Brighton
28th Oct 2023
Event Information
The room will be packed with lovely old books, maps, prints, posters, postcards, ephemera and more. You’ll find everything from ancient handwritten documents to kitschy paperbacks. There’s something to suit all tastes and all pockets.
Brighton Racecourse is the perfect venue. It is on the edge of town so driving is easy and there is free parking all day long. There is also a great café and snack bar so you can make a day of it. Please get in touch with the organiser, Jeremy Carson of The Antiquarian Book Company for more details.
Key Details
Time & Date 28th October 2023, 10:00 - 16:00
Venue Brighton Racecourse, Freshfield Road, Brighton, East Sussex, BN2 9XZ
Organisers
Jeremy Carson, The Antiquarian Book Company
Tel: 07769 318895
Email: jezcarson1@gmail.com
Ticket Information
Admission £ 1.00
Travel Information
Parking
Free parking for over 900 vehicles
Driving
Brighton Racecourse is easy to reach from the A27 Brighton bypass. If you are approaching Brighton on the A23 you need to go east on the A27. Head for signs directing you to Sussex University and take the B2123 to Woodingdean, turn right at the traffic lights and the Racecourse is approximately one mile on your left-hand side. If you're coming from the seafront head for the Brighton Palace Pier before driving eastbound along Marine Parade. Turn left at the first set of lights into Lower Rock Gardens. Turn right at the second set of lights into Edward Street, then first left into Freshfield Road. The Racecourse is at the top of the hill.
Train
Brighton is less than an hour from London by train and there are services from Victoria, London Bridge and Kings Cross. There are also frequent coastway services operating from Eastbourne, Lewes, Hastings, Worthing and Portsmouth.
Highlights
If you are thinking of attending this fair, why not have a look at some of the books recommended by some of the Members who will be there.
NOVELS OF HIS NONAGE NO. 4: CASHEL BYRON’S PROFESS...
SHAW, George Bernard; [THICKNESSE, Lily]:
London: Grant Richards.
£275.00
Offered by Sky Duthie Rare Books
The House in the wood & other stories
Richmal Crompton
Signed by publisher/compiler - David Schutte
£30.00
Offered by Black Cat Bookshop
LE POST-IMPRESSIONNISME DE VAN GOGH A GAUGUIN
REWALD, John; REWALD, Alice; [PISSARRO, Orovida]:
Paris: Éditions Albin Michel.
£75.00
Offered by Sky Duthie Rare Books
A First Sheaf of Little Songs: The verses by Margu...
RADCLYFFE-HALL, Marguerite (i.e. HALL, Radclyffe); CONINGSBY CLARKE, Robert.
London: Chappell & Co. Ltd
£45.00
Offered by Quair Books
Stephania: A trialogue
FIELD, Michael [i.e. BRADLEY, Katherine and COOPER, Edith]; IMAGE, Selwyn
London: Elkin Mathews & John Lane
£350.00
Offered by Quair Books
Live As Family: A novel [Jane Eyre interest]
FAIRBAIRNS, Zoë; CINAMON, Gerald (DJ design)
London: Macmillan
£60.00
Offered by Quair Books
THE ELEMENTS OF EUCLID.
Robert Simson
Edinburgh, printed for E. Wingrove.
£150.00
Offered by Graham York Rare Books
Fair Exhibitors
If you would like to see which Members will be at this fair, you can browse through them all below. Just select the letter their name starts with and click their name to see their specific page.
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Guest Exhibitors
We are pleased to announce that we will have some special guests at this fair! Have a look at who they are.
Robert Jeeves, Step Back in Time
Contact:
36 Queens Road
Brighton
BN1 3XB
Angelika C J Friebe
Contact:
PO Box 503
Dorking
Surrey
RH4 9DD
Phillip Tyler
Contact:
Simon Hunter Antique Maps
Contact:
21 St John's Road
Hove
East Sussex
BN3 2FB
John Beck
Contact:
David Berry
Contact:
13A High Street
East Hoathly
Lewes
East Sussex
BN8 6DR
Gallery
Some of our Members have taken some lovely photographs of past fairs, have a look at them below.
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