david john thomas patrickwhitehouse (1 Ergebnisse)

Soft cover. Zustand: Very Good. Hawkins, Philip (illustrator). 1st Paperback Printing. Paperback. The Trains We Loved. The final collaborative work from the celebrated partnership of David St. John Thomas and Ptrick Whitehouse, this book recalls the finest days of Britain's railways, at the end f the steam era and into the early years of nationalisation. Taking its name from a classic 1940's text which opened the eyes of a new generation of enthusiasts, it features thirty-two splendid paintingd, many previously unpublished, by Philip Hawkins, Chairman of the Guild ogf Railway Artists, and one hundred of the finest black and white railway photographs by Philip A;exander, Eric Treacy and other famous names. The richly atmospheric text - based on sound research - combines unashamed nostalgia with substantial reference value. This is a book no true enthusiast will want to be qithout. Illustrated. 192 pp. (We carry a wide selection of titles in The Arts, Theology, History, Politics, Social and Physical Sciences. Academic and Scholarly books and Modern First Editions ,and all types of Educational Reference Literature.).