Covering such topics as unscrupulous second-hand car dealers, women drivers and ‘dashboard delights’, this charming and practical guide provides all the information needed to get maximum enjoyment out of the…

1 million American soldiers passed through Australia between 1942 and 1945 as part of America’s strategy to defeat Japan. In the pithy prose of the soldier’s pocketbook series, this guide…

This book tells the story of the transformation of the Grade-II-listed New Bodleian into the state-of-the-art Weston Library. Detailing this amazing architectural project from demolition in August 2011 to the…

Illustrated with delightfully evocative cartoons and written in a direct, colloquial style, this gem from 1945 is by turns amusing, shocking and thought-provoking in its valiant stand against prejudice and…

These twenty-six detachable postcards feature historiated initials decorated with gold leaf from medieval and renaissance manuscripts together with hand-painted examples from early printed books. By turns exquisite, playful and unique…

This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either…

Edward Lear was a British artist, illustrator, author and poet. This calendar celebrates his wonderful illustrations with 12 birds from the collections of the Bodleian Libraries. Informative text accompanies each…

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

This work is in the public…