Edwin Smith 1912 — 1971; Olive Smith (née Cook) 1912 2002
published books

The Edwin Smith Monograph published in 1984
Edwin Smith: Photographs 1935-1971
Winner of two design awards, with text by Olive Cook and 254 duotone plates.

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The listing below is revised often, as I discover yet another book that Edwin or Olive contributed to. However, all the main titles are captured here and many of them I have in my collection. If you know of any that are not listed here, or if you have copies of any that you wish to sell, then please let me know. Where copies are still in print, links are given.

Date Title Author/Contributor Publishers
1938 Photo Tips on Cats and Dogs Edwin Smith Focal Press
1939 Photo Tips on Children Rudolph & Mary Arnheim, drawings by Edwin Smith Focal Press
1939 Cruising With a Camera F.W. & Oswell Blakeston, drawings by Edwin Smith Focal Press
1939 Better Snapshots Edwin Smith Focal Press
1940 All About the Light Edwin Smith Focal Press
1940 All About Winter Photography Edwin Smith Focal Press
1940 All the Photo Tricks Edwin Smith Focal Press
1943 Saturday Book 3 Edited by Leon Russell, contributions by OC & ES Hutchinson
1945 Saturday Book 5 Edited by Leon Russell, contributions by OC & ES Hutchinson
1946 A Clowder of Cats Text by W S Scott, many drawings by ES John Westhouse
1946 Saturday Book 6 Edited by Leon Russell, contributions by OC & ES Hutchinson
1947 Saturday Book 7 Edited by Leon Russell, contributions by OC & ES Hutchinson
1948 Suffolk Olive Cook, some photographs by Edwin Smith Elek
1949 Saturday Book 9 Edited by Leon Russell, contributions by OC & ES Hutchinson
1950 Saturday Book 10 Edited by Leon Russell, contributions by OC & ES Hutchinson
1951 The Artist's Handbook of Material & Techniques R Mayer; Edited by Edwin Smith Faber & Faber
1952 Saturday Book 12 Edited by John Hadfield, contributions by OC & ES Hutchinson

1952

English Parish Churches

Graham Hutton, photographs by ES

Thames and Hudson

1953 Cambridgeshire Olive Cook, some photos by Edwin Smith Blackie
1953 The Coronation Peep Show Book Edwin Smith Picture Post
1954 Playbook House Olive Cook, drawings by George Adams Thames and Hudson
1954 Playbook Faces Olive Cook, drawings by George Adams Thames and Hudson
1954 Playbook Train Olive Cook, drawings by George Adams Thames and Hudson

1954

English Cottages and Farmhouses

Olive Cook, photographs by ES

Thames and Hudson

1954 The Gardener's Album Miles Hadfield, some photos by Edwin Smith Hulton Press
1955 Collectors' Items from the Saturday Book Edwin Smith & Olive Cook London

1955

Scotland

Text by George Fraser, photographs by ES

Thames and Hudson

1956 Breckland Olive Cook, photographs by ES Robert Hale
1957 Saturday Book 17 Edited by John Hadfield, contributions by OC & ES Hutchinson

1957

England

Geoffrey Grigson, photographs by ES

Thames and Hudson

1957

The British Museum

Geoffrey Grigson, photographs by ES

Thames and Hudson

1957

The Living City

Raymond Smith, photographs by ES

Corp. of London
1958 Saturday Book 18 Edited by John Hadfield, contributions by OC & ES Hutchinson
1959 The Kingdom Above the Clouds Olive Cook (childrens' fiction) Blackie

1960

English Abbeys and Priories

Olive Cook, photographs by ES

Thames and Hudson

1960

Pompeii & Herculaneum

Marcel Brion, photographs by ES

Elek Books

1961 The Book of the City Ian Norrie, Photos: ES, Article by OC, Illust: Ronald Saxby, High Hill Press
1961 Imperial Peking Lin Yutang, artefact photographs by ES Elek

1961

Great Houses of Europe

Ed. Sacheverell Sitwell, some photographs by ES

Weidenfeld & Nicolson

1962 The Heathside Book Ian Norrie, Photos: ES, Article by OC High Hill Press

1962

Venice: The Masque of Italy

Marcel Brion, photographs by ES

Elek Books

1963 Portmeirion:
The Place and Its Meaning
Clough Williams-Ellis, photographs by ES Faber
1963 English Villages F R Banks, photographs by ES Batsford

