22 Miscellany Very popular and back by demand... BIGGLES
70785 BIGGLES’ BIG ADVENTURE
by Captain W. E. Johns Biggles in the Baltic, Biggles Sees It Through, Biggles Flies North and Biggles in the Jungle are the four action-packed adventure stories which show Squadron Leader James Bigglesworth at his fighting best. Here he is tackling a gang of slavers in the jungles of
South America, foiling the plans of his Nazi enemy Von Stalhein in the icy wastes of the Arctic, battling crooks in Canada to help an old friend and setting up an air base at the very edge of the Nazi empire at the outbreak of war. Here are Biggles and his famous crew - Flight-Lieutenant the Hon. Algernon ‘Algy’ Lacy and Flying-Officer ‘Ginger’ Hebblethwaite. Bumper softback 781pp with satin bookmark. £15.99 NOW £6
70786 BIGGLES’ DANGEROUS MISSIONS by Captain W. E. Johns
Biggles in Australia, Biggles - Secret Agent, Biggles and the Secret Mission and Biggles - Flying Detective are the four adventures in this second omnibus of Squadron Leader James Bigglesworth, know to millions of devoted fans as Biggles. Here he is saving an important scientist from the clutches of the Nazis just before WW2 begins; foiling a gang of pirates sinking British shipping in the Indian Ocean; defeating a conspiracy of dangerous agitators in Australia’s Outback and tackling a clever gang of ruthless jewel thieves. Three volumes available. Bumper softback 782pp with bookmark. £15.99 NOW £6
70787 BIGGLES’ SECRET ASSIGNMENTS by Captain W. E. Johns
Includes Biggles’ Second Case, Biggles Breaks the Silence, Biggles Gets His Men and Biggles Follows On. Biggles becomes involved in four undercover operations in this third bumper omnibus edition of his classic adventure stories that take him from the icy wastes of Antarctica to war-torn Korea. Here he is hunting a Second World War German submarine loaded with stolen gold, battling with desperate villains over an ice-bound treasure ship, rescuing kidnapped scientists from a remote region of China, tackling his arch enemy Erich Von Stalhein and teaming up with Gimlet King’s Special Forces Unit undercover in China. Bumper softback volume, 654pp with satin bookmark. £15.99 NOW £6
71166 BIGGLES: Set of Three by Captain W. E. Johns Buy all three and save even more. £47.97 NOW £14
70436 WHO KILLED IAGO? by James Walton
So who does kill Iago in Othello? What is Mr Darcy’s Christian name? How many times had the Wife of Bath been married in Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales? Sometimes there are featured authors, literary connections, food and drink, appearances of famous characters, featured authors, literary firsts and one offs and much more. From Charlotte Brontë to Chinua Achebe and hidden double entendres to famous opening lines, based on the long-running BBC Radio literary quiz show, the book runs the gamut. Contents almost same as ‘Sonnets, Bonnets and Bennetts’. 295pp in paperback.
