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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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  • Royal Pavilion Map

    The London, Brighton and South Coast Railway.

    7th July 2023

    Brighton has always been synonymous with commuting and railways. This map is taken from ‘The Official Guide to the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway’ and was published by Cassell in 1913. It is the tenth edition and surprisingly difficult…

  • The Rolling Stones, May 4th 1963

    May the force be with you: The Rolling Stones sixty years ago.

    3rd May 2023

    On May 4th 1963 photographer Philip Townsend took the first official photographs of the Rolling Stones. His brief was to make them the opposite of the Beatles. He told them to wear their normal clothes and walked them around the…

  • Brighton Festival, 1969.

    Brighton Festival And All That Jazz…

    9th March 2023

    ‘You never know what you’ll find’ is an excellent way to sum up book collecting and, indeed, collecting in general. Walking into a book fair is like a new adventure every time. I buy stock to sell at book fairs…

  • These shelves are now practically empty.

    The Book Fairs Have Started, And I Need To Buy Books!

    24th January 2023

    I sell a lot of old books at book fairs and need to buy old books in Sussex.

  • Flyers are free tickets!

    Look out for a flyer – it’s your free ticket to the Brighton Book Fair.

    3rd October 2022

    The flyers and posters have arrived! I’ll be putting them around Sussex this month so look out for one. Each flyer is a FREE ticket to the fair. You can also find a free ticket here on facebook. Book-lovers love…

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