99 PREFACE 2013 HB 448pp Norah Lofts Set in postRevolutionary France, this biographical novel follows the plight of Hortense Beauharnais after her mother marries Napoleon Bonaparte and she is pressed into an abusive marriage with the Emperor’s brother. First published in 1971. A ROSE FOR VIRTUE £16.99 22827 now £3.99 NEW THE FALSE VIRGIN An Historical Mystery The Medieval Murderers Butterflies found on the murdered body of the virginal Bernwyn of Lythe were taken as a sign from God. She became a saint, but bitter rivalry breaks out wherever St Bernwyn is venerated. Have centuries of people set up shrines to a false virgin? SIMON & SCHUSTER 2014 PB 428pp HISTORY PRESS 2009 PB 256pp £7.99 20505 now £2.99 AFTER FLODDEN Rosemary Goring In 1513, in the aftermath of Flodden, a young woman is searching for her brother lost on the battlefield. Five centuries after the battle, the story of those violent, blood-soaked times is brought to life by Rosemary Goring in a novel rich in history, political intrigue, high adventure and romance. POLYGON 2013 HB 336pp £14.99 19111 now £3.99 NEW THE LOST DUCHESS Jenny Barden’s novel follows Emme Fifield, a former lady-in-waiting to Elizabeth I, whose only hope of surviving the scandal that threatens to engulf her is escape to the New World – where nobody has ever heard of the Duchess of Somerset. EBURY 2014 PB 448pp £7.99 22828 now £2.99 THE MARRIAGE GAME A Novel of Elizabeth I Alison Weir As Queen of England, Elizabeth is courted by princes and must encourage their advances while avoiding commitment in a politically-fraught ‘marriage game’: a game complicated by a dangerous attraction to her dashing, but married Master of Horse, Robert Dudley. HUTCHINSON 2014 HB 429pp £18.99 22829 now £3.99 £7.99 87010 now £2.99 Rumer Godden The story of two sisters and their young brother growing up in a riverside town in India (‘but it might as easily have been a river in America, in Europe, in England, France, New Zealand or Timbuctoo’), Rumer Godden’s novel echoes her own fondly remembered childhood in Bengal – apart from the tragedy that befalls these fictional siblings. The book, first published in 1946, includes a preface by the author. VIRAGO 2012 HB 218pp THE RIVER Roy Stolworthy’s novel is a brutal portrayal of the realities of the First World War. It tells the story of 15-year-old Thomas Elkin who accepts the blame for his brother's accidental death, takes on his identity, enlists and goes to the trenches, aiming for a glorious death in his brother’s name. CLAYMORE 2012 PB 376pp NEW COMING HOME £7.99 21481 now £2.99 DRACULA’S GUEST A Connoisseur’s Collection of Victorian Vampire Stories Ed. Michael Sims In 20 stories, this anthology traces the literary career of the vampire from John Polidori’s The Vampyre (1819), through versions of the legends by Tolstoy, Mary Elizabeth Braddon, Augustus Hare and MR James to Bram Stoker’s Dracula’s Guest (1914). Michael Sims provides an introduction, notes on the authors and commentary on the vampire genre then and now. No jacket. £12.99 20405 now £3.99 COROMANDEL SEA CHANGE and Summer Diary Rumer Godden As Blaise and Mary honeymoon at the Patna Hall hotel on India’s Coromandel coast, the state is gripped by election fever and Mary falls under the spell of a people, a country – and Krishnan, the god-like candidate of the Root and Flower party. PAN 2013 PB 288pp £8.99 19773 now £3.99 BLOOMSBURY 2010 HB 479pp £18.99 18304 now £3.99 A SEAMAN’S ANTHOLOGY OF SEA STORIES Desmond Fforde This selection of nine stories – some fiction, some true – is arranged chronologically by their setting, from 1800, with CS Forester’s ‘Hornblower and the Widow Cool’ to ‘Aircraft Carrier’, John Winton’s evocation of a Fleet Air Arm pilot’s experience in the Pacific in 1945. ACCENT 2009 PB 354pp £7.99 93294 now £2.99 THE LIFE AND DEATH OF MR BADMAN John Bunyan Written in 1680 as a companion piece to – but now overshadowed by – The Pilgrim’s Progress, this colourful and dramatic allegory traces Mr Badman’s wicked journey through life to damnation and hell. Foreword by James Fenton. HESPERUS 2007 PB 197pp Laura Andersen What if Anne Boleyn had a son? With the French threatening war and the Catholics rebellion, young Henry IX must prove himself, but trusts only three people: his older sister Elizabeth, his loyal counsellor, Dominic and an orphan, his mother’s ward, Minuette. EBURY 2013 PB 368pp NEW THE BOLEYN KING £7.99 22816 now £2.99 46 £7.99 99600 now £2.99 f See our full range of more than 14,000 titles on our website www.psbooks.co.uk F Scott Fitzgerald Originally published in 1920, Scott Fitzgerald’s debut novel tells the story of Amory Blaine’s journey from youth to maturity, captures the feel of its era and explores themes such as the quest for success and the power of money that were to reappear in the later novels. Part of The Cambridge Edition of the Works of F Scott Fitzgerald, this critical edition is edited, with a substantial introduction, notes and a record of variants, by James LW West III. CAMBRIDGE UP 2012 PB 462pp Illus THIS SIDE OF PARADISE £20.99 21054 now £6.99 Postscript order line: 01626 897100 Order line: 01626 897100 FICTION/POETRY/AUDIOBOOKS NEW WAR AND PEACE AND SONYA The Story of Sonya Tolstoy Judith Armstrong In 1862, 18-year-old Sonya Behr married Count Leo Tolstoy, 16 years her senior. Blurring the boundaries of fact and fiction, this novel sympathetically recreates their turbulent 48-year marriage, during which she bore him 13 children, from Sonia’s perspective. As her famous husband grows increasingly autocratic and distant, Sonia works tirelessly copying his manuscripts, only to realise that she has a rival for his feelings: his fictional creation Anna Karenina. UNICORN 2011 PB 266pp Illus £16.99 21774 now £3.99 THE COLLECTED TALES AND POEMS OF EDGAR ALLEN POE Edgar Allan Poe Published in the Wordsworth Library Collection series, this volume contains the 27 tales of mystery and horror, including such famously chilling stories as The Pit and the Pendulum, The Murders in the Rue Morgue and The Fall of the House of Usher; 39 humorous, satirical and fantasy stories; and the complete poems, starting with The Raven and including poems written in youth. The book is handsomely bound in giltembossed black linen. No jacket. Mark Twain Originally published in Boston in 1883, this is an illustrated edition of Mark Twain’s recollections of his pre-Civil War days as a steamboat pilot. He recounts his boyhood ambition to be a steamboatman, describes the science of navigation on the mercurial river, narrates a later passenger trip from St Louis to New Orleans, and tells some tall tales. The 300 pen-and-ink drawings are by Edmund Henry Garrett, John Harley and AB Shute. Reprint. DOVER 2012 PB 576pp Illus LIFE ON THE MISSISSIPPI AUDIOBOOKS WORDSWORTH 2009 HB 793pp £12.99 16975 now £7.99 £11.99 19928 now £7.99 POETRY Pam Ayres With more than 50 new verses plus several favourites from her stage show, this sparkling collection from Britain’s favourite poet is packed with witty observations of everyday life. Funny, poignant and beautifully crafted, they deal with topics ranging from a son leaving for university to becoming a grandmother. Delightfully illustrated by Susan Hellard, they will warm the heart and raise wry smiles of recognition. EBURY 2013 HB 176pp Illus NEW YOU MADE ME LATE AGAIN! £16.99 22835 now £4.99 IN FLANDERS FIELDS and Other Poems of the First World War Ed. Brian Busby Selected from the work of soldiers who died in action – starting with Rupert Brooke in 1915 and ending with Wilfred Owen, killed just seven days before the Armistice, this ‘procession of voices silenced by the war’ captures both the realities of life at the front, as in Isaac Rosenberg’s Louse Hunting and thoughts about death such as John McCrae’s In Flanders Fields. The anthology is illustrated with contemporary paintings and finely bound in gold-embossed covers. Slipcased. ARCTURUS 2013 HB 192pp Illus 164x103mm £7.99 20877 now £4.99 THE POETRY OF DEREK WALCOTT 1948-2013 Ed. Glyn Maxwell Over 65 years, the Nobel Prize-winning poet Derek Walcott has created a body of work unequalled in its breadth, range and linguistic inventiveness. This selection by his friend and fellow poet Glyn Maxwell draws on every stage of Walcott’s career, from his earliest work, published when he was just 18, to recent reflections on old age. Its topics include family, love and nature, his homeland of St Lucia, colonialism, identity, and the celebrated yet problematic canon of Western literature. FABER 2014 HB 633pp £30.00 20354 now £14.99 MODERN LOVE and POEMS OF THE ENGLISH ROADSIDE with Poems and Ballads George Meredith Admired by Hardy, Wilde, Joyce and Woolf, George Meredith was one of the most innovative and controversial writers in Victorian England. His sonnet sequence ‘Modern Love’, written after his wife left him, was denounced as scandalous on its publication in 1862. While individual sonnets are often included in anthologies, it has never been reprinted in full until this scholarly edition, which comes complete with an introduction, notes and a selection of contemporary reviews. YALE UP 2012 HB 436pp Illus $60.00 21132 now £14.99 COLLECTED LONGER POEMS WH Auden First published in 1968, this companion volume to Collected Shorter Poems was compiled by Auden and brings together six of his longer poetic works, published originally between 1930 and 1947: Paid on Both Sides, Letter to Lord Byron, New Year Letter, For the Time Being, The Sea and the Mirror and The Age of Anxiety. FABER 2012 PB 356pp £20.00 19565 now £5.99 DH Lawrence’s reflection on mankind’s relation to nature, expressed through the story of Lady Chatterley’s sexual involvement with her gamekeeper, is read by Maxine Peake. 11 CDs; running time 13hrs 21 minutes. LADY CHATTERLEY’S LOVER NAXOS AUDIOBOOKS 2011 £38.50 19187 now £9.99 THE STRANGE CASE OF DR JEKYLL AND MR HYDE Robert Louis Stevenson Ian Holm narrates the famous tale of Dr Henry Jekyll and the elixir which he hoped would help him explore the hidden depths of his personality. Jekyll’s experiments coincided with the appearance of Mr Edward Hyde on London’s streets; but how are the two men related and how can the evil Hyde be stopped? Two CDs, running time 21⁄2 hours. CSA WORD 2010 £13.99 86185 now £3.99 GULLIVER’S TRAVELS Jonathan Swift In Swift’s great satire, Lemuel Gulliver, a ship’s surgeon, narrates his astonishing travels among the tiny Lilliputians, the Brobdingnag giants, the ludicrous intellectuals of Laputa and the lands of the noble Houyhnhnms and brutish Yahoo. An immediate success in 1726, when its exotic settings allowed Swift to attack contemporary politics and society, the book has remained a favourite to this day. It is read here, unabridged, by Jasper Britton. Nine CDs, running 10 hrs 58 mins. NAXOS AUDIOBOOKS 2010 £32.99 19194 now £9.99 THE PAT HOBBY STORIES F Scott Fitzgerald In this set of 11 stories, Scott Fitzgerald paints a comic portrait of Pat Hobby, an unscrupulous film writer and a relic from the silent movie era. Looking for success, yet lazy, artless and insensitive, Hobby just about keeps his head above water in the changing world of the movies. Read by Kerry Shale. 