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Places in old photographs
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Abandoned Places: 60 Stories of Places Where Time Stopped
Richard Happer
History; Local history; Places in old photographs
Hardback
Ghost towns, empty streets, crumbling ruins and lost empires this book reveals these and other deserted places. Many places... [more]
Palm Springs Paradise: Vintage Photographs from America's Desert Playground...
Peter Moruzzi, Peter Peter Moruzzi
Places in old photographs
Hardback
This book collects more than two hundred fascinating and rarely seen historical photographs of Palm Springs, newly digitized... [more]
Bloomsbury & Fitzrovia Through Time
Brian Girling
Places in old photographs
Paperback
This fascinating selection of photographs traces some of the many ways in which Bloomsbury & Fitzrovia have changed and developed... [more]
A 1950s Childhood in Pictures: From Tin Baths to Bread and Dripping
Paul Feeney
Places in old photographs
Paperback
These wonderful period pictures and descriptive captions will bring back this decade of childhood, and jog memories about... [more]
Retro New York
Alan Whiticker
History; Places in old photographs; Places & peoples: pictorial works
Hardback
Retro New York is a book of historical images from the Mary Evans Photo Library depicting the development of the city and... [more]
Vintage Postcards of New York
Silvia Lucchini, Stefano Lucchini
Places in old photographs
Hardback
A delightful collection of vintage and antique postcards of New York. [more]
Flashback Los Angeles: Postcard Views: Then and Now
Michael Oldham
Places in old photographs; Travel & holiday guides
Paperback
This book juxtaposes landmark buildings, homes, restaurants, and parks in greater Los Angeles, from past and present, using... [more]
Under Milk Wood Revisited: The Wales of Dylan Thomas
George Sheeran, Mark Davis, Tony Earnshaw
Social & cultural history; Places in old photographs
Paperback
This fascinating selection of never-before-seen photographs, including many originals from the film Under Milk Wood, traces... [more]
New York: Wish You Were Here
Diana Krause Oliver
Places in old photographs; Travel & holiday guides
Hardback
Take a journey through Manhattan neighborhoods with this colorful collection of New York City photographs and postcards. Learn... [more]
Retro Melbourne
Fred Mitchell
History; Places in old photographs; Places & peoples: pictorial works
Hardback
Retro Melbourne is a pictorial feast of rare images of the city, suburbs and country centres taken by photographer Fred Mitchell... [more]
Those Were the Days: Australia in the Sixties
Ron Morrison, Elizabeth Morrison
Individual photographers; History; Australasian & Pacific history; Places in old photographs; Places & peoples: pictorial works
Paperback
In photographs and words, this beautiful book rekindles memories while providing glimpses of the 1960s in Australia. The kaleidoscopic... [more]
Paul-Emile Miot: The Invention of Paradise * 1845-1870
Sydney Picasso
Places in old photographs
Hardback
Taken during an expedition to Polynesia, this title features photographs that are accompanied by drawings and objects from... [more]
Capital Views
James M. Goode
Places in old photographs
Hardback
Metropolitan areas change over the time. These changes come together and create a city's character and personality. Renowned... [more]
Country House Life: A century in photographs
Elizabeth Drury, Francesca Scoones
British & Irish history; Places in old photographs
Hardback
A collection of over 250 photographs sourced from the archives of the National Trust's historic properties depicting life... [more]
Ipswich: The Changing Face of the Town
David Kindred
Local history; Places in old photographs
Hardback
David Kindred's book throws light on how Ipswich has developed since the 1880s when photography outdoors first became practical.... [more]
Batsford's Cambridge Then and Now
Vaughan Grylls
Local history; Places in old photographs
Hardback
Published here for the first time, this text presents a collection of recently-discovered stories by John Fante. [more]
Forgotten London: A Picture of Life in the 1920s
Elizabeth Drury, Philippa Lewis
History; British & Irish history; 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000; Social & cultural history; Places in old photographs
Paperback
With over 250 stunning photographs of people and places all over London in the 1920s, Forgotten London charts a decade of... [more]
London Then and Now: a photographic guide, compact edition
Diane Burstein
Places in old photographs; Places & peoples: pictorial works
Paperback
Published here for the first time, this text presents a collection of recently-discovered stories by John Fante. [more]
Hadleigh: The Portrait of a Suffolk Town
David Kindred
Society & culture: general; Places in old photographs
Paperback
Commercial photographer Peter Boulton recorded Hadleigh and its people in the 1940s and '50s. This title compiles a selection... [more]
Singapore through 19th Century Photographs
Jason Toh
Places in old photographs; Places & peoples: pictorial works
Hardback
Singapore Through 19th-Century Photographs is a comprehensive photographic record of Singapore from the early 1840s to the... [more]
Washington, D. C. in 3D: A Look Back in Time: with Built-in Stereoscope...
Greg Dinkins
Places in old photographs
Hardback
Presents a colorful history of stereoscopic photography, which started in the 1850's, and rapidly became the internet of it's... [more]
Gettysburg in 3D: A Look Back in Time: with Built-in Stereoscope Viewer-Your...
Greg Dinkins
American Civil War; Places in old photographs
Hardback
Presents a colorful history of stereoscopic photography, which started in the 1850's, and rapidly became the internet of it's... [more]
Native Americans & the Wild West in 3D: A Look Back in Time: with Built-in...
Greg Dinkins
History of the Americas; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900; Social & cultural history; Places in old photographs
Hardback
Presents a colorful history of stereoscopic photography, which started in the 1850's, and rapidly became the internet of it's... [more]
Minnesota in 3D: A Look Back in Time: with Built-in Stereoscope Viewer-Your...
Voyageur Press
Places in old photographs
Hardback
Presents a colorful history of stereoscopic photography, which started in the 1850's, and rapidly became the internet of it's... [more]
Michigan Yesterday & Today
Robert W. Domm
Local history; Places in old photographs
Hardback
Offers a vision of Michigan in all its glory, past, present - from Native American settlements, to trading outposts, farming... [more]
