This brand new 2016 version of the bestselling Bradshaw's Diary is a must-have for any train enthusiast or Great British Railway Journeys fan. It is a beautiful desk diary full of attractive period illustrations and authentic text drawn from Bradshaw and other Victorian railway publications.

Bradshaw's Diary 2016 (Old House)

Engineering & Transportation

Books, Old

Transportation

Old House

This charming, humorous hymn to England and Englishness was first published in 1902. Full of colour illustrations, it celebrates the British bobby, the golfing English gentleman, roast beef, cricket, the unique appeal of Scotland and taking long walks in the rain, and so much more...

Wonderful England!: Or, The Happy Land (Old House)

Ames, Mrs. Ernest

Reference

The bounteous pleasures of married life have been endured by stoical, ingenious men and women for millennia. How to be Happy Though Married is a compendium of their hard-won wisdom, offering advice for almost any conceivable conjugal conundrum, from the potential of a wife to wander (you might consider stealing her shoes, à la the ancient Greeks) to the avoidance of a drunk husband's amorous advances. Why suffer or rejoice alone when this book revealing the advice, observations &amp; witty rejoinders of Jane Austen, Plutarch, Shakespeare, Trollope &amp; Einstein could be your constant companion?

How to Be happy Though Married

Osprey

“In conversing with gentlemen, try to not fall into the too common practice of talking to them nothing but nonsense...”
First published in 1876, Complete Etiquette for Ladies aimed to instruct English women of all ages and situations on the finer points of proper comportment in Victorian society. Penned by Samuel Orchart Beeton – husband of the renowned cookery writer Isabella – it offers a view of ideal feminine conduct at once strikingly familiar and charmingly antiquated. Resolving such troublesome issues as how to display good sense when shopping, avoid busy-body neighbours and deal with disappointed affections, it also issues stern warnings: a reputation might be lost by such simple improprieties as offering a gentleman an opinion on financial matters, uttering the word 'stomach' to anyone other than a physician, or wearing ribbons at the breakfast table.

Complete Etiquette for Ladies

History

Beeton, Samuel

Europe

This charming pocket handbook is a complete guide to the manners, customs and etiquette of the glamorous 1920s. Each chapter gives detailed instructions for a specific type of social event: what to expect, how to dress, suggested yarns for the raconteur and instructions for deft, witty self-expression. As lively and amusing as it is useful, this is a vintage reproduction of a Gatsby-era pocket guide to courtesy, style and elegance in the age that redefined them.

The Diners Out Handbook: A Pocket Handbook on the Manners and Customs of Society Functions (Old House)

Miles, Alfred H.

Rhinebeck Panorama of Nelsons London, c.1806

Rhinebeck, Nelson

Map of the Great Fire of London, 1666

Hollar, Wenceslas

The capital city c.1520 during the reign of Henry VIII showing major streets, lanes, churches, great houses, monasteries and public buildings. This map reveals medieval London at its most impressive, before the city was overwhelmed by a massive population explosion.

Historical Map of Tudor London, c.1520: A detailed street map of... (Old House: British Historic Towns Atlas)

Historic Towns Trust

These four hand-colored maps of London in the Victorian age show all of London, including the surrounding countryside and outlying villages such as Hampstead, Stratford, Merton and Beckenham. Perfect for researchers and genealogists, they are presented in a slipcase box set and are so detailed that they show individual buildings, the gardens of suburban houses, separate platforms of new railway stations and even individual statues in London's squares. The maps are folded within a sleeve in a keepsake portfolio package which features an authentic period cover and an explanation of the map's historical significance.

Street Maps of Victorian London, 1863

Stanford, Edward

Mapped out in 1746, Rocque’s survey of London was the most detailed of its time, and is charmingly and attractively illustrated. Produced over two sheets, it also offers enough detail for local historians and genealogists and is a fascinating portrait of Britain’s capital at the beginning of the Industrial Age. The map is folded within a sleeve in a keepsake portfolio package which features an authentic period cover and an explanation of the map's historical significance.

Rocque's Map of Georgian London, 1746: Detailed street map

Rocque, John

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