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  • Britains Toy Soldiers

    The History and Handbook, 1893–2013

    de James Opie ...
    This is the first full-colour history of the world-famous toy soldiers to chart the whole story of their development from Victorian table toy to 21st Century collectable. Prior to 1893 the family toy business of the Britain family was struggling as the toy industry was dominated by German manufacturers and importers. Then came the fateful decision first to import, then to design and manufacture, ... Leer más

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  • Collecting Toy Soldiers in the 21st Century

    A completely updated edition of the classic guide, by a leading authority in the field: " For the toy soldier collector, an absolute must have." — Miniature WargamesJames Opie's highly popular Collecting Toy Soldiers was an inspiration for anyone involved in the hobby. Decades later, this is a completely new companion updating the experience for the twenty-first century collector. James now gives ... Leer más

    Antes $12.99 USD Ahora $2.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • Britains & Other Interesting Toy Soldiers

    Themes and Highlights from Sixty Years of Collecting

    de John Franklin ...
    "…packed with anecdotes, useful technical information and helpful advice for the collector, but it is above all a proud tour of inspection of a sixty-year labor of love." -IPMS/USA John Franklin has been collecting traditional toy soldiers for over sixty years, mostly Britains but, as the title suggests, including other interesting additions. In this book he shares some of the in-depth knowledge ... Leer más

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  • The History of Toy Soldiers

    "Amazing . . . A must-have must-read bible for lovers of toy history and in particular toy soldiers. Absolutely glorious!" — Books MonthlyHumans have made and collected toy soldiers from time immemorial. They amuse and comfort us, awaken our curiosity, turn aggressiveness into creativity. In The History of Toy Soldiers, Luigi Toiati, himself an avid collector and manufacturer of toy soldiers, ... Leer más

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  • Between Two Worlds

    My Fifty Years in the Gurdjieff Work

    de James Opie ...
    A memoir of adversity, hope, and the value of the Gurdjieff WorkJames Opie’s spiritual autobiography is a story of continuous movement. Episodes of youthful right-wing politics, racism, and drug use move into resistance to the draft and Vietnam, and eventually connect with the teaching of G.I. Gurdjieff. Opie even enters the same line of work that the spiritual master maintained—becoming an ... Leer más

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  • How the Steam Railways came to Surrey

    A fascinating account of how the railways came to Surrey and the impact they had on the people who lived in the countyThe book the great days of the steam railways in the county. It shows how and why the lines were built, giving an account of the people who laid the lines and built the stations. ... Leer más

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  • The Barbed-Wire University

    The Real Lives of Prisoners of War in the Second World War

    de Midge Gillies ...
    "A moving and eye-opening account of the lives of second world war PoWs by the daughter of a man who was captured . . . a riveting collection of stories." — The GuardianFeature films like The Bridge on the River Kwai and The Great Escape have created the stereotype of the Second World War prisoner of war. But, as Midge Gillies shows in this groundbreaking work of social history, the true ... Leer más

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  • The Last Veteran

    Harry Patch and the Legacy of War

    de Peter Parker ...
    This moving and timely book explores the way the First World War has been thought about and commemorated, and how it has affected its own, and later, generations.On 11 November 1920, huge crowds lined the streets of London for the funeral of the Unknown Warrior. As the coffin was drawn on a gun carriage from the Cenotaph to Westminster Abbey, the King and Ministers of State followed silently ... Leer más

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  • When Did Big Ben First Bong?

    101 Questions Answered About the Greatest City on Earth

    de David Long ...
    Millions live there, millions more visit each year – but how many really know London?Find out:How New York's famous Central Park came to be modelled on a seventeenth-century London squareWhen Primrose Hill almost gained a pyramid even larger than the Great Pyramid of CheopsWhy about 640 people came to be drowned in the Thames in a single nightWhat the royal family might do to escape London if the ... Leer más

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  • Speen for Donnington - Stations of the Great Western Railway GWR

    Stations of the Great Western Railway, #2

    Series Libro 2 - Stations of the Great Western Railway
    A dedicated history of one of the vanished Great Western Railway stations that closed in the 1960s.Speen for Donnington Station is no more. This small rural station once had its own full time staff and a thriving traffic of passengers and agricultural produce. Some of the older residents in the villages can still remember the trains rattling through the station, over the level crossing and through ... Leer más

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  • King George V's Obsession

    the biography of a stamp collector

    de Jack Shamash ...
    George V - the current British Queen's grandfather - spent most his time collecfting stamps and building up the finest collection in the world. This is the first biography of George V in 30 years.Using new sources and papers from the Royal archives, it looks at his life, his isolated upbringing and his obsession with stamps. It also examines the impulse that led rich people to devote their time ... Leer más

    $6.71 USD

  • Mallard

    How the 'Blue Streak' Broke the World Speed Record

    de Don Hale ...
    The smooth outline of streamlined A4 Pacific locomotive Mallard is instantly recognisable, an icon of railway history resplendent in blue. Famously reaching a top speed of 126mph on 3 July 1938 on the East Coast main line, this world record for steam locomotives still stands today. Don Hale tells the full story of how the record was broken, from the rivalry of the nineteenth-century London ... Leer más

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