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Cycling Touring Guide: Central England

revised edition

Harold Briercliffe

Batsford

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Paperback ISBN: 9781849940405

Paperback publication date: 28 June 2012

Category: Sports

Paperback price:

£ 9.99

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eBook ISBN: 9781849940641

eBook publication date: 28 June 2012

Category: Sports

eBook price: £ 6.99

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The revised edition of the classic cycling guide by Harold Briercliffe of 1949. Used as the inspiration for the Britain by Bike television series and a vital part of the award-winning Britain by Bike book by Jane Eastoe, the original book is reproduced along with suggested cycling routes in the Central England region for today’s cyclists.

Harold Briercliffe was the Alfred Wainwright of cycling and his books provide great insight into cycling in various parts of the UK in the 1940s. Harold’s fascinating description of the towns, villages and roads of Britain at the time is a joy for all those who love these isles and especially for cyclists looking for inspiration. Many roads have changed over the decades and are now too busy for enjoyable cycling, so Mark Jarman, along with Sustrans, have made suggestions for alternative routes in the region for today’s cyclists. The book includes the original photographs taken by Harold Briercliffe and the original illustrations.

The Cycling Touring Guide: Central England covers cycle routes in the Peak District, Cheshire and north Shropshire, East of the Pennines, the Midlands, the Malverns, the Wye Valley, the Forest of Dean and various routes north of London. The cycle routes vary in length from half day and day-long trips to weekend and week-long tours.

ABOUT THE Author

Harold Briercliffe (1910–94) was the Rochdale-born author of this series of cycle touring guides of the 1940s, which were spin-offs from the magazine Cycling. These lightweight books, easy to keep in saddlebags, helped open up the countryside to postwar cyclists.

Mark Jarman was the cycling consultant on Britain by Bike and was the National Planning Officer with the Cyclists’ Touring Club and in more recent years had been working with the engineering charity, Sustrans.

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New Ideas in Fusing Fabric

Cutting, bonding and mark-making with the soldering iron

Margaret Beal

Batsford

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Hardback ISBN: 9781849940924

Hardback publication date: 18 August 2013

Category: Textile Art

Hardback price:

£ 19.99

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New Ideas in Fusing Fabric by the author of the best-selling Fusing Fabrics takes a new look at the techniques of the soldering iron that have revolutionized textile art. The author takes you through the key techniques of cutting, bonding and mark-making and then expands on the various new ways you can use these techniques, particularly while using new synthetic materials such as Evalon, Lutradur and polymetallic materials.

Many traditional embroidery and sewing techniques have been the inspiration for Margaret Beal’s latest ideas, and some of the techniques discussed use the principle of drawn thread work, insertions, patchwork, seams and layering. She has developed new and challenging approaches by experimenting with a variety of synthetic fabrics, creating new surface textures, distorting surfaces and combining and manipulating these to form three-dimensional pieces.

The author gives detailed instructions on all the techniques, and a beautiful display of some of the most exciting textile art being made today. 

ABOUT THE Author

Margaret Beal is an embroiderer who travels all over the UK teaching her innovative and popular soldering-iron techniques. She is the author of Fusing Fabric (ISBN 9780713490688). She lives in Andover, Hampshire.

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Reclaimed Textiles

Techniques for paper, stitch, plastic and mixed media

Kim Thittichai

Batsford

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Hardback ISBN: 9781849941280

Hardback publication date: 3 April 2014

Category: Sewing & Dressmaking

Hardback price:

£ 19.99

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New ideas in reclaiming, recycling and reusing a range of fabrics and papers in textiles with the use of both stitch and heat tools. Whether you want to be thrifty, green or want to add a sense of heritage to your work, reclaiming old bits of paper, fabric, plastic and packaging can lead to the most stunning textile art. Kim Thittichai takes you through a range of techniques, from collage, quilting, patchwork, rag-rugging, piecing and stitch and gives it her own twist, combining it with heat tools, in many cases, to highlight new ideas in textile art. Each chapter has a step-by-step finished project to help you get started but also lots of techniques and combinations for the more experienced textiler.

From reclaiming old newspapers and using heat tools to make brooches to recycling old jumpers to make new bags or incorporating cardboard packaging into a quilting project, this is an innovative book on cutting-edge reclaimed textile work. It showcases the work of the best textile artists working today.

ABOUT THE Author

Kim Thittichai is a popular textile artist who specialises in teaching experimental textiles. Her speciality is creating three-dimensional textile forms. She does workshops and lecture nationally and exhibits her work at various textiles shows across the UK. She is the author of the best selling Hot Textiles. She lives in Brighton.

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Vintage Swimwear

Historical Dressmaking Patterns and Techniques

Jill Salen

Batsford

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Paperback ISBN: 9781849940610

Paperback publication date: 1 May 2013

Category: Fashion

Paperback price:

£ 20.00

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Featuring over 25 swimming costumes, two-piece garments and bikinis from 1880 to 1970, these fabulous and historically accurate patterns chart the progression of swimwear over the last 130 years, including garments for women, men and children.

