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Announcement Hello all - I hope everybody is having a good spring. Now is the time to wander out into the garden (rain permitting!) and find your favourite reading spot. A season of flowers and flitting birds ready to nest. Whether you're looking for a guide to planting your new garden or a book of poetry to sit and read in the sunlight, have a look around my shop. You will find something for your heart.

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Last updated on Mar 29, 2024

Hello all - I hope everybody is having a good spring. Now is the time to wander out into the garden (rain permitting!) and find your favourite reading spot. A season of flowers and flitting birds ready to nest. Whether you're looking for a guide to planting your new garden or a book of poetry to sit and read in the sunlight, have a look around my shop. You will find something for your heart.

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Simon on Apr 20, 2024

5 out of 5 stars

Thank you for the book.

Freedom from Fear: The Slave and His Emancipation by OA Sherrard, 1959; Vintage History Hardback

Freedom from Fear: The Slave and His Emancipation by OA Sherrard, 1959; Vintage History Hardback
Simon on Apr 20, 2024

5 out of 5 stars

Thank you for the book.

Daily Life in the Early Chuch by JG Davies, 1952, published by Lutterworth Press, Vintage Christian History Hardback

Daily Life in the Early Chuch by JG Davies, 1952, published by Lutterworth Press, Vintage Christian History Hardback
Simon on Apr 20, 2024

5 out of 5 stars

Thank you for the book.

The Englishman's Castle by John Gloag, illustrated by Marjory Whittington, 1949, Vintage History Hardback

The Englishman's Castle by John Gloag, illustrated by Marjory Whittington, 1949, Vintage History Hardback
Igor on Apr 7, 2024

5 out of 5 stars

The book is absolutely gorgeous and in such a fine condition, and its arrival was very quick.

The Forest Lovers: A Romance by Maurice Hewlett, 1905, Antique Hardback Novel

The Forest Lovers: A Romance by Maurice Hewlett, 1905, Antique Hardback Novel
Igor on Apr 7, 2024

5 out of 5 stars

Such a charming little book. It arrived quickly and safely.

Far from the Land and Other Poems by James Monahan, 1944, Vintage Poetry Hardback

Far from the Land and Other Poems by James Monahan, 1944, Vintage Poetry Hardback
Pauline on Apr 6, 2024

5 out of 5 stars

The book is lovely. Published in 1887 it's about history but has it's own history with the pencil marks and the attempted colouring of some pictures. I shall never tire of looking at it and wondering about all the people who have looked at it before. It arrived on time and was beautifully wrapped. Shall buy from again.

Stories from English History Simply Told, 1884, Antique Victorian Children's Illustrated Hardback

Stories from English History Simply Told, 1884, Antique Victorian Children's Illustrated Hardback
Marcela on Apr 5, 2024

5 out of 5 stars

Thank you so much, I am happy with my purchase and the fast delivery :)

Great Villiers: A Study of George Villiers Second Duke of Birmingham 1628-1687, by Hester W Chapman, 1949, Vintage Biography Hardback

Great Villiers: A Study of George Villiers Second Duke of Birmingham 1628-1687, by Hester W Chapman, 1949, Vintage Biography Hardback
rcbny on Apr 4, 2024

5 out of 5 stars

Beautiful book, better than described. And perfectly packaged.

Goldsmith's Choice Works, 1879, The Vicar of Wakefield, Poems and Plays, Antique Hardback

Goldsmith's Choice Works, 1879, The Vicar of Wakefield, Poems and Plays, Antique Hardback
Wendy on Mar 26, 2024

5 out of 5 stars

Excellent value. Great selection of books. Arrived safely and quickly.

11 Vintage Christianity / Theology Paperbacks, c1960-70s, inc Prayer of the Universe, Lewis Carroll

11 Vintage Christianity / Theology Paperbacks, c1960-70s, inc Prayer of the Universe, Lewis Carroll
Simon on Mar 15, 2024

5 out of 5 stars

Thank you for the book.

The Letters and Diplomatic Instructions of Queen Anne, edited by Beatrice Curtis Brown, 1935, Vintage Royal History Hardback

The Letters and Diplomatic Instructions of Queen Anne, edited by Beatrice Curtis Brown, 1935, Vintage Royal History Hardback

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Good Words comes from this old Victorian book
My desk for cataloguing, writing and repairs
I especially love illustrations, children's books and Victorian books.

Loving the Art of the Book

I've worked in a few different jobs, as a teaching assistant, FE teacher and journalist, but having Asperger's Syndrome has always made me feel like a stranger in a foreign land.

Books have been my constant companion through this strange journey so I decided to make them my life.

I’ve spent the last five years buying books to sell on, I have a shop on Ebay with over 400 positive reviews and 100% positive feedback.

I love to get a book a good home. So I’ve spent a lot of time in auction houses buying books by the box full, actually by several boxes full. Every auction is like Christmas – because no matter how well you dig in the viewing, you never know what you’re going to get until you get it home and unpack it.

