English Pottery and China by Cecilia Sempill

English Pottery and China by Cecilia Sempill.

A very collectible and sought after vintage book from the ‘Britain in Pictures’ book series. These distinctive and stylish books look really wonderful displayed on a shelf or framed together as a group. Take a look at the other books from the series that we have for sale.

In 1941, with most of Europe occupied by Germany, Britain was in a grim predicament. While facing this threat, Collins, the publisher now known as HarperCollins, decided to launch a remarkable series of social history books called Britain in Pictures. The books were designed to boost morale. However, they also served to record the British way of life in case it was lost under a German occupation. The books were slim volumes with simple, distinctive covers, but it was the array of authors that made this series special.