Lovely new prints by Jenny Capon in store...

We have some beautiful and very sweet illustrations in the shop by artist Jenny Capon, which are fine giclee prints. Jenny is a freelance artist and illustrator living and working in London. She has recently completed an MA in Illustration at Camberwell College of Art and she makes pictures for children and grown ups that feature a collection of creatures and imagery from in and around London. Her series of birds are especially lovely, featuring different areas of London (see right).
They are reasonably priced at around £45-£60 and would make really great Christmas presents too!

Maharajas' Jewels

I read this after visiting the V&A's current Maharajas exhibition. The book is an amazing companion to the show - a very lavish illustrated account of the Maharajas and their jewels, from the fifteenth century onwards. Full of photographs of incredible pieces of jewelery, it also showcases contemporary portrait painting, interiors, and nineteenth-century photography. A fascinating and rich account of this very interesting history.

Autumn leaves

If you've walked past the shop in the last couple of days then you will have seen the beautiful new leaf prints in our windows. This limited edition series, by the photographer Michael Swallow, is the perfect escape from the cold wet of autumn. Brilliantly coloured, delicate and detailed, they are a stunning group of images.

Swallow's work is also featured in Lewis Blackwell's new book The Life and Love of Trees. This book is another great find, a breath-taking, lovingly-crafted collection of photos of trees from around the world. At £35 for a signed copy, it's the perfect Christmas present!

New title all the way from the USA: World in Vogue

Now, we all know that Vogue books are great, but this new one (especially over from the USA, so you won't find it everywhere) is really gorgeous!
This one-of-a-kind book of 300 photographs has literally everyone you would probably invite to the perfect party, from the most celebrated actors, artists and models to First Ladies, and social figures, drawing on stories that have appeared in the pages of Vogue over the past four decades, as well as photographs from those stories that have never been published.
These trendsetters and newsmakers are captured by our favourite photographers(again, all the best names!) Cecil Beaton, Jonathan Becker, Eric Boman, Horst P. Horst, Edward Steichen, Irving Penn, Richard Avedon, François Halard, Helmut Newton, Stephen Meisel, Snowdon, Toni Frissell, Bruce Weber, Herb Ritts, and Annie Leibovitz. Not only did these photographers take dazzling portraits—in studios or on location—that caught these iconic figures in classic, playful, or dramatic moments but they also documented their parties, such as Capote's Black and White Ball at the Plaza, the glamorous wedding of Plum Sykes in Yorkshire and the gardens of Valentino’s seventeenth-century Château de Wideville, outside Paris.

To order your copy of this exclusive book (£60) call us on 020 7730 4235 or email shop@pottertonbookslondon.co.uk

New Photography Books

We have a fantastic range of photography titles in stock at the moment. Not only are we hosting the launch of Lewis Blackwell's stunning new book The Life and Love of Trees on the 19th of November, we also have an excellent selection of out-of-print photography books in stock. My current favourite is this one, Nothing Personal. A collaboration between Richard Avedon and James Baldwin, it offers not only a stunning collection of photographs but also a brilliant piece of writing from one of the twentieth-century's greats.

Fornasetti: La Bottega Fantastica and L'Artista Alchemista

Just arrived in stock, this incredible two-volume account of Fornasetti's life and practice is my dream Christmas present. From tea-cups to thimbles and hat stands to textiles, its 3000 luscious pictures provide at once a kind of artist's journal and a rich archive of the fantastic and the sublime.

New Autumn Catalogue Online...

We have created a beautiful online catalogue of all our new titles in stock this Autumn, giving you the chance to see what we've got in store and do a bit of online browsing for you-know-what (yes, Christmas is around the corner!)
We hope you enjoy, and don't forget that you can contact us regarding any of the books you see on our website by emailing shop@pottertonbookslondon.co.uk or calling 020 7730 4235.

Go to our online catalogue