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  • Cambridge PBFA Book Fair.

    I Need Books For Book Fairs!

    It’s one book fair after another at this time of year. In the photo you can (just!) see my stand at Cambridge, which this year was in a new venue. It’s always been popular with younger customers and this year…

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  • Tunbridge Wells in 1844.

    A New Look At Tunbridge Wells 180 years ago.

    Here’s a lovely thing which I am going to take to the Tunbridge Wells PBFA Book Fair on Saturday 3rd February. You can find out more about the fair here. It’s just one image from an album of 24 sketches…

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  • The Faery Calendar

    December Sleep; or, My Favourite Book

    As I write this we are just a week or so from the winter solstice and the end of another year. And what a busy year it’s been! According to my diary I have visited over 60 houses to buy…

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  • The Antiquarian Book Club

    The Antiquarian Book Club goes to Worthing!

    I’m proud to be a member of the country’s largest organisation of professional book sellers, the P.B.F.A. The association was established in 1974 to ‘bring books to the people’ and that’s exactly what we do at book fairs across the…

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  • Brighton Book Fair 2023 free ticket

    2023 Brighton Book Fair: Saturday 28th October, Main Hall, Brighton Racecourse.

    The 2023 PBFA Brighton Book Fair is coming up fast. It’s the biggest and best book fair on the south coast and we’re now in our third year. Look out for these flyers around the south – each one is…

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  • Baxter colour print of the Lewes Avalanche

    The Lewes Avalanche of 1836, Colour Printed by George Baxter.

    9th December 2020

    On the 27th December 1836 a huge wall of snow slipped off the Cliffe above Lewes, killing eight people. This unusual event was portrayed by local printer and inventor George Baxter in the image here. At first glance it does…

  • The Man Who Missed The Sixties

    From Monk To Punk: The Man Who Missed The Sixties.

    10th November 2020

    Last week I mentioned being out and about again, ‘meeting all sorts of interesting people.’ No sooner had I typed the words than the phone rang and I found myself speaking to one of the most interesting people on the…

  • A map showing Brighton with three piers!

    Brighton Lockdown Quiz: When Did Brighton Have Three Piers?

    1st November 2020

    Firstly, I’m sorry not have posted anything for a while. The truth is I have been very busy, out and about meeting all sorts of lovely people and buying some great books too. The first lockdown led to a lot…

  • Brighton Women Swimming Against The Tide

    Swimming Against The Tide: 19th Century Brighton Women.

    1st August 2020

    This little pamphlet was issued in 1987 by Brighton Council’s Women Committee ‘as a contribution to Taking Liberties Week.’ Put together by Helen Rees, it has wonderful images of wonderful women who fought against the patriarchal establishment in Brighton and…

  • Theme of The Crimes

    The Theme Of The Crime; or, Antiques, Books and Collections.

    25th July 2020

    The Antiques Trade Gazette recently issued a ‘book special’ number to coincide with the London Book Fairs. There were, of course, no real book fairs this year but the PBFA and some other organisations ran ‘Virtual Fairs.’ The magazine (the…

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