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Summertime Drinks Cabinet
A selection of rare and vintage books on drinks for all occasions - unleash your inner mixologist, unlock the mystery of what makes a wine fine, uncover the best beers - or even learn how to make your own!
Cocktails: How to Make Them - Herbert Jenkins £27.44
1700 Cocktails for the Man behind the Bar by R. de Fleury 1934 £391.99
William Edman Massee's Wine Handbook 1961 - First Edition £14.69
Just Cocktails by W.C. Whitfield 1939 £97.99
Zodiac Cocktails by Stanley S. MacNiel 1940 £244.99
International Cocktail Specialties by James Mayabb 1962 - First Edition £9.79
"Know The Drink" Beer & Cider 1968 - First Edition £12.73
The Pocket Guide to Beer, Spirits & Liqueurs 1972 £18.99
Cocktails: How To Mix Them c.1932 £427.49
Illustrated The Party-Giver's Book 1959 £34.29
Here's How... By The Victoria Wine Company 1954 £19.59

BORN THIS MONTH: GEORGE ORWELL

Eric Arthur Blair (better known as George Orwell) was born on the 25th June, 1903. His thought-provoking essays and ground-breaking novels established him as one of the greatest writers of the 20th century, in particular his most famous novel Nineteen Eighty-Four(1949) with its prophetic, dystopian view of the future. First editions of his books have shot up in value in recent years, especially in the original dust-jackets, but vintage editions such as the ones below can be far gentler on the pocket, and still look great!

VINTAGE GEORGE ORWELL BOOKS
George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four 1972-74 £9.79
George Orwell’s Keep the Aspidistra Flying 1981 – Penguin £8.81
George Orwell's Animal Farm Penguin Edition 1976-81 £7.99
George Orwell Six Penguin Books Collection £70.61
The Penguin Complete Longer Non-Fiction Of George Orwell 1983 £106.33
George Orwell's The Road to Wigan Pier - Secker & Warburg £48.99
George Orwell’s Homage to Catalonia - Penguin 1978-1979 £12.25
George Orwell’s Coming up for Air - Penguin 1974 £16.37
George Orwell’s Nineteen Eighty-Four - Penguin 1975 £12.94
George Orwell’s Nineteen Eighty-Four - Penguin 1983-1984 £25.82
George Orwell's Collected Essays, Journalism and Letters II 1980 - Penguin £9.79
A Study of George Orwell by George Woodcock 1970 £29.39
George Orwell’s Coming up For Air 1962 £9.79
George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four 1982 - Heinemann £24.49
George Orwell’s Nineteen Eighty-Four 1968-73 – Penguin £6.99
George Orwell’s Coming up For Air 1963 £9.79
George Orwell’s A Clergyman's Daughter 1966-7 £7.83
George Orwell's Animal Farm 1967-8 - Penguin £6.85
George Orwell's A Clergyman's Daughter 1960 £117.59
George Orwell's Down and Out in Paris and London 1953 £48.99
George Orwell's The Road to Wigan Pier 1962-1967 £12.34
George Orwell's Collected Essays 1961 £12.73
George Orwell's Animal Farm - New Penguin Clothbound Classics £12.73
George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four - New Penguin Clothbound Classics £16.65

INTERNATIONAL MEN'S HEALTH WEEK
Every year in the middle of June a week is dedicated to International Men's Health, and this June is no exception. This exclusively curated collection, celebrates some of the greatest male authors past and present from Ernest Hemingway to J.R.R. Tolkien. Lose yourself in some of the great classics right here!
A Christmas Carol - New Puffin Clothbound Classics £9.79
Vintage Penguin Collection: D. H. Lawrence Books from £24.99
Vintage Penguin: Graham Greene's The Lawless Roads 1947 £10.77
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Pleasing Poetry - New Penguin Clothbound Classics Collection £43.11 £49.98
The Picture Of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde - New Chiltern Publishing £19.59
The Hobbit - J.R.R. Tolkien £20.87
Vintage Penguin Book: Lady Chatterley’s Lover by D H Lawrence £6.85
Thomas Hardy’s Tess of the D’urbervilles 1926 - Macmillan & Co £14.69
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'When The World Goes Wrong' Dystopian Collection - New Penguin Clothbound Classics £22.53 £42.97
First Edition D. H. Lawrence's Selected Poems 1950 £19.59
A Christmas Carol Gift Set - New Chiltern Publishing £24.49
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald c.1964 £14.69
Penguin Books - The Last Tycoon by F. Scott Fitzgerald £14.24
E. M. Forster's The Longest Journey 1960 £5.69
Alice in Wonderland Journal - Alice in Court - Bodleian Library £11.75
Charles Dickens Christmas Stories £19.60
The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde - New Penguin Clothbound Classics £14.69
Oscar Wilde's Salome and Other Plays £9.49
J.R.R. Tolkien's The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings 1978 - 1989 - Guild £59.99
J.R.R. Tolkien's The Silmarillion 1978 - Unwin Second Impression £34.30
John Steinbeck's The Pearl - New Penguin Clothbound Classics £12.73
Edgar Allan Poe's The Fall of the House of Usher and Other Stories 1986 £23.51
A.A. Milne’s The House At Pooh Corner - Illustrated 1975 £5.87
Ernest Hemingway’s A Farewell to Arms 1955-1962 £9.49

PUBLISHER OF THE MONTH: 'KNOW THE GAME' BOOKS
The ‘Know the Game’ series has been in print for over 50 years, and is written for anyone who wants to find out the basics of a particular sport. Full of illustrations and step by step advice, these books are a must for any sports fan or collector of vintage sports books. 
Table Tennis: Know The Game 1958 £6.85
Women’s Hockey: Know Your Game 1976 £4.89
Know The Game: Rugby Union Football 1971 £5.87
Know The Game: Association Football 1970 £5.87
Know The Game: Simple Gymnastic Activities 1978 £5.87
Swimming: Know The Game 1965 £9.79
Men’s Hockey: Know The Game 1979 £5.87
Shotgun Shooting: Know The Game 1970 £6.85
Keeping Fit: Know The Game 1961 £19.59
Inn Games: Know The Game 1955 £12.73
Badminton: Know The Game 1965 £5.87
Gymnastics: Know The Game 1958 £29.39
Badminton: Know The Game 1983 £5.87
Table Tennis: Know The Game 1979 £6.85
Trampolining: Know The Game 1972 £19.59
Map Reading: Know The Game 1976 £5.87
Golf: Know The Game 1975 £6.85
Canoeing: Know The Game 1973 £6.85
Angling: Know The Game 1974 £4.89
First Edition: Darts - Know The Game 1978 £9.79
Darts: Know The Game 1980 £7.83
Badminton: Know The Game 1980 £7.83
Squash Rackets: Know The Game 1979 £7.83
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Getting down with Brown...
Looking for vintage or classic books with a weathered, antique, and authentic feel and appearance? You'll find exactly that here, in our extensive Brown Vintage Books collection. Including brown vintage penguins, leather-bound books, hardback novels, and a variety of collections from some of the world's greatest authors, this selection has all you need to fill your bookshelf with vintage classic literature. Ranging from classic children's stories and illustrated children's books by the likes of C. S. Lewis, to Bronte Sisters collections and classic Jane Austen books, this is a selection no reader should overlook.
The Holiday Round by A. A. Milne c1966 £12.73
Charles Dickens's Tales by J. Walker McSpadden c1916 £34.29
National Nursery Rhymes Set to Music by J. W. Elliott £58.79
Poems: Longfellow £34.29
Investigating English Style by David Crystal and Derek Davy 1969 £29.39
Collection About Britain by Geoffrey Grigson 1951 £12.73
Aldous Huxley's Brief Candles 1930 £48.99
The Years of Endurance by Arthur Bryant 1942 £9.79
Book of Prayers by David Palmer 1979 £6.85
Vintage History The French Revolution by T. Carlyle 1927 £11.75
The Heroic Deeds of Gargantua and Pantagruel vol. I by Rabelais 1929 £11.75
Shakespeare in His Own Age 1964 £16.65
Antique Shakespeare Volume XI 1808 £98.00
Illustrated Leatherbound William Shakespeare's Tale retold by Charles and Mary Lamb c1924 £25.47
Vintage Penguin Plato's The Symposium 1950s £11.75
Vintage Penguin: The Persian Expedition by Xenophon 1952-1957 £9.79
Vintage Penguin Sophocles's Theban Plays 1949 - 1962 £9.49
Vintage Penguin The Four Gospels translated by E. V. Rieu 1952 - 1961 £8.49
Vintage Penguin: Plato's The Republic 1956 - 1962 £12.39
Vintage Poetry: A Slice of Snow by Joan Walsh Anglund 1970 £14.24
Cornered by Percy J Barrow 1914 £14.69
Saturday's Bairn by Brenda £88.19
Lucile by Owen Meredith 1896 £28.49

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