Jackson michael smyth frank (4 Ergebnisse)

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

First Edition. Fine cloth copy in a near fine, slightly dust-dulled dust wrapper. Remains well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description; 170 pages : illustrations (some colour) ; 30 cm. Notes; Illustrations on lining papers. Original photography by Ian Howes et al. Includes index. Subjects; Bars (Drinking establishments). Hotels, taverns, etc. Public houses. England. History. 20th century. Illustrated. Reference. Architecture. Social history. Brewing. Beer. Pub culture. Photographs. 1 Kg.…

First Edition. Fine cloth copy in a near fine, slightly dust-dulled dust wrapper. Remains well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description; 170 pages : illustrations (some colour) ; 30 cm. Notes; Illustrations on lining papers. Original photography by Ian Howes et al. Includes index. Subjects; Bars (Drinking establishments). Hotels, taverns, etc. Public houses. England. History. 20th century. Illustrated. Reference. Architecture. Social history. Brewing. Beer. Pub culture. Photographs. 1 Kg.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. 170 pages. DJ worn In New York and Tokyo, Paris and Amsterdam, people open places which they call E nglish pubs. What is the magic of the English Pub? it was the cradle of America n independence, according to Thomas Paine; Marx and Lenin had the same favourit e 'local' in London; rule Britannia was written in a pub; the Shakespearian thea tre started there. Since Roman times, the English have used the pub as a forum, and the very institution itself has become the subject of debate as the consumer movement for 'real ale' has successfully challenged the big brewers. A pub can be a thatched cottage, a black-and-white timbered Tudor inn, a spectacular Victo rian gin-palace, or an unassuming local. All of them survive, in every region of England, and each of them is examined in The English Pub, a study of a unique s ocial phenomenon. Michael Jackson has been a programme-editoron the David Frost Show, a television and film documentary producer, and a regular contributor to t he New Statesman and ui magazine. he was born in the North of England, lives in London, and has been a serious pub-goer since the age of 16. His first drinking partner was fellow-journalist Frank Smyth, nhow a contributor to the London obse rver and author of several books on witchcraft, who collaborated with Jackson on The English Pub. The contents includes: 1) A Unique Phenomenon (The role of the English Pub), 2) Sign Language (A history in the streets), 3) Drinking Styles ( The mystique of English beer), 4) The Mirror Image (The graphic art of the brewe r), 5) Mahogany and Marble (Architecture and interiors), 6) Playing The Game (Sp orts and contests), 7) Singing and Dancing (The arts and the pub), 8) The Englis h Inn (Gastronomy and the pub), and 9) The Living Local (Social change and the p.…