The Heritage of England in Colour by A. F. Kersting and John Bledlow - 1957

London England: B. T. Batsford Ltd, 1957. Another book of pictures of the English scene? Yes; and there was a place for this one. Not just because the forty coloured photographs are beautiful, but also because they are only forty. It must have torn Mr. Kersting's heart to pare down his list of buildings and other symbols of the English heritage so ruthlessly, but it was worth the effort, exhaustive collections are too often exhausing as well. In this case, the reader who complains of getting only five castles, seven cathedrals, and four views of Oxford and Cambridge will be paying the book an oblique compliment. The marvel is that in so small a compass such a representative group of national symbols has been brought together without any loss of spaciouness or of the publishers' high standard of presentation. Price clipped.some wear and tear to D/J but still a bright clean cover and a very good copy(We carry a wide selection of titles in The Arts, Theology, History, Politics, Social and… Read More