The fully annotated patterns are accompanied by photographs and practical advice on any techniques or alterations necessary for making up the garments. The book also features two projects with step-by-step instructions.

Fashion students and historians will find the period details and historical background of each garment an invaluable resource, while the patterns are perfect for any costume designer working for stage or screen.

ABOUT THE Author

Jill Salen is a freelance costume maker, and is widely employed in the theatrical costume industry. She has made costumes for many clients, including The Globe theatre. She is a lecturer in costume on the BA (Hons) theatre design course at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama in Cardiff. Jill is the author of Corsets, also published by Batsford. Jill lives in Cardiff.

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Think Like a Grandmaster

A.A. Kotov

Batsford

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eBook ISBN: 9781849940535

eBook publication date: 30 October 2012

Category: Chess

eBook price: £ 9.99

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This is a well-established training manual which encourages the average player to understand how a grandmaster thinks, and even more important, how he works. Kotov tackles fundamental issues such as knowing how and when to analyze, the tree of analysis, a selection of candidate moves and the factors of success.

Alexander Alekhine’s Best Games

Algebraic edition

Alexander Alekhine

Garry Kasparov

Batsford

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eBook ISBN: 9781849940511

eBook publication date: 23 December 2011

Category: Chess

eBook price: £ 9.99

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‘Alekhine’s games and writings inspired me from an early age…I fell inlove with the rich complexity of his ideas at the chessboard… I hope readers of this book will feel similarly inspired by Alekhine’s masterpieces.’  From the foreword by Garry Kasparov

Alexahnder Alekhine captivated the chess world with his dazzling combatitive play. His genius has been a strong influence on every great player since, none more so than Garry Kasparov. 

This book contains a selection of the very best of Alekhine’s annotation of his own games, converted to algebraic by John Nunn. These games span his career from the early encounters with Lasker, Tarrasch and Rubenstein, through his world title battles, to his meetings with the new generation of players who were to dominate chess in the 1950s. 

ABOUT THE Author

Alexander Alekhine was World Champion from 1927 to 1935 and againf rom 1937 to his death in March  1946. His life was as turbulent as his chess; his long-standing feud with his great rival Capablanca is legendary, as is his vilification, and posthumous elevation to hero status in the then Soviet Russia. 

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Brian Cook’s Vintage Britain – 16 Notecards

Brian Cook

Batsford

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ISBN: 9781840656176

Publication date: 7 June 2012

Category: Stationery

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£ 9.99

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These iconic images were originally commissioned for Batsford book jackets in the 1930s, 40s and 50s. Brian Cook’s heightened use of colour encapsulates classic scenes of glorious countryside of old England and his work has become highly collectible.

 

 

ABOUT THE Author

Brian Cook (1910–1991) was the nephew of Harry Batsford, chairman of the Batsford family publishing firm from 1917 to 1952. He himself became chairman of the company in 1952. His design work, almost exclusively for Batsford, was pioneering and timeless. 

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Brutalist London – 16 Notecards

Robin Farquhar

Hannah Dipper

Batsford

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ISBN: 9781840656183

Publication date: 7 June 2012

Category: Stationery

Price:

£ 8.99

Influential ceramics company People Will Always Need Plates bring you notecards depicting four stunning Brutalist architectural gems.

These outstanding graphic illustrations of London buildings with their clean lines and bold blocks of colour have been used by the company on a successful range of plates, mugs and other objects which are fast becoming British design icons.

ABOUT THE Author

Founder member of the cult ceramics company People Will Always Need Plates, Robin Farquhar has a background in industrial and exhibition design. He lives in Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire.

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ABOUT THE Author

Ceramicist Hannah Dipper is a founder member of People Will Always Need Plates with Robin Farquhar.

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Classic Hymns and Carols

John Betjeman

Batsford

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Hardback ISBN: 9781849940474

Hardback publication date: 1 August 2012

Category: Poetry

Hardback price:

£ 12.99

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  • A must-have source for any celebration, from weddings and Christmas to christenings and funerals.
  • This inspiring collection includes traditional and modern favourites, such as Jerusalem, Hark! The Herald Angels Sing, All Things Bright and Beautiful, The Holly and the Ivy and Abide with Me.
  • Contains beautiful hymns originally written by Britain’s best-loved poets, including John Donne, John Milton, William Blake, William Wordsworth and Rudyard Kipling.

This wonderful collection includes 70 of the nation’s most popular hymns, providing essential words and lyrics for any celebration. Whether you wish to find something suitable for a wedding, christening or funeral, or simply something inspiring for a sporting or musical event, there is something for everyone here.

The book includes all-time favourites such as The Holly and The Ivy, Hark! The Herald Angels Sing, Jerusalem, Abide with Me, All Things Bright and Beautiful, Onward Christian Soldiers, and numerous other classic gems. Many of the songs were originally written by some of the nation’s literary giants, from John Donne, William Blake and William Wordsworth to Alfred Tennyson, Christina Rossetti and Rudyard Kipling, and this unique guide highlights where the modern hymn derives from the original poetry.

