I started a blog of this name in 2006, which turned into a monthly column in Book and Magazine Collector. As the name suggests it was written to encourage book-lovers to take a different approach to building up a collection. There are millions of old books out there, and many are far more interesting than the same old titles and themes trotted out by established authorities like… well, Book and Magazine Collector, for one.
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Helping To Find A New Home For Your Old Books
15th August 2026My photograph shows a selection of books about the delights of books. For many people a sight like this is a pleasure, but for others it is a problem. Lots of people get in touch with me to solve that…
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Focus on Brighton and Hove In The Sunshine
4th July 2026The sunshine looks set to stay, so here’s a sunny little guide book to our glorious city. First published in 1952, the beautiful front cover shows the sun focussing on Brighton and Hove in Regency times. My first thought, of…
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Britain Needs Books?
19th May 2026‘A noble declaration of the importance of books to the community and to the future of civilisation’ reads the strap line on this thin little book published in 1942. At the time Britain was at war and paper for books…
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A Book About Brighton’s Dyke Road Museum, 1876.
23rd April 2026I bought this book recently from a house in Patcham, Brighton. I have had it before, and sold it, so I was particularly pleased to find another copy. It is by E. T. Booth and is ‘A Catalogue of the…
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From Lewes To Littlehampton – With Tent And Boat!
12th March 2026Here’s a photograph album from 1904. It records what looks like An Awfully Big Adventure: the hand painted title reads ‘With Tent & Boat From Lewes to Littlehampton.’ The journey was made in September 1904 but unfortunately there are no…