What a charming item this is -- a calendar comprised of two pieces -- the large one which is a print of Glamis Castle of Dundee, former home of the Queen Mum, mounted on cardboard with a paper mat and measuring an ample 6-1/2" x8". The image is in full-color, as is the cameo portrait of the Her Majesty in the upper right corner. The ribbon at the top is for hanging. Suspended, also with the same ribbon, is a small calendar with all pages intact. This measures 3"x4". The calendar was given as a gift as per inscription at back which reads "Glamis Castle is only 5 miles from Longacre. Wishing yo... View More...
This is an unusual catalog for an auction, even by Sotheby's many handsome examples. This one features a famous person on each page -- the Duchess of Windsor, Princess Gloria von Thurn und Taxis, Edna Winston, Elton John, Countess Mona Bismarck, the Count and Countess du Boisrouvray, Ava Gardner, Helene Beaumont, Jackie Kennedy Onassis, and Marlene Dietrich. The jewels are top drawer from the most revered jewelers in the world and each is beautifully described. Catalog is printed on glossy paper throughout. The back paper which appears to be obstructing the photos, are just narrow strips with... View More...
What a handsome souvenir of King George the Sixth on his Coronation. The event was not only for the above, but the event was backed by donations for a National Theatre. There is also an article of Westminster Abbey; another for The Shrine of England's Soul. Also covered wereBuckingham Palace, and Heralds and Pursuivants. There are alsothe list of events at the big event at Royal Albert Hall. Very nice. View More...
This crisp and clean catalog was the vehicle to disperse a 30 year collection during the summer of 2003. There were 55 pieces of very old English tableware, many painted in color enamels. One of the most interesting items of the collection though is the one on the cover. It's called an etui and it contains a gold fruit knife, scissors, an ivory notecard, a snuff spoon/needle and pincers. The date is circa 1755. View More...
Here we have a complete 1930's automobile insurance policy for British drivers who were members of the Automobile Association which had contracted with the Motor Union Insurance to be the sole issuer of driver protection. The booklet measures 6" x 9-1/2" and has four pages of information, plus an unused fold-out application. The booklet is clean and nice throughout with just a t horizontal crease which lies flat. (TRANS.) View More...
A little toning around the edges is all that detracts from this attractive map which shows a tape attached to the map with a grommet for easier reading. The map is surrounded by local ads which add greatly to the sense of the era. Map measures 6-1/4"x10"closed and 23-1/2"x25" fully opened. View More...
What a handsome little book this is and so constantly kept in print by the town's city council. This one appears unread as the binding is so tight it was hard to take interior photographs. It measures s" x 7-1/4" and is printed on quality coated paper throughout. Also includes very nice full page black and white photographs and a pull-out map of the town at back. 72 pages plus 24 pages of local ads. OVERSEAS ORDERS WELCOME. Due to various weights and costs we cannot post one price for all. Please contact me with destination for an actual shipping quote. View More...
Beautiful art and photography, all with a black and white theme -- and remarkably hard to find. The booklet is oversized at 8-1/4" x 11-1/4" and has 33 pages. It was published to accompany an exhibit which moved around from July 2, 1977 to March 19, 1978 in Bradford, Portsmouth, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, and London. The cover of course features the Brooklyn Bridge by Louis Lozowick. Essays include Concerning Images of the Metropolis and From Order To Apocalypse -- the City in British Art 1890-1940. Catalogue includes 147 works. View More...
Very clean, crisp guide to the Cooperative Festival which opened on Saturday May 2nd, 1951. The Opening Ceremony was held in the Fashion Theatre on the first day of the exhibtions. The festival was all about things people need and the people who design and sell them -- clothing and fabrics, electrical devices from appliances to entertainment, food, household needs, shoes, and services such as banking, travel, etc.. Vendors brought the newest and best and there was music from bands from England and Scotland and also fashion parades. Black and white photographs are on almost every page. The gui... View More...
About two decades ago when I began my business I had one of these calendars for 1951. I thought it was charming, but never again did I see one until recently. It's in nice condition too and no one pulled off any of the small monthly pages. The cover photo is printed in sepia and the big photos inside are in black and white. The cover shot is of Westminster Abbey seen from St.James's Park. Inside there are no notations or circling on any of the dates. Very nice! Would make a nice gift for someone born that year. View More...
Downton Abbey brought us beautiful places, charming and not-so-charming people, humor, pathos, tears, suprises and the yearning for the next episode. This desk calendar has never been used -- no writing on any of the pages. The calendar measures 6-1/2" x 9" and is filled with full page color portraits of the cast. A beautiful souvenir of our favorite Sunday night serial. View More...
