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Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. From the decaying houses on the North Circular, to the faded glory of the Tidal Basin Tavern in Prince Regent Dock, via Battersea Power Station and the Hoxton cinema, this is an extraordinary record of often wonderful London landmarks that are now prey to neglect, vandalism and the developer's demolition crew. Paul Talling has been recording ramshackle London for several years, and here he looks at the cream of the down-at-heel, blending photographs with accounts of how particular buildings and sights fell into disrepair and what is likely to happen to them. The Victorian Concrete House in East Dulwich, for example - a once magnificent example of an early concrete-built house but now a shell. Palmers in Camden Town, formerly the most famous pet shop in London, where Ken Livingstone bought his newts. Strand Tube Station, which featured in films as diverse as Battle of Britain, Superman IV and An American Werewolf in Paris. To mention only a few of the myriad houses, pubs, cinemas, bomb shelters, cemeteries and shops meticulously recorded and celebrated here. If you've ever peeped curiously through a gap in a boarded-up window or wondered why the building you pass every day is looking distinctly the worse for wear, this is very definitely the book for you. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

paperback, Condizione: Very Good, International Biological Programme, Blackwelll Scientific Publications, c.1971, 2nd.prtg., trade paperbk., 213pp., VG $.

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Condizione: Good. Ships from the UK. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Condizione: Very Good. Ships from the UK. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.

Condizione: Very Good. Ships from the UK. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.

paperback. Condizione: Very Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!

Condizione: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Condizione: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

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Paperback. Condizione: Good.

Condizione: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Condizione: New.

Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. A photographic guide to the iconic lost live music venues of London, as they are today.Did you get tinnitus from too many gigs at The Bull & Gate? Spent your youth propping up the bar at TheMarquee Club? Or witness early gigs by rock legends on Eel Pie Island? Then this book is for you! Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Paperback. Condizione: New.

Paperback. Condizione: Fine. London?s Lost Rivers (2011) Paul Talling | Random House ISBN: 9781847945976 | Condition: Fine Secret waterways division: Crappy Old Books Once upon a time, London had rivers. Quite a lot of them, in fact. Then London did the most London thing imaginable and built on top of them . ?London?s Lost Rivers? is Paul Talling?s guided tour of the capital?s buried, diverted, culverted and generally messed-about-with waterways, the ones that now lurk under main roads, shopping centres and suspiciously curvy property boundaries. If you?ve ever looked at a random dip in a street and thought, ?I bet there?s something weird under there,? this book is your vindication. What?s this all about then? Talling goes hunting for the vanished watery veins of the city: The Fleet, the Tyburn, the Westbourne, the Effra, and their lesser-known cousins ? rivers that once flowed in daylight and are now shunted through pipes like guilty secrets. Odd clues in the modern landscape ? grilles in pavements, strange humps in backstreets, pubs called ?The Something & Something Brook? miles from anything resembling a stream. Before-and-after contrasts that explain why your favourite high street sometimes smells faintly of damp history. You get maps , photos , and lovingly obsessive notes about where each river once ran, where it is now, and where you can still hear or glimpse it if you loiter suspiciously enough. A love letter to buried London This is not a glossy tourist guide that tells you to ?visit Covent Garden? and ?try a cupcake.? This is a book that says: ?Stand in this slightly shabby side street, next to a chain supermarket bin store, and understand that beneath your feet is a river that shaped a thousand years of London life.? It?s for people who: Prefer drains to landmarks Think a Victorian culvert is a perfectly good reason for a day out Feel real emotional attachment to the words ?outfall? and ?sewer pipe? Talling treats these lost rivers like old friends who were invited to the city?s expansion party and then quietly bricked over. Condition report (because we?re Crappy Old Books) Despite our name, this copy is in Fine condition, which feels slightly off-brand but there we are: Clean, crisp pages ? as if no-one has yet used it to plan a very niche weekend walk. A tidy, sharp cover ? no tragic coffee rings; no mysterious grey thumbprints. Binding tight ? like the pipework the book lovingly describes. It?s the sort of copy that suggests its previous owner fully intended to go out and trace the Effra, then got distracted by life, weather, or Netflix. Their loss, your gain. Why is this book funnier than it has any right to be? Because once you start seeing lost rivers , you can?t unsee them. The book quietly rewires your perception of London, so that: A busy road becomes ?that one with the submerged tributary underneath.? A retail park becomes ?that place where the river used to curve.? A weirdly soggy patch of park becomes ?compelling hydrological evidence.? It?s unintentionally comic how often the story goes: ?Here was once a pleasant valley with a babbling stream. Then the Victorians arrived. There is now a main road, a row of bins, and a Tesco.? There?s a certain bleak joy in realising that so much of London has been constructed by repeatedly saying: ?What if we just covered it?? Who is this for? Urban explorers who like their adventures more ?sensible boots and OS map? than ?trespassing and tetanus.? History nerds who already know about plague pits and old city walls and now want to graduate to hydro-archaeology . Londoners who secretly suspect their flat is damp because it was built on a former riverbed, and want written confirmation. Anyone who has ever muttered, ?I wish I could see what this bit looked like before it was ?redeveloped?.? Pure Crappy Old Books energy Here at Crappy Old Books , we specialise in volumes that let you: See familiar things differently Develop overly specific niche obsessions And bore your friends with excellent facts This one is perfect. You?ll start pointing at completely normal streets and saying things like, ?You?re standing over the culverted section of the River Tyburn, you know,? in exactly the tone that guarantees no-one invites you to parties, but everyone comes to you when they need to know why their basement floods. So if you want a beautifully obsessive tour of the London you can?t see , wrapped in a clean, Fine-condition paperback, London?s Lost Rivers is ready to lead you into the underworld. No snorkel required. Just curiosity, sturdy shoes, and a willingness to see the capital as a giant, leaky plumbing project history forgot to mention.

