Old House Books imprint: 18 books
London Night and Day, 1951
A Guide to Where the Other Books Don’t Take You
Language: English
Release Date: August 10, 2014
Illustrated by Osbert Lancaster, according to the Guardian 'one of the great English comic artists of the twentieth century', this is an unmissable treasure for lovers of London and of design. Arranged by hour of the day, it guides the reader around 1950s London, from morning walk to evening visit to a Turkish bath and late-night taxi home, including many stately homes and restaurants.
by Old House Books
Language: English
Release Date: October 20, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: October 20, 2013
The bounteous pleasures of married life have been endured by stoical, ingenious men and women for millennia. 'How to be Happy Though Married' is a compendium of their hard-won wisdom, offering advice for any conceivable conjugal conundrum, from the potential of a wife to wander (you might consider...
by Bloomsbury Publishing
Language: English
Release Date: January 20, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: January 20, 2013
Following its bestselling edition of Bradshaw's Handbook 1863, Old House brings you this fascinating guide to Europe's rail network on the very brink of the First World War. Published in 1913, it is divided into three sections: timetables for services covering the continent, short guides to each city...
Consult the Oracle
A Victorian Guide to Folklore and Fortune Telling
Language: English
Release Date: September 10, 2013
"If you sing before breakfast you will cry before supper...' In their own words, what it meant for Victorians to dream of actors, April Fools, herrings or a railway ticket – why it was advised to throw a black snail by its horns over the left shoulder for good luck – and why it is essential...
The Edwardian Gardener’s Guide
For All Garden Lovers
Language: English
Release Date: June 10, 2014
It is Edwardian England, and a delightful flower garden and fruitful allotment are matters of personal pride, boons for the family dinner table, and even 'important acts of local patriotism'. 'The Edwardian Gardener's Guide' selects nuggets of wisdom from the best-selling 'One & All' garden books,...
Arthur Murray’s Popularity Book
Vintage Advice and Wisdom from The Greatest Generation
Language: English
Release Date: March 10, 2014
FIRST PUBLISHED IN 1944, the Popularity Book is a vintage guidebook full of wise and wonderful advice on living well, building poise and maintaining good relationships. Drawing on books, testimonials and magazines from the World War II era, it shows the forthright common sense and charming romanticism...
Handbook of the United States of America, 1880
A Guide to Emigration
Language: English
Release Date: August 10, 2014
Millions of immigrants entered America's "golden door†? in the years after 1880. This authentically reproduced Handbook of the United States was a trusted resource that told them everything they needed to know as they strove to become Americans. America's "golden door†? welcomed a huge...
The Diners Out Handbook
Etiquette in the Jazz Age
Language: English
Release Date: March 10, 2014
This charming pocket handbook is a complete guide to the manners, customs and etiquette of the glamorous '20s. Each chapter gives detailed instructions for a specific type of social event: what to expect, how to dress, suggested yarns for the raconteur and instructions for deft self-expression. As...
What the Apothecary Ordered
Questionable Cures Through the Ages
Language: English
Release Date: August 10, 2014
Troubled by toothache? Dogged by dipsomania? Perhaps you have been poisoned or accidentally got a bottle stuck up your bottom? This compendium of tried and tested (and terrifying) historical remedies is your go-to guide for how not to seek medical relief. From smearing mouse-dung on your teeth to...
Bed Manners
A Very British Guide to Boudoir Etiquette
Language: English
Release Date: September 10, 2014
A vintage light-hearted guide to the fraught battlefield of bedroom etiquette ... Ever wanted to know how to avoid horrifying your husband with your nightly toilette? Or avoid incurring the wrath of your wife when creeping home late at night? First published in the 1930s, the humorous advice in 'Bed...
by George Bradshaw
Language: English
Release Date: June 20, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: June 20, 2012
Collector's item, landmark in the history of the tour guide, snapshot of Britain in the 1860s – Bradshaw's Handbook deserves a place on the bookshelf of any traveller, railway enthusiast, historian or anglophile. Produced as the British railway network was reaching its zenith, and as tourism by...
Mr Darcy’s Guide to Courtship
The Secrets of Seduction from Jane Austen’s Most Eligible Bachelor
Language: English
Release Date: July 10, 2013
'Mr Darcy's Guide to Courtship' is no ordinary Regency courtship manual, composed as it is by a Fitzwilliam Darcy as yet unmellowed by contact with Elizabeth Bennet. Full of entirely justified pride and meticulously cultivated prejudice, Jane Austen's most famous (and most fancied) hero here reveals...
Railway Ribaldry
Being 96 pages of railway humour
Language: English
Release Date: June 10, 2014
First published for the centenary of the Great Western Railway in 1935, 'Railway Ribaldry' is an affectionate and humorous look at life on board the company's famous trains, incorporating some of William Heath Robinson's own trademark madcap contraptions. Featuring almost 100 cartoons – including...
Southern Rambles for Londoners
Walk the English countryside with S.P.B Mais’ famous 1948 guidebook!
Language: English
Release Date: March 10, 2014
1948: with post-war Britain's sense 'dulled by traffic and by bombs', this pocket-sized book was a clarion call for readers to rediscover the beauties of the idyllic English countryside. Published by Southern Railways, it recounts the joys of listening to birdsong, picking whortleberries, gazing at...
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