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MAWSON, CHRIS and RIDING, RICHARD: : British Seaside Piers

UK.HERSHAM,SURREY.IAN ALLAN PUBLISHING/an imprint of IAN ALLAN PUBLISHING LTD.,2008.

ISBN 978071032514.

UK,slim,landscape 8vo HB+protected dw/dj,1st edn.FINE+/FINE-. No owner inscrptn but price-clipped dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean,glossy, beach+ pierscape aerial panoramic,b/w photograph illustrated front panel of dw/dj,with white-lettered title+author's names,a lightly sunned/ faded reddish-brown spine/backstrip with similarly lcoloured lettering as front panel and publisher's white-lettered+illustrated colophon to foot of same,rear panel with montage'd 3 b/w vintage and 1 colour aerial piers photographs to its reddish-brown background. Negligible shelf-wear,bumping,creasing to edges and corners – no nicks,tears or splits present.Though amateurishly executed with a protective,adhesive transparent film,some high spots of tiny,minute specks of dust/dirt under the film on front panel and minimal,superficial other scoring/ indents.The majority of which have NOT penetrated to respective boards - except in one case to front board,leaving the faintest impression and without breaking the cloth.Top+ fore-edges clean without foxing/spotting; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips,appears unread,other than my own collation.Publisher's bright,crisp,clean, sharp-cornered,original plain maroon cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked gilt lettered spine/backstrip,and immaculate plain white endpapers.UK,slim landscape 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,3-128pp [paginated] includes an Introduction,an A to Y - [Aberystwyth to Yarmouth,IOW] of piers - old,new and demolished - with accompanying mixture of b/w+colour relevany photograps or colour illustrations,an A to W - [Aberavon to Winthernsea] Appendix of disappeared piers - long before the era of commecial aerial photography - the survivng handful without suitable aerial views from consulted archives,a Bibliography, Acknowledgements,and Seaside Piers buit in Great Britain between 1814 and 2001 list+graph as last page.B/w aerial photographic pierscape (Rhyl Pier,1935) illustrated title page with thumbnail/small contemporary b/w portrait photograph of the photographer who took the majority of the vintage aerial photographs; Cyrill Murrell (1898-1958) to its reverse - to whom,the book being dedicated to his memory,     Visually the exterior appearance is exceptional,and particularly internally,the book is also in an exceptional condition/state of preservation and presentation.It is only the minimal,minor exterior faults described that prevents a slightly higher grading.Despite them,it really is an exceptional,exemplary example for its cleanliness and brightness and its subject matter.                              There are few symbols more redolent of the great age of the British seaside holiday than the sinuous lines of the pier stretching into the water. For generations of holidaymakers, piers at many of the country's leading seaside resorts provided an extension of the promenade and a focus for a variety of entertainments.     Time and fortune,however,have not been favourable to many of our piers - salt water has caused massive corrosion over the years,and the cost of maintenance in the current climate means many remain under threat.Not all is gloom, however,as many piers are prospering whilst the less fortunate are supported by dedicated owners and groups who battle against the elements and economics to ensure that our surviving piers will bring pleasure to new generations.          This remarkable book draws upon the extensive collection of aerial photographs of seaside piers taken by the Aerofilms Company since 1919 to record the changing face of the British seaside over the years.A potted history of the 100 or so covered in this volume.It is one not to be missed by local historians,as well as holidaymakers headed for these popular destinations.                                    Please contact seller because of the lighter weight of this item,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! N.B. ALL buyers please note,that stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE.    ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of any inexpensive book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. **

UK,slim,landscape 8vo HB+protected dw/dj,illustrated 1st edn.
Not SIGNED.

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