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Shire offers affordable, non-fiction paperbacks on a wide range of subjects, reflecting the interests of people everywhere, however unusual or obscure their passions might be. Shire books cover antiques and collectables from coins and buttons to old toys and ceramics, motoring and rural history, archaeology and Egyptology, architecture, industrial history and countless other topics.
Shire in The Times
On 26 July 2008 Shire was featured in The Times Saturday Book Section. You can read the complete article Shire Books: a specialist publisher of offbeat and obscure books by Stephen McClarence at TimesOnline.co.uk |
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Buckles A comprehensive typology of buckles, with detailed records of types found across historical periods and a listing of museums where they can be found. This valuable book gives essential guidance for those interested in period dress and provides the collector with the information to begin learning about this enduring and practical object. |
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Roman Roads in Britain The vast networks of roads throughout the Roman Empire were vital to the expansion of Roman power. This book examines the planning, construction and maintenance of the road network and is a perfect introduction to a Roman legacy that still exists today. |
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Privies and Water Closets Available 30 September This book is an ideal introduction to the history of the toilet: the legacy of Thomas Crapper and the other sanitary pioneers, tracing the lavatory's development from the primitive – and very smelly – privy maiden to today's one-piece, all-ceramic WC.
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