Background
Minet, Paul Piers Brissault was born on March 16, 1937 in London. Son of Peter Brissault Minet and Sita Campbell (Ackroyd) Mandeville.
journalist antiquarian bookseller
Minet, Paul Piers Brissault was born on March 16, 1937 in London. Son of Peter Brissault Minet and Sita Campbell (Ackroyd) Mandeville.
Student, Hurstpier Point College, Sussex, 1954. Student, Grenoble University, France, 1955.
With Longmans Green, London, 1956-1958. Assistant editor Visual Education, 1958-1959. Independent bookseller, England, 1959-1962, 64-76.
Managing editor New Daily, London, 1962-1964. Founder and owner Antiquarian Book Monthly Reivew, 1974-1976, columnist, since 1974. Chairman Piccadilly Rare Books Ltd., Kent, since 1976, Baggins Book Bazaar Ltd., Rochester, Kent, since 1987.
Trustee Peter Minet Trust, London, since 1969, committee Huguenot Society of London, since 1972. Board directors French Hospital of Los Angeles Providence, since 1969. Member Antiquarian Booksellers Association (committee since 1989), Provincial Booksellers Fair Association.
Married Anne Louise Godden, November 11, 1961 (divorced 1969). Married Sheila Dorothy Mosley, November 14, 1970. Children: Louise, Anthea.