Gorgie area of Edinburgh in 1905 in a fascinating series of reproductions of old Ordnance Survey plans in the Alan Godfrey Editions, ideal for anyone interested in the history of their neighbourhood or family. The map covers the Gorgie area on the west side of Edinburgh, stretching from North Merchiston Cemetery westward to Saughton Public Park, & from Roseburn southward to Gorgie Farm. Features include Caledonian Railway Wester Dalry & Haymarket branches, North British Railway with Corstorphine Branch & Suburban Line, with Gorgie & Pinkhill stations, engine sheds, tramways, Saughton Hall, Gorgie area, Gorgie Mills, St Andrew Biscuit Works, Edinburgh Brewery, Wester Dalry, North British Distillery, Balgreen, Saughtonhall Mains, Edinburgh Foundry, Murrayfield Mills, etc. On the reverse is a section of the 1893 version of the map showing the Wester Dalry area at an earlier stage. About the Alan Godfrey Editions of the 25” OS Series: Selected towns in Great Britain & Ireland are covered by maps showing the extent of urban development in the last decades of the 19th & early 20th century. The plans have been taken from the Ordnance Survey mapping & reprinted at about 15 inches to one mile (1:4, 340). On the reverse most maps have historical notes & many also include extracts from contemporary directories. Most maps cover about one mile (1.6kms) north/south, one & a half miles (2.4kms) across; adjoining sheets can be combined to provide wider coverage.FOR MORE INFORMATION & A COMPLETE LIST OF ALL AVAILABLE TITLES PLEASE CLICK ON THE SERIES LINK. ...

Hannah loves gorillas but has never seen one. Her father`s too busy to take her to the zoo
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The story of a gorilla, from birth to adulthood, photographed on location in the wild by an award-winning American photographer, who specialises in work with newborn animals. The text will show all the aspects of the animal`s life in the wild, accompanied by close-up pictures of the family group in its natural habitat. A spread at the back of the book will give further conservation information, including useful websites. ...

The thrilling, heartbreaking, & inspirational new story from award-winning storyteller & wildlife expert Gill Lewis. Deep in the heart of the African jungle, a baby gorilla is captured by a group of rebel soldiers. Imara & Bobo are two children also imprisoned in the rebels` camp. When they learn that the gorilla is destined to be sold into captivity, they swear to return it to the wild before it`s too late. But the consequences of getting caught are too terrible to think about. Will the bond between the gorilla & the children give them the courage they need to escape? ...

A deliciously funny new picture book by Scottish Children`s Book Award winner Chae Strathie & Waterstones Children`s Book Prize winner Nicola O` Byrne. When the animals visit Little Sam Sundae`s ice cream shop on Jellybean Street they have some unusual requests. Sam whips up blue cheese sundae for Mouse & a worm cornet for Hen. Finally, it`s Gorilla`s turn to order but all he wants is plain old vanilla. Licking their lips, the other animals realise that Gorilla has made the best choice, after all. Luckily for them, gorillas love sharing! ...

Kadaster, Holland`s national survey organization, produces one of the most attractive topographic surveys in Europe. The maps are very colourful, with their characteristic patchwork of polders & an unusually large amount of land use information: meadows, arable l&, different types of forest, marshes, sand dunes, etc. Contours are shown at 5-metre intervals with numerous spot heights &, with such a large part of the country below the sea level, ”spot depths”. Each map covers an area of Approx. 25 x 20 km / 15 x 12 miles, with some sheets slightly larger. The maps have a 1-km Dutch national grid, plus latitude & longitude at intervals of 1`. Map legend

Includes:: English.IMPORTANT
- PLEASE NOTE BEFORE ORDERING: both the west (W) & the east (O) sheet of each number has the same name, although the town after which the two maps are named appears only on one of the sheets. For example: maps 41W & 41O are both called Arnhem, although the city of Arnhem appears only on sheet 40W, etc. To see the list of titles available in this series please click on the series link.


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Kadaster, Holland`s national survey organization, produces one of the most attractive topographic surveys in Europe. The maps are very colourful, with their characteristic patchwork of polders & an unusually large amount of land use information: meadows, arable l&, different types of forest, marshes, sand dunes, etc. Contours are shown at 5-metre intervals with numerous spot heights &, with such a large part of the country below the sea level, ”spot depths”. Each map covers an area of Approx. 25 x 20 km / 15 x 12 miles, with some sheets slightly larger. The maps have a 1-km Dutch national grid, plus latitude & longitude at intervals of 1`. Map legend

Includes:: English.IMPORTANT
- PLEASE NOTE BEFORE ORDERING: both the west (W) & the east (O) sheet of each number has the same name, although the town after which the two maps are named appears only on one of the sheets. For example: maps 41W & 41O are both called Arnhem, although the city of Arnhem appears only on sheet 40W, etc. To see the list of titles available in this series please click on the series link.


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They lay peacefully, even artfully, under their thawing crust of ice, the centre one on its back, hands folded as if for a religious funeral, the other two turned, arms out under the ice like flanking emblems on embossed writing paper. They were wearing ice skates. Pribluda shouldered Arkady aside. When I am satisfied questions of state security are not involved, then you begin. It did indeed become a triple murder investigation for Chief Investigator Arkady Renko. Three corpses had been found in Moscow. But why the horrific mutilations? & why had they been buried in the snows of Gorky Park? ...

In Soviet Russia, a triple murder in Moscow amusement centre, Gorky Park, leaves three corpses frozen in the snow. But when Senior Investigator in the Moscow Prosecutor`s Office Arkady Renko arrives, he finds that the brutal murder leaves the victims unidentifiable with faces & fingers missing. Renko must battle political & corporate corruption internationally, from the USSR to the USA, to uncover the truth
- & he must fight for his own life in doing so. Meanwhile, he is falling in love with a beautiful, headstrong dissident for whom he may risk everything.
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Three bodies found frozen in the snow. & the hunt for the killer begins…A triple murder in Moscow’s famous Gorky Park amusement centre rocks the capital – three corpses found in the snow, so badly mutilated that their identities can’t be verified. Chief Investigator Arkady Renko from the Moscow police takes the case. Renko is a brilliant investigator – dangerously so. Now, to identify the victims & uncover the truth, he must battle the KGB, FBI & the police – & stay alive doing it…. ...