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Product Description 'An unexpected, quirky and always revealing romp back in time' - Heston Blumenthal 'Brilliant' - Pen Vogler, editor of Pengui...

Revolution! Conflict! Gluttony! In this eclectic book of food history, Tom Nealon takes on such overlooked themes as carp and the Crusades, brown s...

Books; reading, collecting and the physical housing of them has brought the book-lover joy - and stress - for centuries. Fascinated writers have tr...

Product Description Playing Jane Austen is the original dramatisation of Jane Austen's work. The collection was first published in 1895 as Duo...

The tavern, the inn, the coffee house, the tea shop: these are places where, throughout history, we have met and socialised and where the issues of...

The ultimate picture book – packed with wonderful, quirky, amusing and delightful images from the British Museum. There is no text at all: the pict...

This is a truly luxury book and a must-have for every family bookshelf, with cloth binding, a beautiful jacket and ribbon marker. It offers a compr...

Shortlisted for Exhibition Catalogue of the Year in the British Book Design and Production Awards 2022. A landmark publication of a major new disc...

Product Description ‘A fascinating catalogue, torqued around the notion of a film critic watching moving images by day and then focussing on still...

Product Description ‘A simply outstanding book’ ‘Astonishing’ ‘[A] rich treasure-trove of photographs of objects’ ‘The book truly is a delight, an...

Authoritative, surprising, evocative and original, Shakespeare: staging the world offers a completely new approach to one of the most exceptional c...

Featuring a rich array of magnificent artworks from the British Museum and beyond, the book showcases some of the most exquisite works of wood, sto...

This beautiful volume explores the lesser-known history of Europe and the Mediterranean, bridging the gap between the Mediterranean and the North o...

Product Description The British Museum’s collection is one of the world’s finest and broadest, ranging from prehistoric times to the present in an...

‘The exhibition is now over, but the splendid book lives on.’ ‘A delightful, very readable eyecandy dive in the history of the cultures of Peru’ ‘A...

A stunning new range of stationery produced in association with the British Museum. These beautiful colour postcards, illustrated with artwork and...

A lavishly illustrated book to accompany the New York Public Library's exhibition of the priceless treasures in its archives Inside the walls of it...

Discover the secrets of ancient civilizations and unlock the mysteries of history with this captivating book. Perfect for history enthusiasts and c...

'Thorough and engaging ... you can't understand England without understanding the BBC' New York Times 'Fascinating and informative' Daily Telegrap...

Product Description 'Scurrilous, scandalous and frequently disgusting. I absolutely loved it' James O'BrienTwitter hero James Felton brings you t...

For over three and a half years, from 1779 to 1783, the tiny territory of Gibraltar was besieged and blockaded, on land and at sea, by the overwhel...