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	Parton: Party On D. Bradbury £3.99 This book, third in the series of Parton history books by D. Bradbury, attempts to give a flavour of village life from the 1920s to the 1970s, looking at one year from each decade. Published by : PastPresented Published date : 2004 Format : Paperback. Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	Penrith & Eden: A Journey into the Past DVD Andrew Leitch £9.95 Travel back through the decades on an amazing journey of discovery to find out about Penrith and Eden in years gone by. Much rarely seen material captures the atmosphere of this unique area revealing how things have changed over the past two centuries. Published by : Andrew Leitch Published date : 2005 Format : DVD Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	Plain People - Bygone Times on the Cumbrian Solway Plain Holme St Cuthbert History Group £9.95 "In this book, we tell the story of the ordinary inhabitants of our small corner of the Solway Plain and their everyday life - Published by : Holme St Cuthbert History Group Published date : Reprinted 2008 (from 2004) Format : 185mm x 270mm paperback Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	Ploughing in Latin £12.00 In 1998 a parish meeting decided that Bampton would commemorate the forthcoming Millenium with a book about the history of the parish. Ploughing in Latin is that book. It went on to be a prizewinner in the Lakeland book of the Year awards. It celebrates the parish of Bampton, its people and its history. This book was written by Bampton people, for Bampton people and Bampton people enjoyed it. Published by : Bookcase Published date : 2003 Format : Large Paperback Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	Post Office Directory of Westmoreland and Cumberland - 1858 - Kelly's Directory Kelly & Co. £35.00 Reprinted from the original directory of 1858 this edition is ideal for those of us who are pursuing our family tree and need to know who was where in the counties of Cumberland and Westmorland during Victorian times. Published by : Reprinted by Titus Wilson & Son Kendal Published date : 1858 - reprinted November 2009 Format : 170mm x 270mm hardback Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	Proud to be a Cumbrian Mick Mitchell £19.99 An affectionate and detailed tribute to Carlisle United FC, featuring many photographs and interviews with past and present players. Published by : Published date : 2006 Format : Paperback. Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	Raiders & Reivers John Sadler £7.99 This is a book about the turbulent history of the Anglo-Scottish border - three hundred years of strife and mayhem that shaped the character of both nations. This is a book guaranteed to excite the reader with its vivid descriptions and fascinating historical detail, and will appeal to the general reader and to young people. Published by : Ergo Press Published date : 2006 Format : Large paperback. Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	Railwaymen of Cumbria Remembered £5.00 A roll of honour in rememberance of those who gave their lives in the service of their country during the Great War 1914-1918 Published by : Cumbrian Railways Association Published date : November 2008 Format : 297mm x 210mm stitched paperback Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	Records of Kendale Vol 1 William Farrer £25.00 Volume one. Published by : CWAAS Published date : 1998 Format : Hardback. Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	Records of Kendale Vol 2 William Farrer £25.00 Volume two. Published by : CWAAS Published date : 1999 Format : Hardback. Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	Ring of Memories: Fairs and Livestock Auction Marts of Scotland 1800 to 2004 John A. Thomson £12.95 Following at least five generations of livestock salesmen and with some fifty-five years as an auctioneer, John Thomson, with his lifetime experience, is uniquely placed to tell the story of the fading fairs and the rise and tribulations of the auction marts of Scotland over the past two centuries. Published by : J & M Thomson Published date : 2005 Format : Paperback. Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	Roads and Tracks of the Lake District Paul Hindle £9.99 Surveys the history of Cumbrian roads from the time of the Romans within social and geographic changes and outlines early tourist routes. Published by : Cicerone Published date : 1998 Format : Paperback. Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	She Was Loved: Memories of Beatrix Potter Josefina de Vasconcellos £11.95 Josefina de Vasconcellos gives a fascinating insight into her great friendship with Beatrix Potter. Accompanying the text are works by Beatrix Potter herself, including previously unpublished paintings and a series of nature drawings from the Armitt Trust Published by : Titus Wilson Published date : 2003 Format : Large paperback. Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	Ships Of West Cumberland Desmond G Sythes £10.00 Desmond G Sythes, the author of this remarkable series of articles is still remembered in the Whitehaven area from his time as the lighthouse keeper at St Bees Head from 1963 to 1969. The Friends of Whitehaven Museum are delighted to be able to make these articles available to a new generation of local history enthusiasts. Published by : Francis Trevor Ward Published date : 2006 Format : Small paperback Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	Slate From Coniston Alastair Cameron £13.99 Second impression. A history of the Coniston slate industry, although the author makes no apologies for the fact that he occasionally strays from the topic of 'slate' to one of the village in general. The history of the industry is inseparable from the history of the village. The culture and personality of the village is as unique as the volcanic slate extracted from its hills. Published by : Cumbria Amenity Trust Mining History Society Published date : 2005 Format : Large paperback. Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	Solway Winds John D. Wells £12.99 This book is mainly focussed on the small seafaring town of Maryport, on the West Cumbrian coast of the Solway Firth. Compiled by John Wells, a native of the town, it is an affectionate tribute in stories, articles, poems and photographs. Published by : Pitcairn Publishing Published date : 2004 Format : Large paperback. Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	St Cuthbert's Church & Parish - Great Salkeld Ian Broadway £9.50 In his second historical book set in Cumbria, Ian Broadway has researched and pieced together the fascinating history of St. Cuthbert's Church in Great Salkeld. Published by : Friends of St Cuthbert's Published date : August 2009 Format : 148mm x 210mm paperback Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	Steam City - Carlisle Howard Routledge £18.95 The history of Carlisle as a major railway centre has been well documented over the years, the seven different railway companies that served the city prior to the 1923 Grouping leaving a legacy that lasted well into the 1960's. Published by : Irwell Press Published date : November 2007 Format : 215mm x 305mm hardback Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	Strong Lad Wanted For Strong Lass: Growing Up In Carlisle Hunter Davies £8.99 Hunter Davies is one of the country's best known writers and journalists, author of over 30 books. This is his fascinating personal story of growing up in Carlisle in the 1950's. Published by : Bookcase Published date : 2004 Format : Paperback. Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	Supernatural Cumbria H C Ivison £12.99 The first book to explore, in depth, the complete range of paranormal phenomena reported in Cumbria. Published by : Amberley Published date : September Format : 164mm x 232mm paperback Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	The Autobiography of William Farish: The Struggles of a Hand-Loom Weaver William Farish £35.00 Born at Carlisle in 1818, William Farish first started work as bobbin wheel operative at the age of eight, graduating to the loom two years later. His autobiography was privately printed in 1889, adn includes an account of the hardship and poverty of his childhood. Published by : Caliban Books Published date : 1996 Format : Hardback. Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	The Baroness of Belsfield by Windermere Ian Jones £8.00 This is the story of a remarkable lady, an off-comer of common but respectable birth who, by great fortune, inherited considerable wealth, espoused an aristocratic title, and built as her principle seat one of the finest houses to grace the shores of Windermere. Published by : Ian Jones Published date : June 2008 Format : 238mm x 160mm paperback Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	The Beatles, Football and Me Hunter Davies £18.99 Hunter Davies has enthralled Beatles and football fans, been an influential journalist, and written ground-breaking books for over forty years. He wrote the only authorised biography of the Beatles and the seminal book about Tottenham Hotspur FC, 'The Glory Game', years before football writing became fashionable. His story starts on a Carlisle council estate in the 1950s and moves on to his early years in Fleet Street at the height and heart of the 1960s - which is when he wrote his first novel, 'Here We Go Round The Mulberry Bush' later a cult film. Published by : Headline Review Published date : 2006 Format : Small hardback Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	The Book of Books - The Radical Impact of the King James Bible 1611-2011 Melvyn Bragg £20.00 The King James Bible has often been called the Book of Books both in itself and in what it stands for. Published by : Hodder & Stoughton Published date : April 2011 Format : 160mm x 240mm hardback Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	The Bowder Stone - A history Liz Hodgson £4.00 The Bowder Stone is really a legend in time which gives this huge lump of rock an added interest. It is no longer just a stone that has fallen from above. Published by : P3 Publications Published date : August 2007 Format : 146mm x 210mm Click here to read the reviews Quantity: