Event Information

The Brighton Book Fair is now in its third year and rapidly becoming a favourite with dealers and collectors alike. This year’s event promises to be bigger than ever and if you have not visited us before then please put the date in your diary. It’s like a massive second-hand bookshop coming to town for just one day – don’t miss out!

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

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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.

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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.

English Martial Arts

Terry Brown

Anglo Saxon Books

£25.00

Offered by Black Cat Bookshop

THE SILVER BOOK.

[N. M. Penzer]

Not published.

£300.00

Offered by Graham York Rare Books

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

POSTER - A RAILWAY TERMINUS

PAUL B. MANN

£85.00

Offered by Black Cat Bookshop

POSTER-LAUNCHING A LINER AT CLYDEBANK SHIPYARD

PAUL B MANN

£85.00

Offered by Black Cat Bookshop

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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Pocock Rare Books | Grace Barham Shaftesbury

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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
I will be selling old local postcards at the fair.

Contact:

Address

36 Queens Road
Brighton
BN1 3XB

Angelika C J Friebe
Antique maps, fine art prints & books.

Contact:

Address

PO Box 503
Dorking
Surrey
RH4 9DD

Phillip Tyler
I will be selling maps, guide books and associated travel ephemera, e.g. timetables.

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Simon Hunter Antique Maps
Interesting, unusual and inexpensive antique maps of all parts of the world.

Contact:

Telephone: 07426 422113
Address

21 St John's Road
Hove
East Sussex
BN3 2FB

John Beck
I will be bringing some children's books and some general stock.

Contact:

Telephone: 07367 351916
Address

29 Mill Road
Lewes
East Sussex
BN7 2RU

David Berry

Contact:

Telephone: 07702 744866
Address

13A High Street
East Hoathly
Lewes
East Sussex
BN8 6DR

Resources

Please find some helpful links below. If you need anything else, do not hesitate to get in touch.

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