James Fox
Craftland : A Journey Through Britain's Lost Arts and Vanishing...
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SHORTLISTED FOR WATERSTONES BOOK OF THE YEARSHORTLISTED FOR THE NERO BOOK AWARDS NONFICTION AWARD 2025Britain was once a craft land. For generations what we made with our hands shaped our identities, built our communities and defined our regions. Craftland chronicles the vanishing skills and traditions that used to govern every aspect of life on these shores. Impassioned and inspiring SUNDAY TIMES BOOK OF THE WEEK Full of stories of crafts and craftspeople and communities, and creativity over the ages. Wonderful MICHAEL MORPURGOBeautiful, eyeopening and surprisingly moving a treat to treasure LUCY WORSLEYFrom the Isles of Scilly to the Scottish Highlands, James Fox travels the length of Britain to seek out the countrys last great craftspeople. Stepping inside the workshops of blacksmiths and wheelwrights, cutlers and coopers, bellfounders and watchmakers, we glimpse not only our past but another way of life one that is not yet lost and might still shape our future. For as long as there are humans, there will be craft. It is all around us, hiding in plain sight, animating even the most ordinary things. Fox shows that Britain is still a craft land, if only we have eyes to see it. Extraordinary ... will leave you awestruck XAND VAN TULLEKENBrimming with fresh news and seasoned with hope. I read it in two gulps with delight ANDREW MARR
Binding: Hardback;304 pages; Publisher: TBS-Penguin Random House Wholesale; Classification: HBTB; Weight: 784 g; Dimensions: 163 x 242 x 39
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SHORTLISTED FOR WATERSTONES BOOK OF THE YEARSHORTLISTED FOR THE NERO BOOK AWARDS NONFICTION AWARD 2025Britain was once a craft land. For generations what we made with our hands shaped our identities, built our communities and defined our regions. Craftland chronicles the vanishing skills and traditions that used to govern every aspect of life on these shores. Impassioned and inspiring SUNDAY TIMES BOOK OF THE WEEK Full of stories of crafts and craftspeople and communities, and creativity over the ages. Wonderful MICHAEL MORPURGOBeautiful, eyeopening and surprisingly moving a treat to treasure LUCY WORSLEYFrom the Isles of Scilly to the Scottish Highlands, James Fox travels the length of Britain to seek out the countrys last great craftspeople. Stepping inside the workshops of blacksmiths and wheelwrights, cutlers and coopers, bellfounders and watchmakers, we glimpse not only our past but another way of life one that is not yet lost and might still shape our future. For as long as there are humans, there will be craft. It is all around us, hiding in plain sight, animating even the most ordinary things. Fox shows that Britain is still a craft land, if only we have eyes to see it. Extraordinary ... will leave you awestruck XAND VAN TULLEKENBrimming with fresh news and seasoned with hope. I read it in two gulps with delight ANDREW MARR
Binding: Hardback;304 pages; Publisher: TBS-Penguin Random House Wholesale; Classification: HBTB; Weight: 784 g; Dimensions: 163 x 242 x 39
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Super Saver Delivery
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Bulky Item Delivery
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Northern Ireland Super Saver Delivery
£2.99
Northern Ireland Standard Delivery
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Northern Ireland Express Delivery
£5.99
Unlimited free delivery for a year with Unlimited Delivery for £14.99
Please note, some delivery methods are not available for products delivered by our brand partners & they may have longer delivery times
Something not quite right? You have 28 days from the day you receive it, to send something back.
Please note, we cannot offer refunds on fashion face masks, cosmetics, pierced jewellery, adult toys, and swimwear or lingerie if the hygiene seal is not in place or has been broken.
Items of footwear and/or clothing must be unworn and unwashed with the original labels attached. Also, footwear must be tried on indoors. Items of homeware including bedlinen, mattresses, and toppers, and pillows must be unused and in their original unopened packaging. This does not affect your statutory rights.
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