Literary Britain

Brandt, Bill (introduction by John Hayward)

Published by Cassell and Company Ltd, London, 1951

1951. xi, 100 b&w photos with text oppossite. "Bill Brandt spent more than a year travelling about Britain to take these hundred photographs of scenes, buildings and interiors associated with British writers of prose and verse especially for this book.You can open the book at his photograph of Glamis Castle nad see, with Macbeth, Birnam Wood coming to Dunsinane, or at a photograph of Wuthering Heights and sense again the forbidding spirit of Emily Bronte's classic" Titles in gilt to red panel surrounded by gilt decoration to the spine. There is a shadow of he title from the spine of the jacket on the actual spine. An old price (15/-) has been written in pencil to the top of the ffep. The contents are otherwise in excellent condition with no inscriptions. The unclipped dust jacket shows some wear and tear with some tape repairs to the reverse and a little loss to the top of the spine (0.5-1cm) and a couple of small chips elsewhere. PLEASE NOTE: Heavyish book so a little extra may be needed for shipping to non-UK customers. Seller Inventory # PhotoBrandt02

Bibliographic Details

Title: Literary Britain
Publisher: Cassell and Company Ltd, London
Publication Date: 1951
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Very Good Plus
Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good-
Edition: First Edition