Winterstoke by Rolt (25 results)

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Condition: New.

Condition: New. In.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. H/B 248 pages condition is Very good.

Condition: New.

Novel depicting the industrialisation of the fictional Midlands town, Winterstoke. Draws some inspiration from the Darby family of Coalbrookdale. Edgeworn with some shelf wear and slight inward bowing. Front and back end papers missing (were maps). No dust jacket. Ex-library. ?This item is being sold under the Retail Gift Aid scheme to support Amnesty International UK Section Charitable Trust. Gift Aid enables us to increase the value of donations by 25%. Amnesty International UK Section is acting as an agent selling this item on behalf of one of our Gift Aid Donors.?

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 262 pages. 8.50x5.32x0.67 inches. In Stock.

Condition: New. pp. 256.

hardback. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. hardback, octavo, a very good tightly bound copy, minor age-toned spotting, the text is clean and is free of markings, the dust wrapper lightly foxed and chipped, repaired to head of spine & now protected with a non-adhesive clear film sleeve, 247pp.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. 1st edition, 248pp, illustrated, plans on endpapers, bound in original blue cloth, spine sunned no dustwrapper, ; Octavo.

Blue hardback cloth cover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. VG: in very good condition with rubbed and chipped dust jacket. 220mm x 150mm (9" x 6"). 248pp.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. 1st edition, 248pp, illustrated, plans on endpapers, bound in original blue cloth with chipped dustwrapper, scarce Rolt book; Octavo.

Paper covers. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. 1st edition. Scarcely used. The town does not exist other than in the mind of this author. Weight: 1.0 Language: English.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 1954 FIRST EDITION. 248 pages. Royal blue covers are intact and clean. One small stain on rear. Spine colour has faded. Book is tight. Pages are bright, clean and unmarked. Owner inscription inside front cover. Story of fictional developing town in the Midlands from the late 1700s to 1953, "The object has been simply to paint a picture of the period of industrial revolution, not forgetting the changes in thought and opinion which inspired and accompanied it".

Hard. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Poor. 1st. Bottom half of spine discoloured, light foxing to closed pages, else book is a nice copy. D/w is heavily chipped and creased, and about 75% of it has been torn off and is missing. The title remains, however, as does most of the text on the rear. Size: 8vo 0.0.

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. 'It had always struck me that, despite its overwhelming importance in the story of mankind, far too little attention had been paid to the Industrial Revolution in literature and art . . . I conceived the idea of concentrating a number of actual historical happenings in the English Midlands upon one imaginary industrial town . . . from the days of the first monastic mill on the river to the present day when an atomic research establishment on the outskirts of a huge blackened town struck a new apocalyptic note . . . I called my imaginary town Winterstoke.' Tom Rolt, writing in 1972L. T. C. ('Tom') Rolt (1919-74) was a famed pioneer in the preservation of Britain's canal networks and railways, a biographer of the great civil engineers, and a forerunner of our current green movement. Winterstoke (1952), arguably his most visionary work, is reissued here with a new introduction featuring his widow Sonia and son Tim. Bringing great writing back into print - a Faber Finds book. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -'It had always struck me that, despite its overwhelming importance in the story of mankind, far too little attention had been paid to the Industrial Revolution in literature and art . . . I conceived the idea of concentrating a number of actual historical happenings in the English Midlands upon one imaginary industrial town . . . from the days of the first monastic mill on the river to the present day when an atomic research establishment on the outskirts of a huge blackened town struck a new apocalyptic note . . . I called my imaginary town Winterstoke.' Tom Rolt, writing in 1972 262 pp. Englisch.

Condition: New. Print on Demand pp. 256.

Condition: New. PRINT ON DEMAND pp. 256.

Condition: New. Dieser Artikel ist ein Print on Demand Artikel und wird nach Ihrer Bestellung fuer Sie gedruckt. &Uumlber den AutorL.T.C. Rolt.

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. 'It had always struck me that, despite its overwhelming importance in the story of mankind, far too little attention had been paid to the Industrial Revolution in literature and art . . . I conceived the idea of concentrating a number of actual historical happenings in the English Midlands upon one imaginary industrial town . . . from the days of the first monastic mill on the river to the present day when an atomic research establishment on the outskirts of a huge blackened town struck a new apocalyptic note . . . I called my imaginary town Winterstoke.' Tom Rolt, writing in 1972L. T. C. ('Tom') Rolt (1919-74) was a famed pioneer in the preservation of Britain's canal networks and railways, a biographer of the great civil engineers, and a forerunner of our current green movement. Winterstoke (1952), arguably his most visionary work, is reissued here with a new introduction featuring his widow Sonia and son Tim. Bringing great writing back into print - a Faber Finds book. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. This item is printed on demand - Print on Demand Titel. Neuware -'It had always struck me that, despite its overwhelming importance in the story of mankind, far too little attention had been paid to the Industrial Revolution in literature and art . . . I conceived the idea of concentrating a number of actual historical happenings in the English Midlands upon one imaginary industrial town . . . from the days of the first monastic mill on the river to the present day when an atomic research establishment on the outskirts of a huge blackened town struck a new apocalyptic note . . . I called my imaginary town Winterstoke.' Tom Rolt, writing in 1972Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 262 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - 'It had always struck me that, despite its overwhelming importance in the story of mankind, far too little attention had been paid to the Industrial Revolution in literature and art . . . I conceived the idea of concentrating a number of actual historical happenings in the English Midlands upon one imaginary industrial town . . . from the days of the first monastic mill on the river to the present day when an atomic research establishment on the outskirts of a huge blackened town struck a new apocalyptic note . . . I called my imaginary town Winterstoke.' Tom Rolt, writing in 1972.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Winterstoke | L. T. C. Rolt | Taschenbuch | 262 S. | Englisch | 2015 | Faber and Faber ltd. | EAN 9780571326020 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: BoD - Books on Demand, In de Tarpen 42, 22848 Norderstedt, info[at]bod[dot]de | Anbieter: preigu Print on Demand.