Striking endpapers in The Pictorial Guide
Practical 19th and early 20th century books for the ladies
Exciting 1950s/60s books for the boys
High Standards for young girls starting at 6 years old
Barrowcoat - wot this?
Well now we know what it's called in the West Country
Time for some Glamour ( is that a ciggy in her elegant hand?)
I want one of these!
Not sure about the woolly swimsuit though!
Blighty this is for you!
Timothy's Space book
Boys had the best books (I always wanted to be an astronaut)
Monkeys in rockets, Oo-er. And Woomera - field of lost (British space race) dreams
Absolutely the BEST explanation I've ever read
From the LADYBIRD Book of London 1964
Pony-rides at London Airport? Surely some mistake?
Hope you enjoyed this voyage round my recent car boot bargains!
5 comments:
Love, love, love this post.
I love old booksx
Go on you know you need a woolly swimsuit ;)
I have the London book too - imagine it just being London airport!! and the donkey rides bit is just so funny.
Dear Elegance, I am so thrilled to be tagged, thank you! I suspect I would get loud complaints about ichty pichtyness of wool pants though. I love your haul of vintage books, fascinating. My mother remembers wool swimsuits, apparently fine until they got wet, when they sagged horribly! The barrowcoat has interesting possibilities - could be adapted into straitjacket for Boys 1 and 2 or even for their mother?? I love Timothy's daddy explaining satellites. And such innocent times - a sandpit, woo hoo! And I love the old ladybird books, I still have some of mine from my childhood, wish I had them all. Bx
Gorgeous spread!
Thanks Ladies for your comments.
Jenni - old books are 'it' for me - I often blog about my finds so maybe see you here again?
Vicki - how did you guess? I'm itching to get into a woolly costume - just right for British summers.
Blighty - suddenly the true purpose of the barrowcoat is revealed, how clever of you.
MMM-C - my pleasure, do come visit again.
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