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5/31/2020

Reopening of The Customs House in West Bay: 15th June

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Lockdown? 
What lockdown... 

As the government and most citizens seem to have decided that this very dangerous virus has somehow disappeared and we should all go back to normal, The Customs House in West Bay, Dorset, where Matt ArtPix and Arcane have a unit. will be reopening on MONDAY 15TH JUNE. 
There will be a one-way system and various protocols in place to keep everyone safe, but of course we cannot deny that this is a massive gamble. 

We went to the unit on Friday to get it all nice and ready with some exciting items for people to purchase if they feel like it. 
Or the reopening won't happen as we'll be hit by a second wave of dangerous infection. 
We're on our own and we do need to take responsibility for our own behaviour and make our own risk assessment and decisions. Up to you... 

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We still have a few paperbacks left in the unit, these will be the last ones to be added to the shelves... A bargain at 75p!
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We have a few volumes of classic fiction.
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Of course, we have a few of our own books for sale, as single copies or as two-book bundles!
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We also have a few of our collectable, vintage and pre-loved books...
We are planning on starting work on our online shop over the summer, watch this space! 
For a small selection of books now immediately for sale, scroll down our blog below!
All prices include P&P for the UK. If you are outside of the UK, please DM us on Facebook or Twitter to discuss P&P for your area of the world. 

5/28/2020

NO LONGER AVAILABLE - Paris Sens dessus-dessous (1952-1870)

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#17 Paris Sens Dessus-Dessous (1852-1870)
Included: map of Paris in 1839

1993
French language


Good condition 
Missing dust jacket and damage to front and back covers.
Inside content excellent. 

Text by Philippe Mellot (bio in French, couldn't find anything decent in English!)
Pictures taken at the time by Charles Marville
Illustrations by Bertall


A truly remarkable book for all lovers of the French capital. This shows a Paris which has now disappeared... 
Have you ever wondered what Paris used to look like before Haussman's renovation of Paris (1853-1970) from which emerged the Paris we know today? This is a stunning collection of photographs of the streets earmarked for demolition and as such eerily devoid of the presence of human beings. 
There is also a fantastic section on the famously macabre "Catacombes de Paris" with pictures taken by Felix Nadar. 

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FOR SALE £25 (This includes P&P within UK, sent by Royal Mail second class).

If you wished to get this item, please DM us on Twitter or Facebook. 
If sold, I'll indicate this by editing the post. 


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5/22/2020

SPRING SHOPPING 13 - Paris Match magazine 18/08/62 Marilyn Monroe cover, feature and interview

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#16 Paris Match magazine
18th August 1962
Rare



Good condition

36 pages about Marilyn Monroe's life, including an interview she had done with Life magazine just before her death on 4th August 1962 for which Paris Match had obtained the exclusive rights for publication in French. 

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FOR SALE £90 (This includes P&P within UK, sent by Royal Mail second class).

If you wished to get this item, please DM us on Twitter or Facebook. 
If sold, I'll indicate this by editing the post. 
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5/21/2020

SPRING SHOPPING 12 - Paris Match magazine 23/07/62, Marilyn Monroe cover

This is the first of a pair of rare 1962 Paris Match magazines with Marilyn Monroe on the cover. 
Marilyn Monroe died on 4th August 1962. 

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#15 Paris Match magazine
23rd July 1962
Rare



Good condition
A few marks on cover
150 pages

Announcing Marilyn Monroe's dismissal from the Something's Got to Give shoot. 6-page article inside, with what were at the time exclusive pictures from the film's set. 
​The magazine is full of gorgeous full-page colour adverts! 

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FOR SALE £45 (This includes P&P within UK, sent by Royal Mail second class).

If you wished to get this item, please DM us on Twitter or Facebook. 
If sold, I'll indicate this by editing the post. 
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5/20/2020

*SOLD* SPRING SHOPPING 11 - Two rare vintage American maps!

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THIS ITEM HAS NOW BEEN SOLD!

#13 American Airlines System Map
1945
 


Very good condition
One tear on a fold (see pictures below)
Full colour and fully illustrated, two-sided

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FOR SALE £15 (This includes P&P within UK, sent by Royal Mail second class).

If you wished to get this item, please DM us on Twitter or Facebook. 
If sold, I'll indicate this by editing the post. 

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#14 Los Angeles street and vicinity maps
1959
 



Excellent condition
Full colour, two-sided

This is really putting the iconic city of Los Angeles in its landscape at a time when Hollywood had just had its Golden Age! See whether you can spot the location of some of the legendary cinema studios on the city map! 
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FOR SALE £10 (This includes P&P within UK, sent by Royal Mail second class).

If you wished to get this item, please DM us on Twitter or Facebook. 
If sold, I'll indicate this by editing the post. 
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5/16/2020

SPRING SHOPPING 10 - James Bond movie posters

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#12 The official 007 collection:  James Bond movie posters 
Published in 2001 by Boxtree

Mint condition
This is a large book, 37cmX27cm

This is a truly gorgeous book for James Bond fans but also for people interested in the art of movie posters! 
This volume is full of colourful vintage movie art from all around the world! 

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FOR SALE £30 (This includes P&P within UK).
This is a small parcel item due to its size and weight and will be sent second class. 

If you wished to get this item, please DM us on Twitter or Facebook. 
If sold, I'll indicate this by editing the post. 
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5/11/2020

SPRING SHOPPING 9 -  The Strand Magazine, March 1950

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#11 The Strand Magazine, Last ever issue, March 1950

Satisfactory condition, damage to the cover
Quite fragile!  


This is the last ever issue of this iconic magazine which was published between January 1981 and March 1950. The Sherlock Holmes short stories by Arthur Conan Doyle were first published in The Strand with illustration by Sidney Paget. 
Other famous writers published in The Strand have included: H.G. Wells, Agatha Christie, Rudyard Kipling, Arthur Morrison, Dorothy L. Sayers, Georges Simenon, Edgar Wallace, P.G. Wodehouse and Winston Churchill (among many others!).
It is full of delighful illustrations and photographs and the always entertaining adverts of the time! 

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FOR SALE £20 (This includes P&P within UK). 
If you wished to get this item, please DM us on Twitter or Facebook. 
If sold, I'll indicate this by editing the post. 
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5/10/2020

SPRING SHOPPING 8 - Up-Tight The Velvet Underground Story, 1983

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​#10 Up-Tight - The Velvet Underground Story
Published in 1983 by Omnibus Press, rare first edition

Good overall condition except:
Damage to the front cover and inside cover (see photos)
slight smudge at top of one page
Soft cover 


This is the first edition of the best-selling account of The Velvet Underground. This book is now recognised as one of the greatest rock books ever written. It is based on interviews with all four members of the band, as well as others who became part of Andy Warhol's circle of artistic collaborators. 
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FOR SALE £20 (This includes P&P within UK). Relatively low price because of damage to cover. 
If you wished to get this item, please DM us on Twitter or Facebook. 
If sold, I'll indicate this by editing the post. 
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5/9/2020

SPRING SHOPPING 7 - Brigitte Bardot... And God Created Woman, 1983

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#9 Brigitte Bardot: And God Created Woman"
Published in 1983 by Sidgwick and Jackson, 1st UK edition 

Very good condition
Soft cover (currently sold with a protective plastic cover)


This is a must for all fans of the French Starlet! With many photographs by the man who "discovered" BB, photographer Sam Levin. Colour and B&W full page portraits and set photography, also with an illustrated bio and filmography. 
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FOR SALE £26 (This includes P&P within UK). 
If you wished to get this item, please DM us on Twitter or Facebook. 
If sold, I'll indicate this by editing the post. 
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5/7/2020

SPRING SHOPPING 6 - Before Marilyn - The Blue Book Modelling Years

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#8 Before Marilyn, The Blue Book Modelling Years
Published in 2015 by The History Press

Excellent condition
Hard cover


This is the archive of Miss Emmeline Snively, the director of the Blue Book Agency in Hollywood. It includes her correspondence with Marilyn Monroe, her documents about the Blue Book Agency and a lot of unpublished pictures of the star before she became a star! 
It also offers an interesting insight into the world of a 1940s modelling agency with a dark underbelly. 

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FOR SALE £20 (This includes P&P within UK). 
If you wished to get this item, please DM us on Twitter or Facebook. 
If sold, I'll indicate this by editing the post.  
 
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