tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6831570434554206151.post5701072519991927425..comments2024-02-14T03:55:06.650-08:00Comments on Collecting 20thc Rural Culture: Shell Guide to the Roads of Britain, 1965Roy Brigdenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00030255355584729528noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6831570434554206151.post-6086875753297285362013-10-03T08:13:22.985-07:002013-10-03T08:13:22.985-07:00I think you will find that there were in total 12 ...I think you will find that there were in total 12 of these all by David Gentleman. I was fortunate to be able to buy two of the originals at a Sotheby's auction on 4th July 2002.<br />I have 10 of these as ads which were in Country Life and also in the Geographical Magazine (a UK version not the US National Geographic).<br />The originals I have are for: *<br /><br />The 10 I have copies of are:<br />The Great North Road<br />Berkshire Ridgeway and Icknield Way<br />Fosse Way<br />The Motorways<br />Sewstern Lane<br />The Bath Road*<br />Antrim Coast Road<br />Ermine Street<br />The Holyhead Road*<br />Corrieyairack Pass<br /><br />I think the other two are for:<br />Roman Steps<br />The Dover Road<br /><br />Alan <br />Alan Norfolk Nortonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03600944945471978142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6831570434554206151.post-22298272403989696642013-10-03T08:12:36.281-07:002013-10-03T08:12:36.281-07:00I think you will find that there were in total 12 ...I think you will find that there were in total 12 of these all by David Gentleman. I was fortunate to be able to buy two of the originals at a Sotheby's auction on 4th July 2002.<br />I have 10 of these as ads which were in Country Life and also in the Geographical Magazine (a UK version not the US National Geographic).<br />The originals I have are for: *<br /><br />The 10 I have copies of are:<br />The Great North Road<br />Berkshire Ridgeway and Icknield Way<br />Fosse Way<br />The Motorways<br />Sewstern Lane<br />The Bath Road*<br />Antrim Coast Road<br />Ermine Street<br />The Holyhead Road*<br />Corrieyairack Pass<br /><br />I think the other two are for:<br />Roman Steps<br />The Dover Road<br /><br />Alan <br />Alan Norfolk Nortonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03600944945471978142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6831570434554206151.post-16643554635707734172010-03-23T09:42:17.306-07:002010-03-23T09:42:17.306-07:00These were also produced as educational posters fo...These were also produced as educational posters for schools - I'll be showing a set of the county ones on the blog tomorrow, but I also have 3 of the 4 roads ones as posters. But it's really good to see this, as it's the only thing I've ever seen written about them.Crownfoliohttp://vintageposterblog.comnoreply@blogger.com