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The British Are Coming! Our British books include fiction and non-fiction. We are particularly delighted to offer British books published by Persephone Books in London. Persephone Books is a press that specializes in revitalized and reprinted British classics. British Vogue called Persephone Books "The answer to a present-giver's prayers." Persephone Books say it specializes in British books "to appeal to busy women who rarely have time to spend in ever-larger bookshops."
Besides our Persephone Books, we have some other lovely books. For gifts, at $10, the petite Keep Calm and Carry On book is a gem. We love the crown pattern endpapers and every room should have a touch of red! Of course not all our books are British books - or red. For example, see our Tiffany's Table Manners in "Tiffany blue."
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| Persephone Books for Virginia Woolf Fans |  | Virginia Woolf (1882-1941)
"Virginia did not like being looked at but Tomlin was very persuasive and somehow managed to get her to pose for the bust while she was sitting for a portrait by her sister Vanessa. The work proceeded with difficulty and in the end was left unfinished."
- Quentin Bell | I recently visited the National Portrait Gallery in London and came upon Tomlin's bust of Woolf. This sculpture of Virginia Woolf is considered to be Tomlin's finest work. Several casts were made for family members and important British Museums and libraries as well as for Virginia and Vanessa's homes, Monk's House and Charleston, which are now maintained by the National Trust and can be visited.
Persephone Books & More for Home Decor
As the great American decorator Billy Baldwin said, "There isn't a room in the house, including the bathroom, where books aren't first-class decoration." We know you can't judge a book by its cover but some books do look better than others in the library.
Persephone Books are always beautiful. The Persephone Books that have a dove grey cover have distinctive endpapers and matching bookmarks whose designs are taken from vintage British textiles and drawings. Kitchen Essays from Persephone Books has a cover painting by Harold Harvey from 1918, a portrait of Agnes Jekyll from her estate and an inside cover fabric design from the Victoria and Albert Museum's collection.
Authors of Our Books
Since books by Persephone Books are reprinted books, they tend to be by authors we will never know, like Virginia Woolf. Some of our other books are by authors who are still very much around today. Barbara Flanaghan, Maira Kalman and Pamela Fiori are very much in the news. They are known for their work in architecture and design, illustration and editing respectively. We are loving Henry Alford's column in the Friday section of The New York Times about hot topics to talk about every weekend!
Persephone Books in Vanity Fair Magazine
Persephone Books have been discovered in the US. In Vanity Fair Magazine, February 2010, Christa D'Souza described Persephone Books as follows: "Persephone evokes cozy and nostalgic memories of London train rides, Yardley English Lavender, freshly brewed tea being poured into a proper china cup, a spring popping out of a slightly doggy-smelling chair...Persephone Books has developed a cult following."
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