2013, ISBN: 0749574356

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[EAN: 9780749574352], Near Fine, [SC: 5.49], [PU: AA Publishing, Basingstoke, Hants.], First edition, first impression. Decorated boards, no jacket as issued. Some very light rubbing to t… Mehr…

[EAN: 9780749574352], Near Fine, [SC: 5.49], [PU: AA Publishing, Basingstoke, Hants.], First edition, first impression. Decorated boards, no jacket as issued. Some very light rubbing to top and bottom of jacket and spine, top corners slightly crumpled as if dropped, internally clean tight and square, no inscriptions, overall a vg+ copy of this beautiful and sumptuously produced book. 256pp. A history of mapping Britain's roads. The story of Britain's road development - graphically and beautifully illustrated on our maps - is also the story of its political, economic and social history. And the car, more than any other single factor, has shaped our landscape and changed our maps. Busy, bustling, often creaking at the seams, most of us have a love-hate relationship with our roads. Like it or not, our modern lifestyles depend on them - not only for getting there from A to B, but for the distribution of almost everything we buy. Yet once upon a time, the building of roads was seen as a glorious and heroic enterprise. Britain's motorways - 'the cathedrals of the modern world' - are the ultimate expression of our modern age. From the old ways to the motorways, Mapping the Roads, charts the ambitions and hopes of the nation through our maps. A large heavy book, extra postage may be required.<

ISBN: 9780749574352

The story of Britain's road development graphically and beautifully illustrated on our maps is also the story of its political, economic, and social history. And the car, more than any ot… Mehr…

The story of Britain's road development graphically and beautifully illustrated on our maps is also the story of its political, economic, and social history. And the car, more than any other single factor, has shaped our landscape and changed our maps. Busy, bustling, often creaking at the seams, most of us have a love-hate relationship with our roads. Like it or not, our modern lifestyles depend on them not only for getting from A to B, but for the distribution of almost everything we buy. Yet once upon a time, the building of roads was seen as a glorious and heroic enterprise. Britain's motorways "the cathedrals of the modern world" are the ultimate expression of our modern age. From the old ways to the motorways, "Mapping the Roads" charts the ambitions and hopes of the nation through our maps." Mapping the Roads Parker, Mike, AA Publishing<