Description

Jarrold & Sons Limited, Norwich. A lot of three volumes from Jarrold's "Cotman Color" series of British view books, each in pictorial wraps, staple bound, illustrated with color photographic plates and a map to the inside rear cover:Cornwall in Colour, described by John Trudgill. Published [1963]. Wraps, [32] pp (unpaginated); 17 cm.Edinburgh in Colour, text by A. N. Court. Published 1965. Wraps, 33 pp.; 19 cm.Devon in Colour, described by A. N. Court. Published [1961]. Wraps, 32 pp.; 17 cm.In Good Plus condition overall. Pictorial wraps with some edge wear and shelf wear, a hint of color loss along the edges, and mild toning and soiling to the covers. All three bindings tight. Mild toning to the contents, otherwise unmarked, except the Edinburgh volume, which has a telephone number and a brief note in ink on the title page.Jarrold and Sons of Norwich issued the Cotman Color series (named for the Norwich School watercolorist John Sell Cotman) as small souvenir view books of British counties, cities, and regions from the 1950s into the 1970s, each pairing full-color photographs with a brief descriptive text and a local map. "A Jarrold Colour Book" on the Cornwall and Devon covers and "Cotman Color Book" on the Edinburgh cover are the same series under Jarrold's shifting branding across printings. Cornwall in Colour surveys the fishing harbours and coast from St Ives and Mevagissey to Land's End; Edinburgh in Colour covers the Castle, the Royal Mile, and the Old and New Towns; Devon in Colour runs from the north coast and Exmoor to Dartmoor and the south Devon resorts.