The English at Home by Bill Brandt (16 results)

First edition; U.S. issue with the Scribners imprint at tail of spine. Introduction by Raymond Mortimer. Small quarto. pp 8 + 63 full-page black and white photographs. Pictorial endpapers and boards. Covers rubbed at the edges and spine and slightly marked. The lettering on the spine is almost all intact. Very good. Lacks the original plain glassine dustwrapper.

Hardback. Black and White photographs. The first book by one of the pre-eminent photographers of the century. Portraits of British life, both amusing and - it is hard not to think - quietly critical and thought-provoking. As usual, the spine is a bit worn; professional attention to the head has strengthened a closed tear. VG, without Dust Jacket.

Hardcover with printed boards, 8 pages of text in English followed by 63 illustrations; fair to good condition; 1/2-inch loss at top and bottom of spine; spine also has heavy vertical cracking down length of edges as well as internal splits to front cover but is still firmly attached; images on cover yellowed with some light scratches; tiny tear to right edge of first page; otherwise internally very good; owner's name to first blank page; no other internal marks. Foreign shipping may be extra.

Pictorial Boards. Condition: Fine-. First Edition. First Printing (U.S. issue, with "Scribners" to tail of spine) of the photographer's first book, introduced by Raymond Mortimer. Royal 8vo (235 x 180 mm): 8pp, with 63 full-page captioned gravure plates by Brandt. Publisher's glazed photographically illustrated boards, spine and upper cover lettered in red, photographic end papers. Wanting the rare unprinted acetate dust jacket. Spine and covers lightly toned, else a clean, bright, firmly bound copy. Roth (101), p. 90. Roth (Open Book), pp. 122-23. Parr & Badger I, p. 138. Auer, p. 230. Brandt's first foray into print, contrasting the English social classes and panning between urban and rural milieus, with the photographer showing himself "not only to be an artist but an anthropologist. He seems to have wandered about England with the detached curiosity of a man investigating the customs of some remote and unfamiliar tribe." (from the Introduction) Most of the photographs appeared here for the first time. The English at Home seems to begin as a conventional photographic celebration of Englishness, with views of a Buckingham Palace guard and double-decker buses crossing London Bridge. But as the book proceeds, the "strictly divided class structure of England is increasingly reflected in the layout, with an image of a desolate street (East End Playground) juxtaposed with children in fine clothes looking bored (Kensington Children's Party) . . . Compared with the works Brandt would later produce and the ones he would later inspire in Robert Frank and others, The English at Home seems tame, but it had a lasting effect." (Roth) "The book is notable for . . . Brandt's sheer relish for the mysteries and rituals of Englishness. He had privileged access to these through various Brandt uncles and their households. Friends and family acted out various roles in Brandt's photographs. His master in the art of documentary photography, or photojournalism, was the Paris-based Transylvanian Brassai . . . " (ODNB) N. B. With few exceptions (always identified), we only stock books in exceptional condition, carefully preserved in archival, removable mylar sleeves. All orders are packaged with care and posted promptly. Satisfaction guaranteed. (Fine Editions Ltd is a member of the Independent Online Booksellers Association, and we subscribe to its codes of ethics.).

Hardcover/Hardback. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Published, Spring 1936. Book condition: Very Good (Dedication in pen on the flyleaf, small tear on page 18 (1cm) and on page 58 of 1.5 cm, some small pieces missing on the spine, signs of use on the edges and cover, boards toned. Overall good condition for it's age.) Binding: Hardcover without dustjacket (as issued) Language: English Edition: First Published, Spring 1936 Publishing place: London Publishing Year: 1936 Description: Introduced by Raymond Mortimer, 'The English At Home' provides a photographic journey through English culture and landscapes, capturing the essence of English life from various perspectives. 600.000000.

Pictorial Boards. Condition: Very Good. First American Edition. 63 pages, b/w photographs. Some wear to edges, corners, spine, age toning to covers, contents fine, unmarked. Introduction by Raymond Mortimer. [820] Size: 240mm. x 190mm. Book.

FIRST EDITION, 4to, pp. 8, [1], 63. Original glazed pictorial boards. Boards a little soiled, some rubbing to extremities, segment splitting from foot of spine. The first edition of celebrated photographer Bill Brandt?s first book, a study of class differences in thirties England.

First Edition. 24 x 19 cm Illustrated boards, front inner hinge cracking, boards a little edge-worn, otherwise very good.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. The English at Home. Introduced by Raymond Mortimer. London: B. T. Batsford Ltd, 1936. Quarto. Original laminated photographic boards, spine and front board lettered red, photographic endpapers. 63 plates. Spine sunned, joints starting, boards toned, some wear to extremities. A very good copy. First edition, first impression of this classic. This marvellous photographer's first book moving across social classes as well as between rural and urban milieus. "Mr. Brandt shows himself not only to be an artist but an anthropologist. He seems to have wandered about England with the detached curiosity of a man investigating the customs of some remote and unfamiliar tribe" (Raymond Mortimer, introduction). The majority of the photographs printed in this volume appeared here for the first time.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No DJ. 1st Edition. Published: 1936. First Edition. DESCRIPTION: Black and wite illustrated boards. Contains sixty three photographs by Bill Brandt. Language: English. Book Condition: Good: Wear to corners, edges and spine ends. Rubbed and scratched boards. Tightly bound with clean intact endpapers and strong hinges. Clean unmarked pages. DJ Condition: No DJ. Pages 8, 63 photographs. Size: 23.5cm by 18.5cm.

