Oldies but Goodies

We've spent the week finding books for our Cafe Society evening with Hugo Vickers. The plan is to fill the shop with vintage gems, bringing out all of the 1930s and 1940s favourites to accompany the Duchess of Windsor and Behind Closed Doors. 

Looking through our catalogues to fuel my failing memory, I've been reminded of the joys of the backlist: those fantastic books that sometimes drop to the bottom of the pile, but are always excellent and still in-print. Here are a few of my favourite backlist titles, all in stock at the moment. Time for them to stop hiding their lights under a bushel.

Musee des Arts Decoratifs, Jean Royere. Decorateur a Paris (1999)

Susan Meller, Russian Textiles. Printed Cloth for the Bazaars of Central Asia (2007)

Leo Schmidt, Christian Keller and Polly Feversham, Holkham (2005)

Dean Merceron and Alber Elbaz, Lanvin (2007)

Penelope Hobhouse, Gardens of Persia (2004)