3 CDs, running time 3 hours. CSA WORD 2011 £16.99 12039 now £5.99 Visit our website: www.psbooks.co.uk 47 www.psbooks.co.uk CRAFTS/HOBBIES DRAWING THE NUDE Anatomy and Live Models Thomas Wienc This course in life drawing takes the form of hundreds of sketches demonstrating the most important graphic elements in human anatomy pertinent to the artist. The lessons range from establishing a point of view and mapping the subject’s basic perspective and contact points with the ground to discussing musculature, bone structure and how different movements and postures create characteristic folds and lines in the body. A&C BLACK 2011 PB 127pp Illus 215x254mm £12.99 20828 now £5.99 SECRET PLACES Adventures in Ink and Imagination Ed. Daisy Seal Calm down and colour in... This colouring book contains 120 pages of patterns of leaves and flowers – and the occasional bird or elephant – to complete with pencils, paints or inks. The pages are perforated, so your best creations can be removed and framed. FLAME TREE 2015 PB 128pp Illus 298x213mm £9.99 21401 now £5.99 A lace-edged summer top May Martin In a practical guide to sewing techniques, with over 30 projects for clothes, accessories and home furnishings, the star of the BBC’s Great British Sewing Bee, shares tips and tricks from her 40 years’ experience as a textile tutor. The book starts with the equipment and fundamental techniques you need to get started, then presents a range of projects – from simple wrap cushion covers to adults’ and children’s dresses – to suit beginner, intermediate and advanced degrees of skill. MAY MARTIN’S SEWING BIBLE HARPER COLLINS 2014 HB 320pp Illus £25.00 20045 now £9.99 TWELVE TREE JUNCTION Hornby Magazine No. 6 CHINESE ANIMAL PAINTING MADE EASY Rebecca Yue, a Chinese painter and tutor, shows how to develop the techniques required to create the loosely drawn, expressive paintings that capture the essence of animal subjects. After explaining basic techniques and materials, Yue describes more specialized methods for various animals, such as the big, bold brushstrokes required for a panda’s black patches, wet and dry methods for depicting animals with patterns, or broken brushstrokes to convey the coarse hair of a badger or a lion’s mane. WATSON-GUPTILL 2009 PB 176pp Illus $24.95 19757 now £7.99 Ed. Mike Wild The railway modelling techniques and inspiration in this yearbook are all based around a fictional urban junction on the Southern Region in the last decade of steam (1957-67) when diesel, steam and electric all ran side by side. The project layout includes third-rail electrics, and chapters throughout the book feature technical guides, from choosing a control system to making scenery; articles on railway history; and a review of developments in the world of railway modelling. KEY PUBLISHING 2013 HB 128pp Illus 303x218mm £17.99 19874 now £6.99 Sheila Sturrock There are many books of ready-made Celtic knotwork designs, but this one is unique in teaching exactly how they should be created. There are chapters devoted to mastering the basic elements of construction, the heart and the loop, and then to combining these and extending them to create your own designs. More than 200 designs are featured with clear, step-by-step illustrations. GUILD OF MASTER CRAFTSMAN CELTIC KNOTWORK HANDBOOK Ed. Katharine Goddard Catering for every level of skill, this collection comprises more than 100 knitting projects, including patterns for cardigans, sweaters, hats, scarves, gloves and socks for children and adults, and blankets, pillows, bags and toys for the home. A substantial section on basic equipment and techniques includes step-by-step illustrated instructions for everything from casting on to seams and blocking, plus a useful photo gallery of stitch patterns. CLASSIC KNITS DK 2013 HB 320pp Illus 276x227mm $40.00 21187 now £11.99 See our full range of Crafts titles on our website f www.psbooks.co.uk 48 2006 PB 160pp Illus 210x147mm £10.99 21067 now £4.99 CELTIC SPIRALS and Other Designs Sheila Sturrock Spirals were the earliest motif used in Celtic decoration and from them developed the maze, key and fret patterns. With step-by-step instructions, this book shows how to draw two-, three- and four-ribbon spirals, how to adapt them to create more complex patterns and how to embellish them with traditional zoomorphic, anthropomorphic and plant designs. A final chapter discusses using the designs in other crafts. GUILD OF MASTER CRAFTSMAN 2005 PB 176pp Illus £13.99 21068 now £4.99 Postscript order line: 01626 897100 Order line: 01626 897100 CRAFTS/COLLECTABLES NEW A GUIDE TO COLLECTING AFFORDABLE ANTIQUE FURNITURE Caroline Wheater With advice on where to look and historic places to visit for inspiration, this well-illustrated guide shows how to find and buy reasonably priced antiques for your home. A brief outline of furniture styles from the 17th to the early 20th century is followed by chapters on buying tables and chairs, mirrors, cupboards and chests, and investment pieces. Finally there is guidance on restoring or reinventing your purchases. VIVAYS 2013 PB 216pp Illus 217x170 mm £19.95 22787 now £7.99 Late 19th century camelback sofa 1,000 TILES 2,000 Years of Decorative Ceramics Orion gilt pewter flower vase with glass cabochons, 1904-5 Ed. Gordon Lang Decorative ceramic tiles have been an integral part of interior decoration for centuries. They have been used to adorn temples, churches and palaces as well as modest domestic interiors. Illustrated with hundreds of colour photographs, this is an outstanding reference directory of tiles from all periods and places, from ninth-century Mesopotamia to medieval Europe, and from Maiolica and Delft to Art Nouveau, Art Deco and the work of contemporary ceramicists. HERBERT 2004 PB 320pp Illus 235x194mm 20th CENTURY PEWTER Art Nouveau to Modernism NEW Paul Carter Robinson Pewter has long been a popular material for tableware as it is both malleable and lustrous and an inexpensive alternative to silver. This volume showcases pewter design in a golden age – from Art Nouveau to Modernism – ending around 1950. It highlights the important factories and workshops of Britain, Europe and America, as well as key companies such as Liberty & Co. Over 350 outstanding pieces are discussed and illustrated, celebrating the versatility of this remarkable material. £19.99 20313 now £7.99 Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary from a nursery rhyme series for children’s hospital wards, by Margaret Thompson for Doulton, 1904 ACC 2012 HB 232pp Illus 300x236mm £45.00 22781 now £19.99 ART NOUVEAU DOMESTIC METALWORK The English Catalogue 1906 At the turn of the century the Wurtemberg Electro Plate Company was the world’s largest manufacturer of domestic metalware. Distinguished by the WMF mark, pieces in the Art Nouveau style are highly sought after by collectors today. This handsome volume reproduces the original 1906 catalogue, with hand-drawn and colour illustrations of more than 3,000 items, and information about the company, the designers it employed and the identifying marks on its products. John Sandon Chinese porcelain had been highly prized in Europe for centuries but it was not until the beginning of the 18th century that the secrets of producing it were mastered and the first factory established at Meissen in Saxony. Antiques Roadshow expert John Sandon explores the Meissen story in this illustrated history, revealing how it established an unrivalled reputation for beauty and quality and reviewing the changing design and decoration styles, right up to the present day. MEISSEN PORCELAIN SHIRE 2010 PB 120pp Illus 255x192mm £14.99 20878 now £5.99 Count Brühl’s Tailor on a Goat by Ernst Leuteritz, c.1880 ACC 2012 HB 448pp Illus 286x237mm £25.00 19153 now £19.99 NEW THE OTHER SIDE OF AIRFIX Sixty Years of Toys, Games and Crafts BRITISH TOY BOATS 1920 Onwards ‘Same Day Flyer’ Spitfire, mid-’70s Arthur Ward Although chiefly associated with model aeroplane kits, Airfix was in fact a highly successful manufacturer of all types of toys and games, from dolls and crafts to ‘Weebles’. Few boys who made an Airfix Spitfire during the 1960s and 1970s would not also be familiar with the company’s superbly modelled plastic soldiers and associated accessories. This nostalgic history focuses on everything but the construction kits and is illustrated with photographs of many of the company’s vintage products. REMEMBER WHEN 2013 HB 184pp Illus £19.99 21497 now £9.99 Visit our website: www.psbooks.co.uk Roger Gillham Toy boats enjoyed a popularity boom in Britain between the wars, with some towns even building special ponds to accommodate model yachts and clockwork vessels. Assembling numerous vintage toys as well as product catalogues and press advertisements by manufacturers such as Tri-ang, Scalex and Bowman, this volume recalls many of the toys produced during that golden age, as well as models of the 1950s and 1960s, when the toys were falling out of favour. VELOCE 2011 PB 143pp Illus 250x253mm £19.99 16463 now £5.99 49 www.psbooks.co.uk FOOD NEW EGG A Culinary Exploration of the World’s Most Versatile Ingredient Michael Ruhlman American ‘home cook’ Michael Ruhlman believes the egg is our most versatile ingredient, and that if we understand how to use it we can become better cooks in a hundred different ways. He starts with simple methods for cooking perfect poached and scrambled eggs, and progresses through custards, quiches, pasta, cakes and meringues to more the challenging techniques required for recipes such as seafood roulade and brioche. JACQUI SMALL 2014 HB 256pp Illus 255x204mm £25.00 20512 now £9.99 Alan Romans The King Edward potato was originally named ‘Fellside Hero’ by its Northumbrian grower in 1902, but with Coronation fever in the air a merchant changed the name to associate the variety with the new king. In this comprehensive guide, Alan Romans explains how to plant, maintain, harvest and store potatoes; he explores their history and provides an illustrated reference to over 130 varieties, scoring each for its relative qualities and resistance to disease. FRANCES LINCOLN THE POTATO BOOK 2013 PB 128pp Illus 230x170mm £16.99 19356 now £4.99 ELIZABETH DAVID ON VEGETABLES Ed. Jill Norman The culinary legend Elizabeth David revolutionized British cooking, bringing the colour and vibrancy of sunnier climes to drab postwar kitchens. This new collection gathers her best-loved vegetable recipes together for the first time, from soups and salads to pasta, rice and lentil dishes and more substantial fare such as Stuffed Tomatoes and Roman Pizza. Each recipe is illustrated with a colour photograph, while short essays offer a mix of history, anecdote and practical advice. QUADRILLE 2013 HB 192pp Illus EUROPEAN PEASANT COOKERY Elisabeth Luard’s experience of peasant life in Spain in the 1960s inspired her to gather these 500 recipes from around Europe. Peasant food relies on the seasons and often features a single ingredient – Luard reflects this in chapters on fish, poultry, pork, beans, fungi, breads, potatoes and sweets. Peppered with anecdote, local history and folklore, the book reveals rural traditions that remain as relevant in today’s challenging times as when the book was first written. GRUB STREET 2012 PB 546pp £20.00 19899 now £7.99 £15.00 17138 now £6.99 TRADITIONAL SPANISH COOKING THE TURKISH COOKBOOK Regional Recipes and Stories Janet Mendel This classic of Spanish cookery won awards and much praise on its first publication in 1996. It presents some 270 succinct and easy-to-follow