Magnum 2005

217pp, colour illus. 4to, illustrated wrappers, perfect binding. A very good copy. Martin Parr's very own fashion magazine. All photographs taken by Parr. Includes false advertisements for major fashion houses including Hermés, Dior, Kenzo amongst others. Parr shoots a variety of subjects from 'Essex girls', 'jockeys' and 'fashion victims' to 'beans on toast' and 'eastern block carrier bags' (Parr's private collection). Parr aimed to include all the subject areas covered by a fashion/lifestyle magazine, including food and travel as well as articles on prominent figures, in this case Paul Smith and Nick Knight amongst others. Upper wrapper exhibits a youthful image of Parr. PaperbackFashion Magazine was produced to accompany a 2005 exhibition at Bon Marche gallery, Paris. Every photograph, including the advertisements, the society portraits and the travel shots, have been taken by Martin Parr. In his fashion work Parr uses real people, young and old; this catalogue presents highlights from his previous decade of fashion work, as well as new photography produced for the show.

Vienna Luftbild-Gesellschaft] S A

1pp advertising the publication with paste down photo image, which serves as title page, and a further 18 original silver gelatine prints mounted on sugar paper which are listed on the verso of the title in typescript. This set is in the original lettered folio with fold in flaps. Large 4to. High quality aerial photographs of Vienna. The photographs who inner city locations, government buildings in close up, photographed at low altitude, the Steinhoff scheme as planned by Otto Wagner on the edge of the city, the Daube, military and industrial areas and parks. All the prints are blind stamped "Luftbild Wien" and titled below the plates. The publication was made to raise funds for the Austrian Army Officers, left in need after World War I. A variety of editions of this publication were produced with images variant in number to individual post cards all produced as fund raisers. The set shows Vienna in its heyday.

undated c1880-1910

36 photographs mounted on album pages + 6 loose ones. Those in album, mostly c.295 x c.240mm. The six others variant smaller sizes. 1] Collingham Gardens Kensington & Chelsea [ Bedford Lemere] 2] 2,3,4 Collingham Gardens with caption in ink on the mount, "Messrs Ernest George & Peto Archts". 3] Interior Hampstead. Neg no 8698 4] Interior Neg 3697 5] no caption 6] Neg 9433 7] Neg 9801 8] Hampstead Neg 3876 9] Blind stamp of Bedford Lemere London. No Caption] 10] No caption 11] Cambridge Newnham North Hall Neg 2058 12] 13] Blind stamped Bedford Lemere, Exterior and Interior Cragside with overtyped title "Cragside R N Shaw Archt." 14] Interior of Rhinefield, Hants. The Great Hall Romaine-Walker Archt. Typed caption applied to photograph 15] Drawing Room Princes Gate T R Leyland Esq. Typed caption applied to photograph 16] Prices Gate ditto detail of an interior 17] Lady Wimborne's Boudoir, Canford Manor. Typed caption applied to photograph, blind stamp of Bedford Lemere London. 18] interior drawing room Leopold de Rothschild typed caption applied to photograph. 19] Untitled 20] Leopold de Rothschild Hamilton Place. Drawing Room. Typed caption applied to photographs. 21] ditto. 22] Lord Cadogan's Chelsea House. Typed caption applied to photograph. Blind stamped G. Latham, Balham. 22] Earl of Cadogan's Chelsea House Ball Room. Typed caption applied to photograph. Blind stamped G. Latham, Balham. 23] C. W. Wilson, Grosvenor Square. Typed caption applied to photograph. 24]Untitled. 25] & 26] Ernest George "Red Roofs" Streatham Common , both with typed captions applied to photographs. 27] Blind Stamp of G Latham, Balham. Location possibly Grosvenor Square [ indicated by faint pencil caption] 28] Leopold de Rothschild typed caption applied to photograph. Possibly the Small dining room Grosvenor Square? 29] & 30] Hon. Mrs Hunloke, Lennox Gardens. Blind stamp of G Latham, Balham. [ images show the drawing room and a small dining room with table set.] 31] Lady Fairbairn. Typed caption applied to photograph Untitled interior. Pencil caption 18 Portman Square. 32] Earl of Cardogan's Chelsea House. Typed caption applied to photograph. Interior picture gallery. 33] and 34] unidentified with no caption. 35] Exterior, Palace Court Kensington, Archt. Maclaren & Watson 36] Earl of Wemys, Gosford House, Longniddry [ Scotland] by D Young Architect. Untitled but shows the central hall and staircase. Five loose photographs of other properties. 2 of Fritwell Manor Oxfordshire, restored by Thomas Garner [ of Garner and Stratton ] one interior of Sutton Coldfield [ home of Bidlake ] and a final image of Losely Park.[Guildford]. These last images rather creased but locations noted on verso which gives a clue to possible nature of this album. These photographs possibly could be a reference set from the office of either Arnold Bidlake Mitchell, Architect and Surveyor & Arts and Crafts Architect and one time assistant to Ernest George and Harold Peto. Alternatively it may relate to the office of Ernest George and Peto or indeed Thomas Gardner. Folio sized Album partially disbound, no upper board or spines, mounts browned and worn at edges but photographic images are very good and sharp.

nd c1952

40 b/w images, mostly 290x200mm, mounted on stubs and tissue guarded. Long 4to. Leather backed cloth covered album. The album documents the Royal Mint Works prior its move to the present premises in Wales. Up until then The Works were located at Tower Hill in London and this album records the staff, processes and activities involved in minting coins, refining gold and aloys. Three loosely inserted photographs with stamp of Adolf Morath on verso suggesting all the photographs in this album are by this photographer. Photographs show staff, equipment and process and materials. Last few images show trade stand for N M Rothschild & Sons Royal Mint Refinery c 1952 at the Castle Bromwich Exhibition. Superb realist images of equipment and machinery preceded by three photographs of the management staff sitting in rows. A few images within the main body of the album show staff at work. Fascinating item. Condition of the album boards is poor.