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Books in Collins Eyewitness guides series

  • Butterfly and Moth

    Paul Ernest Sutton Whalley

    Hardcover (Gardners Books, Aug. 31, 1988)
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  • Pirate

    Richard Platt

    Hardcover (Dorling Kindersley Publishers Ltd, April 27, 1995)
    Pirates, privateers, corsairs, filibusters, picarons - from ancient Egypt to the present day - pirates have harassed shipping on seas all over the world. This book takes a visual voyage of treasure and terror to provide insight into the life and times of pirates, both men and women.
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  • Music

    Neil Ardley

    Hardcover (Gardners Books, April 30, 1989)
    This reference book provides detailed information on music. It has been structured so that each spread makes up a complete visual story and a self-contained module of information.
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  • Arms and Armour

    Michele Byam

    Hardcover (Dorling Kindersley Publishers Ltd, Dec. 3, 1998)
    Focusing on arms and armour, this reference book is structured so that the individual themes of each spread make up a complete visual story and a self-contained module of information.
  • Knight

    Christopher Gravett

    Hardcover (Gardners Books, April 30, 1993)
    "Eyewitness Guides" are a series of illustrated information books which integrate photographs with explanatory illustrations, maps, charts and text. This book looks at knights, their armour, battles, chivalry, jousting, heraldry, hawking and crusades.
  • Train

    John Coiley

    Hardcover (Dorling Kindersley Publishers Ltd, July 23, 1998)
    Part of the "Eyewitness Guides" series, this book is illustrated with specially commissioned photo-collections, many of them from York's National Railway Museum, taking the reader from the earliest developments, through the era of steam and the building of continental rail systems, to diesel, and the driverless hi-tech trains of today. The reader can see how the first tracks evolved from solid oak construction to ones capable of taking tilting trains. Find out what signals mean, take a peek inside a stately royal train, and learn about the famous railway engineers and the record breakers such as the Mallard and the TGV. Other published titles in the series include "Bird", "Rock & Mineral", "Skeleton", "Arms & Armour", "Tree", "Pond & River", "Butterfly & Moth", "Sport", "Shell", "Early People", "Mammal", "Music", "Dinosaur", "Plant", "Seashore", "Flag", "Insect", "Money", "Fossil", "Fish", "Car", "Flying Machine", "Ancient Egypt", "Ancient Rome", "Gem & Crystal", "Reptile", "Invention", "Weather", "Cat", "Bible Lands", "Explorer", "Dog", "Horse", "Cinema", "Costume" and "Boat".
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  • Witch and Wizard

    Douglas Hill

    Hardcover (Dorling Kindersley Publishers Ltd, )
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  • Seashore

    Steve Parker

    Hardcover (Gardners Books, Aug. 15, 1989)
    Each title in the "Eyewitness" series is an informative, visual guide to the wonders of the world around us. Illustrated with colour photographs of objects from the natural world, from specialist museums and from rare private collections, this series offers a fresh approach to the mysteries of nature, history, science, arts, crafts and pastimes. Underwater photography highlights this exploration of the world of the seashore, featuring photographs of shells, seaweeds, anemones and rock-pool fish. The accompanying text describes the creation of coastlines and the variety of plants, fish, crustaceans and birds that live here.
  • Crystal and Gem

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    Perfect Paperback (Dorling Kindersley Publishers Ltd, )
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  • North American Indian

    David Murdock

    Hardcover (Gardners Books, May 31, 1995)
    This illustrated reference book provides an insight into the origins of the first Native Americans, their lifestyles and cultures, tracing their history up the the present day.
  • Submarine

    Neil Mallard, J. J. Tall

    Hardcover (Gardners Books, Oct. 31, 2003)
    This illustrated book for children and families explores the history and development of the submarine, and also includes information on deep-sea submersibles, marine biology and wreck salvage.
  • Early People

    Nick Merriman

    Hardcover (Gardners Books, March 31, 1989)
    This reference work covers the subject of early people. It is structured so that the individual themes of each spread make up a complete visual story and self-contained module of information.