Mitchell Beazley

»Miller's Antiques Price Guide has long been the market leader, offering not just prices but informed tips... Miller's is arguably the only price guide you will ever need.» Antiques Magazine Miller's Antiques Handbook & Price Guide remains the essential and trusted guide to the antiques market. It has earned the reputation of being the book no dealer, collector or auctioneer should be without. It is compiled by Judith Miller, world-renowned antiques expert and co-founder of the book, who selects the guide's 8000-plus featured antiques. The images in the guide are changed for every edition to keep the book up to date with collecting and buying trends. The antiques are shown in full colour with detailed descriptions and a current price range. Special 'Judith Picks' sections give fascinating background and valuation details for particularly interesting or unusual objects. Special features explain why one piece is worth more than another, show how to value an item and teach you to be your own valuer. Biographies of designers and factories give the background information you need to help date and value objects.

RHS Small Garden Handbook provides an all-in-one guide for small space gardeners and draws on the experience in growing, planting, landscaping and design for which the RHS is world famous. It begins by explaining how to assess your plot so that you are aware of the soil, orientation, microclimate, existing materials and proportions that you have to work with, before revealing the principles of good design. Showing how your decisions on layout, colour and texture will affect the finished design and what tricks can be played to create a greater sense of space — with everything from expert design advice on boundaries, hedges and fences to clever ideas for containers and storage — every gardener will gain confidence in creating a garden to enjoy no matter how big the plot. Each of the nine chapters includes 15 ways to make instant improvements and a real-life case study to inspire change. All the gardens featured in the book's 300 photographs are accessible, achievable and truly inspirational.

Celebrating 100 years of the Chelsea Flower Show with a beautiful centenary edition, Take Chelsea Home identifies the best in garden design and landscaping. This inspirational sourcebook presents the most attractive, practical and portable designs and illustrates how these ideas might work in any garden. Chris Young, editor of RHS magazine, focuses on the fines details and finishing touches that help to transform our gardens and outdoor spaces. This extensively updated version of the 2010 original includes a wealth of new images from the best of the Chelsea Flower Show during the last three years, with new text on recent design and horticultural innovations and a range of award-winning show gardens. Take Chelsea Home instructs readers on how to create the garden of their dreams by drawing on the award-winning work shown at the world-famous Chelsea Flower Show. From tips on lighting a dim corner to improving your planting scheme or creating a cosy space for relaxing, this book tells you everything you need to know about landscape garden design. Chris Young presents the RHS Chelsea Flower Show's key design trends including Contemporary, Classic, Wildlife and the Kitchen Garden. He interviews gold-medal winning designers about their individual garden design style and provides context to their creations. Take Chelsea Home provides both the inspiration and the practical information to create beautifully designed and landscaped gardens at home.

The Handmade Loaf is a collection of recipes, personal stories and photographs that capture both the breads and the bakers of Europe. With over 80 recipes, many inspired by the bakers profiled, The Handmade Loaf provides a variety of bread staples that range from the rustic to the artisan. They tap into an older knowledge of bread baking while looking at local ingredients and traditional methods with fresh eyes. Dan Lepard presents a unique way of looking at bread while providing recipes that are natural, achievable and delicious. Their blend of history and innovation will appeal to both the experienced baker, and to a generation ready to discover the simple pleasure of baking their first loaf at home. The Handmade Loaf provides a beautiful, photographic experience that captures the individual processes of bread baking. Shot in real time, the photographs place the reader beside the baker as the dough is mixed and the bread is removed from the oven. The images are purposefully detailed and raw so that we understand perfectly how crumb structure and crust vary from recipe to recipe.

Fabric trends, choice and compulsion; This innovative guide takes an unprecedented look at the nature of fabric. Encapsulating the latest trends in pattern, texture and colour, and exploring the distinctive properties of traditional and modern manufacturing techniques, creative inspiration is drawn from up-and-coming contemporary designers as well as established companies. Main chapters look at the traditional fabric types of wool, silk, cotton, linen, and rayon and viscose. Another section on synthetic fabrics features natural fibres mixed with combinations of polyester, rayon, nylon, and polyamides. Each section looks at the development of the fibre and then reviews its contemporary variations. Design profiles focus on four internationally established designers showcasing the individual qualities of their yarn, construction, colour ranges and textures, providing an inviting palette of ideas for interpreting fabric.