
Behind the Scenes in the Vintage Years
Book
Arthur Bourne was at the centre of British motorcycling from 1923-1951. This is his fascinating...

Big Bosses: A Working Girl's Memoir of Jazz Age America
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Sharp, resourceful, and with a style all her own, Althea Altemus embodied the spirit of the...
Jean Patou: A Fashionable Life
Emmanuelle Polle and Francis Hammond
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This original, illustrated monograph recounts haute couture designer Jean Patou's charmed life and...

Dear Chairman: Boardroom Battles and the Rise of Shareholder Activism
Book
A sharp and illuminating history of one of capitalism's longest running tensions-the conflicts of...

Modern British Posters: Art, Design & Communication
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Modern British Posters explores the interaction between modern art and graphic design in Britain...

Sir Edward Lutyens: The Arts and Crafts Houses
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Sir Edwin Lutyens is widely regarded as one of Britain's greatest architects. In a career of more...

American Showman: Samuel Roxy Rothafel and the Birth of the Entertainment Industry, 1908-1935
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Samuel "Roxy" Rothafel (1882-1936) built an influential and prolific career as film exhibitor, stage...

The Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm
Noel Daniel, Wilhelm Grimm, Jacob Grimm and Matthew R. Price
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This is a compendium of the Brothers Grimm's most beloved fairy tales, newly translated and...

Playboys and Mayfair Men: Crime, Class, Masculinity, and Fascism in 1930s London
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In December 1937, four respectable young men in their twenties, all products of elite English public...

Russia in Revolution: An Empire in Crisis 1890-1928
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The Russian Revolution of 1917 transformed the face of the Russian empire, politically,...
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