$13.95 NOW £2.50 70583 THE VAGABOND
by Collette, translated by Stanley Appelbaum From the author of ‘Gigi’ comes the tale of 33 year old Renée Néré, recently divorced and seeking a new life as a vaudeville performer. Maxime, a wealthy playboy, tempts her from the path of independence with the comforts of an offer of love and marriage. From the physical and psychological distance of a provincial tour, Renée reflects upon the conflicting needs of security and freedom. Regarded as one of the first and best feminist novels ever written. Collette’s 1910 novel mirrors her own adventures as an itinerant dancer. Original translation, 184pp in paperback. £7.99 NOW £2.50
70558 SONGS OF INNOCENCE AND OF EXPERIENCE by William Blake
Blake (1757-1827) was born and raised in London where he was apprenticed to the engineer James Basire and studied at the RA. He was recognised as a major writer, painter and printmaker of the Romantic era, conveying his distinctive theology through several illuminated manuscripts including The Marriage of Heaven and Hell (1790). This edition contains some of Blake’s best loved poems. They form a stirring, poignant reflection on a range of human experience from childhood to adulthood. This edition reproduces the complete collection in the original illuminated manuscript form. ‘Tyger! Tyger! Burning bright, in the forests of the night, what immortal hand or eye could frame thy fearful symmetry?’ Colour illus, 64pp. ONLY £6
70530 BEST OF LEWIS CARROLL
illustrated by John Tenniel and Henry Holiday
Charles Lutwidge Dodgson dreamed up the most famous and beloved characters in all of children’s literature: the white Rabbit, the March Hare, the Red Queen, Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dum, and, of course, Alice. Here in one
volume are his most acclaimed works: The Hunting of the Snark, Tangled Tales, Phantasmagoria, Nonsense From Letters, and of course, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland (1865) and Through the Looking Glass (1872). Included also are facsimiles of the memorable original illustrations for the Alice books by the eminent artist Sir John Tenniel. A handsome edition not to be missed, 440pp. ONLY £8
70580 THE HEPTAMERON: Selected Tales by Marguerite, Queen of Navarre edited by Stanley Appelbaum
Brimming with murder, adultery, remorse and revenge, these gripping tales were reputedly originated at the Royal Court of France and are attributed to Marguerite
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of Navarre, the learned sister of Francis I. Like the exuberant storytellers of Boccaccio’s Decameron and Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales, the ten men and women who narrate the tales of The Heptameron offer captivating glimpses of a vanished world. They have taken refuge in a Pyrenean abbey, where they pass their time in a storytelling battle of the sexes. Ranging from the highly romantic to the downright bawdy and from the deeply spiritual to profane. Facsimile reprint of the 1886 original. 198pp in paperback. £9.99 NOW £2.50
70547 LE MORTE D’ARTHUR: Collector’s Library Edition
by Sir Thomas Malory with illustrations by Aubrey Beardsley
This magnificent and evocative edition is based on that of 1893, which was decorated and illustrated by the then notorious young artist,
Aubrey Beardsley. As can be seen from this volume, his special fancy was for hermaphrodites and strange, faun-cum-human creatures, all set against peacock feathers and the wild entangled plants of the Art Nouveau period. Combined with Malory’s majestic rendition of the Arthurian legends, which was one of England’s first printed books, these drawings create an atmosphere of enchantment. The tales share common characters and a common interest in the themes of love, chivalry and religious fervour, as they tell of the knights of the Round Table, their quests, their betrayals and, finally, the death of King Arthur and the disbandment of the Fellowship. All the familiar stories are here: the wonders and marvels of a sword taken out of a stone, how Merlin counselled King Arthur, how Sir Lancelot was espied in the Queen’s chamber and what happened to both of them, how Mordred was slain and Arthur was hurt to the death. But there are also thrilling tales of people in and around Arthur’s court with whom readers who have read expurgated versions of this volume may not be so familiar. There are many other delightful and puzzling occurrences, not least how Sir Tristram and King Mark ‘hurted each other for the love of a knight’s wife’, how Sir Tristram lay with the lady and how her husband fought with Sir Tristram - end of story! 23 x 30cm x 4.1cm, a vast 561 pages with gold-encrusted edges and silk bookmark, illustrated in b/w with glossary and the re-printed preface of William Caxton for the first edition of 1485.
£29.99 NOW £24
70592 A PACIFIST’S WAR: Diaries 1939- 1945 by Frances Partridge
Frances Partridge lived with her husband Ralph at Ham Spray, the house where her husband, Lytton Strachey and Carrington led their entangled Bloomsbury lives. From its comfortable environs she and her husband followed the course of the Second World War with passionate interest together with the Stracheys, Bells, Desmond McCarthys and Garnetts. Mrs. Partridge published this diary, kept from 1939 to 1945 partly to record the pacifist arguments of the last war and partly to convey her feeling of hatred for the War. Paperback. 224pp.
