Photography
Britain's Working Coast in Victorian and Edwardian Times
Price: £9.99
ISBN: 978 0 74780 678 3 / Shire Library SLI 548 / 128 pp
The coastline of Victorian and Edwardian Britain provided beauty, isolation, entertainment, and the venue for most people’s holidays. But it was also a thriving centre of industry - shipbuilding and fishing, plus the numerous trades associated with dockyards, coastal transport and the leisure industry. This book travels around Britain’s coast - clockwise from London - looking at the industries that could be found at many of the cities and towns en route. Illustrated with an amazing collection of coloured postcards and other early photographs, the working coast of Britain is brought to life in all its bustling detail. From the naval dockyards of Chatham, the coalmines at Dover and the networks of Bridport to the fishermen of Wick, the armament makers of Barrow, and the goat taxi boys of Felixstowe, the book opens a window onto a British coast that is now largely lost. A fascinating album for all who love the coast, as well as enthusiasts for early photography and postcard collectors, this is a worthy companion to the same author’s ‘The English Seaside in Victorian and Edwardian Times.’
Professor John Hannavy is a well-known photographer, and a write and broadcaster on the history of photography. He has written three previous books for Shire and is currently travelling throughout the world in the footsteps of pioneer British photographers of the mid nineteenth century for a major new book on the history of travel photography
Cameras in Disguise
Price: £5.99
ISBN: 978 0 74780 637 0 / Shire Library SLI 449 / 48 pp
Throughout the history of photography an amazing number of cameras have been designed and manufactured to look like some completely different object. The author illustrated and described in this book and their history makes an often overlooked and fascinating branch of photographic history.
Cine Cameras
Price: £5.99
ISBN: 978 0 74780 592 2 / Shire Library SLI 429 / 48 pp
This book tells the story of the early years of 'moving' photography, from the nineteenth century onwards, when movie cameras were used only by professional film-makers.
Discovering Cameras, 1945-65
Price: £6.99
ISBN: 978 0 74780 298 3 / Shire Discovering SDI 286 / 112 pp
This book traces the changes in the years from 1945 to 1965 when there were considerable advances in photography and in cameras.
Discovering Old Cameras 1839-1939
Price: £6.99
ISBN: 978 0 74780 266 2 / Shire Discovering SDI 260 / 88 pp
Photographic Accessories 1890-1970
Price: £4.99
ISBN: 978 0 74780 541 0 / Shire Library SLI 407 / 40 pp
The English Seaside in Victorian and Edwardian Times
Price: £9.99
ISBN: 978 0 74780 571 7 / Shire Library SLI 547 / 128 pp
Through a collection of coloured holiday photographs covering all the major - and several minor - resorts around England's coast, linked to selected written commentaries from Charles Dickens and many others, this book celebrates the heyday of the seaside holiday.
Victorian Carte de Viste
Price: £9.99
ISBN: 978 0 74780 433 8 / Shire Library SLI 546 / 112 pp
In the early 1860s the craze for collecting carte-de-visite photos was at its peak. Up to 4 hundred million were sold annually. This introduction provides the context of production, the vast range of subjects, explains how to date the images and how to start a collection.
Victorian Photographers at Work
Price: £9.99
ISBN: 978 0 74780 358 4 / Shire Library SLI 544 / 136 pp