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1	God's Secretaries: The Making of the King James Bible more books like this by Adam Nicolson add to wishlist Nicolson gives a fascinating and dramatic account of the era of the King James Bible and its translation, immersing readers in an age whose greatest monument is not a painting or a building but a book. 16-page insert. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.47! \| first editions \| SVS
2	Sea Room: An Island Life in the Hebrides more books like this by Adam Nicolson add to wishlist A riveting book for all readers who know and love a place where the sea meets the land. In 1937, Adam Nicolson's father answered a newspaper ad -- "Uninhabited islands for sale. Outer Hebrides, 600 acres . . . Puffins and seals. Apply . . ." -- and found the Shiants (the name means holy or enchanted islands). Adam inherited this almost ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.25! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
3	Seize the Fire: Heroism, Duty, and the Battle of Trafalgar more books like this by Adam Nicolson add to wishlist For the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Trafalgar, Nicolson draws from a wide range of sources to investigate the battle, and the ambitions, fears and principles that drove the British fleet to such a devastating victory. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions
4	Seamanship: A Voyage Along the Wild Coasts of the British Isles more books like this by Adam Nicolson add to wishlist Like all good books about sailing and the sea, SEAMANSHIP can make you feel glad to be cozily on shore, away from gales, retching seasickness, icy rain, and the often lethal waves. It can also make you feel somewhat envious of those who feel compelled to take their chances with the elements. Deciding to try his luck cruising the Atlantic ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
5	Quarrel with the King: The Story of an English Family on the High Road to Civil War more books like this by Adam Nicolson add to wishlist "Quarrel with the King" tells the story of the first four earls of Pembroke, their wives, children, estates, tenants, and allies, following their high and glamorous trajectory from the 1520s through 1650--the most turbulent and dramatic years of English history--across three generations of change, ambition, resistance, and war. The Pembrokes were ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.06! \| first editions \| SVS
6	Restoration : the rebuilding of Windsor Castle more books like this by Adam Nicolson, Royal Collection Enterprises add to wishlist Just over five years ago Windsor Castle was devastated by fire. In this book Nicolson charts the years since the fire through to the final rebuilding, including dealing with the fire, the finances of restoring the Castle and the decisions on whether simply to restore or make changes. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $34.53! \| first editions
7	Seize the Fire: Heroism, Duty, and Nelson's Battle of Trafalgar more books like this by Adam Nicolson add to wishlist For the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Trafalgar, Nicolson draws from a wide range of sources to investigate the battle, and the ambitions, fears and principles that drove the British fleet to such a devastating victory. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| SVS
8	On Foot: Guided Walks in England, France and the U.S. more books like this by Adam Nicolson, Mary Ellen O'Neill (Editor) add to wishlist The joy of traveling steps right off the pages as Adam Nicolson invites readers to walk with him through 26 places too interesting to experience any other way. With wit, energy, and a contagious taste for adventure, this marvelous writer celebrates the original form of travel and the leisurely discoveries it affords. 80 illustrations; 25 maps. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.20! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
9	Prospects of England: Two Thousand Years Seen Through Twelve English Towns more books like this by Adam Nicolson, Peter Morter add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
10	Sea room more books like this by Adam Nicolson add to wishlist Adam Nicolson's father had answered a newspaper advertisement in the 1930s: "Uninhabited islands for sale. Outer Hebrides. 600 acres. 500 ft basaltic cliffs. Puffins and seals. Cabin. Apply Col. Kenneth Macdonald, Portree, Skye." These were the Shiants, three of the loneliest of the British Isles, set in a dangerous sea, with no more than a stone ... see all copies from $2.95! new only from $10.49!