Crisp, beautiful art catalog published to accompany an exhibit held December 6-21, 2006 in association with Sally Hunter Fine Art. The artist, Ernest Howard Shepard, is best known for Winnie the Pooh. He was born in 1879 and died in 1976, but worked well into his 90's. Shepard is associated with a gentle art that portrayed a very English point of view -- the enchanted places of childhood, and the comedy of manners, but, above it all, Winnie the Pooh. Many wonderful examples of his work throughout, each with attribution. Most in black and white, but some color. 32 Pages. Mesures 6-1/2" x 9-3/4... View More...
Very nice, clean magazine published on England with a look back at East London history. The main stories here are: "Stepney" Jewish"; Hackney Waterworks; Memories of Spitalfields; Hops Picking in the Nineteenth Thirties; and Records of the Poplar Pension Fund. Illustrated with black and white photographs. Measures 6" x 8-1/4" and has 48 pages. View More...
This isn't common in the U.S., but I managed to buy ten or so issues not long ago. This one is the 10th anniversary issue. The articles include: C. & R. Light Ltd., Cabinet Makers of Shoreditch; The Rise and Fall of the Bow and Bromley Institute; Transport East of London Bridge after 1825; Childhood Memories of Bethnal Green; From Ben's Limehouse; and the Jewish East End Celebration; Magazine measures 6" x 8-1/2" and has 49 pages. OVERSEAS ORDERS WELCOME. Due to U.S. Postal costs we need an address and the item wanted in order to get a shipping price. Send me that using the contact button and... View More...
I bought a handful of these little magazines a week ago and am amazed at how interesting they are. Any issue is an Anglophile's delight. This issue offers the following articles: A Childhood in Bow; Frederick Rogers Bookbinder and Journalist; The Ingles of Limehouse; Satan, Sufragettes and Salvation; The Bethnal Green Tube Disaster; and They Carried the Banner. The latter is about education in poverty stricken neighborhoods. People were binding together to improve things, but chose a name which might be a little .... It was The King Edward Ragged School Youths' Institute and Christian Mission.... View More...
Ehrman's Tapestry is so gorgeous -- the photographs are nothing short of voluptuous. Flowers, foliage, birds, beasts, pictures and patterns ,and fruits and vegetables all come together to create designs of beauty and a catalog to keep even when the new comes out. The catalog measures 8-1/2" x 11" with 64 pages. The price list remains inside and shows prices from $25 to $2845 for two different large carpets -- apples and cabbages and a Georgian carpet. These are worked in strips that are then sewn together. Also of interest is info and photos of the Ehrman Tapestry and Wallpaper shop. The catal... View More...
Love this magazine, especially this issue. If you are of a literary bent, it's fun to read the first article titled The Family of Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin and Mary Shelley, replete with family tree. Other interesting articles are: A True and Faithful Inventory of the Goods Belonging to Dr. Swift, Vicar of Lara Cor; Hugenot Family Research made Easier; Asylum and Schools for Imbeciles at Darenth, Kent; History of No. 64 Squadron R.F.C.; and new developments in Medieval Genealogy. Magazine measures 6-3/4" x 9-3/4" and is clean and bright. I have others, so let me know if you're seeking a speci... View More...
Beautiful watercolor print bursting with color and activity. I purchased it from a longtime dealer who saved plates from damage books. I had a hard time figuring out who the artist was though because he only printed the name on one print! But the style is so unique it was easy to see that the others were British artist, Frank Brangwyn's, work too. The print is tipped-in on the paper rather than being printed on it and measures in its entirety 9-1/2"x11-1/2". The image size is 6-3/4"x9". Plate is clean on both sides and ready to frame. View More...
These little magazines are great fun to read whether you believe in dowsing, or you don't. They're all clean and tightly bound and there are no labels. One issue shows foxing to the first two pages (see last photo) caused by a catalog of books available in the Dowser Society Bookshop. The catalog almost makes it worth the defect -- no, I think it actually does! :-) The magazines measures 5-1/2" x 8-1/2" and have around 47 pages each. Here's asample of topics: the use of numbers in magic and healing, dowsing and the healing art, dowsing in everyday life, reflexology, what makes a good dowser, ... View More...
From its notebook look to its colorful sculptures this is a very different art catalog. Keith Tyson is a British conceptual artist and winner of the Turner Prize in 2002 for his graphic art. The sculptures depicted came to light due to his curiosity about decision-making during the creative process.The essential question was can the artist dare to take a chance on chance? Yes! And from then he went on to create a series of steps to calculate and determine the size, shape, and colors of each work and then fabricate the outcome which became a "dicey" and very interesting exhibit.Catalog measures... View More...
