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The Lexicon BookshopSpecialists in Manx books.
We Manx are as proud of our heritage as we are of our present day Island nation.
Currently there is an unprecedented number of books, DVDs and audio material being published covering all aspects of Island life past and present, all of which we hold in stock.
Please browse our comprehensive list of Manx Books, DVDs and Manx Gifts. All items can be ordered on-line with our secure shopping cart system. |
Best Selling ItemsDo You Know Derry Kissack? No But I Know a Fella Who Does £20.00 This is the life and times of Derry Kissack and touches on the lives of good Manx folk, of hardship and good times, machinery of all kinds and of course the Purple Helmets.
Derry's own very special humour comes across well in this readable and amusing book.
find out more | | Norton Manx Ray Petty 1960 £79.99 1:12 scale Minichamps die-cast model of Ray Petty's 1960 Norton Manx. In the 1920s, 30s and 50s the Norton Manx dominated the international racing scene and even in the 1960s was still successful. Famous riders such as Stanley Woods and Geoff Duke started their careers on a Manx type 350 or 500.
find out more | | Isle of Man Transport Leyland Olympian Bus £24.99 A die-cast model of an Isle of Man Transport Leyland Olympian, registration number BMN87G, fleet number 87. Operating route shown, Route 6 Douglas.
find out more | | Celtic Brooch | | Manx Airlines BAe146-200 G-MIMA £145.00 This model has been handcrafted from kiln dried mahogony and handpainted by artists especially for the Lexicon Bookshop. Included in the price is a solid wood and polished chrome stand.
G-MIMA is fondly remembered as the flagship of the Manx Airlines fleet for a number of years and flew the services to Heathrow, Luton and in the latter years of the airline, the Gatwick route. Here she is painted in the later Manx Airlines livery that she operated in from 1998 onwards.
Subject to sourcing good quality photographs, we can have any aircraft type handmade with the livery of your choice, please contact us for price and lead time.
find out more | | Mann at Sea £14.99 The author, Robert Hendry, explores the link between the Isle of Man and the Sea. The book gives details of the ships that served the Island. Read of the romance between a lively Manx girl and a french Naval Officer that created a dynsty of Manx lawyers and doctors, the explosive meeting in 1919 when the Steam Packet teetered on the brink of dissolution and the tragic love affair between the man who built the first ship for the Packet and a Douglas girl. Learn also of the personalities as well as the ships, and go onboard passenger ships and freighters to see a world only known to the seafarer.
find out more | | Euromanx DHC-8 300 OE-HBC £145.00 This model has been handcrafted from kiln dried mahogony wood and handpainted by airtists especially for Lexicon Bookshop. Included in the price is a solid wood and polished chrome stand.
The Euromanx Dash 8 used to be based at Ronaldsway and fly routes between the Isle of Man and Belfast, Liverpool, Manchester and London City.
Subject to sourcing good quality photographs, we can have any aircraft type handmade with the livery of your choice, please contact us for price and lead time.
find out more | | Manx Fairy | | Buses of the Isle of Man 1945 - Present Day £15.00 This pictorial style book presents a collation of interesting and unusual photographs (many previously unpublished) of the Isle of Man's two major bus operators, Isle of Man Road Services and Douglas Corporation Transport between 1945 and the present day. The accompanying text describes this fascinating period with some occasional insights into the author's own involvement with the buses over many years.
find out more | | Three Legs of Man Bottle Stopper £9.99 Boxed glass bottle stopper depicting the Three Legs of Man
find out more | | Manx House Plaque £19.99 This house plaque depicts both the Three legs of Man and the Manx blessing Slaynt Vie as Maynrys er y Thie shoh which translates as Good Health and Happiness on this House. It comes complete with hook to hang it and is presented in a box.
find out more | | Moods of Mann £35.00 This is a photographic essay of the Isle of Man and contains a stunning collection of new images photographed by the people of the Isle of Man,depicting the ever-changing moods of the Island and its way of life. The deep love of the islanders for their home and the freshness of their vision is given full expression in this book. This book has been produced as a limited edition.
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New ProductsCeltic Pewter Box | | The Manx Giant: The Amazing Story of Arthur Caley £10.00 This book tells the remarkable story of Arthur Caley who was born in Sulby in 1824, and who grew to become one of the tallest men in the world. At 7'11" and weighing over 25 stone Caley was a phenomenon, a force of nature around whom myth and legend quickly sprang up. At an early age he left the Island to find fame and fortune and appeared in freak shows around the United Kingdom and Europe. The book brings together all the known facts to create a fascinating and fitting tribute to one of the most colourful characters in Manx history.
find out more | | Buses of the Isle of Man 1945 - Present Day £15.00 This pictorial style book presents a collation of interesting and unusual photographs (many previously unpublished) of the Isle of Man's two major bus operators, Isle of Man Road Services and Douglas Corporation Transport between 1945 and the present day. The accompanying text describes this fascinating period with some occasional insights into the author's own involvement with the buses over many years.
find out more | | No Man is an Island £12.00 This book tells the story of the growth of the Financial Services in the Isle of Man from the first tentative steps in the early 1960s when Surtax was abolished, through the influx of new residents and the collapse of the Savings and Investment Bank to the present day when the Isle of Man now has a triple A rating.
find out more | | Suzuki at the TT Races 1960 - 1967 £12.00 This well illustrated book recollects the golden decade in which Suzuki fought for supremacy in the lightweight classes at the TT and it conveys a flavour of their attempts to conquer the Mountain Circuit and win the TT.
