Stretching for a quarter-of-a-mile along the banks of Southampton Water, the Royal Victoria Military Hospital at Netley was an expression of Victorian imperialism in a million red bricks, a sprawling behemoth so vast that when the Americans took it over in the Second World War, GIs drove their jeeps down its corridors. Born out of the bloody mess of the Crimean War, rising literally out of its own foundations - its bricks made from clay excavated on the site - Netley's hospital would serve a century's worth of conflict ...
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Stretching for a quarter-of-a-mile along the banks of Southampton Water, the Royal Victoria Military Hospital at Netley was an expression of Victorian imperialism in a million red bricks, a sprawling behemoth so vast that when the Americans took it over in the Second World War, GIs drove their jeeps down its corridors. Born out of the bloody mess of the Crimean War, rising literally out of its own foundations - its bricks made from clay excavated on the site - Netley's hospital would serve a century's worth of conflict before it met its own demise just one hundred years later. In this work, Philip Hoare has written a biography of a building. In the process he deals with his own past, and his own relationship to its history.
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Fine in Near fine jacket. Signed by the Author. Fine/Near fine. Fourth Estate, 2001. First UK edition-first printing(10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1). The book is Signed by the Author on the title page. Red hardback(gilt lettering to the spine) in fine condition, with Dj(a couple of scratches, small nicks and crease on the edges of the Dj cover) in near fine condition. Illustrated inside the front and back cover, b/w photos, drawings, map. The book is new with light shelf wear on the Dj cover, small crease and nick on the edges of the pages.419pp including Source notes, index. Price un-clipped. A collectable signed first edition. Heavy book.
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Like New in Like New jacket. First Edition, Second Printing. Not price-clipped (£17.99 price intact). Published by Fourth Estate, 2001. Octavo. Red cloth boards stamped in bronze. Signed and inscribed by author on title page. Book is like new with no writing. Sharp corners and spine straight. Binding tight. Dust jacket is like new with very light shelf wear. A fine copy or gift for military history collectors. 417 pages. ISBN: 1-84115-293-5. 100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email with any questions or if you would like a photo. All books packed carefully and ship with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Southampton, New York.
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