PLYMOUTH - As Time Draws On.** [Author SIGNED copy.**]

UK,landscape 8vo HB+dw/dj,author SIGNED,1st edn. FINE/NFINE.No owner inscrptn,but author/illustrators' neat,handwritten,black ink signature - without dedication - to title page,and no clip to dw/dj - absence of publisher's price.Bright,crisp,clean,glossy laminated colour-wash illustrated upper wrap with author/illustrator facsimile signature, b/w line illus rear wrap; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners - small closed tear to head of spine/ backstrip of dw/dj - no loss.Some light impressions/indentations to rear wrap and a tiny pin-prick penetrated to bd beneath also.Top+fore-edges bright and clean; contents bright,tight and near pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners - appears unread - apart from my own collation.Publisher's bright,crisp,clean, sharp cornered,original sage green cloth boards with bright, crisp,blocked gilt letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate plain white endpapers.UK,landscape 8vo HB+ dw/dj,v-xipp+1-210pp [paginated] includes author/ illustrator introduction+acknowledgements,a contents list/ table of illus+texts,profuse b/w line illus throughout the text and book (virtually one per page) with historical texts, postscript,a bibliography and an index; plus [unpaginated] SIGNED title page and dedication. 'PLYMOUTH - As Time Draws On' is not a standard history of the City,neither is it just a book of pictures; rather it is an attempt to show glimpses of the City as it is today,chronicling changes and developments and stimulating the reader to look afresh at buildings and scenery that he or she may otherwise overlook or take for granted. The pictures are simple and representational; the articles generally historical, extremely informative and always interesting.The book is set out as one long geographical tour of the City but the articles do not need to be read sequentially. Here is a book of Plymouth that invites you to pick and dip into local,and sometimes national history.The stories of the City's oldest postbox,its finest Victorian urinal,its milestones,boundary stones,horsetroughs and 'phone boxes all add colour to a fascinating review of the unusual treasures around the three towns that became modern Plymouth.Blitzed,rebuilt and extended by the merging with Plympton and Plymstock,here too are many of the little village Inns and Churches that have gradually found themselves swallowed up in the relentless boundary changes.However,the book shows a sense of village identity remains in places like Tamerton Foliot, Turnchapel, Compton, Eggbuckland,Stoke and St. Budeaux. Chris Robinson's first collection of drawings and writings is an essential addition to the home of anyone who feels they have a bond with this City.It may even win for the City a place in the hearts of those previously unaware or uncaring. 'Plymouth - As Time Draws On' handsomely complements the subsequent, sequential volume 'Plymouth - As Time Draws On: Vol 2' and together they comprise one of the most illuminating reviews of the area ever undertaken. 'PLYMOUTH - As Time Draws On' features over 170 articles which have appeared in Chris Robinson's popular Western Evening Herald (a local newspaper) series every Saturday night.Each week the Barbican artist produces a drawing of some current aspect of the this large city's rich and varied heritage; then,in the accompanying text, gently peels back the layers of time,taking his readers on a fascinating journey into Plymouth's past. Please contact seller @ rpaxtonden@blueyonder.co.uk ,because of the weight and value of this item,for correct Shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. **