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Lyme Regis Past and Present: Britain in Old Photographs
Jo Draper
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Description for Lyme Regis Past and Present: Britain in Old Photographs
Paperback. Lyme Regis has posed prettily for the camera since the 1850s, and Lyme Regis Museum has thousands of the photographs in its collection. The author presents a selection of the museum's most interesting images. It explores familiar areas of the old town, the harbour and seafront, and also some of the less well-known parts. Num Pages: 220 pages, 144 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEWT; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 174 x 11. Weight in Grams: 382.
Lyme Regis grew up as a medieval port, and re-invented itself as a seaside resort in the mid-eighteenth century. This book uses image picture collection at Lyme Regis Museum to illustrate the dramatic changes in the town and also the continuities. The illustrations are accompanied by Jo Draper's commentary.
Product Details
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
220
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
Number of Pages
220
Place of Publication
Stroud, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780750940603
SKU
V9780750940603
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Ref
99-5
About Jo Draper
Jo Draper has written several books on the county of Dorset, including Dorset: The Complete Guide and (with John Fowles) Thomas Hardy’s England. She lives in Dorchester, in one of the houses illustrated in the book Dorchester (Images of England).
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