£8.99 NOW £2.50
70588 HANGING ON: Diaries 1960-1963 by Frances Partridge
With sharp intelligence and tenderness, Frances Partridge describes her friends in the Bloomsbury Group. Here are her private thoughts on the complex relations between herself, Dora Carrington, Lytton Strachey and her beloved husband Ralph. Quietly brilliant, her diaries would have been riveting reading even if the stories it contains had not been so absorbing and dramatic. At the heart it is a story of struggle and trying to ‘hang on’ especially in the years from 1960 when her husband Ralph Partridge had a heart attack. These are letters from the heart. 186pp in paperback with photos. £9.99 NOW £4
MISCELLANY Stationery, gift ideas and much more. 71129 FRENCH GENERAL
STATIONERY BOX by Karri Meng
Shop owner Karri Meng has scoured the French countryside and Parisian flea markets for beautiful vintage
fabrics in classic palettes. Inspired by their rich patterns and organic textures, these papers and envelopes will charm all your correspondents. 30 sheets and envelopes, six designs, excellent quality and price. Floral pinks, blues, reds on environmentally responsible paper. £10 NOW £6
71280 STENCILING AND EMBOSSING GREETING
CARDS by Judith Barker 18 quick, creative, unique and easy-to-do projects in which you will learn the basics of stencilling and embossing including information about materials and techniques. There is a lovely teddy postcard, plastic ornament card, clay and crinkle sun card, foil ornament card,
paper tole tulip where identical images are cut and layered into a three-dimensional paper sculpture, a design using sheet music, and angel watercolour with matching envelopes, an overlay rose on handmade paper and a glossy snowflake card. The final chapter shows you how to create special effects by adding non- traditional materials such as foil, polymer clay and shrink plastic. Express your creative spirit in a whole new world of enjoyment and make some cherished gifts or tiny works of art. 128pp in very large softback. Colour. £14.99 NOW £5
70330 STICKER NOTECARD: Art Deco by Laughing Elephant
Ten colourful, kitsch, fun-to-collect peel off stickers are presented on a blank notecard with quality white envelope. Featuring ten stickers of border patterns, sunbursts and kaleidoscopic colour of Art Deco patterns with blank space to write in for name tags and other crafts purposes, in fact to label anything you would want. $3.95 NOW £1.50
PICCADILLY QUALITY STATIONERY REDUCED
Just like ‘moleskins’ but cheaper!
Three sizes of blank books, all printed on acid free paper and with jet black mock leather cover, black satin bookmark and black elastic band. People use them as diaries, notebooks, for recipes or for that novel you were always going to write. Bibliophile has small, medium (69719) and large (69717) sizes, ruled paper, with inner pocket to slot in your receipts etc. at the back.
69716 PICCADILLY SMALL NOTEBOOK: Lined
192 blank pages, 3½” x 5½”. ONLY £2.50
69719 PICCADILLY MEDIUM NOTEBOOK: Lined
240 blank pages, 5" x 8¼”. ONLY £3.50
69717 PICCADILLY LARGE NOTEBOOK: Lined 240 blank pages, 7½” x 10". ONLY £4.50
69898 PICCADILLY LINED NOTEBOOKS: Set of Three
Buy all three and save more. ONLY £8
With jet black slightly laminated, droplet-resistant black covers, black satin bookmark and black elastic band. Llined notebooks with inner pocket to slot your receipts etc at the back. Same sizes as above
69748 PICCADILLY SMALL SOFT COVER NOTEBOOK: Lined ONLY £2
69747 PICCADILLY MEDIUM SOFT COVER NOTEBOOK: Lined ONLY £3
69746 PICCADILLY LARGE SOFT COVER NOTEBOOK: Lined ONLY £3.50 69897 PICCADILLY SOFT COVER LINED
NOTEBOOKS: Set of Three Buy all three and save more.
