Look And Learn

03Mar12

One of the many purchases I made at Barter Books whilst in the North East the week before last was this, The Things We See – No 5 – Public Transport published by Penguin Books. As you’ll know, if you’ve been paying attention, I’m an occasional collector of Penguins, Pelicans and Puffins however this excellent, (albeit […]

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Tags: Barter Books, Christian Barman, OBE, Pelican, Penguin, Penguin Books, Public Transport, Puffin, Royal Designer for Industry, Society for Industrial Artists

Hit The North : pt 2/7

20Feb12

So further North still today, albeit not much further. To the finest bookshop in Britain, (other bookshops are of course available), namely Barter Books in Alnwick. If you’ve not been then you should start making plans this instant because it’s a wonderful place – located in Alnwick’s old railway station, (thanks to Dr Beeching), it’s just […]

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Tags: Alnmouth, Alnwick, Barter Books, Keep Calm & Carry On, Mark Coop

Somethings Beginning With B

31Jan10

A quiet day that began with a trip to the finest bookshop in England, Barter Books in Alnwick, and was followed by a walk on a snow covered beach at Druridge Bay. Not a bad way to spend a day eh ?

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Tags: Barter Books, Druridge Bay

Still Trying

09Nov08

Nice piece in the The Times about the this, War Posters: Weapons of Mass Communication, and featuring the increasingly well known “Keep Calm And Carry On”. I got mine a few years ago from the mighty Barter Books (although it seems to be available from various places now) and it sits above the stairs, so […]

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Tags: Barter Books, Keep Calm And Carry On, Posters, War Posters, Weapons of Mass Communication