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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Maidstone Gin, 14 shillings & 6d a gallon!
10th February 2022Here’s a wonderful thing. It’s a beautiful two-colour advertising flyer for Maidstone Gin, dating from the late 19th Century. I have recently bought a big scrap-book of ephemera relating to Mr Grant’s Distillery and I was delighted to discover that…
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Talking About Old Books At The Worthing Collectors Club
2nd February 2022The Worthing Antique, Arts and Collectors Club meet on the first Tuesday of the month in Field Place, Worthing – and this month I was the guest speaker. This was great fun and I need to thank the tireless secretary,…
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Brighton Book Fair In The News
28th October 2021Here it is – all you need to know, and the Brighton and Hove Independent’s top story too! Thanks to Phil Hewitt for his time and we’ll see you all at the Racecourse on Saturday 30th.
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Brighton Book Fair flyers!
2nd October 2021The flyers have arrived! Thanks to my great pal Simon Fenton of sfcreative, I’ve now got five thousand of these eye-catching flyers! I’ll be distributing them at book fairs this month (Lewes and London) and all around Brighton, Lewes and…
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Fantastic Fantasia at Brighton Book Fair!
20th September 2021Groovy Baby! This is a gorgeous technicolour A5 poster to advertise Disney’s Fantasia in 1970. The border has a space for the local cinema details and in our case it was the Brighton Film Theatre in North Street. Apparently the…