IMAGES OF ENGLAND: PLYMOUTH. [Part of the Archive Photographs Series.]

UK,slim 8vo wraps.softback,illustrated,1st edn. FINE. Wrapped+protected from day of issue/purchase,so no owner inscrptn and no price removal from sharp-cornered,monochrome photographic card covers. Black+brown lettering to front+spine,rear cover with black lettered synopsis and thumbnail coloured highlighted regional map (DEVON) and red+white St. George flag motif; with negligible shelf-wear to edges and corners - no nicks,tears or splits present and no reading creases to spine/backstrip unread,apart from my own collation.UK,slim 8vo wraps softback, illustrated,1st edn,7-128pp [paginated] includes an introduction,8 chapters with profuse captioned historical and contemporary b/w photographs interspersed throughout the book and acknowledgements and a bibliography as last page; plus [unpaginated] half-title page with 1920s b/w scenic photograph of The Hoe - picturing the Naval Memorial,Drake's statue and the Armada Memorial illustrated frntis to its reverse,title page and contents list/table.
This fascinating collection of over 200 archive photographs and postcards - many not seen before - illustrates the history of Plymouth from the late 1800s to the early 1950s,including the early days of horse-drawn trams and early automobiles through to the Blitz of 1941 and the reconstruction of the city in 1947.
Never short of entertainment,Plymouth has been visited by a wealth of celebrities,including Laurel and Hardy,Harry Houdini,Buffalo Bill and Lillie Langtry. Some older residents of the city will have heard tales of Houdini's jump in chains from Ha'penny Bridge at Stonehouse and Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show in the early 1900s.There are also nostalgic glimpses of the city's grand old theatres and of Plymouth Hoe,its former pier and the many shows that took place there, while others will remember the summer dances,roller skating and Sunday concerts given by the Royal Marines Band. Plymouth has seen vast changes over the years and this book features many images of a pre-war Plymouth now long gone.Detailed and informative, this book is sure to bring back memories to be enjoyed by all who know and love this city.
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