Artist's Model; Second Sitting; Model in Movement; (1950s)

Widely published in Britain, America and elsewhere, John Everard was one of the most admired mid-20th-century photographers of the nude, mainly female, figure. Over the years many painters, commercial artists and sculptors have been helped by his work. This collection of three of his books includes more than 3000 photographs, as well as a great deal of expert introduction and commentary by Everard and others.

(1) Artist's Model. The un-price-clipped dustjacket (35 shillings) is complete but extensively chipped and with 6 unclosed tears, the longest of which is 3 cm. Two corners of the grey cloth boards, with a gilt facsimile signature at the front and gilt lettering on the spine, are rubbed.The rest of the book - plain endpapers, 46 pp of text + 172 gravure plates, with from 1 to 12 images to a page - is unmarked and in very good condition.

(2) Second Sitting. Similar to (1) except that the dust-jacket is price-clipped, the cloth-boards are blue, with the front panel lightly stained, and there are 26 pp of text + 172 pp of plates.

(3) Model in Movement. Similar to (2) except that the dustjacket is better, the cloth-boards are red, with a small but heavy damp stain to the front and there are 190 pp of plates.