My vintage image hunt came up trumps recently with this purchase from a Kentish Town charity shop. [caption id="attachment_5715" align="aligncenter" width="768"] The Art Decorator - The Electrotype Company London[/caption] The Art Decorator is a volume of 'designs in colour' for 'Art workers'. It's a rather splendid portfolio of
I'd just finished filming in Bristol and was meant to head straight back to London but the gravitational pull of the Bookbarn was just too strong. I've lost hours in here before - what, with the ONE MILLION books on offer for ONE POUND and
I was unable to attend this auction so I watched and bid via the theauctionroom.com If you are unfamiliar with this website familiarize yourself with it right now. It puts you right at the heart of the action and is really straightforward to use. There was a
The hunt for the vintage image can turn up some thoroughly modern publications. I found a copy of this fantastic book at the Bloomsbury Ephemera Fair. What We Wore: A People's History of British Style is a retrospective of UK chic and music culture told through people's
My quest for the vintage image took me to Old Spitalfields Market in East London, E1. The Antique Market is run every Thursday and has about 50 different dealers with decent stock. I'm lucky as I live relatively close to this one but it is
When me and sis decided on an afternoon out there was really only one destination to satisfy our shared passion for all things vintage and booky - Bookbarn International! Yeah!!!! I've written about the Bookbarn before so won't go over old ground but briefly, it's THE
This Sunday saw a staple in any vintage hunter's diary - the Ally Pally antique and collectors' market. It's a huge affair with around 300 dealers pimping everything from hatpins to stuffed badgers. This accessible and varied fair will delight casual retro shoppers and diehard
Today me and sis went to Bookbarn International. I'd been meaning to go here for ages but I always had that doubt which any book lover/hoarder has
