London Underground: Architecture, Design and History - Couverture rigide

Long, David; Magarigal, Jane

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0752458124 ISBN 13 : 9780752458120

Editeur : The History Press Ltd, 2011

Synopsis

With a supporting text detailing the rich architectural and design heritage of the London Underground, this unique photographic collection provides a striking record of the subterranean city before financial pressures, a lack of planning and investment and new safety legislation began to take their toll. Exploring the fascinating history and important nostalgia value of the network - both aspects which are rarely appreciated by the average strap-hanging commuter - the book celebrates what remains a magnificent engineering and aesthetic achievement while providing an affectionate if slightly elegiac portrait of a London which is now gone for good.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Writer and journalist DAVID LONG has regularly appeared in The Times and the London Evening Standard, as well as on TV and radio. As well as being an award-winning ghostwriter, he has written a number of books on London, including Spectacular Vernacular, Tunnels, Towers & Temples, and the highly successful Little Book of London. JANE MAGARIGAL has been a freelance photographer specialising in black and white photography for over 35 years

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: The History Press Ltd
• Date d'édition: 2011
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0752458124
• ISBN 13: 9780752458120
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 144
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible