New in stock...

And... I have done it again! 
Our shelves are absolutely packed full of books - the Arcane Books stock (Arcane Books is what I am calling the pre-loved, vintage and rare book trading side of Arcane Publishing). As all the events we were supposed to attend with Matt ArtPix have been cancelled, we have all our stock safely at home waiting for the online bookshop to open. We've had to postpone this because of the very uncertain climate, but we hope to be able to open a "proper" online shop in 2021 in order to sell all our pre-loved, vintage and rare books as well as our vintage ephemera. 

So we were not going to get any new stock until things are up and running properly again but, of course, as we've started to venture out, we've found some lovely items to add to our shelves (and to Miss Gish's collection...)

Here are the brand new items we've acquired which will be added to the stock shelves! 
We will do more details posting when they are on sale - at an event or in the online shop next year...   

First of all, cinema books... This is our biggest section - just because we do love classic cinema and always end of acquiring yet more books about what the French call "the 7th Art"! 

If you read Miss Gish's blog posts, you'll know that she has her own collection of illustrated books, children's books and others (she also has an extensive collection of art books and ... cinema books!) 
We have acquired a nice little stash of lovely vintage booklets and small books - some a bit knackered but most full of great illustrations or pictures. 

Some Hanna-Barbera fun from 1964 and a Tom and Jerry published in 1963!

A 2000 edition of Maurice Sendak's now famous 1963 illustrated story "Where the Wild Things Are" and a 1979 edition of "In the Night Kitchen" first published in 1971.

Brilliant 1950s comics featuring the intrepid Robin Wood!

This edition 1971 of the 1958 text/illustrations. Again, full of beautiful images!

The Walt Disney 24 pages Read-along book (without the tape!) - story and lyrics from the songs featured in the film! 1979.

This book is in Arabic, published in 1972.

Some classic glamour here! 1959.

Written and illustrated by Quentin Blake, published 1968, this edition 1970.

Very damaged cover but had to have it! Really sweet book set in Holland, first published in 1958. This edition 1980.

This edition 1972, book originally published in 1971. Fabulous 1970s style illustrations!

Wonderful original 1974 edition of this illustrated story, 100% 1970s style!

The original 1956 novel The Hundred and One Dalmatians which inspired the famous Disney movie (this edition 1975) and the really fun and naughty illustrated "School Verse", this edition 1982.

Fab mid-century find! A gorgeous little illustrated catalogue for "Andrew Merryfield Ltd, Kensington, London, makers of Furni-Kit.

A look back at the 1970s.