Facsimile edition first published in 2012. This edition first published in 2022 by Thames & Hudson Ltd in association with the Victoria and Albert Museum.First published by Country Life in 1938, and printed by the Curwen Press, this classic book introduces the British high street, pairing the timeless illustrations of Eric Ravilious with a fascinating text by architectural historian J.M. Richards. Only 2,000 copies of the original book were printed before the lithographic plates were destroyed in the London Blitz. As a result, it has become one of the most collectible of all artists’ books from this period. 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 Albert Museum, that sets the book in its historical context.