recipes that capture the gastronomic style of regional Spanish cooking, from Andalucía and Catalonia to Asturia and Galicia. The book is organized by meal – from breakfast to special sweets and confections – each with a brief introduction to its place in Spanish culinary tradition. FRANCES LINCOLN 2006 PB 326pp £16.99 20082 now £7.99 Nur Ilkin; Sheilah Kaufman Many Westerners’ familiarity with Turkish food goes no further than the kebab shop, yet – along with the French, Italian and Chinese – it is one of the four great cuisines of the world. This sumptuously illustrated book explores its riches by region, from the Black Sea to Anatolia. The tempting, varied and healthy recipes for mezze and salads, soups, pilafs, breads, dolmas, and traditional sweets such as halva and baklava are interspersed with fascinating nuggets of cultural and culinary history. GRUB STREET 2012 HB 375pp Illus 245x185mm POPES, PEASANTS AND SHEPHERDS Recipes and Lore from Rome and Lazio Oretta Zanini de Vita The traditional food of Rome and its hinterland is redolent of herbs, olive oil, lamb and pork. Simple yet refined, it is the frugal fare of ordinary people. This first English-language cookbook to cover the entire region includes 250 authentic, easy-to-follow recipes for dishes such as Spaghetti Aglio, Stewed Oxtail, Lobster Soup and Sweet Gnocchi, along with a wealth of anecdote and social history, leading the reader on an exhilarating journey from antiquity to the present. CALIFORNIA UP 2013 HB 324pp Illus £24.95 19029 now £9.99 50 f See our full range of Food and Drink titles on our website £25.00 10751 now £9.99 www.psbooks.co.uk GOOD HOUSEKEEPING STEP-BY-STEP COOK BOOK A cook’s handbook as well as a great selection of 400 ‘triple-tested’ recipes, this volume explains the basic techniques for preparing and cooking each type of food – for sauces and dressings, through fish, meat and poultry, to vegetables, fruit and nuts, deserts and baking – before moving on to the recipes. In step-by-step illustrations, it will show you, for example, how to cook with chocolate before you embark on that Chocolate Amaretti Tart. GOOD HOUSEKEEPING 2012 HB 464pp Illus £30.00 20190 now £11.99 Postscript order line: 01626 897100 Order line: 01626 897100 FOOD NEW THE BRANDED COOKBOOK 85 Recipes for the World’s Favourite Food Brands Nick Sandler; Johnny Acton The recipes in this book take 17 different branded ingredients – including Marmite, Heinz baked beans, Nutella, Kikkoman’s Soy Sauce, Guinness and Coca-Cola – and use them to make simple everyday dishes such as Chilli Prawns with Ketchup or Philadelphia Frozen Cheesecake. The products have been chosen for their distinctive tastes and textures, and a brief history of each brand explores the secret of its success. KYLE CATHIE 2008 HB 160pp Illus 237x250mm LOW CARB REVOLUTION Comfort Eating for Good Health Annie Bell Following a diet that is low in carbohydrates is widely recognized by healthcare professionals as the fastest way to lose weight, but how to do without the potatoes, bread, pasta and rice? This collection of recipes substitutes vegetables like celeriac or pumpkin for potatoes, lettuce leaves for hamburger baps and makes ‘Low Carb’ painless with dishes such as Curried Chicken and Coconut Soup, Chilli Roast Pork Belly and Oven-Baked Bubble and Squeak. KYLE 2014 PB 224pp Illus 248x208mm £16.99 19467 now £5.99 KITCHEN MEMORIES Recipes and Stories from a Lifelong Love of Food Lucy Boyd was the creator of the muchlauded kitchen garden at Petersham Nurseries, where she worked with award-winning chef Skye Gyngell. She is steeped in both horticulture and cuisine, as the daughter of Rose Gray, founder of the River Café, and her recipes have an inventiveness yet also a simplicity that make you want to head straight to the kitchen. They are organized by season, and deeply focused on the seasonality of each ingredient and the joy of cooking. HARPER COLLINS 2013 HB 256pp Illus £20.00 20043 now £6.99 £16.99 21444 now £6.99 Daniel Green; Catherine Collins The 100 delicious recipes presented in this book have been created by a chef and dietician, working together to help people with high cholesterol. With chapters on breakfasts, salads, snacks, main courses and deserts, and recipes such as Buckwheat Pancakes, Mexican Breakfast Burritos, Oriental Chicken Wraps, Salmon Fishcakes and Light Chocolate Tart, you need never feel deprived while looking after your health. KYLE 2008 PB 144pp Illus 220x210mm HEALTHY EATING FOR LOWER CHOLESTEROL $16.95 16971 now £4.99 THE PALEO DIET Food Your Body is Designed to Eat Daniel Green As an overweight young adult, Daniel Green lost 41⁄2 stone by cutting out gluten, dairy, bad fats and bad carbohydrates and he has never put the weight back on. With recipes for breakfasts, light meals, soups, salads, side dishes, dinners and desserts, his book shows how simple it is to create delicious and nourishing meals from fresh fruit, vegetables, fish, meat, nuts and seeds, and proves how a Paleo lifestyle can keep you healthy while still enjoying gourmet dishes. KYLE 2014 PB 175pp Illus £14.99 19146 now £6.99 CLASSIC VEGETARIAN COOKERY Arto der Haroutunian (1940-87) was born in Aleppo, Syria and lived in the Levant. He came with his family to England as a child, and recalls how he longed for the fruits of their Beirut garden. In this cookbook, first published in 1985, he explores ‘the known, the little-known and the few still unknown to the British’ vegetables in recipes ranging from salads and simple cooked vegetables to casseroles, pies and nut and pulse-based dishes. GRUB STREET 2011 HB 287pp £14.99 19046 now £7.99 Pippa Kendrick presents a cook book ‘for everyone who loves food and who loves to cook’ – including anyone who suffers from allergy or intolerance. Entirely free from wheat, yeast, egg, soy and dairy, and almost free from gluten, these recipes prove that intolerance and allergy-friendly cooking doesn’t mean missing out on great food. The book is arranged by season and includes soups, main courses, vegetarian dishes, snacks and desserts – and even a gluten-free Crusty White Loaf. Giovanni Pilu; Roberta Muir This large format book reproduces many of the dishes life size, which makes them all the more appealing as the photography is excellent. Many of the ingredients are native to the island, including the herbs that grow wild everywhere, such as bay, juniper, mint, sage and myrtle. The recipes are admirably straightforward, and cover bread, seafood, meat, pasta and vegetables, desserts and drinks. COLLINS 2012 HB 240pp Illus 244x185mm JACQUI SMALL 2012 HB 231pp Illus 285x227mm THE INTOLERANT GOURMET Roast Pork Boulangère A SARDINIAN COOKBOOK £20.00 20042 now £7.99 Visit our website: www.psbooks.co.uk £25.00 20075 now £9.99 51 www.psbooks.co.uk CHILDREN’S NEW THE VIKING CODEX The Saga of Leif Eriksson Fiona Macdonald In telling the story of two great Viking explorers – Erik the Red and his son, Leif the Lucky – this book presents a colourful account of Viking settlements and the Viking way of life in words and pictures – including two old-out panoramas – and pages from Leif Eriksson’s ‘saga’. Illustrated by Mark Bergin.Age 8+ BOOK HOUSE 2008 HB 34pp Illus £12.99 21447 now £4.99 The strange, dark tales from German folklore collected by the Brothers Grimm and first published in 1812 have become some of our best-loved fairy stories, although often in lighter versions. This fine edition presents 20 tales, including Snowdrop (or Snow White), Tom Thumb, Rumpelstiltskin and The Goose Girl in an early translation by Mrs Edgar Lucas that sticks faithfully to the original German, with illustrations by Arthur Rackham. Age 5+ HERITAGE 2013 HB 174pp Illus 217x180mm GRIMM’S FAIRY TALES NEW TALES FROM HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN Naomi Lewis and illustrator Emma Chichester Clark present new versions of nine tales by Hans Christian Andersen, including less well-known stories such as The Jumping Competition and The Happy Family (of snails) as well as two perennial favourites – The Princess and the Pea and The Little Match Girl. Age 5+ FRANCES LINCOLN 2014 HB 76pp Illus 264x240mm £14.99 18954 now £5.99 £12.99 20525 now £4.99 SONG OF THE GOLDEN HARE NEW EYE ON THE WILD SERIES Jackie Morris While some people hunted hares, the hero of this story is different: he and his family would rescue orphaned leverets. They also knew the secret of the Golden Queen of the Hares and one special day they heard the music of the hares, singing to win their queen’s heart. This poignant story is told by Jackie Morris and illustrated with her finely observed paintings. Age 6+ FRANCES LINCOLN 2013 HB 40pp Illus 300x220mm £12.99 20524 now £4.99 Jackie Morris Set amid the Himalayas, Morris’s lyrical words and pictures tell the myth of the snow leopard that ‘sang the stars to life, the sun to rise and the moon to wax and wane’ and whose song must continue to keep her hidden valley safe. Age 6+ FRANCES LINCOLN NEW THE SNOW LEOPARD 2007 HB 32pp Illus 300x220mm £11.99 20522 now £4.99 NEW SOMETHING ABOUT A BEAR Jackie Morris In spectacular watercolours, this book presents eight wild bears – Moon Bear, Sun Bear, Sloth Bear, Brown Bear, Spectacled Bear, American Black Bear, Giant Panda and Polar Bear – in their natural habitats; but which is the best bear of all? The book ends with information about the bears and their conservation. Age 6+ FRANCES 52 Suzi Eszterhas With great photographs and a simple text that is crammed with information, Eszterhas describes the life of three tigers as they grow from tiny cubs to two-year-old young adults setting off ‘to rule a territory of their own’. Age 5+ NEW TIGER FRANCES LINCOLN 2014 HB 32pp Illus 260x240mm £11.99 20526 now £4.99 Suzi Eszterhas Using simple, large print text and colour photographs, this book follows an elephant from his birth on the African grasslands, through the lessons he learns as a calf and up to his 15th year, when he leaves the herd to begin his adult life. Age 5+ FRANCES NEW ELEPHANT LINCOLN 2014 HB 32pp Illus 300x220mm LINCOLN 2014 HB 32pp Illus 260x240mm £12.99 20523 now £4.99 £11.99 20513 now £4.99 Postscript order line: 01626 897100 Order line: 01626 897100 CHILDREN’S Rosemary Sutcliff The well-known children’s writer Rosemary Sutcliff has transformed Homer’s epic poem The Odyssey into an enthralling traveller’s tale, with illustrations by Alan Lee. The book ends with notes on how to pronounce Greek names and a map of sites traditionally associated with Odysseus’ voyages. Age 8+ FRANCES NEW THE ODYSSEY LINCOLN 1995 HB 122pp Illus 264x244mm £12.99 20520 now £4.99 Beverley Naidoo; Piet Grobler In Beverley Naidoo’s exciting reinterpretation, 16 of Aesop’s wise, witty and timeless fables are set in the grasslands of southern Africa, with the African animals, birds and insects portrayed in Piet Grobler’s colourful paintings. Age 5+ FRANCIS LINCOLN 2011 HB 54pp Illus 264x239mm NEW SARAH AND SIMON AND NO RED PAINT Edward Ardizzone Sarah and Simon’s father is an impoverished artist, reduced to selling the silver teaspoons to buy food for his family. Their hopes are pinned on his ‘masterpiece’, but when he runs out of red paint there’s no money to buy more. In a wonderful twist in the tale, Sally and Simon’s love of reading in an old bookshop saves the day. The book was written and illustrated by Ardizzone (1900-79) in 1965. Age ?