A selection from the book shop

A little browsing among the virtual dusty leaves at Nick Harville Libraries unearths these delightful tomes.

LEFT BANK, RIGHT BANK, PARIS AND PARISIANS 1952 First UK edition. The jacket art is signed H. Willard. $125

Morse, A. Hastings. Blondes Prefer Gentlemen. First Edition. 1938., Sold $475

FRANK SWINNERTON, SKETCH OF A SINNER (MORRIS OF PARIS DUST JACKET) First American Edition. 1929. $75

IN BED WE CRY, SIGNED TO GEORGE CUKOR BY ILKA CHASE. First edition, 1943 $250 Dust jacket illustration by Constantin Alajalov.

The early Betty Swanwick (1915-1989)

Betty Swanwick was a Draughtsman Member of the Royal Academy, but began her career after being tutored by Edward Bawden with these commissioned posters for the London Transport. Most of her career would be focused on more serious watercolor paintings, but I really appreciate these early posters.

I purchased a print of this from pickmix To the Fields, a poster for the London Transport

Wild or Savage, 1954 London Transport via Bonhams

To the farms, London Transport 1936 via pickmix

Woolwich Ferry by Betty Swanwick 1949

Safety First, a somewhat macabre poster for the ministry of transport. That's why I love it! I wish I could find a larger image to share, but alas, no. via

Poster for the London Transport

Betty Swanwick LONDON TRANSPORT POSTERS, 1949 via sworder.uk

Swanwick's artwork featured on the 1973 Genesis album "Selling England by the Pound" is representative of her later style. 

+The London Transport Museum