Condizione: New.

Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. The second volume of the photographic guide to the iconic lost live music venues of London, as they are today. Featuring over 140 more venues and focussing on the larger halls and theatres of Londons musical heyday. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Paperback. Condizione: New.

Condizione: New.

Paperback. Condizione: New. ______________________________The huge word-of-mouth bestseller - completely updated for 2019THE LONDON THAT TOURISTS DON'T SEELook beyond Big Ben and past the skyscrapers of the Square Mile, and you will find another London. This is the land of long-forgotten tube stations, burnt-out mansions and gently decaying factories. Welcome to DERELICT LONDON: a realm whose secrets are all around us, visible to anyone who cares to look . . . Paul Talling - our best-loved investigator of London's underbelly - has spent over fifteen years uncovering the stories of this hidden world. Now, he brings together 100 of his favourite abandoned places from across the capital: many of them more magnificent, more beautiful and more evocative than you can imagine.Covering everything from the overgrown stands of Leyton Stadium to the windswept alleys of the Aylesbury Estate, DERELICT LONDON reveals a side of the city you never knew existed. It will change the way you see London. ______________________________PRAISE FOR THE DERELICT LONDON PROJECT'Fascinating images showing some of London's eeriest derelict sites show another side to the busy, built-up capital.' Daily Mail'Talling has managed to show another side to the capital, one of abandoned buildings that somehow retain a sense of beauty.' Metro'Excellent . . . As much as it is an inadvertent vision of how London might look after a catastrophe, DERELICT LONDON is valuable as a document of the one going on right in front of us.' New Statesman'From the iconic empty shell of Battersea Power Station to the buried 'ghost' stations of the London Underground, the city is peppered with decaying buildings. Paul Talling knows these places better than anyone in the capital.' Daily Express'[London has an] unusual (and deplorable) number of abandoned buildings. Paul Talling's surprise bestseller, DERELICT LONDON, is their shabby Pevsner.' Daily Telegraph______________________________.

