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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

Lok Virsa

Lok Virsa

Ed. Makhdoom Ahmad Chishti

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

£15.95

Matthew Boulton and the Art of Making Money

Matthew Boulton and the Art of Making Money

Ed. Richard Clay and Sue Tungate

This publication accompanies an exhibition held at the Barber Insti..

£9.95

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