Hardcover with printed boards, very good condition; covers are yellowed with small losses at top and bottom of spine and light edgewear to boards; no internal marks. Foreign shipping may be extra.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. BRANDT, Bill [63] pp. B.T. Batsford Ltd. 1936 9 3/8" x 7 3/8" Sixty-Three Photographs by Bill Brandt First edition, first impression, of the photographer's first book. "The book is notable for its pointed contrasts of upper- and working-class life, but also for Brandt's sheer relish for the mysteries and rituals of Englishness" (ODNB). Roth 101, Parr & Badger. Quarto. Original glazed photographically illustrated boards, titles to front board and spine in red. A very good copy of Bill Brandt's first, influential photo book. At the time of publication Brandt was working as a freelance photographer for Weekly Illustrated and Picture Post in London and he applies his skills for social documentary to great effect in The English At Home. With photos of London policemen, busby hats, Harrow garden parties and fox hunting the book lulls the reader into a false sense of patriotic security. Soon images of miners, cramped working class homes, 'A Whitechapel Blind Beggar' and 'A Billingsgate Porter' begin to encroach. Brandt then makes definite statements concerning the disparity of the classes by creating such juxtapositions as 'Workmen's Restaurant' and 'Clubmen's Sanctuary', 'Circus Boyhood' and 'Nursery Girlhood', and 'East End Playground' and 'Kensington Children's Party'. Brandt, who grew up in Germany, has the eyes of a relative outsider. His photographs portray England as a country of contradictions; England has its marvellous traditions, but it also has its intense failings.

Pictorial Boards. Condition: Fine-. First Edition. First Printing (so stated) of the photographer's first book, introduced by Raymond Mortimer. Royal 8vo (235 x 180 mm): 8pp, with 63 full-page captioned gravure plates by Brandt. Publisher's glazed photographically illustrated boards, spine and upper cover lettered in red, photographic end papers. Wanting the rare unprinted acetate dust jacket. Spine and covers lightly toned, else a clean, bright, firmly bound copy. Roth (101), p. 90. Roth (Open Book), pp. 122-23. Parr & Badger I, p. 138. Auer, p. 230. Brandt's first foray into print, contrasting the English social classes and panning between urban and rural milieus, with the photographer showing himself "not only to be an artist but an anthropologist. He seems to have wandered about England with the detached curiosity of a man investigating the customs of some remote and unfamiliar tribe." (from the Introduction) Most of the photographs appeared here for the first time. The English at Home seems to begin as a conventional photographic celebration of Englishness, with views of a Buckingham Palace guard and double-decker buses crossing London Bridge. But as the book proceeds, the "strictly divided class structure of England is increasingly reflected in the layout, with an image of a desolate street (East End Playground) juxtaposed with children in fine clothes looking bored (Kensington Children's Party) . . . Compared with the works Brandt would later produce and the ones he would later inspire in Robert Frank and others, The English at Home seems tame, but it had a lasting effect." (Roth 101) "The book is notable for . . . Brandt's sheer relish for the mysteries and rituals of Englishness. He had privileged access to these through various Brandt uncles and their households. Friends and family acted out various roles in Brandt's photographs. His master in the art of documentary photography, or photojournalism, was the Paris-based Transylvanian Brassai . . . " (ODNB) N. B. With few exceptions (always identified), we only stock books in exceptional condition, carefully preserved in archival, removable mylar sleeves. All orders are packaged with care and posted promptly. Satisfaction guaranteed. (Fine Editions Ltd is a member of the Independent Online Booksellers Association, and we subscribe to its codes of ethics.).

1st Edition. 1st ed., octavo, pp.viii, 63 (illustrations), illus eps., small piece missing lower rfep, cnrs bumped, original bds in remains of backstrip, contents clean. Very good condn. Brandt was a British photographer and photo journalist best known for his documentation of British Society. This book published two years after his arrival in London.

Couverture rigide. Condition: Bon. 8 pages (Introduction) London, B.T. BATSFORD LTD, 1936, in-4, 8 pages (Introduction) suivies de 63 reproductions photographiques en héliogravure, Cartonnage illustré de l'éditeur, ÉDITION ORIGINALE. Introduction en anglais. Légendes en français et en anglais. Premier ouvrage du photographe. Cartonnage légèrement défraîchi avec léger manque de papier dans la partie postérieure du dos et un coin un peu racorni, cependant très bel état intérieur et très bon exemplaire. Références bibliographiques : Parr - Badger I, 138 ; Auer Coll. 230.

A first edition, first printing published by Scribners /B T Batsford LTD (Hardback, Spring 1936). The book is in good condition condition. Wear to cover edges exposing the webbing of the browned spine a little. No inscriptions. Some surface scratching to the rear panel. Brandt was a British photographer and photo journalist best known for his documentation of British Society. Rare.