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    Treasures from the National Trust

    Treasures from the National Trust
    £30
    ISBN: 978-1905400454

    The National Trust cares for some of the most important, varied and valuable historical collections in Britain. From paintings by Rubens to elaborate Boulle furniture, the enormous range of priceless objects held in the Trust's hundreds of historic properties is unequalled, and many of them are still housed in the places for which they were originally commissioned or acquired.

    A Butler's Guide to Table Manners
    £6.99
    ISBN: 978-1-905400-48-5

    Who better to learn table manners from, but an experienced English Butler? This useful little book imparts wisdom on all table etiquette, from the correct way to hold cutlery to folding napkins.

    This amusing guide also covers the story of cutlery, how to deal with a choking incident, correct dress code and how to deal with difficult foods.
    Architectural Britain

    Architectural Britain
    £14.99
    ISBN: 9-781905-400492

    Architectural Britain is a beautifully compact guide to the history of Britain's built heritage, using detailed drawings and atmospheric photographs to illustrate key buildings and architectural features, it outlines the development of architectural styles and movements in Britain.

    Perfect for the beginner to take to the streets.
    Home grown books

    Home-grown books
    £6.99
    ISBN 1843404184 Beekeeping
    ISBN 1843404168 Home-Grown Fruit
    ISBN ISBN 1843404176 Home-Grown Vegetables
    ISBN 1843403587 Henkeeping

    The quest for self-sufficiency has never been more popular, with more and more people taking on allotments, or converting their flowerbeds into vegetable plots, home produce is definitely the new black.

    To help you on your way to small-holding success, the National Trust, in conjunction with Country Living Magazine have produced four handy guides to inspire and advise you.

    Complete Traditional Recipe Book
    £25.00
    ISBN: 1 9054 0042 X
    ISBN 13/: 978 1905 4004 23

    Warm, comforting and simply splendid to eat. Sometimes there’s nothing better than a reassuring good traditional meal – the Sunday roast, a clotted cream scone with tea or a bowl of leek and potato soup.

    This is why we have produced the Complete Traditional Recipe Book – jam-packed with mouth-watering, tum-tickling recipes and meal suggestions that are exactly how mother used to make.

    Seven Deadly Sins of Gardening
    £9.99
    ISBN: 1905400462

    Gardening has often been expressed as a form of art – there are do’s and don’ts that are usually referred to at all times. However not everyone has chosen to toe the gardening line – throughout history there have been numerous characters that simply didn’t even see a line, and saw gardens as a means of creating havoc, mayhem and occasionally, death.

    Thoroughly researched and highly readable history of gardening's greatest eccentrics.
    Ghosts - Mysterious Tales from the National Trust

    Ghosts
    Mysterious Tales from the National Trust
    by Siân Evans
    £14.99
    ISBN 10/: 1 9054 0037 3
    ISBN 13/: 978 1905 4003 79

    National Trust houses are bursting with ghost stories. The spirits of former owners, staff, even pets haunt their former homes and walk hand-in-hand with those living there today.

    Siân Evans, a former National Trust press officer with unparalled access to its properties, has interviewed the people who work and live in the buildings today and has gathered together information on sightings of ghosts that only they could provide.
    'William Morris & Red House' book

    William Morris & Red House
    by Jan Marsh
    £25.00
    160 pages, National Trust Books
    ISBN: 1 9054 0001 2

    Red House is considered as one of the most important landmarks in modern architecture as it is the only building actually commissioned by Morris.

    Here the reader has the opportunity to not only see what Red House was like when Morris lived there, but to understand the initial concept of the house as an ‘earthly paradise’.
    'Gardens of the National Trust' book

    Gardens of the National Trust
    by Stephen Lacey
    £30.00
    400 pages, National Trust Books
    ISBN: 1-9054-0000-4

    In 'Gardens of the National Trust' Stephen Lacey paints a vivid picture of individual Trust gardens through historical and horticultural perspectives.

    The National Trust cares for the largest and most important collection of gardens and cultivated plants in the world. Here Lacey gives his personal take, describing the present state of each and placing it firmly within the context of gardening history in Britain.
    'The Manual of Housekeeping'

    The National Trust Manual of Housekeeping
    £49.99
    954 pages, Elsevier
    ISBN: 0750655291

    The National Trust Manual of Housekeeping is essential reading for anyone interested in the care and maintenance of fragile interiors and decorative fittings and fixtures.

    In more than 900 pages, this book explains both the practical expertise and latest scientific research into the ways in which preventative conservation measures can help reduce expensive repair care at a later date.

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