A reprint of the classic edition "High Street," combining Eric Ravilious's timeless illustrations with an engaging text by architectural historian J. M. Richards. First published in 1938, this charming book showcases the British high street. Its pages include shops such as the family butcher, the cheesemonger, the baker and confectioner, as well as specialist shops like the plumaster, clothing supplier, and underwater engineer. Only 2,000 copies of the original edition were printed before the lithographic plates were destroyed during World War II. As a result, it has become one of the most collectible art books of that period. This beautiful reprint includes all 24 of Ravilious's color illustrations and contains an essay by Gill Saunders, Senior Curator of Prints at the Victoria and Albert Museum, that places the book in its historical context.