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More than any preceding era, the twentieth century was defined by images. The widespread adoption of photography, the advent of film, and the increasing speed and ease of communications enabled people worldwide for the first time to know the faces of world leaders as intimately as those of their friends and family. The jutting jaw and jaunty cigarette holder of Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Fidel Castro's raised fist and bearded countenance, Tony...

From "The Things They Carried "and "Platoon "to today's documentaries of soldiers fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan, the ordeals of wartime soldiers are gripping, morally complex narratives of human strength and frailty. "A Month at the Front "offers another fresh and personal perspective on war. Recently acquired by the Bodleian Library, it is a first-hand account of a young and anonymous British soldier fighting in the frontline trenches of t...

Through gentle verse this charming book, first published in the 1950s, explores a surprising range of items and sounds that come in round shapes. Striking and vibrant illustrations by Vladimir Bobri add humour and warmth to this joyful geometrical exploration for young children.

Victorian views on pronunciation as told in the pages of satirical magazine "Punch". Reveals how pronunciation could determine who you were and how you should be treated.

Since its foundation in 1602, the Bodleian Library has acquired manuscripts, printed books, maps, music and ephemera in all languages, from all ages and corners of the globe. From this collection David Vaisey, former Bodley's Librarian and Keeper of the University Archives, has selected over one hundred treasures that have a story to tell.

The thirteen letters collected by Jane Austen's House Museum, in Chawton, give us intimate glimpses into her life in Bath and Chawton and on visits to London, many details finding echoes in her fiction. Brought together in this book, these artefacts make a delightful modern-day keepsake of correspondence from one of the world's best-loved writers.

A collection of 50 witty and candid quotations taken from Jane Austen's novels and letters.

Superstitions are surprisingly enduring. From dodging black cats to crossing one's fingers while making a wish to an aversion to staff meetings on Friday the thirteenth, it is remarkable how many superstitions remain intact--even in this age of rationalism and swift scientific advancement.First published in 1787 as part of the disparate collection A Provincial Glossary, with a Collection of Local Proverbs, and Popular Superstitions, Francis Gr...

Designer Bookbinders is one of the foremost bookbinding societies and its International Bookbinding Competition in association with Mark Getty and the Bodleian Library continues to attract top binders from around the world. For 2013, the theme of the competition was Shakespeare and entries reflect a remarkable range of styles, materials, and approaches to the dramatic and poetic works of the Great Bard.Prize Volumes collects the full 250 entri...

A fascinating insight into popular treatments of the eighteenth century, an edited selection of advice from the Scottish physician's self help manual, "Domestic Medicine". first published in 1769. Whilst the use of mercury, eels and powdered flies are best avoided, the book is also full of sensible advice for healthy living and the avoidance of disease which are still highly relevant today.

A Boldleian Library A-Z of 26 postcards presenting examples of remarkable manuscripts from maths and music to medicine and literature.

A dystopian invasion novel first published in 1906, which plays out a hypothetical German invasion and which sold over 1 million copies.

Compact gift book packed full of witty, scandalous and entertaining quotes ranging from the Middle Ages to the present. Oxford and London have captured the imaginations of poets, journalists and writers through the ages.

Compact gift book packed full of witty, scandalous and entertaining quotes ranging from the Middle Ages to the present. Oxford and London have captured the imaginations o poets, journalists and writers through the ages.

The life and work of the leading war poet is followed through a mixture of text and images, including personal books, manuscripts and family pictures. *Also appeared in May Buyer's Notes*

A collection of ingenious methods of secret communication used among intelligence agents in the First World War, told through the memoirs of 8 spies.

Originally published in the 1920s, this book is filled with timeless advice and charming historical detail, such as 'In taking soup do not gurgle or make throat noises.

Richly illustrated with drawings, letters, photographs and other archival material, this is an honest and compelling portrait of a young man about to step into the limelight of the British cultural scene he helped to modernise and in which he played a leading role.

This short illustrated history chronicles the story of Oxford's contribution to science, from its medieval origins to its present status as one of the world's leading scientific institutions. In charting Oxford's remarkable history, the book showcases twenty discoveries which have shaped medical science across the centuries, with worldwide impact.

This book celebrates the greatest of English novelists by illustrating his abiding preoccupations. It reproduces extracts from the novels alongside a selection of the original covers, their illustrations and all the paraphernalia of nineteenth-century advertising, breathing life into the vibrant world of Dickens and his characters.