The Pleasure PrincipleThe Pleasure Principle by Chris Steele Perkins First Edition, 1989 Signed by Artisrt Published by Cornerhouse publications About The Pleasure Principle is a powerful and searching photographic portrait of England in the 1980s. Chris Steele Perkins records the rapidly changing social landscape that he found after returning from extensive travels in the third world. Using ideas of pleasure he explores public rituals that cut across class and location.