Vintage Fair 2012

We've got exciting news! Are you a lover of all things vintage? Enjoy a good rummage through the rails to find that oh-so-perfect 1950's dress? 

Well I have good news for you: this weekend we are having an amazing vintage fair in store! 

After sorting through masses of vintage items myself (and resisting buying the whole lot), it's safe to say there are some absolutely cracking items. Here's a few of my favourites:

White polka dot skirt £8.99

Russell and Bromley bag £9.99

Brown high life heels in original box £9.99

Purple oriental dress £8.99

1970s floral dress £9.99

We've got a whole range of items from the 1950's through to the 1990's. From only £4.99 per item, you need to get down here this weekend to make sure you don't miss out!

It's time to get your vintage on.

Oxfam Oxford Rd x

"Good design is no more expensive than bad."

One of my favourite things about volunteering at Oxfam Whitworth Park and about being a book volunteer in particular is being able to see the amazing range of books that we get donated. It's even better when the edition has a gorgeous cover design and nobody does this better than Penguin!

Recently, one of the supervisiors and my fellow book volunteer, Ben, was able to go down to Book Barn in Huddersfield to pick up a whole load of books for us to sell in our shop, including two big boxes of Penguin paperbacks dating from the 1940s to the 1970s.

Here are a few books that I picked out that are looking for a good home!

The Short Happy Life of Francis Macomber and Other Stories (1963)

Cat's Cradle (this edition 1965 featuring The Bullfight by Joan Miró)

Our Man in Havana (illustration by Paul Hogarth, 1970s)

The Guardian also had an excellent article on The Beauty of Penguin Books with a short history on Penguin design. We still have a large number of the Penguins left, including fiction and non-fiction.

Come on down to the shop and see if you can find a treasured classic or a hidden secret in amongst the bookshelves!

- Rebekah