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World Textiles; A Concise History, by Mary Schoeser, published by Thames & Hudson (World of Art) ISBN 0500203695 £7.95sb

Textiles from Mexico, by Chlöe Sayer, published by The British Museum Press. ISBN 0714125628 £12.99sb

London 1753 by Sheila O’Connell, published by The British Museum Press. ISBN 0714126314 £24.99sb

WELL-known London dealer in all things quirky and decorative, Daniel Mankowitz, has just finished his stint at Olympia and returns to the Battersea gallery he has just opened at Studio F1, The Imperial Laundry, 71 Warriner Gardens, London SW11 4XW (Tel: 0207 498 0000).

To you and me it’s just a 1950s enamel station sign but to railwayana enthusiasts – and to Gloucestershire Worcestershire Railwayana Auctions who are currently selling it at their first private treaty auction – this is quite simply the most desirable ‘totem’ ever to come on the market. So what’s all the fuss about?

New European Union regulations regarding the collection of VAT on digital services mean that eBay will begin collecting VAT on seller fees from July 1.

The Scottish Tourist Board has given Rait Antiques Centre a much-coveted three-star Tourist Shop Award under the Board’s Visitor Attraction Grading Scheme.