No building type arouses more nostalgic affection than the traditional high street cinema, not only because of the impression made by the films on the screen & the havent if offered to courting couples, but also because of its own special atomosphere of expectations, relaxation & escape, usually enhanced by the decorative surroundings. Many picture huses were unremarkable, & some had decline to uncomfortable `fleapits` but the cinema inspired architects & designers to create some of the most extravagant & some of the most avant-garde buildings erected in the twentieth century. Around 160 surviving English examples have become listed buildings. This book examines the rise & fall of the picture house in Britain before the advent of the dreary & unadventurous multiplex. ...

Jerusalem street plan from Carta combining a very detailed plan of the Old City with, on the reverse, a plan of the city’s central districts, both indexed & highlighting various places of interest. On one side a very clear street plan at approx. 1:2, 700 shows the Old City. Numerous places of worship, institutions & sites are named, & symbols indicate locations of various facilities including drinking water fountains, public toilets, car parks, taxi stations, hotels & youth hostels, etc, as well as viewpoints from the Old City walls & Stations of the Cross along the Via Dolorosa. Accompanying index lists sites & institutions. On the reverse is a street plan of Jerusalem’s central districts extending from the western side of the Old City & Mount Zion to the institutions around the Knesset, the Israel Museum & the Hebrew University. The plan shows the stops of the light railway line, one way streets & car parks, locations of selected hotels, etc. The index is accompanied by a list of sites of interest with contact details. All place names are in the Latin alphabet only. ...

The magic of the old Covent Garden Market is evoked through Peter Ackroyd`s introduction & Clive Boursnell`s marvellous photographs, taken over the course of numerous & extended visits to Covent Garden in the 1960s & 1970s. The book

Includes:: a preface by Clive Boursnell & the words of some of the market people whom the photographer interviewed at the time.

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A 105km / 65 miles long-distance hiking route crossing the Pyrenees along the ancient shepherd tracks from la Seu d’ Urgel in Spain, across Andorra, to Auzat in France, presented by Editorial Alpina on a contoured & GPS compatible maps at 1:40, 000. Topography is very clearly presented by contours at 20m intervals, with additional relief sharing, plenty of spot heights, plus colouring for woodlands. The main route is prominently highlighted, with two more strenuous variants in Andorra. The map also indicates locations recommended as stopovers, plus both along the paths & elsewhere shows hotels, campsites, mountain refuges & other accommodation options, information centres, car parks, climbing sites, & various other places of interest. The map has a UTM & its legend

Includes:: English. The accompanying booklet – in French, Spanish & Catalan only – provides a breakdown of the whole route into recommended stages, &

Includes:: contact details for various useful organizations. To see the list of all the maps from Editorial Alpina covering long-distance hiking routes please click on the series link.



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Cuba dominates the entrance to the Gulf of Mexico, fixed between the great continents to the north & to the south, & has long served as a bridge between the Old World & the New. First visited by Christopher Columbus in 1492, its history of interaction with the Old World of Europe is among the longest in the Americas, & its architecture bears testament to this: Cuba is home to some of the most ancient cities & towns in the western hemisphere. As a result, the country once known as the pearl of the Antilles, stands now as a treasure chest of alluring historic architecture seasoned by European precedents mixed with colonial & Caribbean spice & boasts an extraordinary number of UNESCO Cultural Heritage sites, from the historic center of Old Havana with its original city walls & the Castillo de la Real Fuerza the oldest extant colonial fortress in the Americas to the sixteenth-century city of Trinidad, within the central Cuban province of Sancti Spiritus, recognized by historians & scholars as a triumph of historic preservation & whose maze of pastel mansions & churches forms one of the best collections of colonial architecture to be found anywhere. From Old Havana to Santiago de Cuba, Old Cuba offers an intimate look at the historic architecture the houses, apartments, monuments, charming public spaces, & centuries-old churches of this storied country. ...

