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REQUIEM FOR A RED BOX - By John Timpson - Hardback Book - ISBN: 1855100088 | |
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| In 1924 a curious competition took place in which leading architects of the day were asked to design a cast iron Kiosk to house the public telephone. Sir Giles Gilbert Scott, designer of among other buildings, Battersea Power Station and Liverpool's Anglican Cathedral, won and his design was hailed s a masterpiece, a 'distillation of the essence of Classicism'. John Timpson traces in his usual jovial style the decline and fall of the red telephone box in his beautifully designed and produced REQUIEM FOR A RED BOX. The book is divided into two sections: a history of telephone boxes, followed by a look at their demise and subsequent reincarnation as cocktail bars, shower units, bookcases and even aquaria. Throughout the book the reader will also find a number of 'overheard' telephone conversations tied-in to the amusing and evocative photographs many of which have been specially taken for the book.
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PUBLISHER: PYRAMID BOOKS
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PUBLISHED: 1989
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SIZE: 228MM X 286MM
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PAGES: 128
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HARDBACK
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CONDITION: VERY GOOD IN VERY GOOD DUST JACKET - Small stamp on fep indicating that it is ex RAF library stock
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1 COPY ONLY. BUY NOW
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| Reference: | ISBN: 1855100088 |
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