Mineheads, Bernd and Hilla Becher, hb 275mm x 300mm 196pp a collectors piece
for ant one with a real interest in Collieries this book although expensive
is a must and features 190 individual pictures of Colliery Head frames with
some 20 odd from South Wales taken in the 1960's, Derbyshire and Nottingham,
Headframes from Europe including France, Germany, Belgium and Pennsylvania,
USA . The couple have obsessively photographed imperilled industrial
structures world wide and other books feature Blast Furnaces, Water Towers,
Cooling Towers and Gas Tanks. Each photo is black and white and deliberately
taken with overcast skies to improve the technique and realism of the photo
£49.95
Darkness Beckons, Martyn Farr, h/b 205mm x 255mm 304pp, Martyn is the one
of the best known Cave Divers in the UK and this book the latest and final
edition describes the History and Development of Cave Diving. Full of Colour
Photos and plans. This is a real stocking filler the book is both
entertaining and informative, A full refund to anyone who buys the book and
dislikes it £25.00
Mike Moore
WWW.moorebooks.co.uk
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