Sunset over the Breidden Hills from Shropshire in Colour Photographs
	A Guide to Staffordshire Michael Raven Price £20 This is a comprehensive overview of the historic county which includes the Black Country. There are articles on every town, village and hamlet, and their history, geography, buildings and curiosities. Almost all were personally visited by the author and the research took almost two years, full time, six days a week. There are 64 full colour plates, a 41 page index plus a glossary of architectural terms.
	A Guide to Shropshire Michael Raven Price £20 “It must be the definitive book on Shropshire.” The Shropshire Alternative. This is a lavishly illustrated and much admired book with 200 black and white photographs. There is a comprehensive index with detailed listings of medieval castles, Anglo-Saxon remains and monasteries, etc. There are articles on every town, village and hamlet and every nook and cranny, from the housing estates of Telford to the country estates of the landed gentry, from the hauntingly beautiful hills of the south to the intriguing remains of the early industrial revolution that left dramatic waterfalls and ivy-clad ruins in remote, hidden valleys. A4, 264 pages, art paper, sewn in sections, laminated boards covers.
	A Guide to Herefordshire Michael Raven Price £20 “Michael Raven’s A Guide to Herefordshire is a magnificent work and not likely to be surpassed for several generations.” Roy Palmer, historian. Richly illustrated with black and white and colour photographs and the stunning scraper-board ‘etchings’ of Hereford artist Peter Manders. Everything from recently collected folksongs to the SAS, with articles on every town, village and hamlet and a comprehensive index. 256 pages, A4, sewn in sections with laminated cover.
	Staffordshire in Colour Photographs Michael Raven Price £20 “Michael Raven has the eye that can see beauty in the commonplace and the skill to communicate it to the rest of us.” John Ogden, Express and Star. 126 full colour photographs on 170gm art paper taken from the author’s 6,000 transparencies taken when researching his A Guide to Staffordshire. Because he was out and about from dawn to dusk he captured unique shots of dramatic skies and sunsets over landscapes and townscapes rarely seen. Many people will be surprised at how beautiful a county Staffordshire can be. Tucked away at the end is Song of the Fox, a collection of 87 poems by Michael Raven. A4, 136 pages, sewn in sections, laminated board covers.
	Shropshire in Colour Photographs Michael Raven Price £20 “A magus opus.” Charles Scott. Head Photographer of the Shell Documentary Film Unit. What a lovely county Shropshire is. Here its quiet glories are done full justice. No one knows the county better than the author whose A Guide to Shropshire is held in such high esteem. Included is the First Edition of A Second collection of Poems by Michael Raven, and an article on the highwayman Humphrey Kynaston. A4, 136 pages, 170gm art paper, sewn in sections, laminated board covers.
	Midlands Digest (a series of six books) Michael Raven Price £12.00 for the set of 6 books A series of six magazine-style books. Articles on the curiosities, beauties, humour and scandals of the area. Heavy art paper, sewn in sections, laminated covers, 64 pages, A5 size. “Keep up the good work.” Sunday Times. Book 2 is illustrated opposite.
	Shropshire Portraits Michael Raven Price £7.50 Black and white photographs of Shropshire villages and landscapes. Each picture has an informative caption of about 75 words. This book was designed as a companion to A Shropshire Gazetteer and there is no duplication of pictures. 64 pages, A4 landscape.
	Cheshire in Pictures Michael Raven Price £7.50 A mixture of old and new black and white photographs and period prints, selected either for their artistic merit or curiosity value. 80 pages, 9 inches by 12 inches, sewn in sections with laminated cover.
	Shropshire in Pictures Michael Raven Price £8.50 A mixture of old and new black and white photographs and period prints, selected either for their artistic merit or curiosity value. Has a rare drawing of the original castle at Bishop’s Castle, found in the papers of Clive of India. 96 pages, 9 inches by 12 inches, sewn in sections with laminated cover.
	Black Country Towns and Villages Michael Raven Price £8 A comprehensive gazetteer of the area. “What makes this book so special is the quality of the photographs. They are truly splendid. Michael Raven has the eye which can see beauty in the commonplace, the dismal and the devastated and the skill to communicate it to the rest of us.” John Ogden, Express and Star.