+ AESOP’S FABLES £12.99 20507 now £4.99 STICKER ART SHAPES SERIES Wendy Meddour Auntie Urooj was lonely, and Ramzi and Shaima decided to get her a suitor from the Truly Deeply Muslim online marriage agency. But smooth-talking Rasheed was not all he seemed; he even cheats at Monopoly. It’s a case for the Black Cat detectives in this much-acclaimed and very funny novel for children. Age 7+ THE BLACK CAT DETECTIVES GODINE 2011 HB 48pp Illus 227x190mm FRANCES LINCOLN 2012 PB 176pp $17.95 16777 now £5.99 £5.99 17487 now £2.99 NEW THE SECRET JOURNAL OF VICTOR FRANKENSTEIN On the Workings of the Human Body David Stewart Mr Victor Frankenstein, we are told, never completed his medical studies in Bavaria, but became obsessed with the idea of creating a living body from dead body parts. Here, his blood-spattered lecture notes and diary, with press cuttings and other documents, are reproduced for students of the ghoulish. Age 9+ BOOK HOUSE 2008 HB 46pp Illus THE HELEN OXENBURY £12.99 21445 now £4.99 NURSERY COLLECTION Helen Oxenbury’s style of writing and illustrating has been described as ‘extraordinarily comfortable’ for young listeners and readers. Here, she presents a selection from her earlier books, with verses by writers such as Michael Rosen and Ffrida Wolfe from her Tiny Tim (1981) collection; traditional nursery rhymes; and seven favourite nursery stories, including Little Red Riding Hood, The Three Billy Goats Gruff and Goldilocks. Age 3+ HERITAGE 2013 HB 96pp Illus 217x180mm John Howe is best known for his illustrations for the fiction of JRR Tolkien and his subsequent design work on the film series The Lord of the Rings. In this book he applies his skill in conjuring up imaginary worlds to a series of artworks depicting historic or legendary lands. For realms including Camelot, Atlantis, Babylon and Teotihuacan, Howe presents his evocative visualizations and discusses the mythical, historical and archaeological evidence that informed them. KINGFISHER 2009 HB 96pp Illus 228x285mm £16.99 19394 now £5.99 2006-11 PB 28pp 290x210mm 17535 17481 17483 17517 17503 £5.99 each now £2.99 each VASSILY KANDINSKY ALEXANDER CALDER ARCIMBOLDO PAUL KLEE KLIMT PHILIP’S FAMILY WORLD ATLAS Published in association with the Royal Geographical Society, this is an ideal atlas for home use. There are 48 pages of Philip’s excellent cartography, showing the countries of the world picked out in bright, distinctive colours, and with details of major roads, railways and airports as well as physical features. The atlas also includes whole world maps with geographical data, 21 city centre maps, and an index. PHILIP’S 2012 HB 66pp Illus 310x230mm £14.99 18955 now £5.99 LOST WORLDS A great way to learn about art, this series of books by Sylvie Delpech and Caroline Leclerc introduces the life and work of an artist, then explores six paintings, looking at the original and trying out your own version on the opposite page. By arranging any of the 60 or more reusable stickers, you can experiment with colours, shapes and compositions to recreate the artist's original or create your own masterpiece. FRANCES LINCOLN £7.99 17978 now £3.99 Nat Lambert For younger aviation enthusiasts, this book offers a great introduction to the aircraft and the history of the Battle of Britain. As well as the Spitfire, Hurricane and their chief adversary, the Messerschmitt Bf 109, the book describes another nine planes that took part in the aerial battles over southern England in 1940 – among them the Bristol Beaufighter, Gloster Gladiator and Junkers Ju87 ‘Stuka’ – and there are die-cut card pieces to make models of all twelve planes. Ringbound. Age 8+ TOP THAT 2015 HB 32pp Illus 250x230mm BATTLE OF BRITAIN MICRO FLIERS £9.99 19131 now £4.99 Visit our website: www.psbooks.co.uk 53 www.psbooks.co.uk MUSIC THE FIRST FOUR NOTES Beethoven’s Fifth and the Human Imagination Matthew Guerrieri ‘Short enough to remember and portentous enough to be memorable’, the opening of Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony has been assigned all kinds of artistic, philosophical and political meanings during the two centuries since its composition. The First Four Notes is a survey of the Fifth’s cultural influence in China, Russia and the United States, as well as its possible revolutionary origins and its use by both Allies and Nazis during the Second World War. KNOPF 2012 HB 359pp 220x150mm $26.95 19348 now £5.99 John Suchet writes that ‘Beethoven’s music is his autobiography’, and he shows how knowledge about a work’s place in Beethoven’s tumultuous life can help us listen to the music ‘with different ears’. Suchet presents a full portrait of the composer, paying special attention to his youth, the influence of his grandfather and a mysterious encounter with Mozart at the age of 16. This illustrated Classic FM edition includes photographs of places associated with Beethoven and portraits of his contemporaries. ELLIOTT & THOMPSON 2012 HB 288pp Illus BEETHOVEN: The Man Revealed THE CORRESPONDENCE OF JEAN SIBELIUS AND ROSA NEWMARCH, 1906-1939 NEW Ed. Philip Ross Bullock For more than 30 years, Finnish composer Jean Sibelius corresponded in a mixture of French and German with Rosa Harriet Newmarch, Britain’s leading authority on Russian music. Now published in a complete English translation for the first time, their letters, notes and telegrams reveal the intensity of their friendship, provide some of Sibelius’ frankest statements about his own works and illuminate Newmarch’s important contribution to British musical life. An appendix reprints her analytical programme note on the Fourth Symphony. BOYDELL 2011 HB 310pp £60.00 21291 now £16.99 £25.00 19599 now £7.99 Terry E Miller; Andrew Shahriari Condensed from the full version of this popular textbook’s third edition, World Music prompts students to listen actively as they analyse the sounds and structure of pieces from across the globe. The chapters are organized around 44 sites chosen to reflect the diversity of musical traditions, both traditional and popular, in different regions. Each section ends with questions to prompt discussion of the connection of the music to the country’s wider history and culture. Text only edition; CDs not included. ROUTLEDGE 2015 PB 380pp Illus 252x203mm WORLD MUSIC: A Global Journey £38.99 21583 now £19.99 John White Described as ‘the greatest viola player of all time’ on his death, Lionel Tertis (1876-1975) had risen from humble beginnings in Spitalfields and was virtually self-taught on the instrument ‘despised’ by other string players. This biography charts his long career and celebrates his inspiration of a new generation of violists through his activities as teacher, arranger, editor and performer of music for the instrument, especially those works which his artistry inspired from composers such as Bax, Walton and Vaughan Williams. BOYDELL 2012 PB 424pp Illus NEW LIONEL TERTIS: The First Great Virtuoso of the Viola £16.99 21220 now £9.99 THE LAND OF OPPORTUNITY Joseph Haydn and Britain Ed. Richard Chesser; David Wyn Jones After more than four decades working for his aristocratic patron, Haydn was persuaded to pay two extended visits to London during the 1790s and he engaged fully with the musical life of the city which he described as his ‘land of opportunity’. This volume comprises eleven essays examining aspects of the celebrity composer’s ready response to London’s commercial vitality and his engagement with the British political and social world in which he found himself. BRITISH LIBRARY 2013 HB 208pp Illus £40.00 19870 now £12.99 Christopher Hogwood The year 1790 brought the death of Haydn’s patron Nicolaus Esterházy and the subsequent sacking of his music staff; the impresario Johann Peter Salomon seized this moment to lure the celebrity composer to London for two visits in 1791-2 and 1794-5. Hogwood makes extensive use of contemporary documents – such as newspaper reports and Haydn’s own notebooks and letters – to examine the English public’s Haydn-mania and the composer’s own reactions to new people and experiences. THAMES & HUDSON 2009 HB 116pp HAYDN’S VISITS TO ENGLAND £12.95 18200 now £5.99 54 Postscript order line: 01626 897100 ALFRED’S BASIC GUITAR METHOD 1 NEW Morty and Ron Manus A best-selling primer for decades, Alfred’s Basic Guitar Method has encouraged generations of would-be musicians to take up the guitar. This first volume introduces the first principles of holding the instrument, tuning, reading notation and fingering single notes and simple chords. The accompanying DVD contains a series of video lessons supporting the printed information and an 86-track audio library of all the tunes, songs and exercises used in the book. ALFRED 2007 PB + DVD 64pp 300x230mm £17.95 21166 now £5.99 Order line: 01626 897100 MUSIC/PERFORMING ARTS Donald Spoto For more than a century, the Redgraves have defined theatre and film. Drawing on personal knowledge and many interviews, this biography charts the private and professional lives of the dynasty, from the brilliant, troubled Michael Redgrave and his wife Rachel Kempson, through their offspring Lynn, Vanessa and Corin, to the triumphs and tragedies of the latest generation. The result is an epic study of a talented, volatile, passionate and controversial family. ROBSON 2012 HB 381pp Illus THE REDGRAVES: A Family Epic £25.00 16460 now £7.99 Since his first play, The Square Cat in 1959, Alan Ayckbourn has written some 75 plays and his work has been translated into more than 35 languages and performed across the world. In these volumes the plays have been grouped together by Ayckbourn himself and he provides explanatory introductions. FABER 2011 PB 472/676pp ALAN AYCKBOURN: PLAYS DUKE The Life of Duke Ellington Terry Teachout Both of Edward Kennedy Ellington’s parents were pianists but it was not until the teenage ‘Duke’ heard a ragtime piece in 1913 that he took the instrument seriously. By the 1920s he was in Harlem, New York, leading his own orchestra and on the path to worldwide fame. This biography assesses the life and artistic legacy of the most prolific and influential jazz composer of all time, drawing on private papers, scrapbooks, musical manuscripts and interviews. Felt-tip mark on lower trimmed edge. ROBSON 2013 HB 495pp Illus £25.00 22927 now £7.99 TONY BENNETT IN THE STUDIO A Life of Art and Music Tony Bennett; Robert Sullivan Singer Tony Bennett is also an accomplished painter whose work is held in the permanent collections of several American museums. The subjects of his paintings are the people he works with and the places he encounters as he tours the world. This handsome book includes his views of Central Park, Italian landscapes and portraits of jazz musicians, accompanied by Bennett's thoughts on his life and career and by a CD of six personal favourites from his recorded songs. Off-mint. STERLING 2007 HB + Audio CD 224pp Illus 293x272mm $29.95 19375 now £7.99 £16.99 each now £5.99 each Three plays, ‘all written for live theatre – with the emphasis on live’, and all first performed at the Stephen Joseph Theatre, Scarborough: The Revengers’ Comedies (1989); Things We Do for Love (1997); and House & Garden (1999). 20204 PLAYS FOUR This last volume contains five plays, all first performed at the Stephen Joseph Theatre: Snake in the Grass (2002); If I Were You (2006); Life and Beth (2008); My Wonderful Day (2009) and Ayckbourn’s 74th play, Life of Riley (2010). 