Produced with the help of three of Suzuki's riders from the 1960s, Frank Perris, Stuart Graham and Tommy Robb, the book is a limited edition of 500 and each copy is individually numbered.
find out more | | The Tell Me Project 2009 £10.00 Now in it's second year, the Tell Me Project 2009 comprises a selection of memories of older people as told to school pupils in the Isle of Man.
Pupils at primary and secondary schools interview peole using laptops and latest recording equipment. Interviews are then uploaded to the "Tell Me Project" and archived by Manx National Heritage. Moderators then approve and grade the interviews and the best are included in this book.
For older people of the Island, it provides an opportunity to record their memories through the young and for pupils it helps improve interpersonal skills, raises self confidence and brings the past to life.
find out more | | The Dalby Outrages £8.00 The things that happpened at one of the lovliest places on the Isle of Man between 1902 and 1908 were scarcely credible at the time and no less extraordinary when examined today. The essence of the conflict was between two farmers and what the author has done is take the known facts and dressd them lightly in a fictional context.
find out more | | Celtic Brooch | | A Tail for All Seasons - A Collection of Manx Stories Vol 2 £9.99 This second volume of short stories again contains twelve tales based around every month of the Manx year. They all have a basis in fact or local legend and are as individual as their respective creators. Some are amusing, some spooky and some are just plain odd but each will give you a glimpse of a truly unique and beautiful Island.
find out more | | The Ellan Vannin Story £12.00 This book is a fascinating account of the event s surrounding the sinking of one of the Isle of Man Steam Packet's most popular ships, the SS Ellan Vannin, at the mouth of the River Mersey in the early hours of 3rd December 1909.
A violent hurricane was raging that night, and ship, with its crew, passengers and cargo, broke in two and was found by divers the next day buried in sand and silt in 30ft of water. Everyone onboard was drowned and some of the bodies were never found.
This book was originally published in 1999 but has been reprinted and re-released to coincide with the centenary anniversary of the tradgedy.
find out more | | Do You Know Derry Kissack? No But I Know a Fella Who Does £20.00 This is the life and times of Derry Kissack and touches on the lives of good Manx folk, of hardship and good times, machinery of all kinds and of course the Purple Helmets.
Derry's own very special humour comes across well in this readable and amusing book.
find out more | | Isle of Man Transport Leyland Olympian Bus £24.99 A die-cast model of an Isle of Man Transport Leyland Olympian, registration number BMN87G, fleet number 87. Operating route shown, Route 6 Douglas.
find out more | | The Isle of Man - Portrait of A Nation £60.00 This book tells the story of the Island's evolution, beginning with its geological birth in the Cambrian period, through successive waves of Stone Age, Bronze Age, and Celtic Iron Age settlers as well as the Viking raids and settlements of the eigth to thirteenth centuries, right up to the political, social and commercial developments of the modern era.
In the second half of the book, the author takes the reader on a tour of the Isle of Man's superb coastal and upland landscapes, and around its historic towns, villages and parishes.
With the aid of some 200 illustrations, the book tells of the Isle of Man and ites people, and how they came to be what they are today.
find out more | | Mann at Sea £14.99 The author, Robert Hendry, explores the link between the Isle of Man and the Sea. The book gives details of the ships that served the Island. Read of the romance between a lively Manx girl and a french Naval Officer that created a dynsty of Manx lawyers and doctors, the explosive meeting in 1919 when the Steam Packet teetered on the brink of dissolution and the tragic love affair between the man who built the first ship for the Packet and a Douglas girl. Learn also of the personalities as well as the ships, and go onboard passenger ships and freighters to see a world only known to the seafarer.
find out more | | Manx Airlines Shorts SD360 G-ISLE & G-LEGS £145.00 This model has been handcrafted from kiln dried mahogony and handpainted by artists especially for the Lexicon Bookshop. Included in the price is a solid wood and polished chrome stand.
The Shorts SD-360 was an integral part of the Manx Airlines fleet from 1983 through until the year 2000. By 1984 there were four SD-360s operating for Manx Airlines on a variety of routes including Belfast, Dublin, Glasgow, Liverpool and Manchester and from 1985 they proved how versatile they were when one of the aircraft were stripped of its seats each night to fly a newspaper and postal service from the Island.
Subject to sourcing good quality photographs, we can have any aircraft type handmade with the livery of your choice, please contact us for price and lead time.
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