Isbn: 9780002201995 - a1: portrait of a road (4 Ergebnisse)

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. Running the 400-odd miles between London and Edinburgh, the A1 is Britains backbone. This book is a photographic portrait of life on the road. Jon Nicholsons mission is to find out what makes the people living and travelling along Britains oldest and longest highway tick. Fuelled by a combination of petrol and all-day breakfasts, his journey takes him through a land of extremes, in both culture and terrain, from the genteel to the gritty and from the rolling to the rugged. The text by acclaimed travel writer Nigel Richardson captures the road spot-on, and is the perfect introduction to Nicholsons pictures: `It has yet to be eulogised in rocknroll songs or seminal novels, as has Route 66 in the USA. But, in its piecemeal and self-effacing way, our own A1 tells a unique story about Britain and how we see ourselves. As with a great river, the four-hundred-mile route from London to Edinburgh has its own lore and landscape. The fattest man in English history died on the road: Daniel Lambert weighed nearly fifty-three stones when he pegged out in the Wagon and Horses in Stamford in 1809. And thirty years ago, as I made my way to school, the driver of a speeding Ford Zodiac almost spread me across the broken white lines that marked the road between Doncaster and Bawtry `That close shave bred in me an initial fear of the A1 that modified into respect, and then fascination, as I grew up When I saw Jon Nicholsons photographs, I realised we shared a vision of the A1. `Nicholson had already completed a major photographic record of Route 66, that most iconic of highways that, in the words of the song, winds from Chicago to LA, more than two thousand miles all the way. The A1 may be a more modest affair, but the challenge, photographically, was just as stiff. His intention with these pictures was to see the familiar with a fresh eye; to reminisce, while acknowledging the march of progress. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. A1: Portrait of a Road This book is in very good condition and will be shipped within 24 hours of ordering. The cover may have some limited signs of wear but the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains undamaged. This book has clearly been well maintained and looked after thus far. Money back guarantee if you are not satisfied. See all our books here, order more than 1 book and get discounted shipping. .…

Zustand: Good. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. This book is in very good condition and will be shipped within 24 hours of ordering. The cover may have some limited signs of wear but the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains undamaged. This book has clearly been well maintained and looked after thus far. Money back guarantee if you are not satisfied. See all our books here, order more than 1 book and get discounted shipping. …