ONLY £7
71325 KEEP CALM AND CARRY ON LINED NOTEBOOK
4¼” x 7½” tall and 1" thick, this heavyweight quality lined notebook has the familiar crown design faintly printed on each page and on the inside cover space for seven of your most important telephone numbers. Scarlet red hardback cover with the famous popular slogan Keep Calm and Carry On. ONLY £5
70319 KEEP CALM AND SHOP! Shopping
Planner by Robert Frederick Ltd The magnetic board to stick on your fridge measures 5½” across by 10" tall and had a hole in the top if you wish to string or pin it instead. Pink in colour and with a black felt tip pen attached, there is a long blank notebook with the words ‘KEEP CALM AND SHOP!’ for your shopping lists which is stuck to the magnetic card. From the very popular series, this one has a silhouette crown emblem. ONLY £3
70236 VENEZIA / FLORENCE STATIONERY
BOX SET by Red Clover Measuring 7½” square, open the magnetic lid to find neatly presented beneath plastic an 80 sheet lined notepad, 16 notecards with envelopes, 16 decorative envelope seals and 100 sheets of stickable notes, each with pale blue and brown and cream attractive floral
design. Perhaps best of all is the nearly 4" long silver coloured biro enclosed in this elegant box set. Apologies for sticker on reverse of box which is removable. Bargain price. ONLY £6
70321 PAINT YOUR OWN PIGGY BANK by Jo Joof
A white pottery piggy money bank, six colourful paints and a paint brush comes in a big sturdy box to suit ages three plus. We have all had great fun here at Bibliophile colouring in the patchwork design on the pottery pig, but no money has been inserted yet! ONLY £4.75
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70326 STICKER NOTECARD: Luggage Labels Africa by Laughing Elephant
Ten colourful, kitsch, fun-to-collect peel off stickers are presented on a blank notecard with quality white envelope. Use the card once and send your friend at the same time these reproductions of vintage labels, evocative of far-off places and old times. The beauty of the design appeals to the card buyer and the recipient will be thrilled with his instant vintage sticker collection. Semiramims Hotel, Cairo, Ambassadors Hotel, Accra, Ghana, and St. George, Alger are among the Africa vintage designs. $3.95 NOW £1.75
70344 STICKER NOTECARD: Coffee by Laughing Elephant
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Ten colourful, kitsch, fun-to-collect peel off stickers are presented on a blank notecard with quality white envelope. Featuring ten stickers of Art Deco designs for Rajah Coffee with a Turkish lady smelling the aroma, La Victoria Arduino per Caffé Espresso. $3.95 NOW £1.50
70327 ALLEN LEWIS BOOKPLATES ‘EX LIBRIS From the collection of:’, here are 24 bookplates with peel-off backs, also great for DVDs as well. American woodblock artist and engraver Allen Lewis created more than 50 bookplates during a prolific career. His illustrations appeared in books and periodicals and his distinctive style influence his many students including Norman Kent. The colour woodcut design on all 24 bookplates are of his Archer, 1926, striking dark blue fading to mono. An elegant gift idea for ladies or gentlemen.
$10.95 NOW £2
70331 AS PROMISED BALLS ON A TRAY MAGNETIC
NOTEPAD by Anne Taintor ‘As promised, she served him his balls on a tray.’ Mind boggles? Lovely young housewife offers
meatballs to her dapper, executive male husband as two guests look on, smiling cheerily, the other gentleman holding the next record in his hand to play at their dinner party evening. Anne Taintor uses 1950s kitsch American vintage advertising to decorate her stationery and we have imported it for our discerning British audience. 50 lined, recycled pages on this magnetic notepad measuring 4" x 9" tall. ONLY £2.50
70379 MIND-NUMBING CHORES MAGNETIC NOTEPAD by Anne Taintor
4" x 9" lined shopping list, to do list, handy notebook, this magnetic notepad will stick to the fridge etc. and has 50 lined, recycled pages to use. The design is a 1950s kitsch one with the slogan ‘I’ll Take Mind-Numbing Chores over a Fulfilling Career Any Day!’ Featuring a young housewife with starched pinnie, enjoying the soapsuds in her kitchen on washing day. From Anne Taintor’s tongue-in-cheek series of vintage advertising designs. ONLY £3
70337 CAPE DORSET BOOKPLATES
by Kenojuak Ashevak 24 bookplates with peel-off backs, each with a beautiful, striking Canadian Native American design, a bird with amber flowers. Great for DVDs too, the books plate says ‘EX LIBRIS From the collection of:’ The artist Kenojuak Ashevak has been using birds and other wildlife
of Canada’s far north as her subject for nearly five decades at her studios in Baffin Island. $10.95 NOW £2.25
70342 CHARLES RENNIE MACKINTOSH
POCKET JOURNAL by Pomegranate With black bonded leather elegant cover and in presentation box, this 4" x 6" journal has a small Mackintosh design in each page’s right hand corner and is basically a blank book with a feint grid line on the pages. Elegant and whimsical, the leaded glass door graphically adapted on the journal’s cover was originally from Miss Crumston’s Willow Tea Room in Glasgow and shows Mackintosh at the top of his form. A lovely unisex gift idea.
