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The Bus We Loved
Travis Elborough
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Description for The Bus We Loved
Paperback. In December 2005, London lost one its most famous symbols: the Routemaster bus - a bus designed and made in London, by Londoners for Londoners, which was to London what the gondola is to Venice. This work tells the story of the routemaster's invention, rise and decline, of the people who worked on it, and of the enthusiasts who were mad about it. Num Pages: 192 pages, Black and White photographs. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; HBT; WGCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 180. 8vo. Very good former library copy with neat labels inside front cover
In December 2005, London lost one its most famous symbols: the Routemaster bus - a bus designed and made in London, by Londoners for Londoners, which was to London what the gondola is to Venice. In terms of postcards, books, films and cheap souvenirs, and in the eyes of the world, the Routemaster represented the city just as much as Big Ben. It was the last bus to be have conductors as well as drivers, the last bus to ring familiar shouts that are at least a century old: 'Fares please,' 'Full up inside but room on top,' 'Next stop ... Read more
In December 2005, London lost one its most famous symbols: the Routemaster bus - a bus designed and made in London, by Londoners for Londoners, which was to London what the gondola is to Venice. In terms of postcards, books, films and cheap souvenirs, and in the eyes of the world, the Routemaster represented the city just as much as Big Ben. It was the last bus to be have conductors as well as drivers, the last bus to ring familiar shouts that are at least a century old: 'Fares please,' 'Full up inside but room on top,' 'Next stop ... Read more
Product Details
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Granta Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Number of Pages
192
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781862078857
SKU
KEX0295579
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-1
About Travis Elborough
Travis Elborough is a former bookseller and freelance journalist. He reviews for the Guardian, and has contributed to the Sunday Times, Zembla and the Oldie. He lives in London.
Reviews for The Bus We Loved
Elborough's book will please bus lovers ... as well as cultural historians
Sukhdev Sandhu
Daily Telegraph
A charming account of the capital's enduring affair with its favourite piece of transport
Daily Mail
This quirky book looks at the Routemaster in a completely different way to other publications relating to this iconic bus ... a light-hearted ... Read more
Sukhdev Sandhu
Daily Telegraph
A charming account of the capital's enduring affair with its favourite piece of transport
Daily Mail
This quirky book looks at the Routemaster in a completely different way to other publications relating to this iconic bus ... a light-hearted ... Read more