CHRISTMAS GIFT GUIDE

The perfect cook book for those not so perfect chefs! A humorous book that would be a lovely gift for an amateur foodie.

It all started here! This Victorian celebrity chef Mrs Beeton and doyen of household management remains a Country House Library bestseller. A great read for cooks and historians alike.

For 'Bake Off' fans everywhere we stock a fantastic selection of vintage baking and cake-decorating books. Fabulous foody fun and a great source of inspiration.

Retro covers and nostalgia nosh, this humourous cook book has timeless recipes that can give a you a taste of the past.

Where it all began - Pride and Prejudice is arguably the first ever rom-com! This classic tells of the love-hate relationship between Lizzie and the infamous Mr. Darcy!

Scarlett O'Hara is in love with Ashley and learns about his engagement. Despite warnings from her family, Scarlett intends to throw herself at Ashley at the event at Twelve Oaks.

Young, impoverished, and ambitious science student Mr. Lewisham is locked in a struggle to further himself through academic achievement. But when his former sweetheart, Ethel Henderson, re-enters his life, his strictly regimented existence is thrown into chaos by the resurgence of old passion

Our hero, John Ridd is a simple, albeit wise and honourable farmer who meets Lorna Doone of the dreaded, evil outlaw family of higher born Doones... and it's love at first sight.

A present for a good gardener. This is a wonderful book of poems based on the subject of gardening and from every imaginable angle: the beauty of it, the wonder, not forgetting the exasperation and the humour.

This humorous book playfully teaches the alphabet through the lens of gardening, using witty entries and illustrations to explore the world of horticulture.

There are scores of books for the gardening enthusiast which tell him how to go about every task in the gardening calendar but such works are not for the gardener who grudgingly labours on because he must. The purpose of this book is to fill this gap by instructing him in the shortcuts to showy results. This book would make a lovely gift for the labouring gardener in your life.

Give the gift of knowledge to your loved ones today with this fantastic book of Garden Wisdom. Perfect for the amateur or your more experienced green-fingered friend.

We are all familiar with the Jungle Book but Rudyard wrote so much more! Try some of his more obscure books found in this collection.

Perhaps you have heard of Famous Five or Noddy. Blyton is renowned for her children's books including her 'Adventure' series. The same characters appear in each book - that is, Philip, Dinah, Jack, Lucy-Ann, Bill Smugs - and of course, Kiki the parrot. Browse all of her books here.

Curious Alice, the bossy White Rabbit, the formidable Queen of Hearts and the Mad Hatter are among the best-loved, most iconic literary creations of all time and all featured in this delightfully illustrated book, which is a truly unique edition of this much loved tale.

The ultimate Christmas book? One of several 'Christmas Books' written by Dickens, this charming tale of redemption continues to shine.

Eleven exciting adventures from the crowded life of Sherlock Holmes, narrated by his faithful companion and chronicler, Dr Watson. This selection of episodes in the life of the greatest of all detectives shows his great individuality and daring as well as his marvellous deductive powers. This 1894 first edition is illustrated and would be a fine addition to any collector's home library with its striking blue and gold boards.

This true first edition features the young magician on the back cover, a spelling mistake of 'Philospher's' on the blurb, is missing the logo of the Hogwarts crest on the front endpaper, has 'Joanne' written on the copy page; has 2 wands listed on page 53. Perfect for any Potter head!

Six Bastable children who form "The Society of the Wouldbegoods" to perform good deeds after causing more mischief. Their attempts to be good-intentioned efforts, however, consistently go wrong, often resulting in disaster, due to their inexperience and misunderstanding of how to help others.

Delve into the mysteries of man with this highly illustrated beautiful book! Marvels of the imagination springs the richness of folklore, myth and legend.

Check out our Antiquarian books where you will find this fantastic 1894 edition of Charles Dickens' A Child's Dream of a Star! These books are all published before the year 1900, rare, beautiful and a luxury gift indeed.

This fantastic rare edition has beautiful gold gilt typography and decoration on its eye-catching boards. A really special gift for a fan of classic novels.

A stunning pictorial edition of Shakespeare's plays. The perfect gift for a literary lover.

What's more magical than Christmas? Well fairy tales of course. We have curated some of the most beautifully illustrated editions for you to browse below.

This book marks the start of your reading spot and with its gold edged pages and strong graphic cover this certainly is a treasure for grown-ups.

Come on, we've all read Pride and Prejudice and Emma, but for any true Austen fan the genre-bending tale where gothic thriller meets romance, is a must read.

This book includes 13 Christmas stories from the New Testament including ones about The Shepherds in the Night, The Three Wise Men, The Little Boy Jesus and more with illustrations by Sam Loman.

'Once upon a time there were four Rabbits, and their names were - Flopsy, Mopsy, Cotton-tail, and Peter...' This is the sentence that began it all, and 22 more tales of unique animals came into existence. Read the first 10 stories with this boxed collection!