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  • Estra Clark's 1947 map of York.

    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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  • Books I have bought recently.

    Books, maps, ephemera and more needed urgently – can you help?

    The seasons change, but book fair season never seems to end! I have had one practically every weekend since September, including the Brighton fair last Saturday the 26th October. Next week I’m back in London for the ETC Bloomsbury Fair,…

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  • Flyers are also free tickets!

    Free Tickets to the Brighton book fair!

    This is just a short post to let you know the flyers have arrived and soon I’ll be putting them in the shops all around town. Each one is a free ticket and you can also find a free ticket…

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  • Books

    The 2024 Brighton Book Fair is approaching – and I need to buy books!

    Great news for book lovers – the Brighton Book Fair returns to the main hall of Brighton Racecourse on Saturday October 26th. This is our fourth year there and as the manager I’m really looking forward to meeting my fellow…

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  • A selection of books.

    Busy Buying Books

    I have been very busy with book fairs which I’m thoroughly enjoying at the moment. I have three in July so I need new stock now just as much as ever. Please get in touch if you have any old…

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    13th February 2017

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  • The Ultimate Bibliomystery

    The Ultimate Bibliomystery; or, Death Of A Bookseller.

    12th February 2017

    Bernard J. Farmer wrote ‘The Gentle Art of Book Collecting’ but in this take on the subject he reveals the sordid truth of the matter. Farmer was a policeman, a collector and later an author. I first saw this marked…

  • Books and the Letter B

    The Letter B; or, Book Collecting

    11th February 2017

    A beautiful gilt binding, yes – and look at that letter ‘B’! It’s in my logo and I had it adapted from this book. Slater writes very knowledgeably about the technical anatomy of books and also the foibles of collectors….

  • Bar Broad; or, A Lush For Lust.

    10th February 2017

    Now I don’t know what you’re expecting here but as I’ve got your attention there are two points I’d like to look at. Firstly this is a PBO – a paperback original, the first edition being this paperback rather than a…

  • Not Actually Forbidden Love; or, For Women Only.

    9th February 2017

    ‘For Women Only’ claims the title, and as it was published in 1969 I suppose anything was possible.  The come-on text on the cover must have had the publishers rolling over the desks with laughter – but that’s where the…

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