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	104 Men Amanda M. Garraway £14.00 This stunning new book documents the disastrous explosion at the William Pit, Whitehaven, in August 1947, in which 104 Men lost their lives. Published by : Hayloft Published date : September 2007 Format : 190mm x 248mm paperback Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	A Canny History of Carlisle Jim Eldridge £7.99 Caught on the cusp between England and Scotland, Carlisle has a better story to tell than most cities. Our canny historian, Jim Eldridge, is just the chap to tell the tale of the Great Border City - from the days of the Celts and Romans right up to the floods and the football team. Jim Eldridge is the creator of the hit Radio 4 series 'King Street Junior' and the author of over 50 books. Published by : Bookcase Published date : November Format : 210mm x 150mm paperback Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	A Century of Barrow Built Boats 1901 - 2001 Alec Dancer £6.00 This book covers the submarines built for the Royal Navy in Barrow, ranging from the No. 1 Torpedo Boat Holland in 1901 to Vegeance in 1999, the last of the Trident-carrying missile submarines. Published by : Alec Dancer Published date : 2002 Format : Large paperback. Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	A Guide to Cumbrian Historical Sources Michael Winstanley and Rob David £8.95 Cumbria is fortunate to have a wide and varied range of archives available to the historian. This book introduces the new (and not so new) researcher to the extensive range of archive sources relating to Cumbria and, for the first time, brings them together in a directory of the main publicly accessible collections held in record offices, libraries, museums and other organisations. It also has an introductory guide to online resources and catalogues. Published by : CNWRS Published date : 2006 Format : Large Paperback Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	A Guide to the Lakes Thomas West £20.00 A modern edition of 'A Guide to the Lakes' by Thomas West. Unspoilt. Unvisited. Until Thomas West wrote his guidebook, the Lake District was unknown and unloved. No poets came, no tourists toured and the average nymph or shepherd saw nothing worth a second look. Yet, before Wordsworth was born, one man was showing people the beauty of this wildernness - through a camera, no less! Published by : Unipress Cumbria Published date : June 2008 Format : 190mm x 250mm paperback Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	A History of Catholicism in the Furness Peninsula 1127 - 1997 Anne C. Parkinson £6.95 This book fills a gap in the history of Catholicism in what was Lancashire and is now Cumbria. Published by : University of Lancaster Published date : 1998 Format : Paperback. Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	A History of Cumberland & Westmorland William Rollinson £15.95 In the Darwen County History series, a revised second edition of the comprehensive survey of these two counties written in a lucid, readable style. Published by : Phillimore Published date : 1996 Format : Large hardback. Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	A History of Linen in the North West Elizabeth Roberts (ed) £6.95 This book brings together five essays on various aspects of the industry from medieval times to the twentieth century, from local to international trade, from rise and expansion to decline and fall. Published by : University of Lancaster Published date : 1999 Format : Large paperback. Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	A List of the Cumberland Shipping William Sawyers £5.00 Corrected up to February 1840. Reprinted edition. Published by : Michael Moon Published date : 1975 Format : Paperback. Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	A Passionate Sisterhood: The Sisters, Wives and Daughters of the Lake Poets Kathleen Jones £9.99 A revealing account of life behind the scenes in the families of Wordsworth, Coleridge and Southey. Published by : Virago Published date : 1998 Format : Paperback. Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	A Roman, Anglian & Medieval Site at Blackfriars Street Michael R. McCarthy £27.00 With microfiche. Published by : CWAAS Published date : 1990 Format : Large paperback. Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	A Stone Cross Among the Fells John Repath £6.50 The background, history and relevance of the Ruthwell Stone Cross in North East Cumbria set within a fictional account. Published by : J. Repath Published date : 1999 Format : Paperback Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	A Sunlit, Intimate Gift... Low Wood on Windermere: Three Hundred Years of Lakeland History Michael Berry; Reid Yuen; R. Braithwaite (ed) £15.00 A tribute to the tri-centenary of the Low Wood Hotel, 1702-2002. A story which commenced 300 years ago as a watering hole for travellers heading between Kendal and Keswick, a resting place with unparalleled views. Published by : English Lakes Hotels Ltd Published date : 2002 Format : Hardback. Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	A Tour in the Lakes 1797 William Gell; William Rollinson (ed) £9.95 A reproduction of William Gells private journal which provides us with a fascinating glimpse of late eighteenth-century life in Lakeland. Published by : Smith Settle Published date : 2000 Format : Paperback. Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	A Walk Along the Wall Hunter Davies £7.99 A personal account from a man who grew up at one side of the wall, giving the reader a taste of what life was and is like along this stretch of Northern Britain. Published by : Orion Published date : 2000 Format : Paperback. Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	A Window onto Late Medieval Cumbria John M. Todd £3.50 This popular book, now back in print, is a study of the drawings in the Lanercost Cartulary. Published by : CWAAS Published date : 2000 Format : Paperback. Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	Abel Heywood & Son's Guide Books: Keswick and Derwentwater £3.30 Remember the days when the train was the favourite way to travel to the Lake District, and the fare from Keswick to Seatoller was two shillings by horse drawn coach? If you do, you must be looking very good for your age. Here is a guide-book from the 1920s, originally published by a Manchester firm, reprinted almost page-for-page (except for a few non-Lakeland adverts), complete with all the original spelling mistakes, in an enlarged format. To tell the truth, there is one major difference - back then, it used to cost threepence.... Published by : Past Presented Published date : 2006 Format : Small Leaflet Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	An Aeronautical History of the Cumbria, Dumfries and Galloway Region, Part 1: 1825 to 1914 Peter Connon £14.95 Also titled 'In the Shadow of the Eagle's Wing'. Chronicles the significant aeronautical events which took place in the region from 1825 - 1914. Published by : St. Patricks Press Published date : 1982 Format : Large hardback. Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	An Ancient Squires Family - The History of the Aglionbys c. 1130-2002 Henry Summerson £25.00 The Aglionbys owed their importance to the fact that they became, and remained for nine hundred years, a solid abiding presence in the squirearchy of Cumberland, a section of local society that there, as everywhere else, played a vital part in the structures of local government and social organisation. Published by : Bookcase Published date : November 2007 Format : 176mm x 250mm hardback Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	An Illustrated Guide to the Packhorse Bridges of the Lake District Michael Hartwell £6.95 This is a collection of delightful line illustrations by the author of 21 Lakeland packhorse bridges. He also provides simple route descriptions and maps for the short walks to the bridges and includes further illustrations of the fauna and flora to be Published by : Ernest Press Published date : 1994 Format : Paperback. Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	And Nobody Woke Up Dead: The Life and Times of Mabel Barker - Climber and Educational Pioneer Jan Levi £16.00 Mabel Barker, a child of the 1880s, grew up with a secret passion for the hills. To her, rock climbing was the sport of gods; she could not believe her luck when Millican Dalton, famous caveman of the Lake District, invited her to do a roped climb. Supremely talented and naturally fearless, she was soon climbing with the best climbers of the day, making a stunning fourth ascent of Central Buttress with her dear friend and climbing partner C.D.Frankland. This book tells the heart-warming story of a woman who lived life to the full and fought for what she believed in. Published by : The Ernest Press Published date : 2006 Format : Small Hardback Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	Annals of the Solway Until A.D. 1307 George Neilson £10.00 One of only 200 copies produced. Regarded as the definitive work on the subject. Published by : Michael Moon Published date : 1974 Format : Large hardback. Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	Another Day, Another Dale Robinson Wharton £7.99 This book covers a fascinating period from 1946 to 1985, from a period of food rationing and shortage to a position of over supply in basic food commodities. It is seen through the eyes of the author who spent 31 years on the road representing Published by : Wilton Publishing Published date : 2001 Format : Paperback. Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	Antique Engravings of Keswick, Derwentwater and District 1760 - 1860 £10.00 This CD contains illustrations of some 65 antique engravings of Keswick, Derwentwater, Borrowdale, Newlands, etc., together with some maps and plans. Most of these can be examined on your computer in larger than life detail. Published by : John Higham Published date : 2003 Format : CD Rom Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	Antique Engravings of the City of Carlisle c1630 - c1880 £10.00 This CD contains illustrations (many in colour) of over 100 engravings of Carlisle, covering the period from the early 17th century to the late 19th century. They can be examined on your computer in larger than life detail. Published by : John Higham Published date : 2002 Format : CD Rom Click here to read the reviews Quantity: