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Antiquarian books, prints, manuscripts, maps, photographs, posters, printed ephemera and book related items.

Members' Books for Sale

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Members' Books for Sale

Antiquarian books, prints, manuscripts, maps, photographs, posters, printed ephemera and book related items.

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Established in 1974, the Provincial Booksellers Fairs Association (PBFA) is a British association dedicated to connecting buyers and sellers of books.

Welcome to PBFA

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Welcome to PBFA

Established in 1974, the Provincial Booksellers Fairs Association (PBFA) is a British association dedicated to connecting buyers and sellers of books.

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The Quebec Bridge: Carrying the Transcontinental L...

St Lawrence Bridge Co.

Montreal: Southam Press Limited

£60.00

Offered by Salsus Books

The Biglow Papers

James Russell Lowell

John Camden Hotten, Piccadilly

£75.00

Offered by Paul Haynes Rare Books

Rudiments for Drawing the Horse. 1837.

ALKEN, Henry Thomas.

£495.00

Offered by Ken Spelman Books Ltd

1690. Regles des Cinq Ordres d’Architecture de Vig...

Vignola

£495.00

Offered by Ken Spelman Books Ltd

MOTLEY: Prose and Verse: Grave and Gay

"Cuthbert Bede" Edward Bradley 1827-89

J Blackwood

£48.00

Offered by Michael Bishop

The Websters of Kendal - A North-Western Architect...

Angus Taylor, edited by Janet Martin

Cumberland & Westmorland Antiquarian & Archaeological Society

£45.00

Offered by The Book House

The Second Railway King - The Life and Times of Si...

Hodgkins, David

Merton Priory Press

£20.00

Offered by The Book House

Robert Stephenson - The Eminent Engineer

Michael R. Bailey (Editor)

Ashgate

£35.00

Offered by The Book House

Fair Locations

Our Book Fairs may be visited in places as far apart as Edinburgh and Brighton; York and Hay-on-Wye, the North East and the South West of England and, of course, in London.
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Online Fairs

The Online Book Fairs are changing to quarterly rather than monthly, the first going live on 1st January 2024. Each online fair will have fresh stock with a strong mix of subjects.

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Premier Fairs

In addition to local book fairs we host a number of Premier Rare Book Fairs throughout the year.

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Themed/Seasonal Fairs

Looking for something special? Why not have a look through our Themed/Seasonal Book Fairs catering for everything from Children's Books to Antiquarian Books.

About PBFA

We are a professional organisation with a strict code of conduct for our members providing Book Fairs throughout the UK and Ireland.

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Friends of the PBFA

For £10 get free entry to our fairs, updates from the PBFA and more.

Please email info@pbfa.org for more information

Join PBFA

Membership of the PBFA is open to anyone who has been trading in antiquarian and second-hand books for a minimum of two years subject to certain criteria.

Email info@pbfa.org to find out more, or complete the enquiry form.

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