old books for sale

at rennies seaside modern

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01303 242427:



A Lifeboat Book

produced on behalf of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution

decorated paper cover by Frank Brangwyn

1st edition 2nd impression 1932

£30

 

 

first edition science fiction book

1st UK edition 1954

£30

 

Martin Fierro by Jose Hernandez Tomas Ditaranto illustrations for Martin Fierro

unusual hairy calf-skin bound volume of Jose Hernandez poetry,

with many colour and monochrome illustrations by Tomas Ditaranto,

c.312pp.

1983, printed in Argentina

£30

book caldecott mad dog

Randolph Caldecott paper cover picture book c.1880

£45

kathleen ainslie book kathleen ainslie book kathleen ainslie book

Kathleen Ainslie charming 1st edition c.1910

(richly coloured chromolithographs)

£70

Ardizzone book ardizzone book

Ist UK edition of Ardizzone illustrated book, 1972, ( some wear ) £30



1939 Railway book railway booklet  1939

England by Laurence Meynell published by Associated British & Irish Railways 1939

c.32pp fully illustrated with sepia photogravures, and tipped in map of England with rlwy routes.

£20

Sam Haskins photographs

large format 1972 photoposter book with c.30 full page images by Sam Haskins
(many featuring large surreal apples!)
£140



book soldiers verse

scarce 1st edition 1945 with original lithographs by William Scott

(contemporary inscription)

£125




scarce 1945 1st edition Poems of Death with original lithographs by Michael Ayrton

with dustjacket,

£90

 

John Piper poetry book

scarce 1945 1st edition 2nd impression English Scottish & Welsh Landscape poetry

with full page lithographs by John Piper, in original dustjacket.

£125




lst edition Nine Sharp and Earlier 1938

witty topical verses by Herbert Farjeon with line drawings throughout by Anna Zinkeisen

£35


 

the english difference

by john gorham & paul jennings,

and collaboration of ken carroll

with numerous contributions by groovy designers of

the time - a gem of a period piece.

1974

£50

banner bright

by john gorman

1st edition 1973

£35

 

quadrat Rietveld House Quadrat book Rietveld House

quadrat edited by Pieter Brattinga (prof of art NY) 1953 -1970

experiments in printing limited editions of 2000 produced for Steendrukkerij

different examples £35 each

 

 

David Hockney Grimms fairy taleshockney fairy tale book

scarce little 1st edition of David Hockney's Six Fairy Tales, 1970,

with 39 etching illustrations,

£95


picture puffin some damage to cover £10


puffin book waterways reserved



picture puffin book ponies Picture puffin country holiday

penguin picture puffins

1940's

£10 each

Picture Puffin the sky

The sky and heavens £15

Sealife (hardback ed.) £15

 

puffin butterflies book picture puffin on the farm

butterflies in Britain (hardback ed.)- £20

On the Farm (scarce early picture puffin) £30


Waterways - north east

edited by paul atterbury and andrew darwin c. 1975

£8

 

marianne straub

Marianne Straub by Mary Schoeser 1984

£35

 

 

Pollocks toy theatre book

Blackbeard the Pirate or the Jolly Buccaneers

Pollocks toy theatre c.1960's

pb. with 6 coloured sheets (including cover characters)

£10

1955 results of detailed survey amongst housewives living

throughout the UK between 1945 and 1952,

including 4 b&w photo plates, pb.

£8


informative book with 62 marvellous b&w photos. 1944

£50


london 1945. many isotype charts

£45 each

 

No time for tears WW2  ATS ATS book ATS ww2 personal history

Personal history of the ATS in WW2

168pp. with numerous b&w photos, economy paper!

worn dustjacket, 19441st edition.

£20





A Country Camera 1844 - 1914 by Gordon Winter

rural life as depicted in photographs...

