- Hardcover: 160 pages
- Publisher: Frances Lincoln Publishers Ltd; First Edition edition (1 Mar 2000)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0711215448
- ISBN-13: 978-0711215443
- Product Dimensions: 22 x 15.9 x 2 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,688,295 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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This work offers an insight into the world of the black cab driver. The vehicles are design classics and the raconteur-chauffers belong to a profession with a history stretching back over 500 years. They boast their own union, newspapers, cafes, car-washes and vocabulary. In this book, photographs are combined with facts, quotes, jokes and anecdotes from the drivers.
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A design classic, a triumph of engineering or an anachronism, the London taxi is nothing if not distinctive. Read the first page
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A design classic, a triumph of engineering or an anachronism, the London taxi is nothing if not distinctive. Read the first page
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Interesting book for anyone thinking about becoming a cabbie or just a bit of light reading on the subject.
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