{"product_id":"last-stop-routemasters-signed-sold-out","title":"LAST STOP Routemasters (Signed) - SOLD OUT","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"DE\" style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: DE;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ralfobergfell.com\/work-single.php?worksId=22\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\"\u003eLast Stop Routemasters\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Courier New'; color: #0d1e2d; background: white;\"\u003e..It is almost bus porn..\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Courier New'; color: #0d1e2d; background: white;\"\u003e (Robert Elms, BBC Radio London)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Courier New'; color: #0d1e2d; background: white;\"\u003e..\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: 'Courier New'; color: #0d1e2d; background: white; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003ea fascinating set of photographs..\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Courier New'; color: #0d1e2d; background: white;\"\u003eCritics Choice..\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Courier New'; color: #0d1e2d; background: white;\"\u003e (Time Out London)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: 'Courier New'; color: #0d1e2d; background: white; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; font-weight: normal;\"\u003e..an invaluable account of what some say is the greatest bus on earth..\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: 'Courier New'; color: #0d1e2d; background: white; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; font-weight: normal;\"\u003e(\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: 'Courier New'; color: #0d1e2d; background: white; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003eArt Review)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eA design classic and an international symbol of London, the Routemaster bus became\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003ea landmark in itself, a global icon you could ride to work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eIntroduced in 1956, the Routemaster was a fixture of the capital’s streets for half a century before its\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003ewithdrawal from regular service at the end of 2005 – a decision that outraged thousands of the bus’s\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eadmirers in Britain and around the world. This was no mere item of public transport, they\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003einsisted, but a living part of the city, worthy of appreciation, loyalty, even affection.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eDrawn from hundreds of images gathered over the Routemaster’s final eighteen\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003emonths of service, Last Stop\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003e Routemasters \u003c\/span\u003eis not an\u003cspan style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eexercise in protest, or even nostalgia,\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003ebut\u003cspan style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ea celebration of the unique and dynamic role the bus played in London life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eThese vibrant, witty and iconic photographswere mostly taken on the 19 and 38 routes,\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003erunning from Finsbury Park in the north and Hackney in the east through the heart of\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003ethe West End and on to Knightsbridge and Chelsea.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eThey pay tribute to the bus’s warm, weighty yet elegant design features, the spontaneous social\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003einteractions catalysed by its trusty conductors and the ever-changing conversation between inside and\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eoutside space allowed by its open back.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eIt’s in these fluid, organic elements – all absent from the buses that have replaced it  - \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003ethat Obergfell finds the Routemaster’s soul.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 12.0pt 0cm 6.0pt 0cm;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eTitle:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eLast Stop \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eRoutemasters\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eArtist:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRalf Obergfell\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003ePublisher\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eBreedon Books Publishing Co Ltd\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eRelease Date:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1 \u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eMay\u003c\/span\u003e 20\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e08\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e\u003cb\u003ePeriod covered\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2004-2005\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eLanguage\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eEnglish\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eTexts:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBen Walters, T\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eravis Elborough\u003c\/span\u003e, Ralf Obergfell\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eArt Direction \u0026amp; Design:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eMagpie Studio\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e192\u003c\/span\u003e pp. (4\/4 colour)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; 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