Hidden London


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Travel under the streets of London with this lavishly illustrated exploration of abandoned, modified, and reused Underground tunnels, stations, and architecture.




Omnibus


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"2014 is Year of the Bus. This book is a comprehensive social history of how the London bus has worked in, and for, the capital for the last century and a half. We discuss the design, development and operation of buses in the city and its surrounding countryside, and consider how the bus has served Londoners from all over the world, and shaped London."--Back cover.




Michael Brein's Guide to London by the Underground


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This is the ‘full’ expanded PDF desktop version of MIchael Brein's Travel Guide to London which includes an ultra-large, zoomable official map of London's subway (Underground) system with embedded links to visitor attractions. This version of the London guide is optimized for desktops and tablets. A 'lite' version ($3.99) for mobile devices is also available but without these special features of the 'full' expanded edition. Michael Brein’s London Travel Guide helps you get to the city's top 50 visitor attractions easily and cheaply using London's excellent Underground system. From the British Museum to the London Eye, with this ultra simple guide you can discover and get to London’s 50 top points of interest, or London’s top 10 "Must See" attractions if you have limited time; find the nearest Underground station and which lines to take; see how to exit the station and walk to the attraction; note other nearby points of interest; view the attraction's location on the official London Underground map; get to attractions without needing wireless internet access. Michael Brein’s London Travel Guide is compact, concise and comprehensive and is so simple and convenient to use--it is really all you need on your mobile device to get to all of London’s top sights. And since it's based on Michael Brein’s acclaimed travel guide series to sightseeing by public transportation, it's the simplest way to get around the world's big cities. Similar guides to Paris, Honolulu, Los Angeles, Chicago, Washington, DC, and Madrid are also available, and others are planned.




London Transport Posters


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transport, history, drawing.




Poster Girls


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London Underground By Design


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Since its establishment 150 years ago as the world's first urban subway, the London Underground has continuously set a benchmark for design that many transit systems around the world - from New York to Tokyo to Moscow and beyond - have followed. London Underground by Design is the first meticulous study of every aspect of that feat. Beginning in the pioneering Victorian age, Mark Ovenden charts the evolution of architecture, branding, typeface, map design, interior and textile styles, posters, signage and graphic design and how all these came together to shape not just the identity of the Underground, but the character of London itself. This is the story of some of the most celebrated figures in design history - from Frank Pick, the guru who conceptualised the design of the modern Tube with his idea of 'design fit for purpose', to Harry Beck, the creator of the Tube map, and from Marion Dorn, one of the leading textile designers of the 20th Century, to Edward Johnston, creator of the distinctive font that bears his name. Rich with stunning illustrations, London Underground by Design shows that design is about more than aesthetic pleasure, but is crucial to how we get around.




London's Underground, Revised Edition


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Published in conjunction with TFL, this is a comprehensive guide to the London Underground, combining a historical overview, illustrations and newly commissioned photography.