Orient Express the story of a legend
"The Orient Express, the first train to connect Europe and the gateway to the East and the incarnation of all the desires and fantasies associated with it, was an immediate success. Quickly becoming known as 'the king of trains, the train of kings,' it became a legend in its own lifet...
| Main Author: | Picon, Guillaume (Author) |
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| Other Authors: | Chelly, Benjamin (Photographer) |
| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English French |
| Published: |
[Woodbridge (Suffolk, England)] :
ACC Art Books,
2018.
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| Summary: |
"The Orient Express, the first train to connect Europe and the gateway to the East and the incarnation of all the desires and fantasies associated with it, was an immediate success. Quickly becoming known as 'the king of trains, the train of kings,' it became a legend in its own lifetime. Thirty years after its final journey, Orient Express opens up previously unpublished archives and the doors to the restoration workshops, where the hsitoric carriages, witnesses to this mythical story, are being brought back to life..."--Page 4 of cover. |
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| Item Description: |
"First published in the French language by Éditions Albin Michel, Paris, under the title: Orient Express, de l'histoire à la légende."--Colophon. |
| Physical Description: |
240 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps ; 30 cm |
| ISBN: |
9781851499151 1851499156 |