Welcome to the Prudence and the Crow Collection
We are Prudence and the Crow, the vintage book subscription service.
Since 2013, we have re-homed thousands of vintage books that may otherwise have found themselves in landfill and have introduced thousands of readers to new (old) authors they may otherwise never have heard of.
What started as a subscription service has grown to include a vintage bookshop and a range of literary gifts, stationery and homewares to suit every budget...
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Looking to buy a subscription? Just seen a book you 'd like on our Instagram? You'll find it here...
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Prudence and the Crow Gift Subscription
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Lucky Dip Book
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Carolyn Keene - Nancy Drew: The Secret of Red Gate Farm - FIRST EDITION
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Vintage Paperbacks
Beautiful vintage paperbacks dating from the 1930's onwards. Penguin classics, children's, science fiction and other rarities. View our ever-growing selection.
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Point Horror | R L Stine - Halloween Night II
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Chitty Chitty Bang Bang - FIRST EDITION
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Cliff Richard - The Way I See It - FIRST EDITION
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George Eliot - Silas Marner - FIRST PENGUIN EDITION
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Gerald & Jacquie Durrell 1970's Fontana Boxed Set
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Miniature Book: Collins' Unique Gem Reckoner
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The Countryman - Summer 1966
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Brodie's Study Notes - Jane Eyre and Emma
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A A Milne - Winnie-the-Pooh 1970's complete Boxed set of 4
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G M Trevelyan - Illustrated English Social History - Complete Boxed Set
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Happy Days - The Fonz - The Bike Tycoon
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Paddington Bear 1960's Boxed Set
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Vintage Hardbacks
Vintage hardbacks from first edition Dickens to Agatha Christie. Wide range of fiction, science fiction, crime, children's books and more.
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Anne McCaffrey - The MasterHarper of Pern - FIRST EDITION
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Victoria Holt - The Mask of the Enchantress - FIRST EDITION
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Stephen King - Christine FIRST EDITION
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Enid Blyton - Third Year at Malory Towers - FIRST EDITION
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Carolyn Keene - Nancy Drew: The Secret of Red Gate Farm - FIRST EDITION
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Mark Twain - Huckleberry Finn - Illustrated by John Falter
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P D James - The Children of Men - FIRST EDITION
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Anne Rowe - Cobra Venom - FIRST EDITION
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Jane Austen - Northanger Abbey
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Anne Stevenson - Ralph Dacre - FIRST EDITION
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Dorothea Moote - Judy Patrol Leader
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Nathaniel Hawthorne - Tanglewood Tales - 1889 EARLY REPRINT
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Bernard Shaw - The Apple Cart
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Jean Plaidy - The Queen from Provence
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Susan Coolidge - What Katy Did Next
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Charles Dickens - Barnaby Rudge
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Kenneth Grahame: A Biography by Peter Green - FIRST EDITION
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Enid Blyton - The Folk of the Faraway Tree
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R L Stevenson - The Black Arrow
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Patrick O'Brian - The Wine-Dark Sea - FIRST EDITION
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Kelman Frost - Son of the Sahara - FIRST EDITION
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Paul Berna - The Street Musician - FIRST EDITION
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Laura Lee Hope - The Bobsey Twins and the Horseshoe Riddle
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Gabriel García Márquez - The General in His Labyrinth - FIRST EDITION
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Boxed Sets
Beautiful vintage paperback collections with their original boxes. Why settle for one book when you can have the whole set?
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Gerald & Jacquie Durrell 1970's Fontana Boxed Set
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A A Milne - Winnie-the-Pooh 1970's complete Boxed set of 4
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G M Trevelyan - Illustrated English Social History - Complete Boxed Set
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Paddington Bear 1960's Boxed Set
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First Editions
A wide selection of vintage first editions including children's fiction, sci fi, classic fiction and more. Well-known authors and more obscure titles. We frequently source books that are well over 100 years old.
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Anne McCaffrey - The MasterHarper of Pern - FIRST EDITION
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Victoria Holt - The Mask of the Enchantress - FIRST EDITION
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Stephen King - Christine FIRST EDITION
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Enid Blyton - Third Year at Malory Towers - FIRST EDITION
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Chitty Chitty Bang Bang - FIRST EDITION
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Mark Twain - Huckleberry Finn - Illustrated by John Falter
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P D James - The Children of Men - FIRST EDITION
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Anne Rowe - Cobra Venom - FIRST EDITION
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Anne Stevenson - Ralph Dacre - FIRST EDITION
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Dorothea Moote - Judy Patrol Leader
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Jean Plaidy - The Queen from Provence
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Charles Dickens - Barnaby Rudge
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Kenneth Grahame: A Biography by Peter Green - FIRST EDITION
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Enid Blyton - The Folk of the Faraway Tree
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Cliff Richard - The Way I See It - FIRST EDITION
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Patrick O'Brian - The Wine-Dark Sea - FIRST EDITION
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Paul Berna - The Street Musician - FIRST EDITION
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Kelman Frost - Son of the Sahara - FIRST EDITION
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Laura Lee Hope - The Bobsey Twins and the Horseshoe Riddle
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Gabriel García Márquez - The General in His Labyrinth - FIRST EDITION
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George Eliot - Silas Marner - FIRST PENGUIN EDITION
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Gene Kemp - Tamworth Pig Stories - FIRST EDITION
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Christine Chaundler - Everyman's Book of Legends - FIRST EDITION
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Poetic Heritage - Anthology of English Verse - FIRST EDITION
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Book Related Prints
Prints for your reading nook. Don't have a reading nook? Make one today! Printed on sustainable paper using vegan inks and sent in plastic-free packaging ♻️
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Rainbow Read Print
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Write Here Write Now PRINT
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Let Your Boat of Life Be Light PRINT
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Bookish Stationery
Pencils, erasers, bookplates and more for the book lover in your life. Gifts for yourself are a thing.
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Alice in Wonderland Pencil
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Edgar Allan Poe Pencil
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George Eliot Quote Rubber
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P&C Library Card
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Babar Mini Greetings Card
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Mary Shelley Pencil - The beginning is always today.
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Literary Badges
Badges both button and pinback featuring your favourite authors, quotes and bookish things. From Virginia Woolf to Oscar Wilde. Some even glow in the dark!
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Literary Badges
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William Shakespeare Button Badges
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Virginia Woolf Button Badges
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Alexandre Dumas Three Musketeers Badges
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Author Fridge Magnets
Display your love of your favourite author on your fridge (or dishwasher or other magnetic surface)!
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Virginia Woolf Magnet Set
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Author Magnets
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