20205 PLAYS FIVE IMPERIAL DEATH STAR DS-1 ORBITAL BATTLE STATION Owner’s Workshop Manual Ryder Windham; Chris Reiff; Chris Trevas The evil Empire of the Star Wars universe conceived the Death Star – a 120km-diameter battle station capable of destroying a planet – to be the ultimate power in the galaxy. This technical manual explains in detail its design, construction, systems and controls, and is illustrated with computergenerated artworks, floor plans and cutaways. The book is authorized by Lucasfilm and also contains information about the second Death Star, which featured in Return of the Jedi. HAYNES 2013 HB 128pp Illus £16.99 18024 now £6.99 SHAKESPEARE’S LOST KINGDOM The True History of Shakespeare and Elizabeth Charles Beauclerk Hamlet, King Lear and the sonnets are among the most enduring and resonant works of English literature, yet their creator remains strangely unknowable. If this engaging, learned and controversial book is to be believed, that is no accident but the result of a systematic effort to conceal the author’s identity. With forensic precision, it unearths a series of clues that point to a figure close to Queen Elizabeth herself, and reveals the tragic love story behind this grandest of literary deceptions. GROVE 2010 HB 448pp Illus $26.00 79426 now £7.99 NICE TO SEE IT, TO SEE IT, NICE The 1970s in Front of the Telly Brian Viner When there were only three channels on air, and no video recorders, television entertainment was limited and precious, the whole family gathering to watch Morecambe and Wise, Starsky and Hutch or the Miss World contest. Drawing on the author’s own childhood in front of the telly, this entertainingly written history tells the stories of the TV stars and hit programmes that made such an impact on Britons’ lives in 1970s. POCKET BOOKS 2009 PB 320pp £7.99 16633 now £3.99 TERRY NATION The Man Who Invented the Daleks Alwyn W Turner Terry Nation began his career as a comedy writer in the mid-1950s but went on to create some of the most memorable television drama of the 1960s and 1970s. In this book Alwyn Turner explores the writer’s career and his influential output, which includes many great series, among them Blake’s 7, Dr Who, The Persuaders, The Saint and The Avengers. AURUM 2013 PB 352pp Illus £8.99 20081 now £3.99 Visit our website: www.psbooks.co.uk f 55 www.psbooks.co.uk FILM & TELEVISION Gerry Badger A number of photographers with the celebrated Magnum agency took pictures of Marilyn Monroe during the 1950s and 1960s. From early publicity shots taken by Philippe Halsman in the actress’s Hollywood flat to Henri Cartier-Bresson’s portrait of her on the set of The Misfits, they are among the finest images made of the iconic actress. This carefully curated collection also includes work by, among others, Elliott Erwitt, Eve Arnold and Inge Morath. NEW MARILYN BY MAGNUM PRESTEL 2012 HB 144pp Illus 258x223mm £19.99 21442 now £8.99 Marilyn jumps for Philippe Halsman in his New York studio, 1959 Chaplin with Jackie Coogan in The Kid, 1921 Peter Ackroyd Although there were a few years of stability for the infant Charlie, his entertainer parents’ estrangement and their problems with alcoholism and mental instability meant that he spent long periods of his childhood in workhouses and orphanages before starting in the theatre at the age of 14. Peter Ackroyd’s succinct biography considers the artistic achievements and complex private life of the cockney comedian who became the most famous person in the world. NEW CHARLIE CHAPLIN CHATTO & WINDUS 2014 HB 272pp Illus £14.99 22817 now £7.99 THE THIRD REICH’S CELLULOID WAR Propaganda in Nazi Feature Films, Documentaries and Television Ian Garden The Third Reich controlled every aspect of film production in order to bolster its ideology. This book takes the reader on a journey through the Nazi propaganda machine to reveal the way in which cinema was manipulated to arouse hostility to Germany’s enemies. Illustrated with a wealth of stills and posters, it includes objective analyses of key films such as The Emperor of California, an anti-capitalist version of Titanic, and the anti-British Boer War epic Ohm Kruger. HISTORY PRESS 2012 HB 284pp Illus Sergei Eisenstein’s films, Battleship Potemkin (1925) and October (1928) were acclaimed worldwide, but his experimental techniques came in for criticism from Soviet authorities and his output was severely curtailed by political difficulties. This translation of his autobiography, written two years before his death in 1948, recounts his life in the Soviet Union and his travels in the West, and includes his wideranging thoughts about film, art and culture, some of his idiosyncratic sketches, and photographs from his life and career. PETER OWEN 2014 PB 282pp Illus £25.00 19603 now £7.99 DAVID LEAN An Intimate Portrait £14.99 20543 now £4.99 NEW Lean at work on Sandra Lean; Barry Chattington Dr Zhivago David Lean earned his chance as a director having built a reputation as the best film editor in London – the films he would go on to make are among the most admired in cinema history. This lavishly illustrated book examines every aspect of his life and productions, from his early collaborations with Noël Coward in the 1940s to the great works of his maturity, and includes many unpublished photographs from Lean’s private collection. Foreword by Omar Sharif. ANDRE DEUTSCH 2001 PB 240pp Illus 247x254mm £20.00 20237 now £7.99 THE COMPLETE BOOK OF CAPTAIN SCARLET NEW Chris Bentley After the filming of Thunderbirds, producer Gerry Anderson’s team found a way to move the mechanism controlling the puppets’ mouths from their heads to their bodies, allowing true human proportion and much more realistic characters for the new series: Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons. This celebration of the show contains a complete production history and guide to all 32 episodes as well as information about voice artists, merchandising and spin-offs. CARLTON 2001 PB 128pp Illus 278x215mm £12.99 21554 now £6.99 56 Jerry Beck The 1964 film The Pink Panther was a high point in the careers of director Blake Edwards, star Peter Sellers and composer Henry Mancini, and for animator Friz Freleng, who created the title sequence, it was a triumph that generated one of the best-loved characters in cartoon history. This colourful celebration explores the movies and their animated sequences, the long-running TV series and its 7spinoff characters as well as memorabilia and ephemera. DORLING KINDERSLEY 2005 HB 144pp Illus 300x254 £20.00 17036 now £7.99 IMMORAL MEMORIES An Autobiography PINK PANTHER The Ultimate Guide to the Coolest Cat in Town Postscript order line: 01626 897100 Tim Ewbank; Stafford Hildred Now regarded as a ‘National Treasure’, Joanna Lumley began her career as a model before becoming an actress and starring in wellknown series such as Absolutely Fabulous and The Avengers. Her early life abroad, her complicated love life and her film and TV career are described in this lively biography, which brings the story up to date with her recent campaign for Gurkha rights. ANDRÉ DEUTSCH 2010 PB 268pp Illus JOANNA LUMLEY £7.99 93419 now £3.99 f See our full range of Performing Arts titles on our website www.psbooks.co.uk Order line: 01626 897100 NATURE A NATURALIST’S GUIDE TO... SERIES These easy-to-use identification guides cover a variety of flora and fauna, providing concise, authoritative texts and colour photographs of individual species. Every book includes an attractive wall poster and has a tough plastic jacket, making it ideal for use in the field. JOHN BEAUFOY 2015 PB 160pp Illus 180x127mm £8.99 each now £3.99 each NEW GARDEN WILDLIFE OF BRITAIN AND NORTHERN EUROPE Marianne Taylor With brief descriptions and notes on the habits and habitats of 280 species, this guide covers birds, mammals, amphibians and reptiles, butterflies, moths and other insects, spiders, worms, snails and slugs, trees and shrubs and wildflowers. 21794 Pandas prefer old-growth montane forests with large evergreen trees PANDA Back from the Brink Zhou Mengqi The giant panda has long been used as a symbol for wildlife conservation and remains one of the world’s most endangered species with fewer than 2,000 alive today. This tribute to the panda features over 150 photographs of animals in their natural habitat as well as in the nursery at the Wolong National Nature Reserve. The book also explores the species’ history and evolution, its behaviours and habitat and the efforts that are being made to save it from extinction. SARABAND 2010 HB 192pp Illus 233x233mm £25.00 19548 now £9.99 BADGERLANDS The Twilight World of Britain’s Most Enigmatic Animal Patrick Barkham Hoping ‘to trace the strange history of our relationship with badgers and find out why it was so vexed’, Patrick Barkham explores the Badgerlands: the mysterious world in which these distinctively striped creatures snuffle, dig and live out their complex social lives. He delves into the story of badgers since their prehistoric arrival in Britain, he meets present day farmers, badger feeders and scientists, and he weighs the evidence on both sides of the debate on culling. GRANTA 2013 HB 397pp 200x152mm £18.99 19805 now £5.99 THE BIG NEW YORKER BOOK OF DOGS In sections on Good Dogs, Bad Dogs, Top Dogs and Underdogs, this wonderful anthology gathers articles, short stories, poems and cartoons about dogs from the archives of The New Yorker magazine, along with reproductions of vintage dogrelated covers. The authors include regular New Yorker contributors and wellknown writers from both sides of the Atlantic, among them Roald Dahl, Mark Strand, Arthur Miller, John Updike and ‘the first man of the dog’, James Thurber. HEINEMANN 2012 HB 413pp Illus 283x214mm £30.00 17550 now £14.99 NEW BIRDS OF BRITAIN AND NORTHERN EUROPE Peter Goodfellow; Paul Sterry Along with basic information for bird watchers, Goodfellow provides expert descriptions and notes on distribution, habits and habitats for 280 bird species, with colour photographs by Paul Sterry. 21792 Andrew Cleave After a general introduction and glossary, this guide presents species accounts of the 280 most common trees and large shrubs in Britain and Ireland and neighbouring countries in northern Europe. 21797 NEW TREES OF BRITAIN AND NORTHERN EUROPE Robert Read presents descriptions and information on seasons, habitat, habits and status, and colour photographs of 280 insect species commonly seen in the British Isles and northern Europe. 21795 NEW INSECTS OF BRITAIN AND NORTHERN EUROPE NEW MUSHROOMS AND OTHER FUNGI OF BRITAIN AND NORTHERN EUROPE Josephine Bacon provides notes on the major types of larger fungi before giving detailed descriptions of 280 species of mushroom and toadstool, including information on their edibility. 21796 Peter Goodfellow With photographs by Paul Sterry and information on topics such as making gardens attractive for birds and conservation, this is an expert guide to 90 species commonly seen in or over the gardens of Britain and Ireland. 