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A Pageant Truly Play’d – Constance Smedley and Maxwell Armfield: Writers and Artists

A Pageant Truly Play’d – Constance Smedley and Maxwell Armfield: Writers and Artists

Tessa West

Maxwell Armfield and Constance Smedley were an unorthodox couple who deserve more attention. Both we..

£12.95

A Sense of Occasion - Mendelssohn in Birmingham 1846 & 1847

A Sense of Occasion - Mendelssohn in Birmingham 1846 & 1847

Audrey Duggan

This is the story of a love affair between Mendelssohn and the citizens of Birmingham. Mendelssohn’..

£10.95

Arthur Jefferson: Man of the Theatre and Father of Stan Laurel

Arthur Jefferson: Man of the Theatre and Father of Stan Laurel

Danny Lawrence

This first and ground-breaking biography of Arthur Jefferson, the father of ..

£16.95

Birmingham's Jewellery Quarter

Birmingham's Jewellery Quarter

Alison Gledhill

An illustrated history and guide to Birmingham's jewellery quarter ..

£6.95

Brum Rocked On!

Brum Rocked On!

Laurie Hornsby

The people, places and passion that drove 60s Birmingham on through rock 'n' roll's finest decade.In..

£24.95

Brum Rocked!

Brum Rocked!

Laurie Hornsby - foreword by Carl Chinn

Rock 'n' roll's Big Bang came in 1963. The groups took over the charts and suddenly we knew every la..

£19.95

Dirty Stop Out’s Guide to 1970s Birmingham

Dirty Stop Out’s Guide to 1970s Birmingham

Jim and Ron Simpson

It was a decade that saw the city’s capacity for enjoyment largely undented despite industrial unres..

£18.95

Don’t Worry ’Bout The Bear - From the Blues to Jazz, Rock & Roll  and Black Sabbath

Don’t Worry ’Bout The Bear - From the Blues to Jazz, Rock & Roll and Black Sabbath

Jim Simpson with Ron Simpson

Jim Simpson of Big Bear Records has been involved in the music business for nearly 60 years, as musi..

£17.95

Edward Walter Locke – Master Potter 1829-1909

Edward Walter Locke – Master Potter 1829-1909

Tom & Lillian Willis

This book is the result of the first in-depth research on Locke..

£14.95

Funny Brummie Pictures - The Art of Robert Geoghegan

Funny Brummie Pictures - The Art of Robert Geoghegan

Robert Geoghegan

Here is a selection of paintings by artist Robert Geoghegan about his home city of Birmingham where ..

£9.95

Funny Brummie Pictures 2 - The Art of Robert Geoghegan

Funny Brummie Pictures 2 - The Art of Robert Geoghegan

Robert Geoghegan

Here is Volume 2 of Funny Brummie Pictures by Robert Geoghegan about his home city of Birmingham whe..

£10.95

Gold In My Veins - My Life as a Derby Gilder

Gold In My Veins - My Life as a Derby Gilder

Betty Wherry

Gold in my Veins is an autobiographical account of the life of Betty ..

£7.95

Jewels of Our City

Jewels of Our City

Jean Debney

Starting with an overview of the Jewellery Quarter's origins and deve..

£14.95

King City: Adventures into Birmingham's Diverse Music Culture

King City: Adventures into Birmingham's Diverse Music Culture

Stephen Pennell

Birmingham has a tradition of individualism and experimentation, giving rise to a fragmented but in..

£15.00

Lok Virsa

Lok Virsa

Ed. Makhdoom Ahmad Chishti

Lok Virsa, a phrase which means cultural voyage, is also the name..

£15.95

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