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Looking Up In Edinburgh

”Looking Up in Edinburgh” is a photographic guide to what is usually an ignored aspect of the urban landscape: the surprising, witty and often hidden architectural features above eye-level. It is an interactive book, which combines a treasure hunt with a travel guide. The introduction gives a light-hearted potted history of Edinburgh. Following this, the book presents a host of architectural gems each covered by an original full-colour photograph, brief quirky anecdotes about its story, cryptic clues to its location, and historical information about the building in the photograph or the immediate area. All buildings are presented on easy to follow maps, making this book ideal as a walking guide or treasure hunt. This is the first book to introduce readers to a fascinating
dimension of Edinburgh`s townscape that they might otherwise never have seen.It offers a compendium of stunning photographs and fascinating facts relating to one of the world`s most beautiful cities (which welcomes over 4 million visitors each year!). It combines a tour guide with a treasure hunt. It will appeal to Edinburgh`s residents and visitors alike. It follows hot on the heels of ”Looking up in London”.Praise for ”Looking up in London”: `Full of fascinating facts and intriguing images, it`s sure to appeal to all explorers of the city, leaving the rest scurrying along the streets looking straight ahead` - ”What`s on in London”.`Any resident or visitor to the Big Smoke could benefit from this intriguing pocket-sized book...go on, hold your head up high!` - ”OK!
Magazine”. `...a small jewel of a book that will guide you to the best high-up hotspots...` - ”TimeOut”. `This interesting book will no doubt start a new hobby for many readers...I found the book very entertaining and can recommend it to anyone interested in architecture or the history of London` - ”Building Design”. `A compendium of stunning photographs and fascinating facts, it will appeal to all explorers of the city who appreciate their surroundings - visitors and residents alike` - ”This is London”.
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” Looking Up in Edinburgh” is a photographic guide to what is usually an ignored aspect of the urban landscape: the surprising, witty & often hidden architectural features above eye-level. It is an interactive book, which combines a treasure hunt with a travel guide. The introduction gives a light-hearted potted history of Edinburgh. Following this, the book presents a host of architectural gems each covered by an original full-colour photograph, brief quirky anecdotes about its story, cryptic clues to its location, & historical information about the building in the photograph or the immediate area. All buildings are presented on easy to follow maps, making this book ideal as a walking guide or treasure hunt. This is the first book to introduce readers to a fascinating dimension of Edinburgh`s townscape that they might otherwise never have seen. It offers a compendium of stunning photographs & fascinating facts relating to one of the world`s most beautiful cities (which welcomes over 4 million visitors each year!). It combines a tour guide with a treasure hunt. It will appeal to Edinburgh`s residents & visitors alike. It follows hot on the heels of ” Looking up in London”. Praise for ” Looking up in London”: ` Full of fascinating facts & intriguing images, it`s sure to appeal to all explorers of the city, leaving the rest scurrying along the streets looking straight ahead`
- ” What`s on in London”.` Any resident or visitor to the Big Smoke could benefit from this intriguing pocket-sized book...go on, hold your head up high!`
- ”OK! Magazine”. `...a small jewel of a book that will guide you to the best high-up hotspots...`
- ” Time Out”. ` This interesting book will no doubt start a new hobby for many readers...I found the book very entertaining & can recommend it to anyone interested in architecture or the history of London`
- ” Building Design”. `A compendium of stunning photographs & fascinating facts, it will appeal to all explorers of the city who appreciate their surroundings
- visitors & residents alike`
- ” This is London”.

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Stanfords
Stanfords was established in 1853 and opened their iconic Covent Garden flagship store in 1901. They have become the top retailer of maps, travel books and accessories in the UK and arguably offer the largest selection of maps and travel books worldwide. Famous names such as Captain Robert Falcon Scott, Ranulph Fiennes and Michael Palin have purchased from Stanfords. They now have a shop in Bristol and both stores together with other venues operate a calendar of events including talks, book signings and exhibitions. As a specialist map retailer, the map selection is comprehensive and includes road maps, street maps and walking maps from worldwide destinations, as well as a selection of world atlases and wall maps. Books include travel guides and travel literature. Stanfords also stock globes, from miniatures made of blue marble to magnificent floor-standing globes. The website features a selection of interesting articles on travel topics.
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