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Brian Cook's Vintage Britain:16 Notecards

Four different designs on 16 notecards encapsulate classic scenes of the glorious countryside of old England
 
Brian Cook's illustrations of Britain, its cottages, churches, villages, and landscapes, are now iconic and highlight the best of Britain. These images were originally commissioned for Batsford book jackets in the 1930s, '40s and '50s. His heightened use of color and flat poster style has been much imitated but never surpassed.

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Brian Cook's Vintage Britain:16 Notecards

Four different designs on 16 notecards encapsulate classic scenes of the glorious countryside of old England
 
Brian Cook's illustrations of Britain, its cottages, churches, villages, and landscapes, are now iconic and highlight the best of Britain. These images were originally commissioned for Batsford book jackets in the 1930s, '40s and '50s. His heightened use of color and flat poster style has been much imitated but never surpassed.

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Brian Cook's Vintage Britain:16 Notecards

Brian Cook's Vintage Britain:16 Notecards

by Brian Cook
Brian Cook's Vintage Britain:16 Notecards

Brian Cook's Vintage Britain:16 Notecards

by Brian Cook

Overview

Four different designs on 16 notecards encapsulate classic scenes of the glorious countryside of old England
 
Brian Cook's illustrations of Britain, its cottages, churches, villages, and landscapes, are now iconic and highlight the best of Britain. These images were originally commissioned for Batsford book jackets in the 1930s, '40s and '50s. His heightened use of color and flat poster style has been much imitated but never surpassed.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781840656176
Publisher: Anova Books
Publication date: 10/01/2012
Pages: 16
Product dimensions: 6.90(w) x 5.60(h) x 1.30(d)

About the Author

Brian Cook was the nephew of the late Harry Batsford, chairman of the 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.

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