Haven't started your Christmas shopping yet?!

Why not join us for some seasonal good cheer on Sunday 5th December.

It's the annual Belgravia Christmas Sunday.

Pimlico Rd and Elizabeth Street will be bustling with craft stalls, seasonal food and drink and a brass band.

There'll even be a guest appearance from Father Christmas!

Sounds like a great way to start the festive season.

Royal Wedding.

If a certain bride-to-be seeks some dress inspiration, could we suggest.......

Something old- Historic ideas in Wedded Perfection. Two Centuries of Wedding Gowns

Something new- from British milliner Stephen Jones' Accent of Fashion

Something borrowed from the the timeless classics of Dior or Chanel

and a little something blue from the elegant pieces in Queens' Jewels

All books are available at Potterton Books London online or at our Lower Sloane Street shop, prices start at £24.95.

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Remembrance Sunday

Eric Ravilious served as an official war artist from 1939 until his death in 1942 when the RAF plane he was travelling in went down off the coast of Iceland. After studying at the Royal College of Art under Paul Nash, whose own paintings of the Western Front were an important influence, Ravilious had a successful career before the war as a commercial artist.

His pictures offer an unusual and intimate insight into wartime life in Britain. Massive pieces of machinery lie in snowy fields, groups of men stand with oars and barrels against a glorious sunrise on Whitstable sands, while in others barrage balloons float in grey and turbulent skies. Elsewhere Ravilious captures the human aspect of the wartime experience with domestic scenes of the Dundee sick bay and cabin interiors strewn with papers and tired men sleeping at the table.

His work suggests that there is a place for beauty in the darkness of war.

The War Paintings is the third in the Ravilious in Pictures trilogy. It is available at Potterton Books London priced £25.00

St Jude's in the City

Our friends at St Jude's have an exhibition at the Bankside Gallery (near Tate Modern). Its sure to be lovely- Potterton Favourites Mark Hearld, Ed Kluz and Angie Lewin will be exhibiting.

The exhibition is on from 10th- 21st November. Dont miss it!

Handcrafted Modern.

Leslie Williamson's new book 'Handcrafted Modern' illustrates an unfamiliar kind of Modernism- a domestic one. Photographing the homes of pioneers such as Walter Gropius, Ray Eames and Wharton Esherick, Williamson reveals their own interior spaces were adorned with exotic objects, patterned textiles and tactile ceramics rather than stark, clean interiors indicative of a 'machine for living in'

An intimate and unusual book.

'Handcrafted Modern' is available at Potterton Books London, priced £30.00.

Boutique London

Shopping in Swinging London was all about the innovative boutiques of Carnaby Street and the King's Road.

Catering for a hip, young audience these provocative and theatrical shops with their psychedlic painted fronts and stylish interiors revolutionized the shopping experience.

Fashion historian Richard Lester's expertly researched book provides a comprehensive look at the celebrated and lesser known retailers of the era. Featuring many fantastic archive images this is a must for anyone with an interest in (or a memory of) 60s fashion

Potterton Books are delighted to host a book signing with ACC Editions on Thursday 28th October between 6-8 pm. Please RSVP to Jenifer.hammond@antique-acc.com or call the shop for further details on 02077304235