Batsford
Batsford’s history dates back to 1843, and since then it has forged a strong reputation for niche publishing. Many of the publishing subjects – established decades ago and sometimes a century ago – are still part of the list today; textile art, practical art and craft; architecture and design; heritage and chess. Still at the heart of the list are serious books by experts that are both accessible and beautiful. Innovation has always been part of the Batsford tradition which continues to be maintained, whether it is being the first to promote colouring for grown-ups with the bestselling Millie Marotta series, or show textile work as an art form. The quality of Batsford’s books means they sell for years, often decades.
Bloody Omaha - French
Attracting over one and a half million people every year, Omaha beach is the most visited Second World War battlefield site in Europe. The site of over a thousand deaths, it was also one of the bloodiest - hence its grim title, 'Bloody Omaha'.
This narrow strip of Normandy coastline was crucial to the successful outcome of Overlord, eight divisions of American and British soldiers land
€2.00 excl tax
Play Chess in 10 Minutes
Chess takes a lifetime to master . . . but this innovative teaching guide by Brian Byfield and Gray Jolliffe will have you playing the game with confidence in just ten minutes. Armed with this clever advice on moving your pieces, smart strategies and tactics, cautions about common pitfalls, and suggestions for traps to spring on the unwary, you'll be amazed at how quickly your opponents start to l
€2.40 excl tax
Harry Potter: Slytherin House Pride - The Official Colouring Book
Grab your coloured pencils - it's time for colouring wizardry! Demonstrate your house pride with artwork of characters, objects, and magical places from the Harry Potter films, all themed to house Slytherin.
€4.60 excl tax
A Cloud a Day Journal
A cloudspotter's interactive journal.
Our interest in clouds is more profound than we ever thought. Gavin Pretor-Pinney, founder of the Cloud Appreciation Society and author of A Cloud A Day has been spreading the word via social media and hugely popular TED talks, and the response has been revelatory.
Following on from his very successful A Cloud A Day book, he wants readers to take tim
€5.20 excl tax
Contemporary Figures in Watercolour
Dive into figure painting with this fresh take on capturing the human form in watercolour.
Painter Leo Crane and art model Roy Joseph Butler explore how to interpret the gestures and movements of the figure through the language of paint. Through a range of exercises, they show how to work with the fluidity and immediacy of watercolour to create lively paintings that are bursting with charact
€11.00 excl tax
Lockdown Secrets
A compelling collection of anonymous postcards sent during lockdown, revealing hilarious, salacious, relatable and sometimes heartbreaking secret confessions.
In the thick of the 2021 coronavirus lockdown, designer and shopowner Eleanor Tattersfield put out a call on Instagram: 'I'll send you a postcard, you send me a secret'. Lockdown Secrets is an astonishing record of what happened next.
€4.70 excl tax
Millie Marottas Tropical Wonderlan
A keepsake box containing 50 loose postcards of illustrations that feature in the bestselling Millie Marotta's Tropical Wonderland.
Explore the rainforest and you will find extraordinary flowers, birds, butterflies and reptiles beautifully presented and ready to personalise with a touch of colour. These postcards can be sent just as they are to friends and family, coloured in, or even framed a
€5.50 excl tax
Butlers guide to entertaining
The rise of the celebrity chef and the downturn in the economy has re-kindled an interest in all things culinary and encouraged the great British public back indoors to cook and entertain for themselves. Who better to steer you through the minefield of entertaining etiquette than a quintessentially English butler?
This is the ultimate guide to entertaining in style from the man who knows how it'
€4.60 excl tax
Millie marottas animal kingdom book of prints - prints to colour and frame
A book of prints taken from the international bestseller Millie Marotta's Animal Kingdom.
Millie Marotta's Animal Kingdom was the publishing sensation of 2015. Her illustrations have taken the world by storm, and her book has sold over 5 million copies. In this Book of Prints, 20 of Millie's favourite prints are provided one sided, on super thick card that are easily detachable. Readers can
€6.40 excl tax
Art of the tea towel - 100 of the best designs
A visual history of tea towel design, from the 1950s to today.
Both practical and beautiful, the tea towel has over the last century established itself firmly as an essential piece of domestic design. This lavishly illustrated book explores 100 of the best tea towel designs from the 1950s to today.
Featured are tea towels from well-known textile designers such as Lucienne Day, Emma Bridgewater
€9.00 excl tax
Raw Drawing
A fresh way of approaching drawing, which banishes inhibitions and helps you visualize your thoughts, express your emotions, develop your ideas.
€6.60 excl tax
King Henry VIII
Henry Tudor is probably the best known king in English history, most famous for having had six wives.
Henry wanted immortality, not as a notorious husband, but as a king who made England strong and powerful. Essential to that, he believed, was the provision of a male heir, but Henry became so desperate to father a legitimate son that he divorced one wife, beheaded another, disposed of two ch
€3.10 excl tax
Crowns Royal Britain
Join us on a behind-the-scenes tour of the filming locations for the award-winning Netflix series The Crown.
The series recreates the romance and intrigue at the heart of our very own royal family and within these pages we seek out the settings so integral to the story, linking each ‘fictional’ site to its real-life counterpart. Covering the first four series, starting with Princess Elizabeth’s
€4.30 excl tax
The Illustrated letters of Oscar Wilde
An alluring evocation of the glittering world of the fin de siecle by its emblematic aesthete
€5.80 excl tax
1950s Fashion Print
An essential sourcebook of prints from a key fashion decade.
The 1950s was the decade when an analytical approach to design, with a lightness and freshness, combined with whimsical imagery and idiosyncratic subject matter. Showcasing hundreds of print designs, this book celebrates the heyday of postwar fashion design.
From Lucienne Day and Robert Stewart to Maija Isola of Marimekko, the
€7.80 excl tax
Gift Wrap Green
Tips and techniques for spectacular and sustainable gift wrapping
From simple bows and neat corners to Japanese fabric wrapping, this book shows how to wow friends and family with beautifully wrapped gifts while minimising waste.
You will learn how to master the art of wrapping through easy step-by-step instructions of key techniques. There are ideas for creating both simple and intricat
€4.40 excl tax
Harry Potter: Ravenclaw House Pride - The Official Colouring Book
Grab your coloured pencils - it's time for colouring wizardry! Demonstrate your house pride with artwork of characters, objects, and magical places from the Harry Potter films, all themed to house Ravenclaw.
€4.60 excl tax
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