Birmingham: The Fifties Revisited
Alton Douglas
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Description for Birmingham: The Fifties Revisited
Paperback. The fifties was the decade that saw Birmingham getting back to its feet, shaking off the dust and demolition of the war years and slowly getting on with the business of "Life as normal". This title features more than 300 street scenes from Birmingham's past, in which, lots of firms jostle for position with their advertisements. Num Pages: 88 pages, 314 B&W illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEM; 3JJ; HB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 298 x 211 x 4. Weight in Grams: 354.
The fifties was the decade that saw Birmingham getting back to its feet, shaking off the dust and demolition of the war years and slowly getting on with the business of "Life as normal". For that reason we've deliberately weighted the book in favour of the later years in order to show a brighter city. Digging deep, we've discovered quite a few rare items and, bearing in mind your comments, once again included dozens and dozens of those much-loved street scenes. Lots of firms jostle for position with their advertisements and we do hope that many of our 300+ images ... Read more
The fifties was the decade that saw Birmingham getting back to its feet, shaking off the dust and demolition of the war years and slowly getting on with the business of "Life as normal". For that reason we've deliberately weighted the book in favour of the later years in order to show a brighter city. Digging deep, we've discovered quite a few rare items and, bearing in mind your comments, once again included dozens and dozens of those much-loved street scenes. Lots of firms jostle for position with their advertisements and we do hope that many of our 300+ images ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Brewin Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Number of Pages
88
Place of Publication
Warwickshire, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781858585260
SKU
V9781858585260
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-2
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