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Richard Furness - Speed to the West: A Nostalgic Journey - 9780857161468 - V9780857161468
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Speed to the West: A Nostalgic Journey

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Description for Speed to the West: A Nostalgic Journey Paperback. Num Pages: 64 pages, Over 70 full colour images. BIC Classification: 1DBKEW; AKLP; WGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 275 x 9. Weight in Grams: 234.
Nothing is more evocative of the golden age of travel than the railway poster. Speed to the West shows some of the best railway posters used to promote the romance of holiday travel to the West Country, a region formed by Dorset, Somerset, Devon and Cornwall. There are stunning and iconic landscapes, immediately recognisable, painted in wonderful colours that bring together the excitement, spectacle and nostalgia of the golden age of train travel. The general history of holiday express train development is covered including a detailed history of the Atlantic Coast Express and Cornish Riviera Express together with other named ... Read more

Product Details

Publisher
McNidder & Grace
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Number of Pages
64
Place of Publication
Carmarthen, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780857161468
SKU
V9780857161468
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 4 to 8 working days
Ref
99-1

About Richard Furness
Richard Furness is the author of the definitive series on British railway posters 'Poster to Poster Railway Journey's in Art.'

Reviews for Speed to the West: A Nostalgic Journey
Praise for the definitive series on British railway posters 'Poster to Poster Railway Journey's in Art ny Richard Furness. 'The definitive series on British railway posters. Highly recommended. STEAM WORLD; 'A marvellous series, and lovingly compiled books.' MICHAEL PALIN

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