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some bits for your Labovitch page:

The buildings are an important part of Haymarket's assets. Indeed, when Mr Heseltine, newly down from Oxford, started his publishing business in 1956 with Clive Labovitch, a friend from university, he concentrated on property development, while Mr Labovitch was responsible for the literary output, which then amounted to three directories of job opportunities for graduates, school leavers and qualified men. Among the Haymarket portfolio of companies today is Thenhurst Agricultural, which owns and manages a 147 acre farm close to Thenford House, Mr Heseltine's #2 million estate at Banbury in Oxfordshire. According to Lindsay Masters, the Haymarket chairman, Mr Heseltine uses the farm and is responsible for any losses it makes. 'Haymarket Publishing Group buys Auto Classic newspaper,' 4 April 1990, The Times

His niece Carey Labovitch launched style mag Blitz while at St Hilda's College, Oxford

'Inevitably, enthusiasm mixed with scepticism as Newman [Fred, publisher and Editor of Publishing News], together with his then business partner the late Clive Labovitch, Martyn Goff of Book Trust and former publisher Graham C. Greene announced the date for the first British Book Awards. The event took place on January 18, 1990 at the Park Lane Hotel, with Lord Lichfield as Master of Ceremonies. Tickets were soon sold out and guests including P.D. James, Jeffrey Archer, A.S. Byatt and Jilly Cooper saw the very first "Nibbies" (as the large, golden, nib-shaped awards were soon christened) presented to Peter Mayle, Roald Dahl and HRH The Prince of Wales, named Author of the Year for A Vision of Britain, his controversial book on architecture. Robert McCrum, accepting the laurels for Publisher of the Year on behalf of Faber & Faber, lambasted the decision, declaring that only the embattled Salman Rushdie was entitled to be named Author of the Year. Rushdie eventually won in 1995. Liz Thomson, 6 February 1998 'Nibbies make their mark - British Book Awards,' The Times, p36

Magforum (talk) 19:51, 26 July 2008 (UTC)


 * Magforum, thanks for your comments. - Pointillist (talk) 22:15, 30 July 2008 (UTC)