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Kay Books was originally a small family-run High Street bookshop in Boston, Lincolnshire, UK. Dr and Mrs Allday (my parents) ran this business from 1975-83.  I worked in it along with a brother and a sister, among other staff.  After the business was bought by a local department store the name 'Kay Books' disappeared.  My father also began Richard Kay Publications whose titles include a series of, The History of Boston, booklets.

In November 2007, I re-launched Kay Books as an online bookshop, initially to sell Richard Kay's publications, in the worldwide market.  I have gradually found and introduced more titles from other publishers who I feel offer books of a similar nature and am pleased to say we now list over 360 different titles, with more being added all the time. 

In 2012, my father, then aged 87, passed his publishing business to me and I continue to publish, keeping alive his desire to preserve local history that may otherwise have been lost.  Each book has some connection to Lincolnshire though in one or two instances this is a little tenuous!

In the autumn of 2013 (following a personal move to Guernsey) I began to widen our selection to begin to offer titles that cover some of the enormous amount of history surrounding the Channel Islands, beginning with The Occupation and the German-built fortifications.  The latter being part of the Atlantic Wall project (the fortification of the British Channel Islands, which were occupied by Nazi Germany from 30 June 1940 to 9 May 1945).  The only Nazi concentration camps on British soil were operated by the Organisation 'Todt' (OT) in Alderney.   Out latest additions include Guernsey Green about Bill Green, a fascinating character born in St Peter Port in 1909, Anne Allen's 'The Guernsey Novels' series, Occupation Reviews of the Channel Islands and a fascinating Festung Guernsey book "German Tunnels in Guernsey, Alderney and Sark".

I have branched out displaying a couple of novels - set in Guernsey. These are by Anne Allen and offer a wonderful insight into the island geography and lifestyle.

There is an active Blog page on the website where news of Lincolnshire events, interesting facts and updates about our books will appear.I do hope visitors will contribute to this with their own news, sending reviews about books they have enjoyed from the site or comments of any kind etc. If you would like to subscribe to regular updates please use the 'contact us' form and request this.

I am always delighted to receive feedback/contributions from visitors. If you would like to contact me please feel free to email me, through the 'contact us' form, or directly at: becky.elliott@kaybooksonline.co.uk - or write to: Mrs R J Elliott, T/a Kay Books, c/o 166 London Road, Boston, Lincs.   PE21 7HQ

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Pubs in Lincoln: A History - The City's Inns, Public Houses, Beerhouses, Breweries and Maltings

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They Spread Their Wings: Six courageous airmen in combat.

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Memories of Bargate in Boston

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The Scandal of Nathaniel Thorold

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Lincolnshire Bells and Bellfounders

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Lincolnshire Villains: Rogues, Rascals and Reprobates

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Perry's Official Guide to Guernsey

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Echoes of Time: The Guernsey Novels - Book 5

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Swineshead at War

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Katherine Swynford

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The German Occupation of the Channel Islands

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A selection of views in the county of Lincoln

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The Military Airfields of Britain, East Midlands

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Bonneville – Go or Bust

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For Better For Worse

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Guernsey Retreat: The Guernsey Novels - Book 3

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Dangerous Waters: The Guernsey Novels - Book 1

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Lincolnshire Railways (Squires)

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CIOS Review 22: The German Defences - Methodism Occupied

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'Spirituall Concupiscence': John Cotton's English Years, 1584-1633

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The History & Archaeology of Jethou

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The Lincolnshire Wolds

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The Channel Islands

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Finding Mother: The Guernsey Novels - Book 2

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Lincolnshire's Farm Animals. A Brief History

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Tennyson Poems in Lincolnshire Dialect - CD

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All Things Lincolnshire

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Victor Hugo’s St Peter Port

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The Lincolnshire Seaside

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Eastern Hospitals and English Nurses

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Nobbut a Yellerbelly

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Aircraft made in Lincoln

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Monk's Road: Lincoln's East End through time.

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Lincolnshire Railways (Stennett)

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Images of Lincolnshire Farming by Alan Stennett

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The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society

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The Family Divided: The Guernsey Novels - Book 4

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Sylvia Pankhurst - Everything is possible. DVD

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Channel Island Occupation Review No. 40

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Lincolnshire Natives and Others

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Born into Poverty

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Guernsey As It Used To Be: A tour of the town in Victorian Times

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Lincolnshire Murder & Crime

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Bomber Command. The Victoria Cross Raids

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Lincolnshire A Dog Walker's Guide.

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Frithville to Fricourt – and Back

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Lincolnshire: A century on Film. Reel One ? A New Century

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Heroes of Bomber Command Lincolnshire

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A Town Remembers (Volume 3, Part 1)

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A Lincolnshire Journey

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Grimsby - Making The Town

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The Little Book of Lincolnshire by Lucy Wood

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German Tunnels, in Guernsey, Alderney and Sark

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Festung Alderney; The German Defences of Alderney

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The Silent War

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Beautiful Guernsey

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The History of Boston

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A Century of Golf at Woodhall Spa

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British Motorcycle Racing Circuits

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Excellent present - a diary with a voucher included

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Let’s Go to the Pictures

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Birds of the Bailiwick

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Sir Joseph Banks - Rooted in Lincolnshire

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Female Occupations: Women’s Employment 1850 - 1950

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Belton House – National Trust Guide

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A Short History of Guernsey

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The Betrayal: The Guernsey Novels - Book 6

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Boston, Lincolnshire. Historic North Sea port and market town

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Crimson Skies

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Genius Friend: G.B. Edwards and The Book of Ebenezer Le Page

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Guernsey Green

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Lincolnshirics

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Ruskington: As I Remember It

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