This hard-cover journal uniquely features the 'Bilbo comes to the Huts of the Raft-elves' illustration by J.R.R. Tolkien. Featuring the illustration on both front and back and with handy ribbon marker, this stunning journal is the perfect gift for writers and Tolkien fans alike.

Featuring some of the most ferocious and humorous book curses ever inscribed, this is a lively and engaging introduction to the history and development of bookish maledictions.

Richly illustrated throughout, this book provides a fascinating history of the development of bookbindings from Roman times to the present day.

Twenty historical journeys, routes and adventures followed through the maps that made them.

An exploration and insightful analysis of sisters in literature and their depiction in three centuries of the novel.

The art of being a good wife is not an easy one. This little guide was written in the 1930s for the middle classes - one of the first modern self-help books. Illustrated with contemporary line-drawings, it contains delightfully arcane and timelessly true advice: After all is said and done, husbands are not terribly difficult to manage.

A haunting anthology of supernatural stories and the macabre by well-known authors of gothic novels, folklore and fairy tales, each featuring a chillingly striking black-and-white illustration.