Recounts almost 40 years of the history of the magazine 'Commerical Art', and its mirroring of British design over that period.
Ruth Artmonsky Book order






- 2023
- 2023
Printing People celebrates the role of the traditional printing press and the individuals involved in the revival of British printing in the twentieth century.
- 2022
This fully illustrated title tells the remarkable story of printing pioneer Lund Humphries of Bradford.
- 2021
Covering mid-20th century textile advertising Trading Textiles not only illustrates what was happening in graphic design generally but the changing character of the textile industry itself.
- 2021
The first book to focus on Edward McKight Kauffer's designs for book jackets, including illustrations of some 250 jackets and an account of the publishers who commissioned them.
- 2020
A comprehensive look at the history of the history of beauty-product advertising, charting the skills of advertiser promising to make beauty-dreams come true.
- 2020
Crusaders of Art and Design 1920-1970 brings to the fore the personalities who contributed to design and the arts over a 50-year period.
- 2020
A survey of posters produced by Heal's from 1917 to 1983
- 2019
A look at the design and history of British packaging between 1920 and 1970.
- 2017
Explores how women influenced interior design in the latter part of the 20th century.