$22.00
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'Paradise Street: The lost art of playing outside', 112pp, cloth spine, 156mm x 196mm.
Book 4 in the series 'Vintage Britain'
For children growing up in Britain fifty or more years ago, streets and alleyways were playgrounds of curiosity and adventure. Nowadays, tempted by technology or restricted from being alone outside, ‘playing out’ is no longer the norm. These images from leading street photographers form a joyful, nostalgic record of past freedoms.
Includes work by 10 photographers: Shirley Baker, Tony Boxall, Robin Dale, John Gay, Henry Grant, Paul Kaye, David Lewis-Hodgson, Roger Mayne, Margaret Monck and Martin O'Neill.
With an introduction by Lucinda Gosling. This book is published in collaboration with Mary Evans Picture Library.
This is the first edition.
Book design by Friederike Huber.
Cover image © The Paul Kaye Collection / Mary Evans Picture Library.
ISBN: 978-1-910566-46-6
$15.00
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'An Opinionated Guide to Cycle London. Text by Rachel Segal-Hamilton. 176pp, paperback, 112 x 162mm. Contains 10 rides, 35+ places, an introduction, and ‘seasonal events’.
London ain't exactly Amsterdam. But it is surprisingly brilliant for cycling. Two wheels are the greenest (and perhaps fastest) way to get around the city. And with new cycleways, hire schemes and bike shops galore, it's a veritable subculture. Whether you're a fair-weather commuter or hardened racer, this guide will get your wheels spinning like no other.
ISBN: 978-1-914314-50-6
This book is carbon neutral. This is the first edition.
$15.00
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'An Opinionated Guide to Brighton. Text by Joe Minihane with Photography by Ellen Richardson. 176pp, paperback, 112 x 162mm. Contains 55+ places, an introduction, a map and ‘seasonal events’.
Long considered England's favourite seaside getaway, Brighton is now more brilliant than ever before. This pithy guide will tell you everything you need to know (and nothing you don't) so you can avoid the tourist traps and find the best of the city, from exceptional coffee and sustainable restaurants to perfect cliffside walks and proper pubs.
ISBN: 978-1-914314-38-4
This book is carbon neutral. This is the first edition.
$30.00
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'British Cabins & Hideaways: An Opinionated Guide' by Holly Farrier. 240pp, hardback, 145 x 209mm.
Discover Britain's most glorious cabins and hideaways for exploring all the wide and beautiful corners of this country. Whether it's a tree-house in the Cotswolds or a modernist bolthole on the Isle of Harris, nature and calm away. And if inner peace isn't on the cards, then at least you'll have a hot tub. Ahhhhhhh.
Following on from Hoxton Mini Press’ highly successful series of pocket-sized, paperback Opinionated Guides, and the popular 'British Boutique Hotels', this sumptuous, larger hardback is part of a growing series of guides to Britain: with more detailed write-ups, more stunning photography, and even more opinion.
This book is carbon neutral. This is the first edition.
ISBN: 978-1-914314-52-0
$20.00
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'An Opinionated Guide to British Art' by Lucy Davies. 160pp, hardback, 129 x 180mm.
Who cares about British Art? From William Blake to a wearable washing machine, this short but very opinionated guide takes you on a whirlwind tour of 64 iconic artworks, and explains in no uncertain terms why they matter and why British Art is amongst the most exciting in the world.
This book is carbon neutral. This is the first edition.
ISBN: 978-1-914314-45-2