TICKETS PLEASE!: A Nostalgic Journey Through Railway Station Life

Paul Atterbury

ISBN 10: 0715324144 / ISBN 13: 9780715324141

Published by David & Charles, Newton Abbot, 2006

About this Item

This copy is in new, unmarked condition bound in illustrated laminated boards. This copy is bright, tight, white and square. The unclipped dust wrapper is lightly sunned to the spine but still in as new condition. This dedicated copy has been signed by the author on the half title. International postal rates are calculated on a book weighing 1 Kilo, in cases where the book weighs more than 1 Kilo increased postal rates will be quoted, where the book weighs less then postage will be reduced accordingly. This is a winning mix of railway and social history, all brought to life by wonderful photographs and illustrations, many never seen before. It features long-lost tiny rural stations and halts as well as those that still serve bustling market towns and big cities. It shows the stations themselves, and fascinating photographs of the people who inhabited them, such station masters, signalmen and the passengers, from businessmen to families. It includes an insight into areas such as station advertising and toy stations - topics that capture the imagination and our sense of fun. A variety of special feature spreads include: stations and animals, great disasters, station clocks, gardens, station art and stations in films. Each chapter also includes a 'Wish You Were Here!' spread displaying old postcards of the stations. Ref PPP 1.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: TICKETS PLEASE!: A Nostalgic Journey Through Railway Station Life
• Publisher: David & Charles, Newton Abbot
• Publication Date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0715324144
• ISBN 13: 9780715324141
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Printing: 2nd Printing
• Condition: New
• Dust Jacket Condition: As New
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)

About this title

Synopsis

This is a winning mix of railway and social history, all brought to life by wonderful photographs and illustrations, many never seen before. It features long-lost tiny rural stations and halts as well as those that still serve bustling market towns and big cities. It shows the stations themselves, and fascinating photographs of the people who inhabited them, such station masters, signalmen and the passengers, from businessmen to families. It includes an insight into areas such as station advertising and toy stations - topics that capture the imagination and our sense of fun. A variety of special feature spreads include: stations and animals, great disasters, station clocks, gardens, station art and stations in films. Each chapter also includes a 'Wish You Were Here!' spread displaying old postcards of the stations.

About the Author

Paul Atterbury is a long-time expert on BBC TV's Antiques Roadshow, and has written on railways, Victorian culture and arts, as well as many other topics. He lives in a converted railway carriage in Dorset.