Oxford University Chest (Oxford Paperbacks)

by John Betjeman

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First published in 1938, John Betjeman's tribute to Oxford and its university life has been reissued as an entertaining and nostalgic period piece. Over a third of the book is devoted to an architectural tour of the town and university buildings, in which factual information is enlivened by anecdotes and accounts of relevant historical events. The text is complemented by a large number of photographs from the period and etchings of town architecture.
  • ISBN10 0854096477
  • ISBN13 9780854096473
  • Publish Date March 1971
  • Publish Status Out of Print
  • Out of Print 19 October 2003
  • Publish Country GB
  • Imprint Sr Books
  • Edition New ed of 1938 ed
  • Format Hardcover
  • Pages 252
  • Language English