{"product_id":"for-vintage-colourful-books-including-sculpture-and-golf","title":"Vintage Observer's Books Golf, Sculpture, Spaceflight and Glass Set in Red, Cream and Blue","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eGolf, sculpture, space probes and glass: not a combination you would find on many reading lists, but on a shelf these four vintage Observer's Pocket Books look as though they were always meant to sit together. Pillar box red, soft cream, sky blue and deep navy, with the white series numbers and Warne imprint still crisp at the foot of each spine (58, 37, 52 and 62).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eBy the 1970s Frederick Warne's pocket series had travelled a long way from its 1937 beginnings with Birds. Unmanned Spaceflight arrived in 1974, written at the height of the space race, when probes were reaching Mars and Venus and mission names were playground knowledge. Golf followed in 1975 and Glass in 1976. Sculpture belongs to the series' turn towards the arts, guiding readers through styles and makers in the same compact format once used for wild flowers and locomotives. Together they make a neat portrait of how wide the Observer's world became.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eEach book measures roughly 14.5 x 9.5cm (5.75 x 3.75 inches). Stand them upright between a pair of shells or a heavy glass bottle, lay them flat as a small plinth for a candlestick, or slip them onto a bookcase where the red and navy will pick up any blue and white china nearby. They would also suit a study or reading corner with a slightly nautical feel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThe books are hardbacks in their original boards, without dust jackets. There is some wear to edges and corners and light fading to the spines, in keeping with their age, and the pages are clean and readable. The photos show them exactly as they are, so do take a good look.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eA small set with a big range of subjects, ready for a shelf, a gift, or a collector slowly working towards all hundred titles.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Blue Loft","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55220124877127,"sku":null,"price":18.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0850\/3921\/9015\/files\/C55BAEDA-4C70-45DD-9760-8FBC99B1F36C.jpg?v=1790788350","url":"https:\/\/www.theblueloft.co.uk\/products\/for-vintage-colourful-books-including-sculpture-and-golf","provider":"The Blue Loft","version":"1.0","type":"link"}