Local history

Cook the simple and flavoursome food of the South of France with acclaimed chef Alex Jackson’s Provencal.

From Voltaire to Verlaine and from Hugo to Hemingway, these are the Paris locations that have influenced modern literature.

A history of beloved cricket grounds from around the world. Using a Then and Now format, historic pictures of cricket grounds are paired with their modern-day equivalent to show the dramatic changes that have taken place.

A Perth Camera is a treasure trove of rediscovered images by the late Ernie Polis from a lifetime spent photographing the city.

Las Vegas Then and Now pairs vintage shots from 100 years of the city's history with the same view today.

What started as America’s National Pastime is now a global phenomenon with multi-million dollar baseball leagues around the world and enough countries playing the game to warrant its inclusion in the 2020/1 Olympics.

Pairing classic archive photos with their modern viewpoint, New York Then and Now shows the dramatic changes that have transformed the city in 150 years.

Using classic archive images, Charleston's greatest architectural and cultural losses are documented in chronological order from 1861 thru 2018.

Montreal Then and Now takes 70 archive photos from across the city on the banks of the St.Lawrence river and compares them with the same view today in this fascinating bilingual edition.

Detroit Then and Now pairs archive images from over 100 years of Detroit's past to paint a vivid portrait of a city bouncing back from the economic recession.

Part of the 4-miliion-selling-trademark series from Anova Books – a vivid historical tour of Birmingham, with the same view photographed today, from a great local author.