Rita Zimnol


Is an authority on book illustrators and also a leading bookseller with a focus on the arts, including rare and avant-garde publications.


She specialises in creating and building up personal collections for individuals, libraries and other organisations.

 

E: ritazimnol@yahoo.co.uk

T: 07944 099675



Alexander Davis

City of London Writer and Poet

He studied modern literature but spent a career documenting art books as an independent publisher.

In addition to the titles featured here he worked for ten years with Henry Moore, in order to produce the five volume Henry Moore Bibliography published by the sculptor's Foundation.


A variety of his books are held in the major collections of The Poetry Library, The Henry Moore Institute, The Crafts Council  and Buckingham Palace.



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Publications



Cool Focus

Poems by Alexander Davis

Cover Paintings from Modern Miniatures series by Rita Zimnol


By: Alexander Davis

88 pages - 2023 - £12



Art Makers

Poems by Alexander Davis

Cover image- Richard Allen from a photograph by William Davis

By: Alexander Davis

90 pages - 2023 - £12



Nostalgia for the Avant Garde 

Poems by Alexander Davis

Cover photograph by William Davis                                     

By: Alexander Davis

114 pages - 2022 - £12



Thinking Shapes

Poems by Alexander Davis

Illustrations by Rita Zimnol                                         

By: Alexander Davis

108 pages - 2022 - £12

Nordic Zen

Poems that focus on Buddhist calm detachment and pure simplicity of Scandinavian design.

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Nordic Zen Front Cover

By: Alexander Davis

Nordic Zen Back Cover

96 pages - 2021 - £12

Norid Zen Magic in the Air

Unreal City Blues

Poems in search of hidden reality and invisible memories.

Unreal City Blues Front Cover

By: Alexander Davis


Unreal City Blues Back Cover

90 pages - 2018 - £12

Unreal City Blues Questionaire

Sublime Time

Poems focusing on time and perfection in Art, Memory and Literature.

Sublime Time Front Cover

By: Alexander Davis


Sublime Time Backcover

76 pages - 2018 - £12

Sublime Time Sublime Speaking

Mirrorscapes

Intriguing poems about mirrors.. mirrors in art.. mirrors in literature.

Mirrorscapes Front Cover

By: Alexander Davis


Mirrorscapes Back Cover

65 pages - 2016 - £12

Mirrorscapes Mirror Paranoia

City Time

Poems which tell the history of the City, often in the voices of the streets and buildings themselves.

City Time Front Cover

By: Alexander Davis


City Time Back Cover

80 pages - 2016 - £12

City Time Coffee Conversation

Statue Time

Poems about Sculpture, Time and the fixation on Angels shared by poets and sculptors.

Statue Time Front Cover

By: Alexander Davis

Statue Time Back Cover

73 pages - 2015 - £12

Reviews of Alexander Davis's Poetry


The poems are thought provoking.

I really like the mixture of light and dark.

(Karen Jacobsen- Bond Books)


Very impressed by the poetry.

Very touched  it is inspired by the works of makers.

(Aline Johnson Glass Design)


The poems conjure so many worlds

very visual..reflective..playful..cool 

wonderful lyricism and detail.

(Felicity Napier- Poet/Artist)



The City of London Quartet of T.S Eliot Books

How Pleasant to Collect Mr Eliot!

How Pleasant to Collect Mr Eliot! Front Cover

By: Alexander Davis


How Pleasant to Collect Mr Eliot! Back Cover

19 pages - 2010 - £6

My Books are at Moorgate

My Books are at Moorgate Front Cover

By: Alexander Davis


My Books are at Moorgate Back Cover

74 pages - 2013 - £12

T.S Eliot Bookscapes

T.S Eliot Bookscapes Front Cover

By: Alexander Davis


T.S Eliot Bookscapes Back Cover

108 pages - 2014 - £12

T.S Eliot and Henry Moore: Poetry and Sculpture

T.S Eliot and Henry Moore: Poetry and Sculpture Front Cover

By: Alexander Davis


T.S Eliot and Henry Moore: Poetry and Sculpture Back Cover

136 pages - 2015 - £12

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