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ROBINSON**, CHRIS: : PLYMOUTH As Time Draws On: Vol.2. [Author SIGNED copy.]

UK.PLYMOUTH,DEVON.PEN & INK PUBLISHING,1988.

ISBN 0951074717.

UK,landscape 8vo HB+dw/dj,SIGNED,1st edn. FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn,but author/ illustrators' neat,handwritten black ink dedication: "to Pat with best wishes" to bottom corner of ffe and his black,ink signature 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 - no nicks or tears present.Top+fore-edges minimally toned and generally bright and clean; contents bright, tight and near pristine.Sharp-cornered,bright, clean,publisher's original sage green cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked gilt letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate,plain white endpapers -ffe with author/illustrator handwritten dedication.UK,landscape 8vo HB+ dw/dj,vii-xiiipp+1-206pp [paginated] includes author/illustrator intro+acknowledgements, profuse b/w line illus throughout the text and book (virtually one per page) with historical texts,postscript,bibliography and an index; plus [unpaginated] SIGNED title page,dedication and foreword by Rt.Hon. Michael Foot MP (deceased). In this second volume of drawings and articles about aspects of Plymouth,Chris Robinson continues to research the stories behind the sights and scenery that make up this modern City. Already many of the buildings he has captured with his pen have disappeared while others have sprung up since he began his work in the mid-seventies. 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. Tracing the remnants of Plymouth's early history,here you will find the little fishing port of Sutton surrounded by manors and tiny villages that have since grown and merged,joined by roadways and covered with housing.Here are the many memorials to those who,in a long list of conflicts,sacrificed their lives for those who survived. Here is the story of Drake's bowls match on the Hoe,of the legendary giants Gog and Magog,and of the little dog 'Blitz' who died in service during the Second World War. Chris Robinson's second collection of drawings and writings is,like its predecessor,an essential addition to the home of anyone who feels they have a bond with this City.'Plymouth As Time Draws On: Vol 2' handsomely complements the previous volume and together they comprise one of the most illuminating reviews of the area ever undertaken. 'PLYMOUTH As Time Draws On: Vol.2' features over 150 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 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. Chris Robinson has put the City of Plymouth in perspective in black and white in an indelible way and is a pictorial encyclopaedia of Plymouth as well as work of art. Please contact seller,because of the heavier weight/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 AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always.

UK,landscape 8vo HB+dw/dj,SIGNED,1st edn.
"to Pat with best wishes"

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