Ian Crofton: Books: Buy Online

Ian Crofton

ISBN:9780304353859

Brewer's Britain and Irelandis a Brewer's-style reference book about place-names and the historical associations of the places they designate. Lying part-way between the traditional gazetteer and a traveller's 'armchair companion'...more details
Format:Hardback Pages:1326

USD $73.46

Out Of Print

Brewer's Cabinet of Curiosities (Book)

Ian Crofton

ISBN:9780304368013

Brewer's Cabinet of Curiostiesis an irresistibly browsable collection of bizarre and out-of-the-way information, with a strong phrase-and-fable slant...more details
Format:Hardback Pages:288

USD $24.48

Brewer's Curious Titles (Book)

Ian Crofton

ISBN:9780304361304

BREWER'S CURIOUS TITLES tells the often intriguing, and sometimes surprising, stories behind an array of titles of works of literature, music and the visual arts. Arranged in simple A-Z order by title...more details
Format:Hardback Pages:576

USD $36.73

Out Of Print

Brewer's Nettle Knickers and Exploding Toads (Book)

Ian Crofton

ISBN:9780550104465

This quirky and eclectic collection will open your eyes to a whole world of things you didn't know you didn't know and have you peppering your conversation with such diverse trivia as political nicknames...more details
Format:Paperback Pages:352

USD $20.40

Disappeared! (Book)

Ian Crofton

ISBN:9781847242716

Format:Hardcover Pages:208

USD $15.91

History Without The Boring Bits (Book)

Ian Crofton

ISBN:9781847240866

Conventional chronologies of world history concentrate on the reigns of kings and queens, the dates of battles and treaties, the publication dates of great books...more details
Format:Hardback Pages:368

USD $24.45

History Without the Boring Bits (Book)

Ian Crofton

ISBN:9781847243744

Release Date: 02 Oct 2008
Imagine a book that provides an endlessly browsable alternative history of the world.Imagine a book that brings the past vividly and excitingly to life.Imagine a book brimming with a bizarre...more details
Format:Paperback Pages:368

USD $20.37

The Disappeared (Book)

Ian Crofton

ISBN:9781847247025

Release Date: 01 Oct 2008
From the crew of the Mary Celeste to Lord Lucan, and from Ambrose Bierce to Jimmy Hoffa, history is littered with cases of perplexing disappearance. Beyond the wilder excesses of paranormal speculation and theories of alien abduction...more details
Format:Paperback Pages:208