Beach huts and bathing machines
Ferry, Kathryn2009
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Behind the enduring popularity of beach huts lies a story of classic British eccentricity. Immensely photogenic & appealing, these colourful seaside buildings are direct successors of the Georgian bathing machine, which first appeared in the 1730s as a peculiar device to protect the modesty of rich & fashionable bathers. d.
Main title:
Beach huts and bathing machines / by Kathryn Ferry.
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Imprint:
Oxford : Shire, 2009.
Collation:
64 p. : col. ill. ; 21 cm.
Series title:
Shire library ; 480
ISBN:
9780747807001 (pbk)
Dewey class:
728.720941728.7209728.72
Local class:
K728 FER
Language:
English
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BRN:
1219709