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Lesser Spotted Britain

(Hardback)


Publishing Details

Full Title:

Lesser Spotted Britain

Contributors:

By (Author) Dominic Greyer

ISBN:

9781909396784

Publisher:

HarperCollins Publishers

Imprint:

Portico

Publication Date:

24th August 2015

Country:

United Kingdom

Classifications

Readership:

General

Fiction/Non-fiction:

Non Fiction

Dewey:

914.10014

Physical Properties

Physical Format:

Hardback

Number of Pages:

112

Dimensions:

Width 201mm, Height 158mm, Spine 16mm

Weight:

370g

Description

A gift book featuring exquisite photographs of rude and quirky placename signs from around Britain.
Photographer Dominic Greyer has spent the last twenty years roaming the British landscape in search of the country's most unusual placenames. He has an eye for quirky, rude and downright ridiculous name signs, and has photographed them all. But this is not merely a book of silly placenames Dominic's exquisite, atmospheric photography, featuring the landscapes in which the signs sit, makes the images really special, and this book into a beautiful gift package.

Placenames include the famous Twice Brewed (Northumberland), Fryup (North Yorkshire), Long Length (Kent) and Camptown (Borders). There will be a few rude street names too (Lady Gardens, Great Gays, Bell End and Giant's Ring, for example).

The author runs a successful gift business featuring his photography on mugs, coasters, placemats, fridge magnets anything you'd want to see a photograph of a funny signpost on, really.

This book makes the perfect gift for anyone who loves the quirky side of the country.

Author Bio

Dominic Greyer is a photographer, writer and the owner of the Lesser Spotted Images gift business, which sells prints, calendars, mugs and other householditems featuring his photography of unusual placename signs. He is the author of Far From Dull, published in 2000.

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