Introduced by John Betjeman, himself a poet and one of the most popular poets Laureate to date, this must-have collection is an invaluable source for anybody planning a special day.

ABOUT THE A15

John Betjeman was a celebrated poet, broadcaster, journalist and champion of British heritage and architecture. One of the most enduringly popular British Poets Laureate, his Collected Poems was published in 1958 and has since sold over two and a quarter million copies.

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Creating Historical Clothes

Pattern cutting from Tudor to Victorian times

Elizabeth Friendship

Batsford

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Paperback ISBN: 9781849940481

Paperback publication date: 2 October 2013

Category: Fashion

Paperback price:

£ 24.00

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This stunning collection of period garments spans 400 years of fashion, from 1550 to 1900. Draft your own made-to-measure patterns to create perfectly fitted bodices, sleeves, skirts, trousers and much more.

This unique method of pattern cutting ensures that, regardless of differences between the historical garment and the modern wearer, the clothes will fit all shapes and sizes perfectly, and patterns can be drafted from illustrations or paintings where no original exists.

Easy-to-follow instructions for adapting the basic patterns enable the cutter to recreate any historical style, while simple illustrations and diagrams demonstrate how to emphasize the period elements and achieve the correct shapes. Lavishly illustrated with historical paintings and portraits, this practical book will both guide and inspire the reader throughout.

ABOUT THE Author

Elizabeth Friendship trained in Dress at St Martin’s School of Art and at Bristol Old Vic Theatre School. She was the Resident Designer and Head of Wardrobe at the Welsh National Opera Company before completing her teacher training and becoming Head of Theatre Design at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, where she developed and teaches her unique method of drafting patterns for modern and historical clothes. She works on a freelance basis for a number of theatre and theatre-related companies and researches period and cultural costumes in her spare time. She lives in Raglan, Monmouthshire.

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Mark-making in Textile Art

Techniques for hand and machine stitching

Helen Parrott

Batsford

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Hardback ISBN: 9781849940672

Hardback publication date: 15 August 2013

Category: Sewing & Dressmaking

Hardback price:

£ 22.95

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At its very essence, textile art is about mark-making. As an artist would use a pencil, an embroiderer or quilter can use stitch to make marks on fabric – a fundamental creative act. The making of marks often starts and underpins the entire design process, and a textile artwork is usually made up of repeated stitched marks. 

This fascinating book shows how marks can be used in textile work, both simple and complex, and explores the crossover between stitch and drawing. Author Helen Parrott is well known for her strongly graphic textile art, which uses marks to stunning visual effect. 

The book is divided into the types of marks that can be made on fabric, varying in complexity, arrangement and ‘feel’ – single, grouped, massed, regular, irregular, calligraphic, permanent, transient, and so on. It covers both hand and machine stitch, which make very different types of mark and between them offer limitless potential for mark-making, used both separately and together. It aims to help you take inspiration from the world around you to create marks, develop your own mark-making skills and strengthen your personal creative voice, and is an essential book for any textile artist.

ABOUT THE Author

Helen Parrott is a contemporary quiltmaker and visual artist. She has been teaching adults, community groups and children since 1990 alongside exhibiting across Europe with the prestigious international group Quilt Art, and also writes for magazines. Helen is known for her landscape-based work and minimalist hand-stitched wall-hung quilts. She lives in Sheffield.

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Ode to London

Collection of Poems to celebrate the city

Jane McMorland Hunter

Batsford

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Hardback ISBN: 9781849940375

Hardback publication date: 22 May 2012

Category: Poetry

Hardback price:

£ 9.99

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‘Earth hath not anything to show more fair’ said Wordsworth of London in 1802, and hundreds of years on the same can be still be said of Britain’s largest metropolis. Ode to London is a wonderful anthology of poetry celebrating England’s capital and life as a Londoner.

Verses from our best-loved authors, such as William Wordsworth, William Blake and John Betjeman among others, are accompanied by beautiful illustrations – often taken from iconic tube posters – of London’s famous sights, green parks and Londoners in their daily lives.

Epic poems celebrating London’s vast and majestic presence sit alongside Cockney ditties about pie, mash and jellied eels in this new collection. Celebrating every aspect of ‘the big smoke’ – from the Houses of Parliament and the Blitz spirit, through to red double-decker buses and infamous rainy  English summers – this is the perfect gift for any Londoner or visitor to the city.

Other successful titles in the series include Ode to the Countryside (9781905400959) and Ode to the Sea (9781907892141).

ABOUT THE Editor

Jane McMorland Hunter writes and edits books on the good things in life: gardening, nature, cookery, craft and poetry, whilst also working part-time at Hatchards Bookshop, London. She has written and edited several books, including 100 Happy Poems, A Happy Poem to End Every Day, Ode to London, Favourite Poems of England, A Nature Poem for Every Day of the Year and Nature Writing for Every Day of the Year. She lives in West London and can be found on social media at @alittlecitygarden.

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