Van der Elsken's gritty pictures are now heralded as images of hope after World War II

A book of conflicting images which juxtaposes picturesque views and scenarios with images of dingier particulars

Especially of the specific and the ineffable

The Landscape

Bought at Glastonbury 2025

The Red River W Somerset Maugham Van der Elsken's gritty picturesFirst edition of The Red River by Jem Southam. First impression. Medium format softback in near fine. some age related shelf wear to the outer edges but all pages and spine are clean and intact. Previous owner inscription on the inside front cover. About The granite spine of Cornwall acts as a watershed from which many rivers and streams flow north and south into the Atlantic and English Channel respectively. The Red River rises east of Troon and