Old Books & Things..

A blog of old books and interesting items we have / had in our antiquarian bookshop in Whitehaven, Cumbria. We have been finding new homes for old books since 1970. Photos are of our own old books maps and prints, all of which are for sale [unless sold]

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Vintage green crime and mystery Penguin paperbacks 

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old leather bound books - 19th century 

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Illustrations from Old Hungarian Fairy Tales

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Old 19th century books with gauffered page edges .. Repeated patterns made using a heated tool

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19th century leather bound books with marbled page edges

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So pretty!

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Prettyness!

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illustration from a Victorian children’s book c1885

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End paper design by Arthur Rackham from The Ingoldsby Legends 

First Printed with Illustration by Rackham in 1898

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Attractive publishers cloth bindings with gilt detailing 

late 1840’s early 1850’s 

these volumes are less then 100mm [4”] in height 

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old books

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Old leather bound books

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Coloured Fairy Books 

Andrew Lang 

1889-1906

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Gauffered edges - The edges of this book have been decorated further by means of heated finishing tools or rolls which indent small repeating patterns.

mid 19th century 

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Attractive late 19th century gilt design on blue cloth -

The beautiful art nouveau Peacock design is by AA Turbayne

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just some of the the changes in design for the Penguin Symbol on old Penguin Paperbacks 

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Three Hundred & One Things A Bright Girl Can Do

published in 1914 - now 100 years old

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The Horse its treatment in health and disease

Gresham Publishing Co. 1906 - Cover design by Talwin Morris 

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Winter

19th century colour printed illustration

Holly berries, snow dusted leaves leaves and mistletoe