21793 NEW GARDEN BIRDS OF BRITAIN AND NORTHERN EUROPE ARCTIC FOX Life at the Top of the World Garry Hamilton; Photo. Norbert Rosing The arctic fox is often outshone by the more popular polar bear and was rarely studied by scientists until the 1980s. This richly illustrated book seeks to redress the balance, revealing the fox’s habitat and feeding and mating habits, its adaptability, the unparalleled insulating properties of its fur and, above all, its remarkable ability to survive in the hostile arctic tundra where temperatures regularly reach minus 50 degrees centigrade. A&C BLACK 2008 HB 231pp Illus 277x214mm £16.99 19034 now £7.99 DEADLY ANIMALS Savage Encounters Between Man and Beast Gordon Grice From big cats that will tear you to pieces and snakes with venom that will kill you in 15 minutes to the tiny ticks, lice and parasitic worms that can make you very ill, Gordon Grice reveals the dark side of the animal kingdom as he describes – in gory detail – the most dangerous and sometimes fatal encounters between ourselves and our ‘fellow earthlings’. PENGUIN 2010 PB 410pp Illus £8.99 19568 now £3.99 Visit our website: www.psbooks.co.uk f 57 www.psbooks.co.uk GARDENS/NATURE NEW BRITISH GARDENS History, Philosophy and Design Petunia by Mrs Smith, c.1865 FLORAL PAINTINGS of Popular Garden Flowers James Andrews The Victorians were passionate about flowers, both in their gardens and in art, and the period saw some of the most superb botanical journals ever published. This volume reproduces handcoloured lithographs from one of the finest from the 1860s, The Floral Magazine, a collaboration between the botanical illustrator James Andrews and the Rev HH Dombrain. Each of the 95 plants is shown in a full-page reproduction, with Dombrain’s text revealing the preoccupations, joys and setbacks of Victorian flower growers. PAPADAKIS 2011 HB 200pp Illus 320x237mm NEW £35.00 21561 now £12.99 Tom Turner This magisterial chronological survey charts the changing fashions and philosophies of garden planning from antiquity through the Arts and Crafts movement to today’s sustainable gardens. Wrest Park in Bedfordshire was formed in open country and Stunningly illustrated planted to create a forest setting for the avenues and lake with more than 1,000 colour photographs, plans and diagrams, it features many famous gardens such as Hampton Court, Chatsworth and Haddon Hall, and examines the influence of such key figures as Inigo Jones, Humphry Repton and Getrude Jekyll. ROUTLEDGE 2013 HB 466pp Illus 248x247mm £36.99 21514 now £14.99 NEW EUROPEAN GARDENS History, Philosophy and Design Tom Turner What is a garden for, and how does its form reflect its function? Focusing on beliefs, purpose and design philosophy, this magnificent book charts the development of the garden from its origin in the Middle East 12,000 years ago through the extravagant creations of the Baroque to the present day. Illustrated with 900 colour photographs, paintings and diagrams, it features some of the finest gardens in Europe, from Vienna to Versailles, explaining how, why and for whom they were created. ROUTLEDGE 2011 HB 421pp Illus 248x248mm £35.00 21574 now £14.99 A GARDENER’S GUIDE TO NATIVE PLANTS OF BRITAIN AND IRELAND Rosemary FitzGerald After the arrival of tulips and other bulbs in the 16th century, the local flower species that had been common in British gardens were gradually sidelined in favour of showier plants, although some adapted forms of local species such as double red campion or red cowslips survived. This comprehensive illustrated guide introduces the best of our native plants, explaining their history, needs and habitats and showing how they can be successfully incorporated into modern gardens. CROWOOD 2012 PB 192pp Illus 245x190mm £14.99 20334 now £6.99 Tim Dee In his first book since the acclaimed The Running Sky, Tim Dee tells the story of four fields: the fen at the bottom of his Cambridgeshire garden; a field in southern Zambia; a prairie in Montana; FOUR FIELDS WILD FLOWERS AND WHERE TO FIND THEM IN THE CHILTERNS Laurie Fallows; David Beattie; Gay Fallows The beautiful Greater Chilterns are threaded with deep valleys and streams, nature reserves and delightful villages. This guide provides details of the identification, habitat and uses of the common wild flowers of the area. The flowering charts show which month plants are at their best, and the book also features an illustrated plant directory and 18 guided walks with maps to help you locate even the rarest of flowers. FRANCES LINCOLN 2007 PB 160pp Illus £7.99 17541 now £3.99 58 A LOST LANDSCAPE Matthew Boulton’s Gardens at Soho and a meadow in the Exclusion Zone of Chernobyl. Observing these four fields – walkable, mappable, man-made yet still secretive, mysterious and wild – he contemplates our relationship with nature, inspiring us to look anew at the way we live, and what we need from life. JONATHAN CAPE 2013 HB 288pp £18.99 20241 now £6.99 THE TEN-MINUTE GARDENER’S FRUIT-GROWING DIARY Val Bourne Pithy, practical and purposeful, this handy diary is for anyone who loves their plot but is forced to garden in snatched moments. Full of tried-and-tested tips – and interesting asides – from a seasoned old hand, it describes four, five or six main tasks for each month of the year. BANTAM 2011 HB 192pp £9.99 19374 now £3.99 Phillada Ballard; Val Loggie; Shena Mason In the 1760s, the pioneer industrialist Matthew Boulton established extensive gardens and a landscaped park around his home and Manufactory at Soho in Handsworth, on the outskirts of Birmingham. Now only a tiny plot near the house remains. During the restoration of the Soho estate, Dr Ballard and Val Loggie uncovered writings about the garden and drawings and paintings of it. This book presents their findings and traces the great industrialist’s search for Elysium. PHILLIMORE 2009 HB 112pp Illus £16.99 22739 now £6.99 Postscript order line: 01626 897100 Order line: 01626 897100 NATURE FAUNA SCOTICA Animals and People in Scotland The slowed-down flight of a lacewing Peter Marren; Richard Mabey Like its companion volumes, Flora Britannica and Birds Britannica, this is a richly illustrated cultural, rather than biological guide. Here, British bugs are seen through the eyes of writers, musicians, artists, photographers and naturalists, from Elizabethan protoentomologist Thomas Muffet (father of Little Miss Muffet) to Irvine Welsh’s talking tapeworm in Filth. The result is a beguiling look at some of our 40,000 species of invertebrates – from amoebas, through worms, ants and earwigs, butterflies and beetles to molluscs – and the eccentricities of some human bug obsessives. CHATTO BUGS BRITANNICA Polly Pullar; Mary Low This celebration of Scotland’s enormously diverse range of fauna is arranged by habitats – from mountains, A Golden Eagle displays moors and bogs to its two-metre wingspan the sea, but also devotes chapters to the habitats in which animals and humans interact closely, the farm, urban areas and the realm of myth. Imaginatively written and lavishly illustrated, the book offers a detailed yet informal natural and cultural history of creatures from common newts to Aberdeen-Angus cattle, and the role that animals have played in Scottish life since prehistory. BIRLINN 2012 HB 304pp Illus 250x254mm £30.00 19122 now £14.99 William Milliken; Sam Bridgewater Documenting the evolving relationship between the Scots and their native plants from the Stone Age to the present day, this book covers the complete spectrum of plant uses, addressing their diverse roles in diet, healthcare, housing, crafts, culture and language and in the Scottish environment and economy. With quotations, colour photographs, case studies and practical tips, this ‘encyclopedia botanica’ reveals as much about Scottish history and culture as it does about Scotland’s plant life. BIRLINN 2013 PB 328pp Illus 245x249mm FLORA CELTICA £20.00 19123 now £9.99 WILD SCOTLAND An Audio Guide to the Wildlife of Scotland British Library Including several birds, such as the Crested Tit and Capercaillie, that are only found in Scotland, this CD contains the calls of 30 species, including the mournful song of the Black-throated Diver, the low growling calls of a Puffin and the roaring of a Red stag. One CD; running time 66min. & WINDUS 2010 HB 512pp Illus 280x215mm £35.00 93610 now £9.99 WEATHER WONDERS Incredible Clouds and Weather Events from Above and Below Gordon Higgins Hurricanes and thunderstorms are awesome and impressive events but the most benign of weather can also produce beautiful and surprising results. From the gently rippling waves of ‘Kelvin Helmholtz’ clouds to double rainbows and the heavenly shafts of light known as crepuscular rays, this photographic selection displays clouds and weather events of all types photographed from the ground and, by means of satellite imagery, from above. D&C 2011 PB 256pp Illus 148x180mm £12.99 18229 now £4.99 PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY Great Systems and Global Environments William M Marsh; Martin M Kaufman In a much acclaimed, back-to-basics textbook that combines a narrative-style text and straightforward illustrations, the authors set out to explain the nature of geographic change on Earth; not only how it takes place, but what drives it – systems. The book comprises five parts on the extensive and interconnected systems of energy, climate and ocean, Earth’s life support, water, rock and mountain, and erosional and landform. Suitable for A level and undergraduate students. CAMBRIDGE BRITISH LIBRARY 2013 Audio CD £10.00 16946 now £3.99 EARTH ON FIRE How Volcanoes Shape Our Planet Bernhard Edmaier From the pyrotechnics of explosive Mount Etna in Sicily to the lava and tuff remnants of the Yellowstone supervolcano in Yellowstone Canyon, USA, volcanoes are the most awe-inspiring and potentially devastating geological phenomena on earth. With spectacular aerial and close-up photographs by Bernhard Edmaier accompanied by clear, informative texts about key areas of volcanology, such as plate tectonics and pyroclastics, this book reveals how volcanic activity shapes the most dramatic landscapes of our planet. PHAIDON 2009 HB 219pp Illus 350x295mm £35.00 93830 now £14.99 ANCIENT TREES IN THE LANDSCAPE Norfolk’s Arboreal Heritage Gerry Barnes; Tom Williamson Norfolk is rich in woodlands, many of which have been traditionally managed for centuries, but this account of the county’s ancient trees is of more than local interest: it is an exploration of how trees can be studied as part of the landscape. Among the topics discussed are the dating of trees; trees of farmland and hedgerow; woods and wood-pastures; orchards, pine rows and willow lines; and how trees have been used in parks, gardens and churchyards. UP 2013 HB 736pp Illus 277x237mm WINDGATHER 2011 PB 187pp Illus £49.99 21033 now £14.99 £25.00 99556 now £9.99 Visit our website: www.psbooks.co.uk 59 www.psbooks.co.uk TRANSPORT Kevin Robertson The spirit of innovation demonstrated by the Great Western Railway’s petrol-engined railcar of 1912 perhaps illustrates why the company had a reputation for doing things differently (and better) than its competitors. This book looks beyond the famous and glamorous aspects of the GWR to explore less well-trodden ground such as weed killing trains and unusual rolling stock, anomalous stations and station furniture, experimental signal design and camping coaches. HISTORY PRESS 2010 PB 146pp Illus NEW ODD CORNERS OF THE GWR £12.99 22746 now £5.99 GWR DIDCOT BY NIGHT Mike Heath Didcot is at the halfway point of the original GWR route from London to Bristol and the home of the Great Western Society which has created a living museum