Ephemera Buying in London

[David Levine]

Hi everyone -
I am going to London and I was wondering if anyone can recomend any flea markets, shops, etc, for ephemera shopping.
My basic passion is paper items such as travel brochures, airline time-tables, ocean liner time-tables, auto road maps, luggage labels, advertising, and graphic design publications from the 1920s and 1930s, primarily in Europe but also Asia and, to a small degree, the U.S.A.
Also, 1950s and 1960s business ephemera, brochures, maps, etc...
thanks
David Levine
http://www.travelbrochuregraphics.com/

[Paul Batchelor]

can you please pack me in your luggage...lol.....I know if If you do any auction buying there is 10%-15% buyers premium depends on the auction house. Plus there is V.A.T (value added tax- a percentage of the final hammer price) its usually no more than a couple pounds or euros depending your spending habbits. If you go a auction house you can ask about specialist sales that deal only with paper they do have in london

[VoteAudrey]

David, I stayed in London for several months back in 2002. Had I more than a nickel to my name, I'd have been back since! Lovely, peculiar place. I recommend the weekend market along Portabello Road. The shops are open all week, but the stalls are only open Saturday, I believe. There's lots to pilfer, and the further you walk, the lower the prices get. A mixed lot really, so couldn't say how much ephemera to be found but a great time regardless. Get a crepe ( I recommend banana, miel, sucre) from the French gent's cart early on and later grab a hunk of chicken from the German chap.