London is the only city in the world where you could ever find Gilbert and George sharing space with the Gherkin and the Globe while the Great Fire burns and a gin drinker glugs her favourite tipple, and where a burlesque dancer hails a black cab while barrage balloons hover over Broadcasting House during the Blitz. In An Alphabet of London, Christopher Brown presents a series of wonderfully whimsical linocuts illustrating every aspect of London past and present, including personalities, buildings, monuments, legends, historic events and other metropolitan icons. From Dickens, Dr Johnson, Tower Bridge and the Shard to the Diamond Jubilee, Wimbledon, pigeons and jellied eels, all London life is here. A born-and-bred Londoner, Brown recounts his own memories of growing up in the capital, and also describes how he creates his distinctive prints. His unique, often humorous take on London will delight anyone who lives in or visits the city. AUTHOR: Christopher Brown studied at the Royal College of Art and later worked for the artist Edward Bawden. He has exhibited his prints around the United Kingdom. Jasper Conran is an authority on British style and one of the United Kingdom's leading fashion designers, with a successful career spanning more than thirty years. He has applied his signature irreverent but classically British elegance to clothing, fragrance, eyewear, interiors and homewares. In 2008 he was appointed OBE for services to the retail industry. SELLING POINTS: ? A superbly entertaining A?Z of London, with delightful illustrations by artist Christopher Brown ? Includes reminiscences of a London childhood by the artist, and also insights into the creation of his charming linocuts ? An irresistible gift book for all lovers of one of the greatest cities in the world ILLUSTRATIONS: 130
