The Proprietor
John Helvin was born in Swindon, Wiltshire, in the United Kingdom.  He is a graduate having earned a Bachelor of Arts with Honours in Humanities with Classical Studies.  Prior to that he earned a Diploma in Classical Studies.  He is an artist, author, editor and magician.  He has always been somewhat reclusive and, until recent years, always used a pseudonym when performing magic. Although a member of the Alumni of the university he studied with and being a member of organizations such as The Classical Association and The Council for British Archaeology, he rarely attends gatherings preferring to contribute articles to periodicals and keep in touch via the internet.   

Among a varied career the greater part of his work experience has been related to book selling and sales in some way.  In the 1980s, whilst studying under the tutelage of Selene Lunetta,  he was a part-time apprentice to the Howard brothers.  Ed Howard providing training in art and design in publishing whilst Bob Howard trained him in editing, book design and sales.  John Helvin became the head editor of Apocrypha in the late 1980s.

Much later, due to personal tragedies, John Helvin re-evaluated his life and sought a new career.  He tried various jobs and eventually accepted a job in criminal law. However, after six years in that field of work he decided to go back to the world of books and art.

John Helvin is an internet business that covers the following areas:
The sale of books be they new, second hand or collectable.
The sale of collectable magazines.
The sale of collectable comics.
The publication and sale of new ebooks.
The publication and sale of new paperbacks.

The availability of stock of these continually varies and so it is worth checking what has been newly listed on a regular basis.

John Helvin, like many booksellers in the trade today, uses outlets such as eBay, Amazon and ABEbooks because of their wide accessibility to customers and their secure means of processing purchases.  Last year we added extra features to this website allowing customers to purchase books on this site.

John Helvin can deliver purchases to customers in the UK, the Republic of Ireland, Europe, Canada, USA, South America, Australia, New Zealand, Japan and China.
 
John Helvin's Books
Our internet bookshop is John Helvin's Books. It sells a sample of our stock ranging from second hand to rare collectables to brand new items.
 
John Helvin at johnhelvin.com
This is the mirror site for John Helvin's Books.

John Helvin Publishing
This is a website that deals with the publishing and printing side of the business. Apart from a publicity page, most of the site is not open to the public.  Books published will be for sale through John Helvin Publishing, through John Helvin's Books and other websites such as Amazon, Ebay, etc. 

Editorial services.
John Helvin also edits and designs books for publication. 
 
Artwork
See the Art page for details.