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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I purchased both volumes so far published and will buy the subsequent volumes. I must join some other reviewers however in regretting that more attention has not been given by the editor to the quality of the text. It does rather lurch between neccessary information and personal reaction on the part of the author, which some will find off putting.
The illustrations themselves are of course the whole purpose of the books, and these are as other reviewers have said, absolutely first class, and highly evocative of an era.
I do look forward to future volumes, but would urge some sharpening of the text.
The illustrations themselves are of course the whole purpose of the books, and these are as other reviewers have said, absolutely first class, and highly evocative of an era.
I do look forward to future volumes, but would urge some sharpening of the text.
14 of 15 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
This book lives up to the high standard of Book 1 in the series. It is a MUST for anybody who loves railways and/ or 20th century art. The combination of the two is a credit to its author, Richard Furness.
As the title suggests we are taken on a journey through Yorkshire and the North East of England, capturing it in all its moods through the beautifully reproduced Railway Posters of the day.
I was very pleased to add this book to the first in the series and I am looking forward to to the next one of these excellent books.
As the title suggests we are taken on a journey through Yorkshire and the North East of England, capturing it in all its moods through the beautifully reproduced Railway Posters of the day.
I was very pleased to add this book to the first in the series and I am looking forward to to the next one of these excellent books.
12 of 13 people found the following review helpful
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Beautifully complementing its previously published sister volume, this delightful portfolio is fully worthy of five stars on the basis of concept, layout and presentation and, of course, the wonderful source material (so much of the commendation is really due to work of the original poster artists).
However, as with Vol 1, which covered Scotland, this book suffers from what appears to be a rather casually prepared text. In Vol 1 we were given the remarkable insight into the idea that Mary Queen of Scots 'held the crown of England for a brief period', whilst here in Vol 2 somewhat more recent history is rewritten, with the Battle of Britain being said to be 'at its height' in 1941 (page 199).
It is stated that these books don't purport to be railway histories but there's no excuse for having references to "Robert Stephenson" and "George Stevenson" (sic, page 30) within a few pages of each other. The poster featured on page 44 would surely have been far better held in reserve for a future volume; I suspect that Clausen's painting of a colliery is based on a Cumberland coast location, or possibly one in South Wales, given the preponderance of "LMS" wagons in view in this LMS poster; it's certainly highly questionable that it's representative of Northumberland. The actual location of Stoupe Beck, south of Robin Hood's Bay, is misrepresented (page 89). A poster that bears the image of a locomotive (A2/3 "Owen Tudor") constructed in 1947 can't possibly be a "classic 1950s reprint of an LNER 1930s poster" (page 162). Moreover, the suggestion on page 244 that it was "unusual" for the Eastern Region of BR to issue a poster relating to Whitby and the Esk Valley in 1977 also exposes the lack of understanding of context, as the author has clearly overlooked the fact that the former North Eastern Region ceased to exist when it was absorbed into the Eastern Region ten years previously.
It's still a lovely book, but with a bit more attention to detail it would be very much more satisfying.
However, as with Vol 1, which covered Scotland, this book suffers from what appears to be a rather casually prepared text. In Vol 1 we were given the remarkable insight into the idea that Mary Queen of Scots 'held the crown of England for a brief period', whilst here in Vol 2 somewhat more recent history is rewritten, with the Battle of Britain being said to be 'at its height' in 1941 (page 199).
It is stated that these books don't purport to be railway histories but there's no excuse for having references to "Robert Stephenson" and "George Stevenson" (sic, page 30) within a few pages of each other. The poster featured on page 44 would surely have been far better held in reserve for a future volume; I suspect that Clausen's painting of a colliery is based on a Cumberland coast location, or possibly one in South Wales, given the preponderance of "LMS" wagons in view in this LMS poster; it's certainly highly questionable that it's representative of Northumberland. The actual location of Stoupe Beck, south of Robin Hood's Bay, is misrepresented (page 89). A poster that bears the image of a locomotive (A2/3 "Owen Tudor") constructed in 1947 can't possibly be a "classic 1950s reprint of an LNER 1930s poster" (page 162). Moreover, the suggestion on page 244 that it was "unusual" for the Eastern Region of BR to issue a poster relating to Whitby and the Esk Valley in 1977 also exposes the lack of understanding of context, as the author has clearly overlooked the fact that the former North Eastern Region ceased to exist when it was absorbed into the Eastern Region ten years previously.
It's still a lovely book, but with a bit more attention to detail it would be very much more satisfying.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
A stunning book
I have always enjoyed LNER railway posters and have been contemplating buying some from the NRM. Having seen some excellent ones being used to decorate the Spa in Bridlington I... Read more
Published 16 months ago by SongBear
Poster to Poster series.
To anyone interested in railways, particularly the steam age these books are a "Must Have". Beautifully presented and reasonably priced they will surely prove to be the definitive... Read more
Published 18 months ago by Geordie
Poster to Poster series
My father worked on the Railway all his life so of course we went everywhere by train. Well not quite everywhere since neither funds nor time off allowed. Read more
Published 19 months ago by yar valley
Brilliant book
Very nostalgic book to people over a certain age. Posters bring back memories of the golden age of steam. Read more
Published 23 months ago by Margaret S
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