Genre: Portrait Photography Close-up head and shoulders portrait; the background is out of focus but it is probable that the photograph was taken outside.
Genre: Portrait Photography Paul Ableman sitting in a chair and smoking; his head and shoulders takes up the lower half of the print, with the remainder view being a door in the background.
Genre: Portrait Photography Close-up head and shoulders portrait of Eric Ambler turned three quarters to the right and looking beyond the camera, his head is tilted slightly downwards.
Genre: Portrait Photography Head and shoulders portrait of Eric Ambler looking straight at the camera; he wears a polka dot tie and has a silk handkerchief in the breast pocket of his jacket.
Genre: Portrait Photography Half length portrait of Ambler standing on a station platform; a train is to the right and several people are alighting from it. He stands with one hand in his trouser pocket and the other leaning on an umbrella and he looks straight at the camera.
Genre: Portrait Photography Head and shoulders portrait of Kingsley Amis seated and turned to the right though he looks straight into the camera. He wears an open-necked shirt and knitted cardigan.