A Fortnight In The Channel Islands

A Fortnight In The Channel Islands (1956) by Gordon Cooper – Sold by Crappy Old Books

Pack your crumpled map and sensible shoes for a post-war holiday that time forgot in A Fortnight In The Channel Islands by Gordon Cooper—a charmingly earnest travelogue from 1956 that whisks readers off to Guernsey, Jersey, Sark, and Herm without so much as a passport check.

Published by Percival Marshall, this delightfully detailed guide captures the Channel Islands in all their mid-century glory—where the pace is slow, the cream teas are plentiful, and the biggest drama is missing the last ferry. With its cheerful blend of travel advice, historical tidbits, and just the right amount of British understatement, Cooper’s account reads like a conversation with your overly enthusiastic uncle who insists you must visit that tiny church in St. Brelade.

Condition: Yellowing like a Jersey sunset, slightly dog-eared, with the unmistakable smell of someone else’s damp suitcase.

Crappy Old Books: Selling yesterday’s paperbacks with today’s enthusiasm.

84 pages.

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