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Rare Books - Collecting the Britain in Pictures Series

Birds of Britain by James Fisher
Birds of Britain
James Fisher
British Ports and Harbours by Leo Walmsley
British Ports and Harbours
Leo Walmsley
Britain in the Air by Nigel Tangye
Britain in the Air
Nigel Tangye
British Romantic Artists by John Piper
British Romantic Artists
John Piper
English Women by Edith Sitwell
English Women
Edith Sitwell

First Editions from the 1950s

They Came To Baghdad by Agatha Christie (1951)
They Came To Baghdad
by Agatha Christie (1951)

Billy Liar by Keith Waterhouse (1959)
Billy Liar
by Keith Waterhouse (1959)

The Flight from the Enchanter by Iris Murdoch (1956)
The Flight from the Enchanter
by Iris Murdoch (1956)

Bitter Lemons by Lawrence Durrell (1957)
Bitter Lemons
by Lawrence Durrell (1957)

The City of the Living by Wallace Stegner (1956)
The City of the Living
by Wallace Stegner (1956)

Vintage Magazines & Newspapers

Newsweek December 2, 1963 - The John F. Kennedy assassination issue.
Newsweek December 2, 1963

The John F. Kennedy assassination issue.

Time Magazine, February 12, 1945 - Heinrich Himmler - the Gestapo chief committed suicide three months later
Time Magazine, February 12, 1945

Heinrich Himmler - the Gestapo chief committed suicide three months later
Time Magazine April 14, 1923 - Winston Churchill’s first of many appearances on the cover of Time.
Time Magazine April 14, 1923

Winston Churchill's first of many appearances on the cover of Time.

Time Magazine September 15, 1961 - The reclusive author J.D. Salinger is featured in a six- page article.
Time Magazine September 15, 1961

The reclusive author J.D. Salinger is featured in a six- page article.

Jet Magazine April 18, 1968 - The legacy of Martin Luther King, published two weeks after his death.
Jet Magazine April 18, 1968

The legacy of Martin Luther King, published two weeks after his death.

Embroidery on Books

The Professor at the Breakfast-table; with The Story of Iris by Oliver Wendell Holmes
The Professor at the Breakfast-table
Oliver Wendell Holmes
La Legende du Violon de Faience by Jules Adeline
La Legende du Violon de Faience
Jules Adeline
Etrennes Mignonnes
Etrennes Mignonnes
Goblin Market by Christina Rossetti
Goblin Market
Christina Rossetti
Cupidon Logicien Our Les Pedagoges, A Cythere
Cupidon Logicien Our Les Pedagoges, A Cythere

The Real Fairy Tales

Edmund Dulac’s Fairy Book by Edmund Dulac
Edmund Dulac′s Fairy Book
Edmund Dulac
A Year with the Fairies by Anna M. Scott
A Year with the Fairies
Anna M. Scott
Gum Tree Brownie and Other Faerie Folk of the Never-Never by Tarella Quin
Gum Tree Brownie
Tarella Quin
Friendly Fairies by Johnny Gruelle
Friendly Fairies
Johnny Gruelle
A Day in Fairy Land by Sigrid Rahmas
A Day in Fairy Land
Sigrid Rahmas

Britain in Pictures

Birds of Britain by James Fisher
Birds of Britain
James Fisher
British Ports and Harbours by Leo Walmsley
British Ports and Harbours
Leo Walmsley
Britain in the Air by Nigel Tangye
Britain in the Air
Nigel Tangye
British Romantic Artists by John Piper
British Romantic Artists
John Piper
English Women by Edith Sitwell
English Women
Edith Sitwell

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