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London. Portrait of a City by Reuel Golden (2012, Hardcover)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherTaschen
ISBN-103836528770
ISBN-139783836528771
eBay Product ID (ePID)113207279
Product Key Features
Book TitleLondon. Portrait of a City
Number of Pages552 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2012
TopicEurope / Great Britain / Victorian Era (1837-1901), Subjects & Themes / Regional (See Also Travel / Pictorials), History, Europe / Great Britain
IllustratorYes
GenreTravel, Photography, History
AuthorReuel Golden
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1.8 in
Item Weight148.9 Oz
Item Length13.4 in
Item Width9.8 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
Dewey Edition23
ReviewsA perfectly-timed tribute to the city that's bringing us the 2012 Olympics, TASCHEN releases a photographic love letter to London for their Portrait of a City series.
Dewey Decimal942.100222
Edition DescriptionMultilanguage edition
SynopsisLondon is immersed in history yet tirelessly innovative, a city of exciting contrast. This XL portrait collates a mass of photographs retrieved from all manner of archives to present a visual map of the city--both past and present. Images of London's diverse inhabitants, streets, and sites are woven throughout the book with key cultural references and informative essays., Samuel Johnson famously said that: "When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life." London's remarkable history, architecture, landmarks, streets, style, cool, swagger, and stalwart residents are pictured in hundreds of compelling photographs sourced from a wide array of archives around the world. London is a vast sprawling metropolis, constantly evolving and growing, yet throughout its complex past and shifting present, the humor, unique character, and bulldog spirit of the people have stayed constant. This book salutes all those Londoners, their city, and its history. In addition to the wealth of images included in this book, many previously unpublished, London's history is told through hundreds of quotations, lively essays, and references from key movies, books, and records. From Victorian London to the Swinging '60s; from the Battle of Britain to Punk; from the Festival of Britain to the 2012 Olympics; from the foggy cobbled streets to the architectural masterpieces of the millennium; from rough pubs to private drinking clubs; from royal weddings to raves, from the charm of the East End to the wonders of Westminster; from Chelsea girls to Hoxton hipsters; from the power to glory: in page after page of stunning photographs, reproduced big and bold like the city itself, London at last gets the photographic tribute it deserves. Photographs by: Slim Aarons, Eve Arnold, David Bailey, Cecil Beaton, Bill Brandt, Alvin Langdon Coburn, Anton Corbijn, Terence Donovan, Roger Fenton, Bert Hardy, Evelyn Hofer, Frank Horvat, Tony Ray-Jones, Nadav Kander, Roger Mayne, Linda McCartney, Don McCullin, Norman Parkinson, Martin Parr, Rankin, Lord Snowdon, William Henry Fox Talbot, Juergen Teller, Mario Testino, Wolfgang Tillmans, and many, many others., Samuel Johnson famously said that: "When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life." London's remarkable history, architecture, landmarks, streets, style, cool, swagger, and stalwart residents are pictured in hundreds of compelling photographs sourced from a wide array of archives around the world. London is a vast sprawling metropolis, constantly evolving and growing, yet throughout its complex past and shifting present, the humor, unique character, and bulldog spirit of the people have stayed constant . This book salutes all those Londoners, their city, and its history. In addition to the wealth of images included in this book, many previously unpublished , London's history is told through hundreds of quotations, lively essays, and references from key movies, books, and records . From Victorian London to the Swinging '60s; from the Battle of Britain to Punk; from the Festival of Britain to the 2012 Olympics; from the foggy cobbled streets to the architectural masterpieces of the millennium; from rough pubs to private drinking clubs; from royal weddings to raves, from the charm of the East End to the wonders of Westminster; from Chelsea girls to Hoxton hipsters; from the power to glory: in page after page of stunning photographs, reproduced big and bold like the city itself, London at last gets the photographic tribute it deserves . Photographs by: Slim Aarons, Eve Arnold, David Bailey, Cecil Beaton, Bill Brandt, Alvin Langdon Coburn, Anton Corbijn, Terence Donovan, Roger Fenton, Bert Hardy, Evelyn Hofer, Frank Horvat, Tony Ray-Jones, Nadav Kander, Roger Mayne, Linda McCartney, Don McCullin, Norman Parkinson, Martin Parr, Rankin, Lord Snowdon, William Henry Fox Talbot, Juergen Teller, Mario Testino, Wolfgang Tillmans , and many, many others., London is immersed in history yet tirelessly innovative, a city of exciting contrast. This XL portrait collates a mass of photographs retrieved from all manner of archives to present a visual map of the city-both past and present. Images of London's diverse inhabitants, streets, and sites are woven throughout the book with key cultural references and informative essays.
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- Aug 23, 2022
Great armchair traveler book on the city of London , England
Excellent book for an armchair tour of London ! This is a large book , well illustrated with lots of historic and recent images described well in the text .Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- Jan 06, 2023
Did not receive it
I really wanted this book for a Christmas guft but it never came. Disappointed.Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
