1952 First and Last Loves

Description

First Edition, Illustrated, With Dustwrapper

The first edition of this work in the publisher's original pictorial cloth binding, with the original unclipped dust wrapper.

Illustrated with a folding plate and numerous illustrations by the notable war artist John Piper (1903-1992).

Sir John Betjeman (1906-1984) was a writer and broadcaster, and was Poet Laureate from 1972 until his death. He was a passionate defender of Victorian architecture, helping to save St. Pancras railway station from demolition. This work contains his essays on architecture, including essays on Victorian architecture, London railway stations, coastal architecture, and architecture in Cheltenham, Bournemouth, Leeds and more.