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A272: An Ode to a Road
Pieter Boogaart
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Description for A272: An Ode to a Road
Paperback. The cult guide to the A272 - now in a revised fourth edition. Num Pages: 272 pages, 350+ colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKES; WTHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 249 x 209 x 18. Weight in Grams: 848.
"Road all about it!" - The Sun
"One of the most original, crazy, informative and enjoyable books to appear for a long time: this guide is utterly appealing" - Sarah Anderson,Travel Bookshop
"The most eccentric and fascinating guidebook we have ever seen" - John Sandoe Bookshop
"Delightful" - Woman's Hour
A decade-old obsession for Dutchman Pieter Boogaart resulted in a guidebook that looks like no other, to a subject never before fully explored: the A272. Three continuous texts wind their way through the book, simultaneously exploring the A272 itself and the countryside it passes through; extra commentary is provided in ... Read more
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Publisher
Pallas Athene Arts
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
Weight
847g
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781843680956
SKU
V9781843680956
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Ref
99-4
About Pieter Boogaart
Pieter Boogaart is the European Secretary of the Folly Fellowship. A noted book reviewer and teacher, he lives with his wife and collaborator Rita Boogaart in eastern Holland.
Reviews for A272: An Ode to a Road
Astonishing Jeremy Paxman, Newsnight Extraordinary The Independent The most eccentric and fascinating guidebook we have ever seen John Sandoe Bookshop Delightful Woman's Hour The oddest publishing success of the year Western Daily Press Remarkable Daily Telegraph Rather wonderful Iain Sinclair A bound folly Art Quarterly One of the most original, crazy, informative and enjoyable books to appear for a long ... Read more