Pillar Boxes by Jonathan Glancey

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This is part of a series of guides on the British street which takes a close look at ordinary familiar items, in this case, pillar boxes. It provides a history of its development as well as advice on what to look for and where.

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Pillar Boxes by Jonathan Glancey

This is part of a series of guides on the British street which takes a close look at ordinary familiar items, in this case, pillar boxes. It provides a history of its development as well as advice on what to look for and where. Other guides in this series include objects such as shop fronts, troughs, drinking fountains, telephone boxes, doors and railings.

Jonathan Glancey is a writer, broadcaster, and critic. From 1997 to 2012, he was The Guardian's Architecture and Design Correspondent, and from 1989 to 1997, he was the Independent's Architecture and Design Editor. He was a founding editor of Blueprint and Assistant Editor of the Architectural Review before that. He currently writes for a variety of magazines, including the Daily Telegraph, L'Architecture d'aujourd'hui, the Architectural Review, and Architectural Digest, as well as producing films for the BBC. New British Architecture, 20th Century Architecture, Forgotten Buildings, and The Story of Architecture are among his many publications.

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ISBN 13 9780701134471
ISBN 10 070113447X
Title Pillar Boxes
Author Jonathan Glancey
Series Chatto Curiosities
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher Vintage Publishing
Year published 1990-10-01
Number of pages 96
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.