Victorian Fashion (Shrimpton Jayne)(Paperback)

Victorian Fashion (Shrimpton Jayne)(Paperback)

The sweeping crinolines, corsets, bustles, bonnets, and parasols of Victorian Britain are indispensable to our period dramas, and their influences can still be seen within burlesque and steampunk fashions. This is no surprise, as nineteenth-century clothing was so wide-ranging and decorative. We

Fashion in the 1940s (Shrimpton Jayne)(Paperback)

This book reveals the impact of wartime on British fashion, how a spirit of utility, make-do and mend unleashed a whole new creativity among Britain's women starved of high fashion by rationing. Many of these home dressmakers copied the high-end looks. Women doing war work created new street

Fashion and Family History: Interpreting How Your Ancestors Dressed (Shrimpton Jayne)(Paperback)

Studying dress history teaches us much about the past. In this skillfully illustrated, accessible and authoritative book, Jayne Shrimpton demonstrates how fashion and clothes represent the everyday experiences of earlier generations, illuminating the world in which they lived.As Britain evolved

Tracing Your Ancestors Through Family Photographs: A Complete Guide for Family and Local Historians (Shrimpton Jayne)(Paperback)

Jayne Shrimpton's complete guide to dating, analysing and understanding family photographs is essential reading and reference for anyone undertaking genealogical and local history research. Using over 150 old photographs as examples, she shows how such images can give a direct insight into the past

Victorian and Edwardian Fashion: A Photographic Survey (Gernsheim Alison)(Paperback)

Since the invention of photography there has not been a history of fashion completely illustrated by photographs -- until this one. Photography historian Alison Gernsheim first studied Victorian and Edwardian fashion in order to be able to date photographs in her collection. Of course the photos

Siren's Call (Castle Jayne)(Paperback / softback)

Wrecking of the Orion (Baldwin Jayne)(Paperback / softback)

Betty's New Best Friend (Baldwin Jayne)(Paperback / softback)

Vikings in Britain and Ireland (Carroll Jayne)(Paperback / softback)

Home & Heart Cross Stitch (Schofield Jayne)(Paperback)

Jayne Schofield, cross stitch designer, has produced this beautiful book containing a range of delightful cross stitch patterns, lovingly crafted, to celebrate house, home, love and family. The themes found within this book include baby samplers, garden, house, home sweet home, craft, sewing and

Illusion Town (Castle Jayne)(Paperback / softback)

New York Times bestselling author Jayne Ann Krentz delivers another romantic, suspenseful story set in

Discover English Global 3 Student's Book (Wildman Jayne)(Paperback / softback)

Pretty Mess (Jayne Erika)(Paperback)

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Without her alter-ego Erika Jayne, Erika Girardi says she'd just be 'another rich bitch with a plane'--so get ready for the dishy, tell-all memoir from show-stopping performer, model, singer, and beloved star of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, Erika Jayne. Erika

Man Enough to Be a Woman (County Jayne)(Paperback / softback)

The true story of trans punk performance art sensation Jayne County's wild and daring

Glass Kiln Casting - with Colour de Verre (Persico Jayne)(Paperback / softback)

Trust Me (Blackman Malorie)(Paperback / softback)

Seventeen-year-old Jayna wishes she could spend every second of the day with Andrew. Jayna just wishes Andrew's prejudiced family could accept her - but when they're alone together, it hardly seems to matter. But something strange has happened to

Victorian Chaise-Longue (Laski Marghanita)(Paperback / softback)

Victorian Jamaica (Barringer Tim)(Paperback)

Victorian Jamaica explores the extraordinary surviving archive of visual representation and material objects to provide a comprehensive account of Jamaican society during Queen Victoria's reign over the British Empire, from 1837 to 1901. In their analyses of material ranging from photographs of

Vanishing - a gripping new romantic suspense (Krentz Jayne Ann)(Paperback / softback)

From New York Times bestselling author Jayne Ann Krentz comes a gripping new romantic suspense trilogy fraught with danger and

Victorian London (Picard Liza)(Paperback)

From rag-gatherers to royalty, from fish knives to Freemasons: everyday life in Victorian London. Like its acclaimed companion volumes, Elizabeth's London, Restoration London and Dr Johnson's London, this book is the product of the author's passionate interest in the realities of everyday life so

Victorian Pumping Stations (Yorke Trevor)(Paperback)

Victorian pumping stations are colorful cathedrals of utility. Their imposing and striking exteriors enclose a highly decorative cast-iron frame, built to encage mighty steam engines. They are glorious buildings which display the Victorians' architectural confidence and engineering skills. More

Colour of Shadows (Shrimpton Phyllida)(Paperback / softback)

A moving portrayal of a teenager coming to terms with a secret about her mother that her father decided to keep from her

How to Be a Victorian: A Dawn-To-Dusk Guide to Victorian Life (Goodman Ruth)(Paperback)

Lauded by critics, How to Be a Victorian is an enchanting manual for the insatiably curious, the 'the cheapest time-travel machine you'll find' (NPR). Readers have fallen in love with Ruth Goodman, an historian who believes in getting her hands dirty. Drawing on her own firsthand adventures living

Victorian Tales: The Fabulous Flyer (Deary Terry)(Paperback / softback)