based around the original engine shed, coal stage and depot. With modern distractions cloaked by darkness, this night-time portrait of the workings of the locomotives around the meticulously preserved railway conjures a unique vision of steam-era GWR with carefully lit, modern colour photography. HALSGROVE 2010 HB 144pp Illus 215x230mm 7808 Cookham Manor and 1340 saddle-tank Trojan at Didcot £14.99 20272 now £7.99 Peter Swift Richard Maunsell, Chief Mechanical Engineer of the South Eastern and Chatham Railway and later Southern Railway from 1913-37, gave his name to the long-lived Mogul family of locomotives. All Maunsell Moguls derived from the original basic design, and variants operated all types of traffic in eight different railway companies into the 1960s. This history of the class is aimed at the railway modeller and provides detailed information and photographs for each period of its history. IAN ALLAN 2012 HB 96pp Illus MAUNSELL MOGULS £19.99 19920 now £7.99 Mike Heath Resurrecting a line closed by BR in the 1970s, the East Lancashire Railway has been running services from its base in Bury since 1987 and is home to a substantial collection of locomotives, carriages and wagons. This portfolio of atmospheric photographs of the railway after dark captures many of its steam and diesel engines alongside platforms or in the sheds, as well as some of Britain’s most famous preserved locomotives on visits to the line. HALSGROVE 2009 HB 144pp Illus 243x230mm EAST LANCASHIRE RAILWAY BY NIGHT £14.99 20269 now £6.99 THE HEJAZ RAILWAY NEW James Nicholson The Hejaz Railway was built by the Ottomans in the late 19th century to link Damascus with Medina to the south, but only remained in use until 1920 when the Ottoman Empire collapsed in the aftermath of the First World War. This large-format illustrated volume explores the remarkable construction of the railway across unforgiving desert and mountain terrain, and traces its history, including the famous raids on the line led by TE Lawrence during the Arab Revolt (1916-18). STACEY 2007 HB 208pp Illus 304x256mm £29.95 22808 now £14.99 IRON ROAD The Railway in Scotland BRADSHAW’S RAILWAY MAP CENTRAL EUROPE 1913 PJG Ransom Beginning in the 18th century with horse-drawn carts on wooden rails, this comprehensive, well-illustrated history of Scottish railways goes on to examine the first steam locomotives, the growth of the rail network and the Edwardian ‘Golden Age of Steam’. It also gives detailed accounts of locomotive development, post-war nationalization and privatization in the 1990s, and includes a chapter on the museums entrusted with preserving Scotland’s railway heritage. NEW For much of the 19th and early 20th centuries, the name Bradshaw was synonymous with railway travel. Measuring 89 by 100 centimetres when unfolded, this beautifully printed replica of the timetable publisher’s 1913 railway map reveals a vanished Europe in which Strasbourg is in Germany, Trieste is in Austria, the Russian Empire extends deep into Poland and the Balkans are a powderkeg waiting to explode. From the George Bradshaw Railway Maps Collection. MAPSEEKER 2012 Illus 890x1000mm BIRLINN 2013 PB 334pp Illus 250x248mm £14.99 21803 now £4.99 60 Climbing the Barada Gorge in Lebanon £20.00 19133 now £8.99 Postscript order line: 01626 897100 Order line: 01626 897100 TRANSPORT John Law The Conservative government’s Transport Act of 1980 made the deregulation of bus services possible in Britain. Limited trials began a year later and the policy was adopted nationally (with the exception of Greater London) in 1986. With over 180 colour images of buses operating around the country, this photographic survey charts the changes of a decade that saw large operators broken up and sold and new companies emerging to challenge the council-run services. FONTHILL 2014 PB 96pp Illus 234x165mm NEW BRITISH BUSES OF THE 1980s £14.99 22793 now £5.99 James Taylor In the early days of motorized public service vehicles, motor manufacturers left it to separate coachbuilders to provide the bodywork for their vehicles, and that mode of production became the norm in the British bus industry. This comprehensive, illustrated survey provides an alphabetical reference to all known makers of full-size bus bodies in Britain between 1919 and 1975, from small-scale local workshops to leading names such as Park Royal, Roe and Weymann. CROWOOD PRESS 2013 HB 192pp Illus 286x225mm A-Z OF BRITISH BUS BODIES LAND ROVER DISCOVERY 25 Years of the Family 4x4 James Taylor When the Discovery was launched in 1989 it filled a gap between Land Rover’s original utilitarian vehicle and its luxury Range Rover and in doing so helped to create the market for family 4x4s that has become so significant. This profile looks in detail at the four generations of the design, from the prototypes and first production cars of 1990 up to the 2014 models, with detailed specifications, design drawings, and interior and exterior photographs of the various Discoveries. NEW CROWOOD 2014 HB 240pp Illus 260x232mm £29.95 20506 now £12.99 THE MAHARAJAS AND THEIR MAGNIFICENT MOTOR CARS Gautam Sen The first horseless carriages imported into India began a competition among Indian royalty to outdo each other with the magnificence of their motor cars. From the extraordinary 1912 Brooke ‘swan car’ to classic Rolls Royces and exotic sports cars, this volume tells the story of the Rajas’ and Maharajas’ love affair with the car and is illustrated with portraits of the best surviving examples and archive photographs of the vehicles in their heyday. HAYNES 2011 HB 384pp Illus 287x237mm £40.00 18275 now £19.99 LONDON UNITED ELECTRIC TRAMWAYS Robert J Harley London United Tramways (LUT) covered west London from Shepherd’s Bush out as far as Uxbridge and Hounslow, and across south west London from Tooting to Hampton Court. It brought cheap, reliable transport for Londoners, but its success was hard won. This richly illustrated account traces the story of LUT from the initial struggles against technical difficulties and anti-tram prejudice, through its heyday under the flamboyant General Manager, James Clifton Robinson, to its demise in the late 1940s. CAPITAL TRANSPORT 2010 HB 112pp Illus 245x280mm £25.00 94564 now £9.99 £29.95 19608 now £12.99 THE LODEKKA ALTERNATIVE Stewart J Brown The prevalence of low railway bridges around the country made a double-decker bus with a lower profile desirable to operators, and the Bristol Lodekka was designed to meet the demand in 1949. In the 1950s and 1960s all the main bus chassis manufacturers launched competitors, none of which matched the Lowdekka’s success. This collection of colour photographs surveys the many alternative low-height buses, including the AEC Bridgemaster, Albion Lowlander and Dennis Loline. BUS BLUNDERS Gavin Booth Certain to start lively debates among enthusiasts and road transport professionals, this book looks at some of the stranger decisions and miscalculations that have affected the bus industry over recent years. Among the issues discussed, with illustrations of the vehicles involved, are the short-lived British Coachways consortium and the AMOS scheme that would have flooded London with minibuses, and among the bus models that went wrong are the Daimler Roadliner and Guy Wulfrunian. IAN ALLAN 2013 HB 96pp Illus 286x213mm IAN ALLAN 2009 HB 160pp Illus 261x211mm £22.50 19612 now £9.99 £19.99 98011 now £7.99 Dennis Edwards After the First World War, public transport services built tube lines north and west of London into open fields, with complete assurance that developers, houses and people would quickly follow; and despite the economic depression, London expanded dramatically during the interwar years. Illustrated with period photographs from the London Transport Museum and contemporary postcards, this book follows the progress of the tube lines to places such as Rayners Lane, Golders Green, Morden and Cockfosters, and the transformation of countryside to suburbia. CAPITAL TRANSPORT LONDON’S UNDERGROUND SUBURBS 2003 HB 112pp Illus 250x220mm £16.95 36899 now £7.99 LONDON UNDERGROUND 1863 Onwards (All Lines and Extensions) Owners’ Workshop Manual Paul Moss The first underground trains ran in London in 1863 between Paddington (then called Bishop’s Road) and Farringdon stations. It is remarkable to note that at that early date steam locomotives were used, filling the tunnels with smoke and soot; the first electric trains were introduced in 1890. Colourfully presented in Haynes’s famous Owners’ Workshop Manual livery, this book provides an accessible and well illustrated introduction to the history and workings of the world’s oldest underground railway. HAYNES 2014 HB 189pp Illus 269x210mm £22.99 17012 now £11.99 Visit our website: www.psbooks.co.uk f 61 www.psbooks.co.uk TRANSPORT NEW P&O ACROSS THE OCEANS ACROSS THE YEARS A Pictorial Voyage Ruth Artmonsky; Susie Cox Established with a government mail contract in 1837, the Peninsular and Oriental line became a byword in luxury travel as its role of transporting colonial administrators, soldiers, planters and politicians to all parts of the Empire became increasingly important. This celebratory volume presents a collection of illustrations, photographs and ephemera from this golden era of sea travel (between the mid-19th and mid-20th centuries) and draws on the personal recollections of passengers and crew from the P&O Heritage Collection. ACC 2012 HB 264pp Illus 300x240mm £35.00 22789 now £14.99 SS Baradine by Frank Mason, used as a poster for P&O’s Capetown/Australia service, c.1922 Allan Ryszka-Onions A boom in leisure cruising has seen many new large passenger ships and smaller ‘expedition’ ships built in recent years, while in response to the drive for cheaper cargo shipping, container vessels have got bigger, some approaching 400m in length, and are designed for slower running with more efficient engines. The 16th edition of this standard, illustrated reference work provides comprehensive and authoritative information on all the world’s ocean-going passenger and cargo ships. IAN ALLAN 2013 HB 328pp Illus OCEAN SHIPS £30.00 19921 now £12.99 2009 PB 160pp Illus 248x173mm ENGLAND’S SHIPWRECK HERITAGE From Logboats to U-boats Heinrich Paasch Surveyor of ships to Lloyd’s Register and with a lifetime of experience in shipbuilding and repair, Heinrich Paasch was the first to recognize the need for a universal dictionary defining the vocabulary of ships. This facsimile edition of his work, first published in 1885, provides an explanation of all the principal parts of a ship’s structure and equipment for both sailing and steam vessels, including propulsion machinery, rigging and even knots. (Originally published as From Keel to Truck.) SKYHORSE 2014 PB 304pp Illus Graham Smith Thanks to the prevailing winds, balloonists taking off from London in the 19th century would often find themselves landing in Essex fields and as the interest in aviation blossomed, landing grounds for aeronautical experiments were established in the county. This history traces the development of flying in Essex from these beginnings to the major aircraft production of the Handley Page and Avro companies and the fighter stations of the Second World War. COUNTRYSIDE 2007 PB 224pp Illus ESSEX AND ITS RACE FOR THE SKIES £11.99 20166 now £5.99 62 Catherine Rothwell Storms that can whip up in a moment, acres