Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing the

The 1950s was a time of great change in Britain - especially after the immediate post-war austerity years. In Liverpool, massive slum clearance programmes start

'Liverpool a few years since: by an old stager' is a delightful collection of sketches and reminiscences of Liverpool in the early 19th century. James Aspinall