Archives: Books
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Flying Saucers From The Moone: 1620 and 1980!
It’s intriguing to think that these two very different collections were sitting there, virtually next-door, until I came along to buy them. I’ve been a full time, professional book buyer for a decade now and I’m still amazed at what…
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Win Money For Collecting Books!
Being paid for what you love doing sounds like a dream, but in this case it’s true. If you collect books, your collection could win you £250! The 2025 PBFA Book Collector of The Year Competition is now open, and…
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Bath And District By Electric Car… in 1913!
I was very excited when I found this little booklet at a book fair recently. The front cover is rather grandly titled ‘Visitor’s Guide to Bath and District by Electric Car and Motor Bus’ and it was issued by ‘The…
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Oxford, or, Paper Beats Stone.
Just a brief post as we are in the middle of a particularly busy time for fairs. As the image suggests I am off to Oxford next week for the two-day PBFA Oxford Premier Fair, Saturday 26th and Sunday 27th…
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The 2025 Book Fairs Begin – I’m On The Road!
The 2025 P.B.F.A book fairs have begun, and there’s a clue in the map: I’m away at York until the 13th at a huge fair at the racecourse. This lovely pictorial map is by Estra Clarke, by the way, and…
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