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Paperback. Condición: Very Good. Not Stated Ilustrador. A very scarce Festival of Britain edition copy of this guide map to Westminster from Burrow. Festival of Britain edition. Very scarce. A guide to the city of Westminster in London, containing a large folding map of the festival area in this part of London. With advertisements throughout. Includes an inserted guide to travel facilities. The Festival of Britain was a national exhibition and fair that reached millions of visitors throughout the United Kingdom in the summer of 1951. Labour Party cabinet member Herbert Morrison was the prime mover; in 1947 he started with the original plan to celebrate the centennial of the Great Exhibition of 1851. However, it was not to be another World Fair, instead, the 1951 festival focused entirely on Britain and its achievements. In the original card wraps. Externally, sound with light wear and the odd closed tear to the extremities. Light discolouration and the odd small mark to the wraps. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with minor rusting from the staples. Very Good. book.