I should have said a paperback copy is available for £16.00
Mike
On 10 October 2011 23:27, Tony Oldham <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Hmm £25 is a bit much. I will wait until it is remaindered.
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> > Date: Mon, 10 Oct 2011 23:15:34 +0100
> > From: [log in to unmask]
> > Subject: New Book -H G Ordish: The Early Mining Photographs 1920 -1933
> > To: [log in to unmask]
> >
> > H G (Geoffrey) Ordish was born in 1901 and made his first visit to
> Cornwall
> > as early as 1915. He later visited Cornwall regularly, visiting mine
> sites,
> > often with his friend the mining historian, A K Hamilton Jenkin. The 200
> > plus photographs in this collection, H G Ordish: The Early Mining
> > Photographs, were all taken between 1920 and 1933. Most have never been
> > published before – indeed there has not been a book devoted to Geoffrey
> > Ordish’s mining photographs since two rather unsatisfactory paperbacks
> > appeared in the 1960s. Despite this his pictures have always been held in
> > high regard by those with a serious interest in Cornish mining.
> >
> > The photographs in this book were all taken on a small Kodak ‘Vest
> Pocket’
> > camera and cover mine sites across the whole of Cornwall. Some give new
> > insights into well-known mines – there is for example a splendid sequence
> > from Levant – while others are now the sole record of small, forgotten
> > workings. Cornish mining was at a low ebb during this period and so
> > photographs are much less common than those from the years of prosperity.
> > Tony Clarke, who has prepared the photos for publication, has contributed
> a
> > Preface with his memories of Geoffrey Ordish and notes on his camera and
> > techniques.
> >
> > H G Ordish: The Early Mining Photographs is available as a 248 page large
> > format paperback . There will be a limited hardback edition of 100 copies
> at
> > £25.00
> >
> > I am offering this post free until the end of October
> > WWW.moorebooks.co.uk<http://www.moorebooks.co.uk> (
> > when ordering just send an email asking for the post discount)
> >
> > Cheers
> >
> >
> > Mike
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