Author: Lencek, Lena; Author: Bosker, Gideon
Reissue; Hardback; Book; Illustrations
325 pages
Published: July 1998
Vintage/Ebury (A Division of Random House Group)
ISBN: 0436412179
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The beach is the favourite getaway destination for most of us. Using numerous paintings, photographs and advertisements, this book charts the evolution of the seaside, from ancient societies, through the development of famous resorts to the present-day quest for the luxurious and unspoiled.