The "Country Series" aims to combine photographs with light, but authoritative commentary on the chosen themes, which cover art, architecture, travel, local history, the countryside, topography, gardens and rural life. This paperback edition of "English Harbours and Coastal Villages" takes the reader on a journey round the country's coastline, famous for its beauty and strong local character. Photographs and an informative text focus on the sights and features that best represent each region: the Cornish pilchard huer's tower, the spectacular limestone strata of Dorset's coves, the wharves and warehouses of Humberside's docklands. The book captures the diversity of the...Read more
The "Country Series" aims to combine photographs with light, but authoritative commentary on the chosen themes, which cover art, architecture, travel, local history, the countryside, topography, gardens and rural life. This paperback edition of "English Harbours and Coastal Villages" takes the reader on a journey round the country's coastline, famous for its beauty and strong local character. Photographs and an informative text focus on the sights and features that best represent each region: the Cornish pilchard huer's tower, the spectacular limestone strata of Dorset's coves, the wharves and warehouses of Humberside's docklands. The book captures the diversity of the English coastline and celebrates many centuries of English maritime history.
- ISBN10 0297832158
- ISBN13 9780297832157
- Publish Date 11 March 1993
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 8 February 2002
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher Orion Publishing Co
- Imprint Weidenfeld Nicolson Illustrated
- Edition New edition
- Format Paperback (B-Format (198x129 mm))
- Pages 160
- Language English