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  • The Rolling Stones, May 4th 1963

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

    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…

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  • Brighton Festival, 1969.

    Brighton Festival And All That Jazz…

    ‘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…

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  • These shelves are now practically empty.

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

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

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  • Flyers are free tickets!

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

    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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  • Off To The Brighton Book Fair

    We’re off to the Brighton Book Fair, Saturday October 22nd 2022.

    Off To Brighton! This image is from 1862 and shows Brighton’s crowded seafront. As you can see there’s no room to move on the pavements, everyone is wearing the latest fashions, wheeled vehicles are fighting for space on the roads…

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  • 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…

  • On The Road again

    The Roads of England, Or; Maps and Satnavs

    25th June 2020

    From a King to a Queen Just a short post to let you know that I’m on the road! Which is to say, I’m out and about buying books again. I’ll be using the satnav rather than this 1838 map…

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