Volume One
The Making of a Showman & a Soldier
1905 – 1936. From fairground orphan to Bertram Mills' circus and the sands of Skegness.
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The Man That Made Summer
Pre-order the definitive two-volume biography of Sir Billy Butlin — the Collector Box Set, or the limited Author's Red Edition.
Volume Two
The Holiday Camp King
1936 – 1980. The camps, the Redcoats, the knighthood — how one man remade the British summer.
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Collector Box Set
Both Volumes · Bespoke Slipcase
Book One and Book Two housed in a heritage navy-and-gold presentation slipcase. Two volumes. One remarkable life.
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Author's Red Edition
Limited · 100 Only · Signed
Limited Edition · 100 Only · Signed
A hand-numbered, signed presentation edition bound in scarlet leather with gold leaf detailing. Only 100 will ever be made.
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Bid on Edition №1 and Edition №100
Two of the one hundred hand-numbered, signed leather-bound Author's Red Editions are being offered at charity auction. Every penny raised will go to giving underprivileged families a holiday at Butlin's.
№1Lot 1 of 100
Edition Number One
The very first copy off the press — signed, numbered 1 of 100, and presented in its bespoke case.
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№100Lot 100 of 100
Edition Number One Hundred
The final copy of the limited run — signed, numbered 100 of 100, closing the collection forever.
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All funds raised from this auction will go to giving underprivileged families a holiday at Butlin's.