Skip to product information
1 of 4

Hoxton Mini Press

I've Lived in East London for 86 and Half Years

I've Lived in East London for 86 and Half Years

Regular price £13.65 GBP
Regular price Sale price £13.65 GBP
Sale Sold out
Duties and taxes included. Shipping calculated at checkout.
Quantity
View full details

I've Lived in East London for 86 and Half Years

The book that started off Hoxton Mini Press. I've Lived in East London for 86 and 1/2 Years. 'I've Lived in East London for 86  ½ Years' by Martin Usborne.  96pp hardcover, quarter-bound cloth spine, gold foiled, 119 x 139 mm Joseph Markovitch has left London only once to go to the seaside with his mother. He loves Nicolas Cage, has five sugars in his tea, would have married a six foot two Hispanic woman but in the end had such bad chest catarrh he never had a girlfriend. Martin Usborne is a photographer and writer living in Hackney, East London and is also the co-founder and creative director of Hoxton Mini Press. He takes portraits, sometimes of people, often of animals and has had his work in galleries around the world.Â

Made in Hackney

I've Lived in East London for 86 and Half Years highlights

PRODUCT DETAILS

MAKE TIME

Stock item, available for immediate dispatch

SIZING & DIMENSIONS

CONTENTS & MATERIALS

CARE INSTRUCTIONS

  • ★★★★★

  • ★★★★★

  • ★★★★★

1 of 3

Meet the Maker: Hoxton Mini Press

Founded in 2013 by photographer Martin Usborne following an encounter with 86½-year-old Jacob Markovitch in Hoxton Square, this independent East London publisher creates collectable photography books that are both beautiful and affordable. Their mission is to bring photobooks to wider audiences, making art accessible whilst maintaining exceptional quality that you'll treasure for generations. The company celebrates East London's vibrant community through powerful visual storytelling, from swimmers braving Hackney's winter waters to intimate portraits of new mothers captured within 24 hours of birth. Their acclaimed series includes the annual Portrait of Britain collaboration with British Journal of Photography, showcasing 200 portraits displayed on digital billboards nationwide and reaching over 10 million people. With opinionated guides to London's best spots and stunning coffee-table books printed on premium paper, Hoxton Mini Press proves that in our virtual age, beautifully crafted books as physical objects matter more than ever.