Penguin Handbooks Arts & CraftsIn the 1950s, Penguin cover design just got better and better. The handbooks now display an illustrated border in bolder colours.
Price: £165
Penguin Verse in Many ColoursSome of our most popular items framed in acrylic and wood. Free standing or wall mounted.
1950’s Penguins. This popular series appeared in a wide variety of colours and patterns.
Price: £165
Penguin Garden HandbookWhy hide these books on a shelf? The plain horizontal bands of earlier editions had gone by the 1950s.
Price: £165
Robinson Crusoe Vintage Penguin Classic
Striking 1939 woodcuts by J. R. Biggs under the direction of Robert Gibbings at Penguin. Framed in black and acrylic.
Price: £125
Vista Girls
Girls to fall in love with and one of our favourites. What photography! This one is sold, but similar can be commissioned in English or French.
Price: £320 - SOLD
El libro de las mil noches y una NocheThe scarce dust-wrappers of this beautifully illustrated "Modernista" Spanish edition of a 'Thousand and One Nights' scarcely ever see the light of day, most of these books were cloth- bound after purchase. Here shown with decorative backing board but can be re-mounted and rearranged to suit. Price: £325
Colombi Children's BooksOur idea started with these. What a shame, we thought, to hide them away. Now displayed as art for a child’s room, but of course the books can still be taken down and read. Price: £165
Brian Cook's Pastoral BatsfordsEnduringly popular and collectors' items, the work of Brian Cook appeared on the Batsford dust-wrappers from the 1930s to the early '50s. An homage to rural England. Shown with pastel-coloured backing board but can be re-mounted and rearranged to suit. Price: £165
Classic Orange PenguinsWe can provide larger or smaller panels of Penguins: Green Penguins, Vintage Penguins, Multi-coloured Penguins, Blue Penguins …. Give your room the 'wow' factor with panels of green and orange Penguins!
Price: £275
Adventures in CookeryFull set of Patten’s scarce classic work (with over-size fork!)
No celebrity name credited for these covers, but undeniably great graphics. Seen here with white backing board, also available in birch-faced timber finish, or can be mounted directly on your own kitchen wall. Welsh set available, too.
Price: £320
Four Volumes of Winston ChurchillFramed in clear polished acrylic sheet front and back, with acrylic rod fixings, ready to hang on your wall or stand on your mantlepiece.
Price: £165 - SOLD
Black Lace LadiesBacked in their own antique lace.
Price: £165
books4looks© specialises in sourcing and displaying contemporary book design and illustration of the 20th century. Ranging from formality to folk tale, there is a huge variety of imagery to choose from for wall hanging or free standing presentation.
Many of these works incorporate striking vintage 50’s and 60’s Penguin paperbacks. These make up large wall panels or smaller displays when grouped by theme, pattern, or style.
Our ‘Vista’ girls, an acclaimed series of travel-guides, form a ‘poster’ of sixties photography at its best. The black background accentuates the photographic quality. In contrast, the illustrative children’s books use brightly coloured stained timber surrounds to compliment the graphics of the era.
By using a wide variety of materials and finishes combined with the use of protective polished acrylic, our “book pictures” can be designed to commission. We can source books to meet your special requirement. . Our gallery shows examples of current themes selected from our ever- changing stock.
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To contact us to discuss your requirements please use the details below. We accept Visa, Mastercard, most major credit and debit cards, PayPal and Sterling cheques. We can deliver or arrange despatch.
Contact us at info@books4looks.co.uk or telephone 01497 820200.