Providing a vital service to communities & businesses over the years, delivery vans have evolved through time, with many different models taking to the road. In the 1920s & 1930s many types of unusual bodywork were fitted & numerous & diverse technical specifications were available. Exploring the fascinating development of old delivery vans, the author discusses the improvements & fashions up to the 1960s, including the advances in locomotion from steam to petrol, electricity & diesel. With a close look at the Ford Model T, which first brought the van within the reach of high street business, & then at the more purpose-built light vans after 1945, this is a comprehensive & fully illustrated introduction to the history & design of classic delivery vans. ...

Drawn from the Francis Frith Collection photographic archive, this volume of over 400 photographs from the period 1865 to 1928 shows urban & rural Britain, people at work & play & tourist attractions such as Stonehenge & Bodiam Castle. The book

Includes:: chapters on childhood in Victorian & Edwardian times, the new world of leisure opening up during that period, & the shops & markets in the ‘empire of trade’. Text in German, English, French, Spanish, Italian & Dutch

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Map No. 302, Yellowstone SW: Old Faithful, WY/MT, in an extensive series of GPS compatible, contoured hiking maps of USA’s national & state parks or forests & other popular recreational areas. Cartography based on the national topographic survey, with additional tourist information. The maps, with most titles now printed on light, waterproof & tear-resistant plastic paper, highlight walking trails along with campsites & other accommodation, picnic sites, areas for various recreational pursuits such as horse riding or skiing, drinking water sources, & many other facilities of interest to the outdoor enthusiast. Cartography is based on information from the USGS (United States Geological Survey
- the country’s national survey organization), revised by the National Geographic Maps in cooperation with the National Park Service, USDA Forest Service, etc. Topography is excellently presented by contours (interval varies according to scale), enhanced by relief shading & colouring/graphics for wood cover, glaciers, etc. All heights are given in feet. The maps have a UTM grid plus latitude & longitude margin ticks & GPS waypoints for selected important locations. Each map is double-sided to give either maximum coverage of the chosen area or additional enlargements of its important sections. Accompanying notes provide useful information on relevant regulations, safety precautions, contact addresses, etc.* *IMPORTANT
- PLEASE NOTE: the series is very extensive, ranging in scale from 1:400, 000 for the vast national parks of Alaska to 1:25, 000 for local map in several states. We recommend, therefore, viewing the series by state rather than the whole list.*

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Map No. 3195, Old Faithful Day Hikes in Wyoming, at 1:35, 000 in an extensive series of GPS compatible, contoured hiking maps of USA’s national & state parks or forests & other popular recreational areas. Cartography based on the national topographic survey, with additional tourist information. The maps, with most titles now printed on light, waterproof & tear-resistant plastic paper, highlight walking trails along with campsites & other accommodation, picnic sites, areas for various recreational pursuits such as horse riding or skiing, drinking water sources, & many other facilities of interest to the outdoor enthusiast. Cartography is based on information from the USGS (United States Geological Survey
- the country’s national survey organization), revised by the National Geographic Maps in cooperation with the National Park Service, USDA Forest Service, etc. Topography is excellently presented by contours (interval varies according to scale), enhanced by relief shading & colouring/graphics for wood cover, glaciers, etc. All heights are given in feet. The maps have a UTM grid plus latitude & longitude margin ticks & GPS waypoints for selected important locations. Each map is double-sided to give either maximum coverage of the chosen area or additional enlargements of its important sections. Accompanying notes provide useful information on relevant regulations, safety precautions, contact addresses, etc.IMPORTANT
- PLEASE NOTE: the series is very extensive, ranging in scale from 1:400, 000 for the vast national parks of Alaska to 1:25, 000 for local map in several states. We recommend, therefore, viewing the series by state rather than the whole list.

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This newest title in the wildly popular Spotter`s Guide series leads readers through the distinct field marks of flatulence in the latter years of life, from ” The Crank” (the fart that chases pesky kids—and everyone else—off the lawn) through ” The Re Animator” (the sudden eruption of post-holiday meal flatulence that brings Great Aunt Gladys back from the brink). Each spread is devoted to a singular fart profile &

Includes:: helpful information such as age of onset, key characteristics for identification & prominent subtypes. Detailed ”in situ” illustrations & ten distinct push-button sounds complete this indispensable reference to farting happily & healthfully into the autumn years of life.

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