Bidspirit auction | A Collection of Art and

A Collection of Art and Architectural Books and Professional Photography including Works by John Bethel - A collection of architectural and art history books and professional black and white photography. The literature includes a hardcover edition of The Country Life Book of Castles and Houses in Britain with a foreword by the Duke of Devonshire, Jonathan Foyle's Canterbury Cathedral: Architecture and Meaning, and Giles Waterfield's Palaces of Art: Art Galleries in Britain 1790–1990. Also present are large format volumes including The Holy Land featuring lithographs by David Roberts and a German language edition titled Klassisches Griechenland, alongside Eric Newby's The Last Grain Race. The photography component comprises a significant group of professional black and white prints, some mounted on heavy black card stock. Several mounted photographs bear typed labels on the left margin reading John Bethel: Photography, 33 North Audley St., London W.1., with one further inscribed Bavaria: Monastery courtyard with post-warish church. The subjects include religious processions, candid portraiture, and social gatherings. The lot also includes a pack of Ilford Professional Smooth Fine Art Paper, A3+ size, 190g/m2, which appears to have been opened.