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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
1st UK edition 1954
£30
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
Randolph Caldecott paper cover picture book c.1880
£45
Kathleen Ainslie charming 1st edition c.1910
(richly coloured chromolithographs)
£70
Ist UK edition of Ardizzone illustrated book, 1972, ( some wear ) £30
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
large format 1972 photoposter book with c.30 full page images by Sam Haskins
(many featuring large surreal apples!)
£140
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
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 edited by Pieter Brattinga (prof of art NY) 1953 -1970
experiments in printing limited editions of 2000 produced for Steendrukkerij
different examples £35 each
scarce little 1st edition of David Hockney's Six Fairy Tales, 1970,
with 39 etching illustrations,
£95
some damage to cover £10
reserved
penguin picture puffins
1940's
£10 each
The sky and heavens £15
Sealife (hardback ed.) £15
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 by Mary Schoeser 1984
£35
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
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
( 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
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 charming little WW2 book,
simulated typewritten diary of ATS girl 'Jane'
£80
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
1940's 16pp pamphlet
£6
scarce 1951 Festival of Britain publication with embossed Festival medallion!
£15
1951 Festival souvenir/ Service of Dedication £5
Battersea Pleasure Gardens guidebook 1951
£15
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
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
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
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
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
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 original 1950's postcards (unused)
£5 each
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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