PAP. Condizione: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Condizione: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Condizione: Good. Ships from the UK. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Paperback. Condizione: New. Packed with surprising and fascinating information, London's Lost Rivers uncovers a very different side to London - showing how waterways shaped our principal city and exploring the legacy they leave today. With individual maps to show the course of each river and over 100 colour photographs, it's essential browsing for any Londoner and the perfect gift for anyone who loves exploring the past.'An amazing book' -- BBC Radio London'Talling's highly visual, fact-packed, waffle-free account is the freshest take we've yet seen. A must-buy for anyone who enjoys the "hidden" side of London -- Londonist'A fascinating and stylish guide to exploring the capital's forgotten brooks, waterways, canals and ditches . it's a terrific book' - Walk'Pocket-sized, beautifully designed, illustrated and informative - in short a joy to read, handle and use' -- ***** Reader review'Delightful, informative and beautifully produced' -- ***** Reader review'A small gem. A really great book. I can't put it down' -- ***** Reader review'Fascinating from start to finish' -- ***** Reader review*************************************************************** *********************************From the sources of the Fleet in Hampstead's ponds to the mouth of the Effra in Vauxhall, via the meander of the Westbourne through 'Knight's Bridge' and the Tyburn's curve along Marylebone Lane, London's Lost Rivers unearths the hidden waterways that flow beneath the streets of the capital. Paul Talling investigates how these rivers shaped the city - forming borough boundaries and transport networks, fashionable spas and stagnant slums - and how they all eventually gave way to railways, roads and sewers. Armed with his camera, he traces their routes and reveals their often overlooked remains: riverside pubs on the Old Kent Road, healing wells in King's Cross, 'stink pipes' in Hammersmith and gurgling gutters on streets across the city. Packed with maps and over 100 colour photographs, London's Lost Rivers uncovers the watery history of the city's most famous sights, bringing to life the very different London that lies beneath our feet.

Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. A beautifully illustrated guide to London's secret riversPacked with surprising and fascinating information, London's Lost Rivers uncovers a very different side to London - showing how waterways shaped our principal city and exploring the legacy they leave today. With individual maps to show the course of each river and over 100 colour photographs, it's essential browsing for any Londoner and the perfect gift for anyone who loves exploring the past.'An amazing book' -- BBC Radio London'Talling's highly visual, fact-packed, waffle-free account is the freshest take we've yet seen. A must-buy for anyone who enjoys the \"hidden\" side of London -- Londonist'A fascinating and stylish guide to exploring the capital's forgotten brooks, waterways, canals and ditches . it's a terrific book' - Walk'Pocket-sized, beautifully designed, illustrated and informative - in short a joy to read, handle and use' -- ***** Reader review'Delightful, informative and beautifully produced' -- ***** Reader review'A small gem. A really great book. I can't put it down' -- ***** Reader review'Fascinating from start to finish' -- ***** Reader review************************************************************************************************From the sources of the Fleet in Hampstead's ponds to the mouth of the Effra in Vauxhall, via the meander of the Westbourne through 'Knight's Bridge' and the Tyburn's curve along Marylebone Lane, London's Lost Rivers unearths the hidden waterways that flow beneath the streets of the capital.Paul Talling investigates how these rivers shaped the city - forming borough boundaries and transport networks, fashionable spas and stagnant slums - and how they all eventually gave way to railways, roads and sewers. Armed with his camera, he traces their routes and reveals their often overlooked remains- riverside pubs on the Old Kent Road, healing wells in King's Cross, 'stink pipes' in Hammersmith and gurgling gutters on streets across the city.Packed with maps and over 100 colour photographs, London's Lost Rivers uncovers the watery history of the city's most famous sights, bringing to life the very different London that lies beneath our feet. From the sources of the Fleet in Hampstead's ponds to the mouth of the Effra in Vauxhall, via the meander of the Westbourne through 'Knight's Bridge' and the Tyburn's curve along Marylebone Lane, this title unearths the hidden waterways that flow beneath the streets of London. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

PAP. Condizione: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Condizione: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.