Being with books gives me a great feeling of calm and friendship and I hope to be able to share that with as many people as I can, especially in this time of the perpetual screen. Unlike the screen books are a sensory experience - the soft, smooth feel of the pages; the wholesome smell of dust and paper, the voice in your head, the million voices in your heads of endless characters; it is unique and the reason it has survived for thousands of years.

I have chosen the best of my books to list on Etsy so that I can share my love of the art of the book.

I choose books with quality, beauty and interest at heart. Any defects are listed honestly. My aim is to ensure that every book finds a happy home - I hope that my personal relationship with books extends to a personal relationship with the people who read them.

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The Essayes of Michael, Lord of Montaigne, Vols I-VI (complete), The Temple Classics, c1899-1902, Antique Philosophy Hardbacks

Six JM Barrie Hardbacks, inc. Peter Pan, Admirable Crichton, c1920s, Antique Plays / Novels, Uniform Edition

Players of the Day, c1902, Antique Art Nouveau Photo Portraits, Rare Hardback, Beautifully Illustrated

Glyndebourne Festival Programmes 1980, 1981 and 1982, Vintage Illustrated Magazines

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June Book 1968, Vintage Illustrated Children's Hardback

Grow Flowers, illustrated by Jack Dunkley, published by Daily Mirror, c1950s, Vintage Illustrated Gardening Paperback

Shakespeare's Comedy As You Like It with illustrations by Hugh Thomson, Antique Hardback

Spotlight Stories for Girls, published by Spring Books, c1950-60s, Vintage Illustrated Children's Hardback

Ideal Book for Girls, published by Dean and Son Ltd, c1950-60s, Vintage Illustrated Children's Annual

Warlord for Boys 1980, published by DC Thomson and Co., Vintage Illustrated Children's Annual

The Charterhouse of Parma by Marie-Henri Beyle (Stendhal), 1955, Heritage Press, Vintage Illustrated Hardback Novel

Diana for Girls 1974, published by DC Thomson and Co., Vintage Illustrated Children's Annual

The Wonderful Story of the Sea, ed. Harold Wheeler, C1930s Odhams Press, Vintage Illustrated Hardback

Forgery Detection: A Practical Guide by Wilson R. Harrison, 1964, Vintage Hardback

JS Bach by Albert Schweitzer (complete in two volumes), 1949, Vintage Hardback Music Biography

Raby: Its Castle and Its Lords by Owen Stanley Scott, 5th edition, 1960, Vintage Booklet

A Short Practice of Surgery by Hamilton Bailey and RJ McNeill Love, 9th Edition, 1952, Vintage Illustrated Medical Hardback

Singer and Accompanist - The Performance of Fifty Songs, by Gerald Moore, 1953, Vintage Music Performance Hardback

Prose and Poetry of Heinrich Heine, 1934, Vintage Everyman Hardback

The Matilda Book by Jacqueline Clayton, Beautifully illustrated by Elsie Anna Wood, c1917, Antique Children's Hardback

The Essayes of Michael, Lord of Montaigne, Vols I-VI (complete), The Temple Classics, c1899-1902, Antique Philosophy Hardbacks

Beethoven by Donald Francis Tovey, 1st reprint, 1945, Vintage Music Hardback

Complete Version of Ye Three Blind Mice by John V. Ivimey, illustrated by Walter Corbould, c1904, Antique Children's Hardback

Poetical Life and Remains of Henry Kirke White, with Life by R. Southey, 1858, Victorian Illustrated Poetry Hardback

Catherine of Aragon by Garrett Mattingly, 1944, Vintage History Hardback Biography

Six JM Barrie Hardbacks, inc. Peter Pan, Admirable Crichton, c1920s, Antique Plays / Novels, Uniform Edition

Great Battles of the World by Stephen Crane, 1914, Antique History Hardback

Julie by Jay Brothers, 1974, First Edition, Vintage Comic Hardback Novel

The Joy of the Ground by Marion Cran, Second Printing, 1929, Vintage Gardening Hardback

The Poetical Works of Sir Walter Scott, 1877, The Landsdowne Poets, Antique Victorian Illustrated Hardback

Essays and Lectures by HC Colles, 1945, Vintage Music Hardback

Directions for Playing on the Flute, Modern Reproduction of 18th Century Instruction Book, c.1960s

Courage by JM Barrie, Rectoral Address, 1922, Antique Hardback

Beethoven and his Nine Symphones by George Grove, 1896, Antique Music Hardback

Shakespeare's Flowers by Jessica Kerr, Beautifully illustrated by Anne Ophelia Dowden, 1970, Vintage Hardback

A Summer at "The Barn" by Mrs Albert G. Latham, 1935, Vintage Illustrated Children's Hardback

The Good Life by Mahatma Gandhi, edited by Jag Parvesh Chander, Second Edition, c1943, Rare Philosophy Hardback

Animal Stories chosen by Alan C. Jenkins, 1967, Vintage Adult Short Stories, Hardback

2x Barry McKenzie Paperbacks, Private Eye, 1972, Vintage Humour, Comic Strips

The William Morris Kelmscott Chaucer, illustrated by Edward Burne-Jones, 1985, Modern Reproduction of 1896 Original, Hardback

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