Ed Bear Sellek
@edbearsellek.bsky.social
Telly and Radio Writer. Autistic. Was nominated for a BAFTA once. I also sort out books in a charity shop. Maybe that’s what I’ll talk about here.
Missed a few weeks in the shop because of work (and our tills went down across half-term so we had to shut) but here’s a BOY’S OWN ANNUAL from 1890, that was donated.
Bye now.
Bye now.
November 11, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Missed a few weeks in the shop because of work (and our tills went down across half-term so we had to shut) but here’s a BOY’S OWN ANNUAL from 1890, that was donated.
Bye now.
Bye now.
Therapist: Frontspiece John le Carré isn't real, he can't hurt you.
Frontspiece John le Carré:
Frontspiece John le Carré:
October 7, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Therapist: Frontspiece John le Carré isn't real, he can't hurt you.
Frontspiece John le Carré:
Frontspiece John le Carré:
The one for Trevanian is absurd.
October 7, 2025 at 5:15 PM
The one for Trevanian is absurd.
It’s been a barren season for interesting book donations, but yesterday a bunch of those leatherbound ‘retirement home’ hardbacks came in, with these frontspiece portraits of various thriller authors.
October 7, 2025 at 5:11 PM
It’s been a barren season for interesting book donations, but yesterday a bunch of those leatherbound ‘retirement home’ hardbacks came in, with these frontspiece portraits of various thriller authors.
Who is committing all these Naval Crimes? How are Naval Crimes so prolific? Are the Naval Crime stats being fluffed up somehow for bigger Naval Crimes budgets? (Should I be pitching NCIS:IA with that exact premise?)
September 12, 2025 at 10:42 AM
Who is committing all these Naval Crimes? How are Naval Crimes so prolific? Are the Naval Crime stats being fluffed up somehow for bigger Naval Crimes budgets? (Should I be pitching NCIS:IA with that exact premise?)
I was excited to see Norwood and Sydenham represented at The National Gallery. Pissarro, no less. I had no idea. I cycle past that church on my way to get fancy cheeses.
September 11, 2025 at 3:02 PM
I was excited to see Norwood and Sydenham represented at The National Gallery. Pissarro, no less. I had no idea. I cycle past that church on my way to get fancy cheeses.
“Okay. Listen. When we shoot it, leave the tray on his desk, don’t take it with you. I’d like to try something.”
September 8, 2025 at 9:05 PM
“Okay. Listen. When we shoot it, leave the tray on his desk, don’t take it with you. I’d like to try something.”
I couldn’t take photos of them all. It would take the whole shift. I think we’ll probably list them online, instead of sell them in the shop. (Also I nabbed all three volumes of The Book of the Short Sun, but the covers are a bit naff.)
September 8, 2025 at 6:49 PM
I couldn’t take photos of them all. It would take the whole shift. I think we’ll probably list them online, instead of sell them in the shop. (Also I nabbed all three volumes of The Book of the Short Sun, but the covers are a bit naff.)
I did work experience at the BBC Music Library. I photocopied the sheet music for A View To A Kill hoping my band would want to cover it (they didn’t). I also taped albums on my lunchbreak, including that great mid-90s compilation THIS IS EASY.
Anyway. Look! I think Helen Shapiro signed that one.
Anyway. Look! I think Helen Shapiro signed that one.
September 8, 2025 at 6:49 PM
I did work experience at the BBC Music Library. I photocopied the sheet music for A View To A Kill hoping my band would want to cover it (they didn’t). I also taped albums on my lunchbreak, including that great mid-90s compilation THIS IS EASY.
Anyway. Look! I think Helen Shapiro signed that one.
Anyway. Look! I think Helen Shapiro signed that one.
Today’s donations: dozens of lyric sheets, seemingly pilfered from the BBC TELEVISION MUSIC LIBRARY. Highlights include these Sandie Shaw ones that look like she was the main PI in a series of racy detective novels.
September 8, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Today’s donations: dozens of lyric sheets, seemingly pilfered from the BBC TELEVISION MUSIC LIBRARY. Highlights include these Sandie Shaw ones that look like she was the main PI in a series of racy detective novels.
A happy Breakfast Lad.
September 5, 2025 at 10:11 AM
A happy Breakfast Lad.
No exciting donations this week, except for JURGEN.
J U R G E N
J U R G E N
September 1, 2025 at 7:31 PM
No exciting donations this week, except for JURGEN.
J U R G E N
J U R G E N
‘Founder of the Faith No More Spiritual and Theological Centre’
August 30, 2025 at 2:21 PM
‘Founder of the Faith No More Spiritual and Theological Centre’
That’s you, that is.
August 26, 2025 at 11:49 AM
That’s you, that is.
And I’ll leave off with this delightful brochure from THE POTATO MARKETING BOARD, 1936.
August 26, 2025 at 11:29 AM
And I’ll leave off with this delightful brochure from THE POTATO MARKETING BOARD, 1936.
Interesting opening dedication by crackpot novelist Marie Corelli.
August 26, 2025 at 11:23 AM
Interesting opening dedication by crackpot novelist Marie Corelli.
Some lush Sir Walter Scott title pages.
August 26, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Some lush Sir Walter Scott title pages.
Beautiful edition of Rowena Farre’s memoirs about living with seals.
August 26, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Beautiful edition of Rowena Farre’s memoirs about living with seals.
First edition of The Mothman Prophecies (we’ll put this one online, I should think, as it’s worth a fair bit)
August 26, 2025 at 11:12 AM
First edition of The Mothman Prophecies (we’ll put this one online, I should think, as it’s worth a fair bit)
Interestingly enough, not the only vintage book I found that starts with an amputation/absolutely stonking first sentence. Here is The Small Back Room by Nigel Balchin, later adapted into a Powell & Pressburger.
August 26, 2025 at 11:08 AM
Interestingly enough, not the only vintage book I found that starts with an amputation/absolutely stonking first sentence. Here is The Small Back Room by Nigel Balchin, later adapted into a Powell & Pressburger.
Some superb donations in this week. Starting with this 1925 horror anthology with the most baller opening sentence/page.
August 26, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Some superb donations in this week. Starting with this 1925 horror anthology with the most baller opening sentence/page.
If you ever come across these, I heartily recommend them. Not solely if you’re interested in Stamp, but also about showbiz life in the 50s and 60s, when you could rent a penthouse with Michael Caine, buy a Rolls Royce, go out with Jean Shrimpton and then pine after her for the rest of your life.
August 17, 2025 at 6:36 PM
If you ever come across these, I heartily recommend them. Not solely if you’re interested in Stamp, but also about showbiz life in the 50s and 60s, when you could rent a penthouse with Michael Caine, buy a Rolls Royce, go out with Jean Shrimpton and then pine after her for the rest of your life.
Part 2 today. 14:15. Radio 4.
And then on BBC SOUNDS.
And then on BBC SOUNDS.
August 14, 2025 at 10:49 AM
Part 2 today. 14:15. Radio 4.
And then on BBC SOUNDS.
And then on BBC SOUNDS.
I’ve been playing co-op ABIOTIC FACTOR and in the game it’s so stressful and overwhelming and spoon destroying, and then outside the game I’m immediately like ‘must get back and learn soup recipes.’
August 3, 2025 at 2:02 PM
I’ve been playing co-op ABIOTIC FACTOR and in the game it’s so stressful and overwhelming and spoon destroying, and then outside the game I’m immediately like ‘must get back and learn soup recipes.’