Coffee-Table Book in the Post-War Anglophone World

Christine Elliott is an independent scholar who has spent time managing and coordinating projects with disadvantaged young people within various public and private sector social justice programs. In 2008, she co-authored a coffee-table book Custom Bicycles: A Passionate Pursuit, which was published to a worldwide market. This led her to undertake a PhD at Monash University, Australia, which was awarded in 2018.

• Chapter 1 Introduction.- Chapter 2 Coffee-table Books: Seriously?.- Chapter 3 What’s in a Name?.- Chapter 4 A New Book-buying Market.- Chapter 5 More Than Meets the Eye.- Chapter 6 David Brower: An American Environmental Publisher.- Chapter 7 Paul Hamlyn: Britain’s Publishing Mould Breaker.- Chapter 8 Lloyd O’Neil: Australia in Colour.- Chapter 9 Conclusion.