"My father is a travelling salesman, still working now at 79. In the 1950s he sold groceries, then furniture and clocks. He used to go to America and Europe, which was unusual then, and that feel for travel is in me too. I love moving."
Pictured: H. & S.J. Rowan, Secondhand Bookshop, Boscombe, Bournemouth, Dorset
"Mr Rowan has been in this part of Bournemouth for many years and specialises in buying and selling maps and books—antiquarian, arts, aviation, military history, atlases and local interest. Like all good dealers, he advertises in local papers offering to visit people’s homes to view books for sale."
