High Street by Richards, J. M. and Ravilious, Eric - 2022

London: Thames & Hudson, 2022. Hardback book. 100pp plus unpaginated Afterword. Dust jacket. Facsimile reproduction of the original book published in 1938 by Country Life Ltd. Only 2,000 copies of the original were published before the lithographic plates were destroyed in the London Blitz (hence their scarcity and huge price today). This classic work brought together the timeless illustrations of Eric Ravilious with a fascinating text by the architectural historian J. M. Richards. Shops include the family butcher, the cheesemonger, the baker and confectioner and the oyster bar, as well as specialised establishments such as the plumassier, the clerical outfitter and the submarine engineer. This beautiful facsimile edition features all 24 of Ravilious's colour illustrations and includes an essay by Gill Saunders, Senior Curator of Prints at the Victoria and Alberrt Museum, that sets the book in its historical context. As new and unread. Dust jacket as new and unclipped.