of sandbanks and a large tidal range have made the north-west coast a treacherous stretch of water down the centuries. This book investigates the stories of shipwrecks and attending rescue attempts from the 17th century, when smugglers and wreckers were as much a hazard to shipping as the weather, to the sinking of the Irish ferry Riverdance in 2008. HISTORY PRESS £14.99 22757 now £5.99 PAASCH’S ILLUSTRATED MARINE DICTIONARY BRITISH AIRLINER PROTOTYPES SINCE 1945 NEW SHIPWRECKS OF THE NORTH-WEST COAST £10.99 19651 now £4.99 The second prototype of the Avro 748 feederliner Serena Cant From the remains of primitive boats of uncertain date to 18th century trading ships and vessels of the Second World War, there are hundreds of wrecks around England’s coast bearing testament to the importance of shipping in the nation’s history. This illustrated study assesses the factors that have led to maritime disasters over the centuries and provides an insight into naval archaeology and the role of English Heritage in the protection of historic wreck sites. ENGLISH HERITAGE 2013 HB 300pp Illus 273x218mm £50.00 19308 now £19.99 BORN OF ADVERSITY Britain’s Airlines 1919-1963 Stephen Skinner No fewer than 31 prototypes are examined in detail in this illustrated review of British civil aircraft design since the Second World War. Any plane intended to carry more than ten people meets Stephen Skinner’s definition of an airliner and among the models explored are the post-war development of the Lincoln bomber and the Avro Tudor; stalwarts of the jet age, the de Havilland Comet and Vickers VC-10; and the ultimate achievement in passenger aircraft, Concorde. Guy Halford-MacLeod Despite Winston Churchill’s remark that ‘civil aviation must fly by itself’, competition from foreign, statesponsored carriers in the 1920s encouraged the government to form a subsidized national airline, Imperial Airways, by amalgamating a number of small private companies. This book traces the political and corporate manoeuvres that shaped the industry from this point, through the tribulations of BEA and BOAC, to the re-emergence of private operators such as Freddie Laker in the 1950s. MIDLAND 2008 HB 224pp Illus 300x223mm AMBERLEY 2014 PB 208pp Illus £35.00 16664 now £12.99 £17.99 20955 now £7.99 Postscript order line: 01626 897100 Order line: 01626 897100 ARCHITECTURE ARCHAEOLOGY NEW WEMBLEY STADIUM NEW JOHN NASH Architect of the Picturesque Ed. Geoffrey Tyack John Nash (17521835) defined his era like few other architects. His plans for Regent’s Park, Regent Street and Buckingham Palace transformed the face of London; his Brighton Pavilion attracts visitors from around the world; and he was among the first to exploit new materials made available by the Industrial Revolution. With more than 200 illustrations – many of them previously unpublished – this volume brings together the work of eight leading architectural historians to explore the full range of Nash’s achievements. ENGLISH HERITAGE Norman Foster; Simon Inglis The original Wembley had acquired global fame through decades of important events: the task of Foster and Partners in rebuilding it was to retain this iconic status while creating the finest modern stadium in the world. This architectural The stadium from profile tells the story of the ground, dating back to 1922, and reviews the concept, design, development and construction of the the north-west new arena, with detailed architectural drawings and visualizations, with Wembley Norman Foster’s own preliminary sketches, and photographs of the Arena in the completed building. PRESTEL 2012 HB 96pp Illus 208x208mm foreground 2013 HB 216pp Illus 273x218mm £60.00 21851 now £30.00 £19.99 21443 now £7.99 A GLIMPSE OF HEAVEN Catholic Churches of England and Wales Christopher Martin; Photo. Alex Ramsay For more than two centuries, Catholic worship was illegal in England and the building of Catholic churches was forbidden. This landmark survey examines the many new churches built after the Catholic Relief Act of 1791. It presents magnificent colour illustrations and accompanying descriptions of buildings ranging from the neo-Renaissance splendour of St Charles Borromeo in Hull to the Modernist cathedrals in Bristol and Liverpool, and sets this rich and varied architectural legacy in historical, social and cultural context. ENGISH HERITAGE 2009 PB 224pp Illus 268x248mm £20.00 17682 now £9.99 THE BOOK OF THE EDWARDIAN AND INTERWAR HOUSE Richard Russell Lawrence Over a million homes were built in Britain during the Edwardian period and another four million in the interwar years; most of them are still standing. This book explains why and by whom these properties were built and traces the development of architectural styles and interior decor from English vernacular in the 1900s to the arrival of modernism during the 1930s. Part two looks in detail at the houses’ construction and decoration, with chapters devoted to the various elements of a house, from roofs to paint finishes. Peter Bishop As icons of architecture, technology, power and culture, bridges feature strongly in our imaginations and have inspired art and literature from Wordsworth’s Ode on Westminster Bridge to Bridge on the River Kwai. In this illustrated account, Peter Bishop examines the role of the bridge over the last 200 years, examining the advances in technology, design and materials in the construction of bridges, and discussing their contribution to history and modernity. BRIDGE AURUM 2013 HB 272pp Illus 286x220mm £30.00 68789 now £12.99 REAKTION 2008 PB 240pp Illus 206x155mm £16.95 18374 now £6.99 SILVANUS TREVAIL Cornish Architect and Entrepreneur Ronald Perry; Hazel Harradence A century ago, Silvanus Trevail needed no introduction. President of the Society of Architects and mayor of Truro, he was as famous for his radical politics as for his 300 schools, churches, libraries and housing developments. Then, in 1903, he put a revolver to his head, ending his brilliant career at 52. With over 150 colour photographs and a complete catalogue of his buildings, this book is the first to chart his life and achievements. FRANCIS BOUTLE 2008 PB 245pp Illus 244x190mm ANGLICAN CHURCH BUILDING IN LONDON 1946-2012 Michael Yelton; Photo. John Salmon After the Blitz devastated many of London’s historic churches, some 250 new ones were built throughout the capital, mostly in the Modernist style. They have received little attention, and some have fallen into neglect or been demolished; but as this unique survey makes clear, many have considerable architectural merit. A general introduction is followed by a borough-by-borough gazetteer, with each entry illustrated by both an interior and exterior view. The book concludes with a list of architects and their work. SPIRE 2013 HB 330pp Illus 240x160mm £20.00 19217 now £7.99 £29.95 19055 now £16.99 Visit our website: www.psbooks.co.uk f 63 www.psbooks.co.uk ARCHITECTURE/DESIGN CANTERBURY AND THE GOTHIC REVIVAL Lawrence Lyle; Marjorie Lyle Canterbury Cathedral is both the mother church of the Anglican communion and the pinnacle of English Gothic, yet the iconoclastic ravages of the Reformation were followed by a century of neglect in the Georgian era. With more than 50 illustrations, including a striking colour section, this absorbing study charts the efforts of the Victorian architect William Butterfield, along with the artists and clergy who shared his vision, to restore the cathedral to its former glory. HISTORY PRESS 2013 PB 128pp Illus 230x154mm £14.99 19714 now £6.99 Poster for a talk by Adolf Loos, showing the Looshaus Christopher Long When completed in 1911, the Goldman & Salatsch building in Vienna created a furore. Above a traditional marble portico, its sheer concrete walls and square, unadorned windows offered a glimpse of the future that – depending on the viewer’s perspective – was either terrifying or liberating. Drawing on extensive new research, this handsomely illustrated book sets the story of this key work of Modernism and the life of its architect, Adolf Loos (1870-1933), against the cultural ferment of turnof-the-century Vienna. THE LOOSHAUS YALE UP 2011 HB 255pp Illus 230x153mm £35.00 20161 now £9.99 Jack Simmons; Robert Thorne Bristling with spires and turrets, St Pancras Station and the adjoining Midland Hotel form one of the most glorious examples of Victorian Gothic architecture in London. When this book first appeared in 1968, however, their future looked bleak. Its classic account of the buildings’ planning, creation and architectural significance gave weight to the campaign, spearheaded by John Betjeman, to save them. 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Capes, Cowls and the Creation of Comic Book Culture Laurence Maslon; Michael Kantor Making his debut in 1938 in Action Comics, Superman was the first of a series of superheroes that informed and tracked American life through the war years and the counterculture to today’s blockbuster movies and graphic novels. Featuring more than 500 colour comic book panels, covers, sketches and photographs, this book examines the phenomenon of this American art form, drawing on interviews with key figures in its history, including Stan Lee and Carmine Infantino. CROWN ARCHETYPE 2013 HB 304pp Illus 272x215mm £30.00 22676 now £9.99 Cover of Superman comic No.22 from 1943 Carmen Jones design by Mary Anne Nyberg, 1954 MODERN BRITISH POSTERS Art, Design and Communication Paul Rennie Since the 1860s the poster has been an expression of the integration of modern art, graphic design and mass communication. 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HARPER £29.95 21107 now £9.99 London Transport poster by Andrew Power, 1934 DESIGN 2012 HB 600pp Illus 311x237mm $75.00 19905 now £19.99 Rebecca Salter Beginning with a brief history of printing in Japan, this book covers the various popular and commercial applications of Japanese woodblock printing during the Edo and Meiji periods (1603-1912). Discussing 200 illustrated examples, Salter explores the everyday items produced using woodblock techniques more usually associated in the West with ukiyo-e prints; and reveals much about Japanese culture and tradition through printed items such as calendars, prayer slips, playful prints, games and decorative papers. 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BLOOMSBURY 2013 HB 288pp Illus 288x240mm £30.00 20228 now £12.99 Postcard by Paul Klee for the 1923 Bauhaus Exhibition THE BAUHAUS GROUP Six Masters of Modernism Nicholas Fox Weber Alongside Walter Gropius, Paul Klee, Wassily Kandinsky and Mies van der Rohe, the husbandand-wife team of Josef and Anni Albers were leading members of the Bauhaus. Nicholas Fox Weber, former head of the Albers Foundation and a close friend of the couple, has drawn on their recollections to create this remarkable group biography. Illustrated with 16 pages of colour plates and many black-and-white images, it captures the spirit and flair with which these geniuses reshaped the culture of the 20th century. Americancut pages. YALE UP 2009 PB 544pp Illus £18.00 21152 now £8.99 Visit our website: www.psbooks.co.uk 65 www.psbooks.co.uk FEATURED TITLES NEW CITY OF LONDON The History David Kynaston The ‘Square Mile’, London’s financial powerhouse, rose to prominence with the defeat of Napoleon in 1815. 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