Beschreibung
"The Face of Britain" by L. Dudley Stamp, is, to quote from the book's own write-up, " A simply written account of the physical and Economic geography of Britain, stressing the contrasts to be found within the limited area of the country, and the remarkable responses to different environments shown in the history of the development of the Scots, Welsh, and English. The author is Reader in Economic Geography in the University of London, and since 1930 has been organiser and director of the Land Utilization Survey of Britain." The book, issued for The British Council by Longmans Green & Co. as Number 5 in the monographic series, "British Life and Thought", is illustrated with twenty-four black-and-white photography and four maps. This copy - a paperback - was distributed in the U.S.A. by the British Information Services (an Agency of the British Government) , 30 Rockefeller Plaza, NYC. One photograph, of particular marine history, is of the ocean liner "Queen Elizabeth" under construction in dry dock, just before she was launched. Please scroll down to view a list of photographs in the book. ************************************************** SERIES : British Life and Thought / TITLE : The Face of Britain (No. 5 in the Series) / AUTHOR : L. Dudley Stamp ( 1898 - 1966 - Sir Dudley Stamp, CBE, DSc, D. Litt, LLD, Ekon D, DSc Nat, was professor of geography at Rangoon and London, and one of the internationally best known British geographers of the 20th century.) AEGIS : The British Council / IMPRINT : Longmans Green & Co. / PLACE : London / DATE : (1944) / EDITION : Second Edition (Revised) / U.S.A. DISTRIBUTION : British Information Services / STATUS : OP - Out of Print / PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION :Trade Paperback, contains 24 black-and-white photographs as well as 4 maps; 63 pages; approx. 5 1/2" x 8 5/8"; green wraps with cover flaps (French Flaps), sewn and glued (with lettering and embellishment in white). ********************************************** CONDITION - NEAR VERY GOOD - This is a previously owned book which, while displaying signs of handling remains clean and serviceable, with the following noted: EXTERIOR : Spine surface is faded; extremities display wear (splitting to front joint at foot of spine) ; joints are rubbed; cover displays mild weathering about edges, including small tears and nicks.The rear cover is faded. / BINDING : There is evidence of neatly effected minor mending to cover attachment , else text block is solid and, while the pages open widely, there are no detached or loose leaves. / INTERIOR : considerable foxing throughout (weathering); soft bumps to top fore-edge corners have produced modest creasing thereon - this extends through mush of the book. there are no markings, nor is there writing - there are no signatures . Interior clean and serviceable *************************************** MAPS : The Regions of Britain / The Peopling of Britain / The Industrial Areas of Britain / The Moorlands of Britain and some Places of Historic or Scenic Interest. ************************************* ILLUSTRATIONS (BLACK-AND-WHITE , HALFTONE PHOTOGRAPHS) : / Worcestershire Apple Orchards (Frontispiece) / The Roman Wall (Hadrian's Wall - Northumberland) / Quarry Hill Flats, Leeds - an example of modern town dwellings for artisans / The Face of Rural Britain . photograph shows a hilly landscape made up of a patchwork of small fields, ploughed and unploughed / Highland Britain - View of Ben Nevis, Inverness-shire, Scotland / The White Cliffs of Dover : the old Roman port of entry with Norman castle on skyline / Canterbury Cathedral - the premier cathedral of the Anglican faith (This a photograph before the destruction of the cathedral in World War II) / Photo pf a group of young women gathering flowers for sale near the coast in Cornwall / Rock - Bound coast of Cornwall - Tintagel / The interior of King's College Chapel , Cambridge (Perpendicular style, completed in 1536) Cambridge : The new University Library tower , Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 699
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