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Total number of records: 121

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De Sausmarez, Maurice (1915-1969)1
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Books on the arts catalogue

Jun 1947

Printed catalogue of books on the arts offered by The Times Book Club in June 1947, with enclosed blank order form.

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'Fauvism' by Joseph-Émile Muller

1956

A copy of 'Fauvism' by Joseph-Émile Muller (Paris: Fernand Hazan, 1956), with Bridget Riley's name inscribed in the front and a handwritten list in pencil at the back.

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'Basic Design'

1962-2002

Drafts, notes, proofs, correspondence and related material concerning various editions of 'Basic Design: The Dynamics of Visual Form' by Maurice de Sausmarez. The first edition was published by Studio...

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Publishers

1962-2002

Correspondence and pamphlets related to the publishers behind Maurice de Sausmarez's book 'Basic Design: Dynamics of Visual Form', originally published by Studio Vista in 1964. Includes material from ...

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Compliment slip from Unicorn Press Ltd

c. 2015

Compliment slip from Unicorn Press Ltd to Jane de Sausmarez, noting the enclosure of ten copies of the book 'On Artists and their Making: Selected Writings of Maurice de Sausmarez'.

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Herbert Press to Jane de Sausmarez

2 Nov 1993

Printed invoice from the Herbert Press Limited to Jane de Sausmarez for five copies of 'Basic Design: The Dynamics of Visual Form' by her late husband Maurice de Sausmarez.

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Herbert Press to Jane de Sausmarez

27 Apr 1994

Printed invoice from the Herbert Press Limited to Jane de Sausmarez for ten copies of 'Basic Design: The Dynamics of Visual Form' by her late husband Maurice de Sausmarez.

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A&C Black (Publishers) Ltd to Jane de Sausmarez

7 May 2002

Printed invoice from A&C Black (Publishers) Ltd to Jane de Sausmarez, with complimentary author copies of 'Basic Design: The Dynamics of Visual Form' by her late husband Maurice de Sausmarez.

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Notes on Studio Vista

c. 1963

Undated typewritten notes on the publisher Studio Vista by Maurice de Sausmarez, likely to have been made around the time of the publication of his book 'Basic Design: The Dynamics of Visual Form'.

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John Peter Berger to Maurice de Sausmarez

13 Jun 1966

Handwritten postcard from the art critic John Peter Berger to Maurice de Sausmarez, expressing his admiration for 'Basic Design: The Dynamics of Visual Form' and asking for a reference for who defined...

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David Herbert to Jane de Sausmarez

22 Oct 1970

Typewritten letter from David Herbert, Publishing Director at Studio Vista, to Jane de Sausmarez, confirming the completion of Maurice de Sausmarez's monograph on Bridget Riley. Herbert notes that Ril...

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Michael Felgate Catt to Jane de Sausmarez

16 Jul 1973

Typewritten letter from Michael Feldate Catt from the publishers Cassell and Company Ltd. to Jane de Sausmarez, noting that they had 46 copies left of Maurice de Sausmarez's monograph on Bridget Riley...

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