windward leicester england (3 results)

Hardback. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. Including a day at the Royal Ballet School,ideal for budding ballerinas.Excellent photographs.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Henry VIII's ship, the Mary Rose", sank in 1545 unexpectedly. As a result everything within the hull was trapped and preserved. The raising of the "Mary Rose" is the culmination of a massive eleven-year excavation - transforming our knowledge of the sixteenth century. Profusely illustrated.

Oblong Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good+. First Printing - First Thus. 128 pp. Glossy pictorial boards. Light rubbing on the corners; some very minor ink marks on pages 6 and 7. As issued, no dustjacket. Illustrated throughout with colour and black and white photographs and artwork. Included is a dropped-in collectible postcard, published by Sun Printers in the early 1950s with the caption: The Needlework Carpet which H.M. Queen Mary worked on for eight years - On completion in January 1950, it was presented by Her Majesty to the nation, for sale as a contribution to the dollar export drive. The Chapters are: The Royal Family and Our Christmas Tradition; Carols and Christmas Music; The First Christmas Cards; Home-made Victorian Cards; Novelty Cards and Family Mementoes; Princess Elizabeth's Christmas; Our Very Own Cards; Staff Christmas Parties; Count-down to Christmas; Princess Alice - a Christmas Birthday; Children of Courage; Not Forgotten at Christmas; Princess Michael Meets Santa; Royal Taste for Pantomime; Pantomime - a British Tradition; Prince Philip - a Pantomime President; Windsor Wonderland; Princess Alexandra's Christmas Birthday; A Christmas Christening; Brighton Sleigh-bells; Family Rooms at Windsor; Christmas Eve at the Castle; Church on Christmas Morning; The Queen's Private Chapel; The Royal Collection of Paintings; Christmas Far from Home; Just an Inexpensive Trinket; It's the Thought that Counts; Albert Had Designs on Victoria; Enjoying the Presents; Easter Eggs at Christmas; Christmas at Osborne; This Perfect Little Paradise; Christmas Fare: Recipe: Francatelli's Pie of Woodcocks a l'Irlandaise; Christmas Cake: Recipe; Origins of Christmas Pudding: Recipe: Francatelli's Plum Pudding; German Custard Sauce; The Queen's Speech; The First Christmas Broadcasts; Evening Parlour Games; The Boxing Day Shoot; Boxing Day Entertainment; And a Happy New Year; Sandringham at Christmastide; Dear Old Sandringham; Queen Alexandra's Christmas; Country Sports for New Year; A Month in the Country; Rural Pursuits; The Frozen Fens; Dressing Up Warmly; Diana's Winter Wardrobe; A Country Girl at Heart; The Princesses' Concern for Children; Twelfth Night Festivities; Feast of the Epiphany; The Dashing Duke of Kent; European Royalty Takes to the Slopes; Daring Prince Michael; Getting Away from it All; Princess Anne Takes a Break; and George V's Imperial Christmas. Size: 8vo. Book.