Country Bus
by John Hibbs
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0715386875
- ISBN 13
- 9780715386873
- Seller
-
ELY, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Newton Abbot, UK: David & Charles. Very Good/Very Good. 1986. Hard Cover. Dimensions: 23.6 x 17.6 x 2 Cm 0715386875 Dust jacket complete except price clipped. . Original cloth boards with bright gilt titling on spine. No ownership marks. Illustrations / photographs. 160 pages clean and tight. The country bus has a long and colourful history, stretching from before the railway age until today, when it increasingly struggles for survival. Once it was welcomed as the latest piece of technology upon which villages and villagers depended. Here we are reminded of how the country roads themselves have changed, and take a look at the fascinating mechanical development of the bus, its maintenance, staffing, ticketing and general management. Professor John Hibbs draws upon anecdotal examples in his long experience in the bus business to tell a deeply sympathetic story of the ways of the countryside and its seasonal rituals. The book evokes the true flavour of the village bus, with the smells and sounds of the buses that have wound their way through the country lanes since 1898. .
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Details
- Bookseller
- CHARLES BOSSOM (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 142727
- Title
- Country Bus
- Author
- John Hibbs
- Format/Binding
- Hard Cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good/Very Good
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0715386875
- ISBN 13
- 9780715386873
- Publisher
- David & Charles
- Place of Publication
- Newton Abbot, UK
- Date Published
- 1986
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About the Seller
CHARLES BOSSOM
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ELY, Cambridgeshire
About CHARLES BOSSOM
Charles Bossom has worked in the Book Trade since 1963, commencing at WH Smith Oxford and retiring in 1999 as Regional Manager Central England. The Charles Bossom bookselling business was started in early 2000. We offer a changing selection of old and out-of-print books in a wide range of subjects. We frequently add new items to our stock so visit us regularly.
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- Spine
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- Tight
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- Gilt
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- Jacket
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