With a magpie’s eye, we’ve been buying and selling for approaching twenty years. There’s no particular system at all, but everything goes through my rigorous selection process, namely: we like it and would happily live with it if we had the room. We’re aiming for something between Mr Gruber’s shop from Paddington, and Black Books.
Prices range from £5 to £1,000, so there’s something for everyone. Come and visit us at our shop in Greenwich Market or get in touch if something catches your eye. Happy to arrange delivery, or to reserve it if you want to take a look first.
1940 Penguin Special, Flight to Victory. Fantastic condition, super rare piece of WW2 history.
#ww2
#battleofbritain
#thefew
#raf
#militaria
#aviation
#ww2aviation
Then and now? One of a box full of Penguin Special Edition books from the 1930’s to the 1960’s. On everything from venereal disease to nuclear disarmament. Fantastic stuff!
#penguinbooks z
#vintagepenguinbooks
#vintagepaperbacks
#penguinspecials
#rarepenguinbooks
1858, full Morocco Bound 3 volume set of Shakespeare, edited by Howard Staunton. You won’t find a better set, gorgeous set of books.
#shakespeare
#shakespearequotes
#antiquarianbooks
#antiquarianbookshop
#rarebooks
#thebard
#leatherboundbooks
Revolting News from March 1970, one B P f several underground press magazines I’m taking into the shop. This stuff i absolutely love, and is increasingly hard to come by.
#undergroundpress
#radicalpolitics
#hippieculture
#1970s
#antiestablishment
Late 1960’s Osborne & Little wallpaper. I’ve got two rolls, plenty to do a feature wall.
#osborneandlittle
#1960s
#wallpaper
#vintagewallpaper
#interiordesign
#design
#midcenturymodern
#midcenturyhome
#midcenturydesign
1001 Ways to Live Without Working. Tuli Kupfenberg first edition from 1961. Like most counter culture work, this wasn’t made in vast numbers and was definitely not intended to be attractive to vast numbers of people, so is a rare survivor. Available tomorrow in the shop.
#tulikupferberg
#thefugs
#hippies
#counterculture
#beats
#beatpoetry
#undergroundpress
#radicalpolitics
#hippies
#yippies
#revolution
2011 Iron Maiden German Tour bag, not a piece of merch, but actually made for the band and crew. 100% authentic, super rare bit of memorabilia.
#ironmaiden
#brucedickinson
#rock
#heavymetal
#classicrock
#metal
#thrash
#musicmemorabilia
#englishrock
#music
#1980smetal
Penguin Classics, loads of first editions and classic titles. Available today @greenwichmarket. Buy them whilst I’ve got them!!!
#greenwichmarketlondon
#greenwichlondon
#londonmarkets
#londonbookshops
#greenwichmeridian
#bookshops
#vintagepaperbacks #
#antiquarianbookshop
#oldbooks
#rarebooks
#browselondon
#penguinbooks
#vintagepenguinbooks
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#oldbooks
#antiquarianbookcollector
#antiquarianbookseller
Agatha Christie paperbacks available tomorrow in the shop @greenwichmarket .
#agathachristie
#poirot
#missmarple
#murder
#whodunnit
#crimefiction
#classiccrime
#vintagepaperbacks
#bookshop
#paperbackbooks
Graham Greene memorial mass at Westminster Cathedral, comes I with a load of press clippings about the great man.
#grahamgreene
#englishnovelist
#englishwriters
#niveks
#author
#englandmademe
#memorabilia
#ephemera
First edition of Winter Trees by Sylvia Plath. Great condition, available at the shop.
#sylviaplath
#plath
#antiquarianbooks
#londonbookshops
#booksellers
#poetry
#modernpoetry
First edition of Ariel by Sylvia Plath. Iconic book by an iconic woman. One of the most important works of poetry of the twentieth century. Bit of a big deal.
#plath
#sylviaplath
#poetry
#womenpoets
#womenpoetry
#verse
#firstedition
#rarebooks
#modernfirsteditions
#firstedition
#feminism
Late Victorian edition of Grimm’s Goblins. Very sweet copy of the classic fairy tales. Available at the shop @greenwichmarket.
#grimmfairytales
#grimmbrothers
#fairytale
#folkstories
#childrensbooks
#childrensbookillustration
#antiquarianbooks
#oldbooks
#bookshoplondon
Signed first edition of Naturalisme au Theatre by Emile Zola. Available from today in the shop.
#emilezola
#jaccuse
#zola
#theatre
#antiquarianbooks
#firstedition
#signedfirsteditions
#frenchliterature
#novel
#rarebooks
#greatauthors
#writers
#nineteenthcenturyliterature
#france
#lettresdefrance
More wartime ephemera. All of it fascinating and in excellent condition. DM for more photos or information.
#workdwartwo
#ww2
#wartimeephemera
#history
#socialhistory
#militaryhistory
#wartime
#britain
Stand Firm! 1941 instruction leaflet giving instructions on what to do in the event of an invasion. Includes an introduction written by Churchill. Incredibly scarce important document. In excellent condition.
#ww2
#churchill
#history
#battleofbritain
#ephemera
#invasion
#1940s
#winstonchurchill
#documents
#britishhistory
#militaria
#militaryhistory