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THE ILLUSTRATED LONDON NEWS: GREAT EVENTS OF THE 20TH CENTURY.

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THE ILLUSTRATED LONDON NEWS: GREAT EVENTS OF THE 20TH CENTURY.

by BISHOP, JAMES [Editor-in-Chief of ILN] - intro by:

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9780861458608
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UK,Qrto HB+dw/dj,1st edn.FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn,and no price-clip to dw/dj.Red dw/dj with colour+b/w photographs to upper wrap; black, white and yellow letters to both panels of dw/dj and to spine/backstrip also,with minimal shelf-wear and negligible creasing to edges - no nicks or tears present.Laminated,colour photographic montage bds with plain dark blue eps.Top+fore-edges bright and clean,contents pristine.UK,Qrto HB+dw/dj,1st edn,6-304pp [paginated] includes b/w coloured half-title and colour illustrated,double-page title pages,contents list: 5 chapters and 6 special feature chapters,intro by James Bishop - editor-in-chief of The London Illustrated News, profuse b/w+colour contemporary photographs and illustrations(600+) and an index. This book tells the story of the last 100 years [then 1989] - the most exciting,innovative, invigorating century of modern times.The momentous events described in these pages were unimaginable in 1890 when Queen Victoria reigned as the doyen of European Royal Families.Britain was the foremost world power,the whole of Ireland was part of the United Kingdom,women had no vote,Sundays were only for worship,children were seen and not heard - and The Illustrated London News was busy reporting it all.Respected and influential for nearly a hundred and fifty years,'The Illustrated London News' provides a unique picture of a singularly spectacular era,during which,The atom,the air,and the airwaves were mastered.The first motor car heralded a transport revolution.Television and computers widened the world's horizons in work and leisure.Mankind took a 'giant leap' on the surface of the moon.An American president was assassinated,another left office in disgrace.With commentaries written especially for the book by experts on each period, this volume reflects these and other events in words and pictures, many of them published at the time in the pages of the magazine.Plus six feature sections ranging from the changing role of women to great sporting achievements of the century.Above all,this book conveys a fascinating perspective of Britain and the world in the 20thC,interpreted by the magazine's many eminent contributors,among them G.K. Chesterton and historian Arthur Bryant. Please contact rpaxtonden@blueyonder.co.uk ,because of the weight of this item,for correct,insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page!

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Title
THE ILLUSTRATED LONDON NEWS: GREAT EVENTS OF THE 20TH CENTURY.
Author
BISHOP, JAMES [Editor-in-Chief of ILN] - intro by:
Illustrator
illus with b/w+colour contemporary photographs and illustrations.
Format/Binding
UK,Qrto HB+dw/dj,1st edn.
Book Condition
Used - FINE.
Jacket Condition
FINE.
Quantity Available
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Edition
UK,Qrto HB+dw/dj,1st edn.
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN 10
0861458605
ISBN 13
9780861458608
Publisher
UK.BASINGSTOKE,HAMPSHIRE.AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION,1989.
Place of Publication
London
This edition first published
November 22, 1989
Keywords
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