Brian Cook's Landscapes of Britain : A Guide to Britain in Beautiful Book Illustration.

BRIAN COOK'S BATSFORD ART

ISBN 10: 1849940363 / ISBN 13: 9781849940368

Published by Batsford, London, 2012

About this Item

128 pages, illustrated in colour throughout. This book is a curated collection of Brian Cook's vivid illustrations from the 1930s to 1950s, originally designed as dust jackets for Batsford's travel and heritage series. His style marked by bold, flat poster like colours became instantly recognizable and is now considered a classic of British graphic design. Original pictorial cloth. Each foredge shows a noticeable bump. A nice clean copy. Size: 20 x 16 cms. Category: Varied Books; Batsford Books ; New Arrivals; ISBN: 1849940363. ISBN/EAN: 9781849940368. This item may require more postage than the rates shown for delivery outside the UK. If extra postage is required we will contact you before processing your order and you will be given the details and option to decline the extra cost. Cosmo Books : 29 years on ABE, 47 years taking care of customers. A bookseller you can rely on.

Seller Inventory # 518929

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Brian Cook's Landscapes of Britain : A Guide to Britain in Beautiful Book Illustration.
• Publisher: Batsford, London
• Publication Date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1849940363
• ISBN 13: 9781849940368
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: Mini Edition.
• Condition: Fine
• Seller catalogs:
  • Varied Books

About this title

Synopsis

The illustrations of Brian Cook from the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s have become iconic. His heightened use of colour, in a flat colour poster style, is much imitated, but never surpassed. His jacket covers for the Batsford series of books that celebrated British life are now very collectable. This collection of his best work is a beautiful publication that should be enjoyed not only by collectors but all lovers of good design and illustration.

Brian Cook describes his working processes, the then-new printing process that allowed him to pioneer his characteristic bold colours, and the design principles and practical methods of his craft. A stunning book for designers.

About the Author

Brian Cook (1910–1991) was the nephew of Harry Batsford, chairman of the Batsford family publishing firm from 1917 to 1952. He himself became chairman of the company in 1952. His design work, almost exclusively for Batsford, was pioneering and timeless.