old books for sale
at rennies seaside modern
47 the old high street folkestone kent ct20 1rn
01303 242427:
scarce booklet designed and illustrated by Edward Ardizzone
for Moss Bros. c.1955
£80
limited edition book of 500, 1st ed. printed on handmade paper c.1943
100pp with black & white woodcut illustrations by Antony Moore
£30
Ist edition 1945 of Betty Swanwick's 'novelette' in scarce dustwrapper
£85
1951 Festival About Britain Guides edited by Geoffrey Grigson
complete set of 13
£120
(some individual volumes available too £8 each )
rare 1st edition of Soldier's Verse with original lithographs by William Scott 1945
(in rare dustjacket) £165
rare 1st edition Poets Eye with original lithographs by John Craxton 1944
£120
scarce 1st edition Poems of Death with original lithographs by Michael Ayrton
with dustjacket,
£75
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 £40 each
penguin picture puffins
1940's
£10 each
£15 each
scarce penguin picture puffin
£20
1962 illustrated guide to Regents Park Zoo
containing photos by W. Sustchitzky
(worn cover)
£6
The Scottish Lochs by Tom Weir
1972 + 1973 printed at the Curwen Press
£15 each
Waterways - north east
edited by paul atterbury and andrew darwin c. 1975
£10
Nicholson's Guide to the Thames 1969 (hb) £20
edited by paul atterbury
The Things We See series - no.4
1950 publication in association with
the Council of Industrial Design
£10
Mies van der Rohe
by Peter Blake ( not the artist!)
pb. lst ed. 1963 b&w illus.
£5
1960's I-spys £4 each
(musical instruments - sold)
The Dot and the Line - a romance in lower mathmatics by Norton Juster
1964 first English edition
£25
Why the Sea is Salt & other fairy stories
with many drawings by R.A.Brandt
1946 1st edition
(remnants of dustjacket )
£25
gilt tooled eau de nil calf arts & crafts binding (London) of Bracebridge Hall,
illustrations by R. Caldecott
1892
£35
Unit 1
the modern movement in english architecture
painting and sculpture
incorporating Architects Wells Coates, and Colin Lucas;
Sculptors Henry Moore and Barbara Hepworth;
Painters Edward Wadsworth, Ben Nicholson, Paul Nash,
Frances Hodgkins, Tristram Hillier, Edward Burra, John Bigge, and John Armstrong
-scarce
lst edition 1934
£200
london 1945. many isotype charts
£45 each
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
durham
architectural press 1945. henrion paper covers
£30
oxford
architectural press 1948. gordon cullen jacket illus (some loss)
£30
exeter
architectural press 1946. henrion dustjacket
£30
£40 
£30 
£60
excursions into architecture series 1st editions 1968 -1970
penguin books 1946
£10
Dog of War
by John Taylor the water poet
limited edition of 375 some pages still uncut
Haslewood books 1927
£85
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
Jackdaw
classic 1970's educational folder of facsimile documents
and ephemeral bits!
£10
(other titles available too)
1967 Robert Carrier classic cards
£5 each pack
Plats du Jour by Patience Gray and Primrose Boyd
illustrated by David Gentleman 1958, pb.
£20
more good food by Ambrose Heath
1st edition 1933 cover and vignettes by Edward Bawden
£95
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
lst edition 1965 of one of Len Deighton's classic 'Ou est le garlic', pb.
fab line drawings by author - comic strip style.
£25
Praktische Konditorei Kunst, dated 1923
hardcover large format
including 90 delicious full page colour plates ( loose instruction sheets no longer present!)
£160
Whistler by James Laver with fabulous dustjacket by Barnett Freedman
1951
£25
Follies & Fantasies
1971 exhibition cataloge from Brighton Art Gallery & Museum
36pp listing eccentric exhibits and lenders, pb.
£5
Design & Decoration in the Home by Noel Carrington
hb.144pp fully illustrated with b&w and colour photos,
1st edition 1952
£38
penguin scores 1949/1950's
some other compositions and patterned covers available.....
£9 each
rare King Penguin titles 1950's
£40 each
an animal anthology compiled by Fougasse
lst edition 1954 illustrated by Fougasse
produced by the Universities Federation for Animal Welfare
£10
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original 1960's Post Office Tower souvenir booklet
with fabulous centre page folding panorama of London!
approx.34pp.
£20
miniature books approx. 6cms. x 8cms. 1965
(inventors - sold)
(musical instruments - sold)
£3.50 each
we also have a selection of magazines including
ark
rca magazine
late 1960's
£15 each
interiors (usa) and industrial design (usa)
1950's
£8 each
german travel brochure for winter sports
1930's
£20
scarce original Beatles fan club flexi - ep - given free to club members, dated 1964,
in excellent condition
£35
Walt Disney's Story of the Lady and the Tramp 1966
including ep record with Bella Notte and The Siamese Cat Song
£10
vintage 60's Pinky & Perky ep record
£8
3-pigs crepe hankie
£10
1980's Twinkle comic for girls
50p each
French 1950's comic books...
£6
1950's Tintin comics £5 each
scarce Janet & John jigsaw puzzles from the late 1950's
in original boxes £20 each
and some ephemera
set of original Fiorucci postcards - 6 in set
rare souvenirs purchased from the ultra groovy London shop in the 1970's
(very Agent Provocateur and Coco de Mer! )
£30
1920's French cocktail card - quality printing
£12
original 1952 sheet music £3
sheet music 1965 and 1970 £2 each
1960's dolls knitting patterns
£4 each
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