James Findlay will share stories about banned books from his private collection, ‘fake news’ from 1801 and other fascinating anecdotes that illuminate the joy of collecting rare books, maps and documents.
James has been a dealer in antiquarian books, antique maps, posters, engravings, and paintings since 1997. He comes across many amazing items in his travels. James is passionate about story telling. Join James as he entertains us with tales about fake books; smuggled books; books banned by the Nats; a con-man cartographer and a poster that was not banned.
Date: Tuesday 16 July 2026 Time: 18:00 for 18:30 Venue: Rawdons Hotel, 7 Nottingham Road, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, 3280 Tickets: R350 including buffet dinner Book through Quicket.
