Search results for: 'BRANDT, Bill'
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BRANDT, Bill. Literary Britain.London : 1951
First edition, first impression, of Brandt's wonderfully evocative study of writers and their landscapes from Chaucer to Bernard Shaw, described as one of his "classic books" (ODNB) and "a luxuriously produced volume" (Sarah Hermanson Meister, Bill Brandt, Shadow & Light, 2013, p. 22). Learn More£50.00Stock Code: 145244
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BRANDT, Bill. Literary Britain.London : 1951
First edition, first impression, with an exceptional provenance: inscribed by Brandt on the front free endpaper, "To Lyena from Bill, July 1951". Lyena Barjanksy, along with Brandt and his future wife Eva Boros, formed an inseparable ménage a trois during the late 1920s; the two women were Brandt's "constant companions, travelling and living together... Learn More£785.00Stock Code: 144081
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BRANDT, Bill. Camera in London.London : 1948
First editions, first impressions, both issues (the preferred case-bound issue and the wrappered issue); presentation copy of the wrappered issue, inscribed by the photographer on the title page, "To Julia Trevelyan Oman, from Bill Brandt", and with her bookplate to the front free endpaper. Oman (19302003) was one of the most celebrated theatre, television,... Learn More£1,500.00Stock Code: 104253
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BRANDT, Bill. Shadow of Light. A Collection of Photographs from 1931 to the Present.London, Sydney, Toronto : 1966
First edition, first printing. Brandt's landmark work covering England in the 1930s, war-time London, portraits, landscapes, and nudes. From the library of Sam Haskins. Learn More£375.00Stock Code: 142730
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BRANDT, Bill. Shadow of Light.London : 1966
First edition, first impression of Brandt's landmark work covering England in the 1930s, war-time London, portraits, landscapes, and nudes. Learn More£500.00Stock Code: 143859
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BRANDT, Bill. A Night in London.London : 1938
First edition, first impression. There is some speculation that the scarcity of this publication is in part due to enemy action; the publisher was badly hit by the fire in Paternoster Row, and copies of this delicate and influential work are uncommon. Learn More£4,000.00Stock Code: 114427
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BRANDT, Bill. The English at Home.London : 1936
First edition, first impression, of the photographer's first book. "The book is notable for its pointed contrasts of upper- and working-class life, but also for Brandt's sheer relish for the mysteries and rituals of Englishness" (ODNB). Learn More£2,000.00Stock Code: 123373
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BEATON, Cecil. Far East.London : 1945.
First edition, first impression. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper: "To Hugh Francis, who was so helpful to me in my travels abroad - with all good wishes Cecil Beaton"; with Francis's superscript ownership inscription. A fine association copy: Hugh Francis was Controller of Photographs at the Ministry of Information.... Learn More£475.00Stock Code: 123387
