Visit our Stand at Abington Antique, Book and Collectors Fair on SATURDAY, 6th DECEMBER 2008, 10.00am to 4.00pm, at Abington Church Rooms on the corner of Park Avenue North and Ashburnham Road, Northampton
Avenue Books, based in Northampton, is primarily a mail order business, though we do attend some fairs. Dealing mainly in quality used books, our speciality subjects include Africa & The Colonies, Exploration & Travel, Aviation & Military History, Local & Family History and Traditional Children's Fiction
We also carry a good selection of inexpensive used paperbacks and hardback titles including textbooks, which are NOT MINT but perfectly sound for reading. If you are unable to find what you want let us know and we'll see if we have it in stock.
Your want-lists are always welcome.
Ordering
Please order by emailing avbooks@btinternet.com. On receipt of your order we will confirm title availability quoting the total price with post and packing. Titles will be reserved for 14 days from the date of confirmation and will be despatched on receipt of payment. If payment is not received within this time the title(s) will be placed back on general sale.
Payment
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Payment by Paypal preferred - it's quick and easy and saves our customers the cost of an envelope and stamp, but we are quite happy to accept Sterling cheques made payable to W A SCURFIELD
Post and Packing
Books will be sent to UK destinations by either First Class Post or Parcel Post, depending on weight. All Overseas orders will be despatched Printed Paper - AIRMAIL.
May Baldwin
I am trying to discover more about the author, May Baldwin, who was a prolific writer of books for girls circa 1900-1940. The family were in India, I suspect in the late 1800's, but her brother, Hugh Rose, moved to Kenya, where she subsequently visited or lived with him. Three of her books are set in Kenya: Only Pat - A Nairobi School Girl (1922), The School in the Wilds (1925) and Kenya Kiddies - A Story of Settlers' Children in East Africa (1926). If anyone can help please contact me. Meanwhile, take a look at my collection of her books. Click here
Bessie Marchant
Born Elizabeth Marchant in 1862 in Petham, Kent, England, she married Jabez Ambrose Comfort (a Baptist Minister) in 1889 and died 1941 in Charlbury, Oxfordshire, England. Another prolific author with over 150 titles to her name, her books are set all over the world - despite the fact that she never left England. Her adventurous tales earned her a reputation as 'The Girl's Henty'. Click here for a list of her books in order of publication:
