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Immediate dispatch from Somerset. Nice book in great condition. Pages in excellent condition. No notes or highlighting. See images. Fantastic book.

About the book >.>.> Bristol is not the oldest city in the nation but it is the most beautiful. It has not been the home of the greatest historical figures in the land but many great people have been bom and lived here. It was never the most important port in England but for a time only London had more ships and handled bigger tonnages. It pioneered trade in products from the New World and even played a major part in discovering that such a place existed. In being at one time the fountainhead of sherry and the biggest packager of tobacco in Britain it gave temporary oblivion to some and quietened the nerves of a lot more. Today less sherry is imported fewer cigarettes are made. Times change but we as a nation still eat more chocolate per head of population than any other country in the world – Bristol has played its part in creating the gigantic waistlines of the panting ladies we see wheeling overflowing trolleys around our supermarkets. These days Bristol produces planes missiles aero engines and computers and their software. It has become one of the greatest financial centres in the nation with many major companies having moved into the city. Its nearby docks import a quarter of a million cars a year. It is the home of creative television and of progressive art. It thrives still and long may it do so. (LL)