1963

Great Gardens

Ed. Peter Coats, photographs by ES

Weidenfeld & Nicolson

1964

The English Garden

Edward Hyams, photographs by ES

Thames and Hudson

1964

British Churches

Olive Cook, photographs by ES

Studio Vista

1964

Athens

Angelo Procopiou, photographs by ES

Elek Books

1965

The Wonders of Italy

Olive Cook, photographs by ES

Thames and Hudson

1965

Prospect of Cambridge

Olive Cook, photographs by ES

Batsford

1965

The Age of Charlemagne

Donald Bullough, photographs by ES

Elek Books

1966

The Making of Classical Edinburgh

A.J. Youngson, photographs by ES

Edinburgh University Press

1966

Ireland

Michel MacLiamor and Olive Cook, photographs by ES

Thames and Hudson

1966 Saturday Book 26 Edited by John Hadfield, contributions by OC & ES Hutchinson
1967 Tibet: Land of Snows Text by G Tucci, photographs by ES Elek Books

1967

Great Interiors

Ed. lan Grant, photographs by ES

Weidenfeld & Nicolson

1967

The Age of Plantagenet & Valois

Kenneth Fowler, photographs by ES

Elek Books

1968

Scotland

Eric Linklater and Olive Cook, photographs by ES

Thames and Hudson

1968 The Book of Hampstead

Colin Penn Oxford; L. H. Reader; and Photos by Edwin Smith

High Hill Press

1968

The English House Through Seven Centuries

Olive Cook, photographs by ES

Nelson

1969 A Golden Dolly;
the Art, Mystery & History of Corn Dollies
M Lambeth, photographs by ES John Baker Ltd

1969

Graphic Reproduction and Photography of Works of Art John Lewis and Edwin Smith Cowell
1969 Notes On The Technique Of Painting Hilaire Hiler, edited by Edwin Smith, with preface by Sir William Rothenstein (earlier editions 1934, 1954) Faber & Faber
1970 Ardna Gashel Olive Cook; linocuts and pattern paper by Edwin SmithS Golden Head Press

1970

English Cottage Gardens

Edward Hyams, photographs by ES

Nelson

1971

England

Angus Wilson and Olive Cook, photographs by ES

Thames and Hudson

1971

Rome: from its Foundation to the Present

Stewart Perowne, photographs by ES

Elek Books

1971

London

David Piper, photographs by ES

Thames and Hudson

1973 Hatfield House David Cecil, photographs by ES Rainbird
1974 The English Country House: An Art and a Way of Life Text Olive Cook; Photographs by A F Kersting Thames and Hudson

1974

English Parish Churches

Graham Hutton and Olive Cook, photographs by ES

Thames and Hudson

1977

Sceptered Isle (US)
The Countryside of
Britain

James Turner, photographs by ES

Methuen;WardLocke

1978 Creative Camera Yearbook Colin Osman, portfolio by ES Coo Press
1980 Breckland Olive Cook, revised, photographs by ES Robert Hale

1981

Britain

Paul Jennings, photographs by ES

Cassell

1982

English Cottages and Farmhouses

Olive Cook, photographs by ES

Thames and Hudson

1984

Edwin Smith: Photographs 1935-1971

Olive Cook, photographs by ES Thames and Hudson
1986 Divine Landscapes Ronald Blythe, photographs by ES Viking
1989 English Cathedrals Olive Cook, photographs by ES The Herbert Press
1992 Cuts: Wood & Linocuts
(Limited Edition)
Olive Cook, all cuts and pattern paper by ES Previous Parrot
1996 In Your Garden Vita Sackville-West; Illustrations by ES Oxenwood
1999 Architecture in Britain and Ireland 600-1500 Lucy Archer, photographs by ES Harvill Press
2004 A View of the Cotswolds
(A memorial to Olive Cook)
Alain Powers, Ian Mackenzie-Kerr, Shawn Kolucy, Rory Young, 32 tritone photographs by ES. (Limited Edition) Whittington Press

Updated November 2004