London International Antiquarian Book Fair

20th May 2023, 21st May 2023

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Event Information

One of our largest premier antiquarian book fairs featuring almost a hundred UK and international booksellers showcasing rare books, maps, prints, ephemera, collector items and more to suit all pockets.  There will be a range of specialisms, from Modern First Editions, Children’s Literature, History, Travel, Sport,  and Religion, to name but a few.

The fair is kindly sponsored by Forum Auctions. 

FREE admission, but you can download the "complimentary ticket" with the fair details.  
Refreshments available at the venue.

Please scroll down to the bottom of the page to see the link to the floor plan.

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Key Details

Time & Date 20th May 2023, 13:00 - 19:00 21st May 2023, 10:00 - 16:00

Venue ILEC Conference Centre, IBIS London Earls Court, 47 Lillie Road, London, SW6 1UD

Organisers Hereward Books Tel: 01353 740821 Email: sales@herewardbooks.co.uk

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Travel Information

Train

West Brompton - 5 minute walk to Ibis London Earls Court

Train

Earls Court underground

Driving

The venue is a quarter of a mile (400m) from the A4, providing easy access to the M4, M5 and M40

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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.

CASH IS KING. The art of defaced banknotes.

OSBORNE, BOB. And REICHARDT, CARRIE.

Rebel not taken publishing, London.

£225.00

Offered by Paul Foster Books

THE DOUBLE HELIX. A personal account of the discov...

WATSON. JAMES. D.

Weidenfeld and Nicolson. London.

£175.00

Offered by Paul Foster Books

THE RUBAIYAT OF OMAR KHAYYAM. The Astronomer Poet...

OMAR KHAYYAM. ; FINE BINDING.

Macmillan and Co. Ltd. London.

£750.00

Offered by Paul Foster Books

ADVENTURES OF CAPTAIN GULLIVER. In a Voyage to Lil...

SWIFT. JONATHAN.

Printed and Published by G. Ross. Edinburgh.

£350.00

Offered by Paul Foster Books

ALICE'S ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND and THROUGH THE L...

CARROLL. LEWIS. ; Tenniel. John. Illustrates.

Macmillan and Co. Limited. London.

£400.00

Offered by Paul Foster Books

THE POETICAL WORKS. In Two volumes. To which is pr...

MILTON. JOHN. -- Trinity College Dublin prize bindings.

Printed by R. Tullis, for A. Constable and Co. Edinburgh. 1804, 1804.

£750.00

Offered by Paul Foster Books

A BOOK OF CEILINGS COMPOSED IN THE STYLE OF THE AN...

RICHARDSON GEORGE

£9500.00

Offered by Hereward Books

THE BIG GAME DIARY OF R.J.EDMONDS (DILLY) 1870 IN...

EDMONDS R J (DILLY)

£2000.00

Offered by Hereward Books

Famine Disease In German Concentration Camps Compl...

Per Helweg-larsen et Al

Ejnar Munksgaard, Copenhagen

£350.00

Offered by White Eagle Books

Narrative of Journey to the Shores of the Polar Se...

Franklin, John

John Murray

£450.00

Offered by Kingsbridge Books

I Rimedi di Amore, volgarizzati da Eschilo Acanzio...

P. Ovidio Nasone

Presso Antonio Fatta Qu: Giacomo

£250.00

Offered by Mobilis Books

Late C19th Manuscript Household Accounts Book & co...

[INGLIS FAMILY: ELLA SHIRLEY, ALEXANDER MONRO & THEIR CHILDREN, JOHN & CHARLES, ALICE & GEORGE].

£250.00

Offered by Quair 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

Fabulous New Orleans. [SIGNED]

[BRITTAIN, Vera]; SAXON, Lyle; SUYDAM, E. H. (illustrator).

New York: D. Appleton-Century Company

£300.00

Offered by Quair Books

Michael Field.

STURGEON, Mary; [BRADLEY, Katherine & COOPER, Edith].

London: George G. Harrap 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

£275.00

Offered by Quair Books

South Beach Stories

Versace, Gianni & Donatella

Leonardo Arte srl

£350.00

Offered by Quinto Bookshop

Live As Family: A novel [Jane Eyre interest]

FAIRBAIRNS, Zoë; CINAMON, Gerald (DJ design)

London: Macmillan

£60.00

Offered by Quair Books

The Federation of Malaya and its Police 1786-1952.

[Malaya.]

Printed by Charles Grenier & Son, Ltd., Kuala Lumpur

£425.00

Offered by Meridian Rare Books

Map of Persia, with a Memorandum and Index. Prepar...

[Persia.]

[London:] Edward Stanford

£750.00

Offered by Meridian Rare Books

The Ross Sea Shore Party 1914-1917.

Richards, R. W.

Cambridge: Scott Polar Research Institute

£100.00

Offered by Meridian Rare Books

Picturesque Tour from Geneva to Milan, by Way of t...

[Lory, Gabriel & Mathias-Gabriel.] Schoberl, Frederic.

London: Published by R. Ackermann, at his Repository of Arts

£2250.00

Offered by Meridian Rare Books

Various Papers on the Projected Cooperation with R...

[Amundsen, Roald.]

Kristiania [Oslo]: Grøndahl & Søns Boktrykkeri

£150.00

Offered by Meridian Rare Books

A TREATISE OF THE LAWS FOR THE RELIEF AND SETTLEME...

Michael Nolan

London, printed by A. Strahan for Joseph Butterworth and Son.

£350.00

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.

Olivier Joly

Contact:

Telephone: 07747 085089
Address

14 Chadwell Street
London
EC1R 1XD

Resources

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

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Floor Plan & Exhibitors

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