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Philip De Carteret R.n.
PHILIP DE CARTERET R.N.
Jersey’s exceptional but forgotten explorer

by Jane Ashelford

Born in Jersey in 1733, De Carteret twice circumnavigated the globe, crossing vast, uncharted stretches of the Pacific. He discovered and named some twenty islands, including Pitcairn and the eponymous Carteret Islands.

ISBN 9781912020874
100 pages; £9.95



Les Minquiers
LES MINQUIERS
Jersey’s Southern Outpost

by Jeremy Mallinson

This is an updated and revised edition of a book we originally published in 2011. It contains much additional information and several new illustrations.

ISBN 9781912020836
132 pages; £9.95



Jersey: Secrets Of The Sea
JERSEY: SECRETS OF THE SEA

by Paul Darroch

Vivid and enthralling, this is the story of an island set at the crossroads of maritime history, told through the voices of the Jersey seafarers who made it. A sister volume to the author’s JERSEY: THE HIDDEN HISTORIES

ISBN 9781912020935
136 pages; £11.95



Jersey: The Hidden Histories
JERSEY: THE HIDDEN HISTORIES

by Paul Darroch

A thrilling immersive history of the Island, from the waning of the Ice Age to the arrival of the first aeroplane in the early years of the last century.

Third printing 2019
ISBN 978-1906641-83-2
136 pages; £11.95



Blame The Badger
BLAME THE BADGER
for a Wild Life!

by Mike Stentiford MBE

The Island’s much loved and respected naturalist, otherwise known as the ‘Birdman of Jersey’, here tells the story of his lifelong passion for nature and commitment to conservation.

ISBN 1-906641-05-4
144 pages; £6.95



Cheers! Drinks And Drinking In Jersey Through The Ages
CHEERS! DRINKS AND DRINKING IN JERSEY THROUGH THE AGES

by Alasdair Crosby

The story of the production and consumption of alcohol in Jersey from the earliest times to the present.

ISBN 9781912020713
224 pages; £9.95



Jersey Alphabet
JERSEY ALPHABET

by John Le Dain

From Abreuvoir to Zoo, the essential guide to all things Jersey

ISBN 0-948578-84-x
128 pages; £4.95



Jersey Horses From The Past
JERSEY HORSES FROM THE PAST

by John Jean

Pictorial presentation of the vital role our four-legged friends once played.

ISBN 0 903341 01 9
96 pages; £4.95



Jersey Jaunts
JERSEY JAUNTS
35 Short(ish) Circular Walks

by John Le Dain

Companion volume to the author’s Jersey Rambles, detailing more walks somewhat ‘off the beaten track’.

Revised edition; fourth printing
ISBN 9781903341414
96 pages; £6.95



The Jersey Lily
THE JERSEY LILY
The Life and Times of Lillie Langtry

by Sonia Hillsdon

Our second bestselling title.

Seventh printing 2015
ISBN 0 948578 55 6
128 pages; £6.95



Jersey Occupation Diary
JERSEY OCCUPATION DIARY
Her Story of the German Occupation 1940-45

by Nan Le Ruez

First-hand account of one Jerseywoman's experience of the Occupation. Riveting reading.

Fifth printing 2019
ISBN 1 903341 19 1
240 pages; £11.95



Jersey Rambles
JERSEY RAMBLES
Coast and Country

by John Le Dain

Our perennial bestseller; 20,000 copies now in print.

Eleventh printing, 2021
ISBN 9781906641931
96 pages; £6.95



Jersey War Walks
JERSEY WAR WALKS
Exploring the fortified isle

by Ian Ronayne

Military history – from prehistoric times to the Second World War – explained in a series of 20 walks around the island

Second revised edition; reprinted 2021
ISBN 978-1-906641-44-3
192 pages; £8.95



Journey Round St Helier
JOURNEY ROUND ST HELIER
Six strolls discovering people and places in the town at the centre of Jersey’s affairs

by Robin Pittman

Third in the author’s series of journeys round his home island

First
ISBN 978-1-906641-12-2
160 pages; £7.95



The Other Jersey Boys
THE OTHER JERSEY BOYS
Lifeguards, laughter, lifestyle, larrikins, lovin’, and libations

by David Knight

Australian lifeguards served Jersey and saved lives for more than fifty years until 2011. This is their story.

ISBN 9781912020560
248 pages; £9.95



The Poor Shall Inherit
THE POOR SHALL INHERIT

by Daff Noel

An historical novel based on fact: the story of the Westaway family in Victorian St. Helier and, in particular, of Julia Westaway in whose name and through whose generosity the century-old Westaway Trust was founded in 1906.

ISBN 1 903341 37 X
£6.95



Wish You Were Here
WISH YOU WERE HERE
Jersey Holidays in Picture Postcards

by John Le Dain

Postcard images of Jersey from around 1900 to 1970 together with the holiday messages they bear.

Second
ISBN ISBN 978-1-906641-63-4
128 pages; £7.95