Places & peoples: general & pictorial works

  • Remarkable rugby grounds

    £25.00

    Launched as rugby hits fever pitch for the 2023 World Cup, Remarkable Rugby Grounds is the perfect title for the passionate rugby fan who will be astonished at the worldwide reach of their favourite game,

  • England’s gardens

    £25.00

    We may all feel we know what an ‘English’ garden is, but do we really? ‘England’s Gardens’ offers a holistic, modern-day tour and an update on the history of some of the most iconic, enduring, and influential gardens across the country. This book will help you get to know England’s gardens up close and personal. Garden historian Stephen Parker leads you through England’s horticultural history, unearthing the cultural context and hidden stories behind the gardens, and bringing lesser-known garden makers to the fore.

  • You only live once

    £19.99

    Live your best life with this guide to 250+ travel experiences and start planning a lifetime of adventures. Whether you have an hour, day, week, month or year, discover how you can make the most of every precious moment. From seeing the sunrise at summer solstice, to camping off-grid or climbing a volcano, this is your guide to a life well-lived.

  • Wild places of Europe

    £40.00

    Travel with nature and wildlife photographer Wouter Pattyn to explore 12 of the most beautiful nature reserves on the European continent. Along with photographs of stunning landscapes, Amazing Europe is a sourcebook of information for the adventurous traveller.

  • Rooftop Paris

    £35.00

    A spectacular accordion-folded gift book that is a love letter to the city of Paris, as seen in panoramic views high above the city streetsRooftop Paris presents a unique panoramic and comprehensive visual tour of one of the world’s most iconic cityscapes. From eight vantage points above the city, photographer Laurent Dequick invites you to explore, from dawn to dusk, a seemingly infinite landscape of zinc, slate, and copper from which emerge the great gilded monuments of the City of Light. Short essays focus on key Paris neighborhoods, and call-out captions on the photographs highlight notable buildings. The book is produced in an accordion-style concertina format that would stretch to 125 feet (38 meters) if fully unfolded. It is bound between hardcovers and inserted in a sturdy slipcase.

  • Accidentally Wes Anderson Postcards

    £11.99

    An irresistible postcard set for fans of the New York Times bestselling Accidentally Wes Anderson book and lovers of Wes Anderson’s unique aesthetic.

  • Vic Lee’s London

    £25.00

    A lively illustrated tour of London in the company of Vic Lee – artist, storyteller and self-confessed ‘ragamuffin from south-east London’.

  • Colours of London

    £25.00

    In Colours of London Peter Ackroyd tells the history of London through the lens of colour – with specially commissioned colorised photographs from Dynamichrome that bring a lost London back to life. 
     

  • North Coast 500

    £25.00

    Highly illustrated, full colour book showcasing what is unique about the North Coast 500. Striking images and descriptive text of the best places to visit are shown along with a simple route map showing locations.

  • London, Block by Block

    £12.99

    Illustrator Cierra Block shares 50 maps showing the best places that London has to offer, whether it’s the food or history, culture, shopping, beautiful buildings or gardens.

  • Offbeat

    £24.99

    Discover 100 exciting alternative travel experiences where tourists are few and far between. Explore a secret mountainous kingdom in Africa, an underwater museum in Australia, a medieval fairytale town in Europe – and learn how your visit can benefit local communities when you go beyond classic bucket list places with this inspiring travel guide. 

  • Cities of the Dead

    £32.00

    Cities of the Dead is a collection of the world’s most picturesque, historic and notable cemeteries.