Thomas Cook. 150 Years of Popular Tourism

Brendon, Dr. Piers

ISBN 10: 0436199939 / ISBN 13: 9780436199936

Edité par London. Secker & Warburg Ltd, 1991

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London. Secker & Warburg Ltd. 1991. Assumed first printing. No edition remarks. Hard Cover. Medium 8vo 9½" x 6  [24cm x 15cm] approx. 356 ps. Red publishers cloth binding with gilt titles to spine. Pictorial dust wrapper in very good plus condition. The spine panel has suffered a small split at the head but this has been neatly repaired and isn't really visible. There is also a small area of sticker residue to the rear panel. Wonderful facsimile coloured maps to the endpapers. The book is also richly illustrated in colour and black and white. This book was published to coincide with the 150th anniversary of Thomas Cook and draws on a range of original material to provide an in-depth account of the founders of popular tourism, Thomas Cook and his son John. In 1841 Thomas Cook invented modern tourism as a means of emancipation for working people and in this respect the book is part social history, as well as being the story of an entrepreneurial family. The jacket will be covered with a new inert archival protective sleeve which is removable. Please contact us if you would like any more information or additional photographs. Postage price quoted outside the UK are for a book up to 1kg using UPS mail with tracking. Book(s) above this weight may incur a surcharge. For books sent within the UK, there will be no extra charge for books up to 2kg and are sent by Royal Mail. Postage quoted in the UK is the actual cost (£2.85). All books are sent in protective packing and custom book box. If your book is intended as a gift, please let us know and we will gift wrap it free of charge with a card and any message.

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Détails bibliographiques

• Titre: Thomas Cook. 150 Years of Popular Tourism
• Éditeur: London. Secker & Warburg Ltd
• Date de parution: 1991
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 0436199939
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9780436199936
• Reliure: Hardcover
• Édition: 1st Edition
• État de l'article: Near Fine
• État de la jaquette: Very Good

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Synopsis

This book is published to coincide with the 150th anniversary of Thomas Cook and draws on a range of original material to provide an in-depth account of the founders of popular tourism, Thomas Cook and his son John, and of the firm they created. In 1841 Thomas Cook invented modern tourism as a means of emancipation for working people and in this respect the book is part social history, as well as being the story of an entrepreneurial family. The book tells how John Cook took a less philanthropic view of the business than did his father and of their struggle which came to a climax in the 1870s. The book also tells of the setbacks that have beset the company in the 20th century, but despite which it remains the largest travel organization in the world.