11	Perch Hill : a new life more books like this by Adam Nicolson add to wishlist Somewhere between an imaginary rural idyll packed with breathtaking scenery and charming rustics, and the hard end of real farming life, Adam Nicholson found Perch Hill, a run-down farm in the Sussex Weald. Driven there by the pressures of metropolitan life, he and his family moved to the failed farm and set about trying to put it to rights, ... see all copies from $10.76! new only from $101.91! \| first editions \| SVS
12	Two Roads to Dodge City: Two Colorful English Writers, Father and Son, Chronicle Their Wonderful Journeys Across America more books like this by Nigel Nicholson, Nigel Nicolson, Adam Nicolson add to wishlist Today's American and its people as seen through the eyes of the authors, who traveled the states from coast to coast and met in Dodge City to compare their fresh and revealing insights. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.99! \| first editions
13	The Hated Wife: Carrie Kipling 1862-1939 more books like this by Adam Nicolson add to wishlist Carrie Kipling was one of the most unpopular women of her generation. Henry James called her that hard, capable little person', Rudyard Kipling's parents detested her. And yet Carrie was in many ways misunderstood. Drawing on a vast archive of diaries and letters, Adam Nicolson cuts right to the heart of the Kiplings' dysfunctional marriage. For ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.00! \| first editions
14 view cover	Sissinghurst: An Unfinished History by Adam Nicolson add to wishlist A fascinating account from award-winning author, Adam Nicolson, on the history of Nicolson's own national treasure, his family home: Sissinghurst. Sissinghurst is world famous as a place of calm and beauty, a garden slipped into the ruins of a rose-pink Elizabethan palace. But is it entirely what its creators intended? Has its success over the ... see all copies from $5.99! new only from $27.07!
15 view cover	Men of Honour. Trafalgar and the Making of the English Hero by Adam Nicolson add to wishlist An unforgettable look at the contradictions of heroism, as embodied by Horatio Nelson and as tested by the battle of Trafalgar. Adam Nicolson looks at the variety of qualities -- ruthlessness, bravery, kindness, cruelty -- that combined in both Nelson and his troops to carry that fateful day. Trafalgar gripped the nineteenth century imagination ... see all copies from $3.40! new only from $4.98! \| first editions
16	The National Trust book of long walks more books like this by Adam Nicolson, Charlie Waite add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! first editions
17 view cover	Journey Through the British Isles more books like this by Harry Cory Wright, Adam Nicolson (Foreword by) add to wishlist In the tradition of the great journeys through Britain undertaken by such writers as Daniel Defoe in the 1720s and William Cobbett in the 1820s, Harry Cory Wright set out in the spring of 2006 to photograph the variety of natural landscapes that make up the British Isles, using a large-format plate camera. This magnificently produced book ... see all copies from $21.34! new only from $48.89! \| SVS
18 view cover	Men of Honour: Trafalgar and the Making of the English Hero by Adam Nicolson add to wishlist The Battle of Trafalgar can claim to be one of the most known of the great human events. In Men of Honour, Adam Nicolson takes one of the greatest identifiable heroes in British history, Horatio Nelson, and examines the broader themes of heroism, violence and virtue. Trafalgar gripped the nineteenth century imagination like no other battle: it was ... see all copies from $9.00! new only from $19.53! \| signed copies \| first editions
19 view cover	Panoramas of England more books like this by Adam Nicolson, Nick Meers add to wishlist Far-reaching views from hilltops, villages nestling in broad valleys, or fields glittering with wild flowers strching into the distance, this is a collection ofclassic images of England - all uncurtailed by the normal restraints of the artificial eye, using a special panoramic camera. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $13.20! \| first editions
20 view cover	Bateman's: East Sussex more books like this by Adam Nicolson add to wishlist see all copies from $3.25! new only from $7.26! \| SVS
21 view cover	Atlantic Britain: the Story of the Sea, a Man, and a Ship by Adam Nicolson add to wishlist Accompanied by an 8-part series, this is the story of Adam Nicolson's adventure in a small boat around the Western Coast of the British Isles. Early in the year, Adam Nicolson decided to leave his comfy life at home on a Sussex farm and go for an adventure. Equipped with the Auk, a 42-foot wooden ketch, and a friend who at least knew how to sail, ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies
22 view cover	Seamanship by Adam Nicolson add to wishlist Thoughts from a small boat in a big sea. Early in the year, Adam Nicolson decided to leave his comfy life at home on a Sussex farm and go for an adventure. Equipped with the Auk, a 42-foot wooden ketch, and a friend who at least knew how to sail, he set off up the Atlantic coasts of the British Isles: Cornwall to Scilly, over to Pembrokeshire and ... see all copies from $11.99! new only from $16.78!
23	Natl Trust Bk of Long Walks En more books like this by Adam Nicolson add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.29! \| first editions
24	Long walks in France more books like this by Adam Nicolson add to wishlist see all copies from $2.54! first editions
25	Adam Nicolson's book of walks. more books like this by Adam Nicolson add to wishlist A series of walking tours mainly in Britain but also in France and the USA. see all copies from $3.19! first editions

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