$14.95 NOW £4.50 70373 STICKER NOTECARD: Luggage
Labels Italy by Laughing Elephant Ten colourful, kitsch, fun-to-collect peel off stickers are presented on a blank notecard with quality white envelope. Use the card once and send your friend at the same time these reproductions of vintage labels, evocative of far off places and other times. The beauty of the design appeals to the card buyer and the recipient will be thrilled with his instant vintage sticker collection. Hotel Victoria at Pisa, Excelsior Hotel Naples featuring a striking image of Vesuvius erupting, a beautiful Art Deco mermaid playing a harp for Bertolini’s Palace Hotel Naples among them. $3.95 NOW £1.95
70392 STICKER NOTECARD: Luggage Labels Spain and Portugal by Laughing Elephant
Ten colourful, kitsch, fun-to-collect peel off stickers are presented on a blank notecard with quality white envelope. El Rodeo, Marbella, Hotel Londres, S. Sebastian, Gran Hotel Salamanca featuring traditional Spanish costumes and a parading horse, Hotel Simon at Córdoba among them. $3.95 NOW £1.75
70387 WHAT’S A POLITE WORD FOR
‘DRIED-UP OLD HAG’?: Birthday Cards by Anne Taintor
Pretty young lady sits at a big old fashioned IBM typewriter and says the slogan ‘What’s A Polite Word For ‘Dried-Up Old Hag’? to make us laugh and bring a smile to your recipient friend with a Good Sense Of Humour. Inside reads ‘Let’s not mince words: have a very happy birthday.’ Five to a pack of the same design, large birthday cards with five quality envelopes, useful for keeping in the drawer at home for those emergency moments. ONLY £3
69797 TAPE DISPENSER SET by Tallon International
With a good, sturdy heavy non-slip blue base, insert one of the two reels of slimline sticky tape 2x18x12mm per roll. Replaceable with better quality tape in future! Very handy to keep in the home office. Colours may vary. Bibliophile price. ONLY £1.25
70913 ANGELS: Exclusive
Giftwrapping Paper by Ullmann Publishing Ten sheets of quality gift wrap folded into a large softback book, the sheets measure 27 x 19" or 50 x 70cm each. The angel motifs are beautifully coloured and decorative and there is original packing suggestions depending on the shape of the gift - a beautiful gift bag, ice cream cone, open book or heart
shape packaging or to cover boxes etc.. Softback. ONLY £4.50
70918 FLOWERS: Exclusive Giftwrapping Paper
by Ullmann Publishing Ten sheets of quality wrapping each measuring 27" x 19" or 50 x 70cm with inventive suggestions for use. Pull out the gift wrapping paper which is folded into a large softback book, in colourful and highly decorative designs and suitable for gifts for ladies or gentlemen.
Detailed step-by-step instructions guarantee imaginative gift packages like a carrier bag, book or cone shape. Could be used in any number of decorative projects, to cover boxes or for ornaments and graphics. ONLY £5
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