Peter Jones died on 3 March at the Carlos Haya Hospital, Malaga. Peter's name will be familiar to many as the long-serving Manager of Seaby's book department. Peter joined B. A. Seaby Ltd in 1959 after working for a few months in an estate office in mid Wales and exhibited a keen interest in books. He was able to expand the stock of books (new and secondhand), cabinets and numismatic accessories in 1964, when the firm expanded into a shop at 63 Great Portland Street, and in 1969, at the time of the move to larger premises in Margaret Street.

Peter was then the cheerful and very efficient manager of what was generally acknowledged to be the finest numismatic bookshop in the world. He was later to became Assistant Managing Director of Seaby Publications Ltd and, in 1978, a Director of B. A. Seaby Ltd.

Peter was one of those members of staff who were made redundant at the time of the recession 1982. He continued dealing in books from his home in Esher, where he lived with his wife Donna, also a long time employee of Seaby's.

After some years of operating from home, Peter and Donna fulfilled a long-standing ambition and moved on a more or less permanent basis to their apartment on the Costa del Sol, returning to Esher only occasionally to decorate their house and host delightful dinner parties. Those who attended one of these occasions will remember good wine, splendid company and Donna's wonderful cooking - I can only marvel at her ability to provide so much good food, seemingly without any effort.

Never robust, Peter's health began to deteriorate earlier this year and he spent some five weeks in hospital; he was able to return briefly to the apartment before his final stay in hospital at the end of February. Donna brought his ashes back to Esher and a service for their interment, attended by some fifty friends and relations, was held at All Saints Church, Weston, on 7th May.

Those who knew Peter will want to remember him in happy times and perhaps send their condolences to Donna."