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1940s Portrait Photos
Seems as though vintage photographs are the flavour of the week here on FFEP. If you're waiting for more book-related goodies I'm sure there will be something for you coming up soon. In the meantime...
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The Ones That Didn't Get Away
Some of you may remember me expressing my frustration at 'The One That Got Away'. a few days ago when I failed to win an auction on Ebay for an album page of vintage swim photos. Well, as it happens, I...
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London International Antiquarian Book Fair
For the next few days I shall be in London working for an Antiquarian bookseller on their stand at the London International Antiquarian Book Fair in the National Hall at Olympia. And if you think that...
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Catalogues...
Back now from the metropolis and diving into my inbox with some verve. One of the joys of the big book fair is the sport of catalogue hunting and I have a good half-shelf worth of shiny, silky...
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I'm sure I've said this before but...
You know when you can't remember if you've actually said something aloud or not? This is the blog equivalent. I was sure I had blogged about this before but searching my own blog I can't find any sign...
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A little Vintage Swimwear For You...
As is often the case, the notes on the back of photos like these, recently added to the collection, tell us tantalisingly close to nothing, but enough to pique the interest. The top one reads "Sept...
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Suffragette Sketch
Anyone who has anything to do with vintage paper items will know about the abundance of 'autograph books' sometimes called 'friendship books' which flourished from about 1900-1925 and in which you...
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Portraits by Carl Van Vechten
Carl Van Vechten: Self PortraitCarl Van Vechten (1880-1964) was quite the played in the artistic and literary scene of the early and mid-twentieth century. He was a photographer and writer who first...
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From Sciatica to Ischiorectal Abscesses...
I am loving this print I bought recently showing the "site of pain in relation to disease"! I know, not the most tea-time of subjects but there's no denying they chose a cute model for everything from...
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Men Can Be Beautiful Too...
When I posted a few portraits of men by Carl van Vechten a few days ago one of my followers on Twitter retweeted my mention of them with the comment "men can be beautiful too". And as if to prove that...
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Two More Author Photos... the men...
Back in May I posted a couple of photos I had bought of two very glamorous women novelists, both of whom had a connection to the kind of books that interest us here at Callum James Heights. At the same...
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Treasure Hunting in Lewes
R and I have been in Lewes all day treasure hunting in the antique shops there. It was a very successful day all things considered and I'm sure I'll be sharing more of what we found there at a later...
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A Mystery Library
I couldn't resist this photograph yesterday in Lewes, although it remains a little bit of a mystery. There's nothing to tell me where it is or, indeed, what kind of institution we are looking at. There...
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Pencil Portrait
This is a charming, if somewhat foxed portrait of a boy that we found yesterday, again in Lewes. It's only a small little thing but all the more sweet for that and although not perfect there is some...
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Review of the Fleet 1887
This is just the most exquisite piece of ephemera to cross my desk for a while. Originally issued as a souvenir of the 1887 Review of the Fleet in Queen Victoria's Jubilee year there is a dainty little...
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We Are For The Dark by Robert Aickman and Elizabeth Jane Howard
One of the nice things about putting together my recent catalogue of Supernatural fiction was getting to indulge my love of book covers at the same time. There's no denying that the covers on genre...
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Few Were Left by Harold Rein
I think this must be the dust-jacket find of the day. It wasn't until I got it home that I looked to see and the artwork is by John Minton: quality will always out! The book itself is trailed really...
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Michael's Crag by Grant Allen
It's not rare and its not particularly expensive but it is a wonder and more people should have one on their shelves. This is Michael's Crag, a new story by Grant Allen, or at least it was new in 1893...
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No Vintage Swimwear Here...
No vintage swimwear in sight in these photos but they jumped out at me from a bundle of photos bought from the estate of a good amateur photographer recently. I like the top photo in particular because...
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Turn of the 19th Century News Posters
I am completely besotted with my latest acquisition: a selection of posters from the turn of the last century. These are just three of a small lot I have. Regular readers will understand that with my...
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