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Occasional meetings to hear lectures are held in central london. It is an independent learned society but with extremely close links to. We are always interested to purchase books that are rare or of collectable value, either singly or in collections or libraries. First editions, autographed and signed books from feminism to the occult, naval history to crime. Theres a richness to antique books that transcends their status as one of the worlds most. The shops are open seven days a week and the antique market is on saturdays with other market days during the week. The oaicc was founded in 1982 by the optician derek c. Books document the evolution of our need to make sense of the world around us. Founded in london in 1955, the society aims to make the life and work of. Britain collectors club is proudly sponsored by the history store, chillicothe, ohio, usa. Antiquarian book collectors are not exclusively interested in first editions and first. You can find more such publishers from united kingdom here.
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