Country Life publication lst edition 1966

(no dustjacket) £18



london 1944. text by jb priestley, fully illustrated in colour

£45

two post-war town planning books:

Design in Town and Village A full life in the country

Design in Town and Village

( contents: the English Village by thomas sharp, Design of Residential Areas by F.Gibberd,

Design in City Centres by W. Holford)

HMSO 1953

£15

A Full Life in the Country - the Sudbury & District Survey & Plan

by Keith Jeremiah

1949

£15



exeter

architectural press 1946. henrion dustjacket

£30

 

Coventry Cathedral souvnir 1956

1956 souvenir booklet published by Royal College of Art

£5



£30 £50



 

Dog of War

by John Taylor the water poet

limited edition of 375 some pages still uncut

Haslewood books 1927

£85

 

scarce WW2 ATS book Jane goes to the wars

Scarce charming little WW2 book,
simulated typewritten diary of ATS girl 'Jane'
£80

 

Barnett Freedman lithograph for Orient Line Barnett Freedman lithograph for Orient Line

1937 Orient Line menus with lithograph design by Barnett Freedman

£15 each





1943 second series of War Pictures by British Artists

£100 the set


1942 from first series of War Pictures by British Artists

£25



2nd world war RAF poet John Pudney

"better by far for Johnny the bright star..."

1943

£30


scarce 1945 Ministry of Information book

text by Laurie Lee and many b&w photos

£40


Ministry of Information booklet 1940's

many photographs

£15


scarce Ministry of Information booklet 1945

£18

 

ww2 pamphlet

1940's 16pp pamphlet

£6


scarce 1951 Festival of Britain publication with embossed Festival medallion!

£15

1951 Festival of Britain brochure 1951 Festival souvenir/ Service of Dedication £5

 

Battersea pleasure gardens guide 1951

Battersea Pleasure Gardens guidebook 1951
£15

 

Hamish Hamilton 1960's book designed 1960's Hamish Hamilton book designed by Higginbottom & Oubridge Hamish Hamilton book 1960's designed by Higginbottom & Oubridge

1964 hardcover books with matching dustjackets, designed by Higginbottom & Oubridge

The Camel Fighter, The Rolls Royce Phantoms, Locomotives.

£25 each


Jackdaw

classic 1970's educational folder of facsimile documents

and ephemeral bits!

£9

other titles available too:

Columbus and the discovery of America

The Mayflower and the Pilgrim Fathers

The Plague and the Fire of London

 

1967 Robert Carrier classic cards

£5

 

Meals for All Seasons West Country Meals for all seasons Cornwall

1975 classic cookery book featuring West Country/Cornwall favourite recipes.

from celebrities such as Rita Tushingham, Angela Rippon, Joan Bakewell and others,

b&w photos, pb.

£6



French Country Cooking by Elizabeth David
illustrations by John Minton
lst edition 7th impression 1956 (minus dustjacket)
£45

 

Edward Bawden and Ambrose Heath cookery book

Good Sweets -'sweets for my sweet' by Ambrose Heath

1st edition in scarce matching dustjacket 1937

(linocut cover and frontispiece illustration by Edward Bawden)

£75


Good Potato Dishes by Ambrose Heath

wartime issue (rare dustjacket, linocut illust. Edward Bawden) 1943

with neat inscription 'Herbert - with love and anticipation Philippa 8/8/45'

£75

 

Ambrose Heath Good Food without Meat

Good Food without Meat 2nd impression/1st edition 1940, linocut cover and frontis. by Edward Bawden. £45


Praktische Konditorei Kunst, dated 1923

hardcover large format

including 90 delicious full page colour plates ( loose instruction sheets no longer present!)

£160



king penguin Life in an English Village Enid Marx king penguin cover

rare King Penguin titles 1950's

£40 each

and

£65 for Life in An English Village, 1st edition with 16 lithographs by Bawden

£55 for Some English Moths with rare cover design by Enid Marx



we also have a selection of magazines including

 

interiors (usa) and industrial design (usa)

1950's

£8 each

 

german travel brochure for winter sports

1930's

£20


and some ephemera

Pelham Puppet membership leaflet


scarce 1950's Pelham puppet PelPup membership leaflet

£4



vintage 1950's birthday cards and envelope ( unused )

£2 each




original French 1950's large format Raymond Peynet postcard (unused)

£8

 

Raymond Peynet 1960's postcard Raymond Peynet postcard

Raymond Peynet original 1950's postcards (unused)

£5 each

 

 

vintage postcard Brigitte Bardot vintage postcard marilyn monroe
vintage postcard anita eckberg
vintage postcard Jayne Mansfield

vintage unused 1950's glamour model postcards

Brigitte Bardot, Marilyn Monroe, Anita Eckberg, Jayne Mansfield

£5 each




original 1952 sheet music £2


sheet music 1965 and 1970 £1 each



1960's dolls knitting patterns

£4 each


 

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