L.J.K.SETRIGHT: A PRIVATE CAR - AN ACCOUNT OF THE BRISTOL L...

Hammer

£380

L.J.K.SETRIGHT: A PRIVATE CAR - AN ACCOUNT OF THE BRISTOL

Limited edition two volume set published by Palawan Press 1998.

According to the publisher:

"Setright’s Bristol book is essentially an account of all cars that have borne the name Bristol. It is written in the established Setright style, which is meant to be highly literate, comfortably personal, appropriately technical, adequately anecdotal, mildly scholarly, gently judgmental, and entirely honest.

Richard Newton, Michael Bailie and Julian Calder were specially commissioned to photograph 40 cars for inclusion in the book, in full colour. Other illustrations include early photographs of Bristol trams, aircraft and other products, of people associated with the company, and even of the 1940 Blitz.

The book is available in two editions, each published in a two-volume set measuring 333mm x 290mm each. The Word is over 200 pages and contains the full text. The Image is over 280 pages and contains all the pictures including some 411 photographs."

REVIEWS

“Were photographs to fade from being looked at, I would have some explaining to do… it is the text, however, that most intrigues and entrances. Setright is as idiosyncratic, as original as obstinately traditional, as radically conservative and as technically astute as his subject.” – THE SPECTATOR

Two volume set, 'The Word' and 'The Image', in light grey and yellow cloth bindings respectively, in good clean order, contained in slipcase and in original carton packaging.

Numbered 550/1000.