Ladybird Books Series 401
On my way back from work this week I found thirteen lovely little Ladybird books from series 401. They were all in fairly good condition.
Books
Pippin’s Greatest Hits!
I found two books on my way home from work last Wednesday; a Pippin Annual from 1984, and 7-Up Greatest Hits of 1986.
Hot City Night Fairy Tales
I came back with a good selection of charity shop purchases a couple of weeks back (plus a couple of new). The haul included disco and indie music, Hello Kitty, My Little Pony, Grimm’s Fairy Tales, Strawberry Shortcake, pirates and glitter!
Mr Karma Gummidge
My most recent charity shop purchases include Mr Men, Worzel Gummidge, Culture Club and an Elvis Chatimals. Sounds like the makings of a good night out!
You Should Be Knitting with Geoff Love
A trip down the road to the woodyard, then into the charity shop on the way back got me 9m of wood and these! A new Geoff Love LP, three 78’s, two knitting books with “interesting” fashion, and a Beatrix Potter book.
Madball Brush Styles
The weekend away visiting the folks scored me four kids annuals, a book on fashion and a Taschen book of 1940’s adverts.
Viva Popmobility
I came back with an excellent hoard of goodies from my local charity shop a short while back, including three records, seven books (Tony Hart and Cockleshell Bay) and two Equestria Girls dolls.
Henry’s Star Wars Playhour
A visit to the charity shops in Oldfield Park, Bath was as fruitful as usual. Finds include Star Wars, Barron Knight, Henry’s Cat, Sonic The Hedgehog, Playhour Annual 1977, and pop up Shakin’ Stevens!
The Muppet Twins
I found this fantastic Thompson Twins picture disc and Muppet Show annual at a records and book fair in town on Saturday.
The Very Hungry Jackie Trap
A good haul from Bath and Wells charity shops this weekend whilst visiting the folks! I found a G1 My Little Pony, Lalaloopsy, Mr Men, Hungry Caterpillar, Jackie, Trapdoor, Sesame Street, Lemony Snicket, and a couple of LP’s.
The Machine Knitting Book by John Allen [1985]
I bought this book a few weeks back from a charity shop. One look at the cover and I knew it had to be mine! It’s surprisingly informative even if the designs are now dated. Plus, I own a knitting machine so it may even come in useful if ever I decide to knit myself a batwing jumper…
Barbara Cartland “The Romance Of Food” [1984]
Yes, I actually bought this cookery book! Replete with hearts, romantic quotes, health tips, and knick-knacks galore, this is now one of my favourite recipe books which I don’t use, along with my Worzel Gummidge cookbook. Both classics.
Read Along With Tron
I found this Tron Read-Along Adventure book today in a charity shop (25p) and it bought back memories of reading Back To The Future over and over accompanied by my brick-like cassette player. Unfortunately the book no longer had the cassette tape, but due to the wonders of the internet I found a digital copy.
Ladybird Books “Well Loved Tales” Cinderella & Little Red Riding Hood
From time to time I come across old children’s Ladybird books in charity shops, the little hardback ones from the 1960’s-70’s. I recently happened to find a couple from the “Well Loved Tales” series of fairy tales and they reminded me how much I used to love the illustrations.
