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.

The South Polar Times Vol III (Limited Edition 256...

Ed. Cherry-Garrard, Apsley

Smith Elder

£1850.00

Offered by Kingsbridge Books

[FRANKLIN EXPEDITION] The Land of the White Bear :...

Innes-Lillingston, Lieut F G

J Griffin

£1750.00

Offered by Kingsbridge Books

The Port of Basrah, Basrah, Iraq. Published under...

Byford, Cecil, ed.

[Printed by Waterlow and Sons Limited, London]

£275.00

Offered by Meridian Rare Books

My Life in Four Continents.

Chaillé-Long, Charles.

London: Hutchinson and Co.

£650.00

Offered by Meridian Rare Books

The Vaulting Horse and How to Use It. Part 1. Elem...

Campbell, Guy M.

London: Gale & Polden

£45.00

Offered by Meridian Rare Books

A Summer Search for Sir John Franklin; with a Peep...

Inglefield, E. A.

London: Thomas Harrison

£5750.00

Offered by Meridian Rare Books

Island Life: Or, the Phenomena and Causes of Insul...

Wallace, Alfred Russel.

London: Macmillan and Co.

£750.00

Offered by Meridian Rare Books

The Private Journal [With] A Brief Narrative of an...

Lyon, Captain G. F.

London: John Murray

£1250.00

Offered by Meridian Rare Books

Through the Highlands of Siberia.

Swayne, Major H. G. C.

London: Rowland Ward, Limited

£775.00

Offered by Meridian Rare Books

China and the Chinese. 63 Pictures.

Perckhammer, H. von.

London: George Routlegde & Sons, Ltd., n.d. [1931].

£150.00

Offered by Meridian Rare Books

Isis: An Egyptian Pilgrimage.

St. John, James Augustus.

London: Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans

£375.00

Offered by Meridian Rare Books

The Man Within.

Greene, Graham

London, William Heinemann Ltd

£500.00

Offered by Anthony Smith Books

TEDDY BEAR.

PAPER DOLL. With five outfits.

J. Ottmann Litho. Co. New York.

£425.00

Offered by Paul Foster Books

Journal of Voyage of Discovery to Arctic Regions i...

Fisher, Alexander

£350.00

Offered by Kingsbridge Books

With an Eye to the Future.

Lancaster, Osbert

London, John Murray

£210.00

Offered by Anthony Smith Books

MAORI STUDIES Permanent Carbonette Photos

Thomas Pringle

Thos. Pringle Wellington

£375.00

Offered by Paul Bostock Rare Books

The Ancient Mariner (illus Willy Pogany)

Coleridge, Samuel Taylor

Harrap

£230.00

Offered by Kingsbridge Books

Voyage of Discovery in ... Isabella and Alexander....

Ross, Capt John

John Murry

£2650.00

Offered by Kingsbridge Books

Der Tod in Venedig [Death in Venice]. Novelle.

Mann, Thomas

Berlin, S. Fischer, Verlag

£950.00

Offered by Anthony Smith Books

EXCEPTIONAL MODERNIST BINDING

ANTHOINE-LEGRAIN, Jacques [Binder]

£12500.00

Offered by Michael S Kemp Bookseller

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.

Download Complimentary Ticket

Have a ticket on us! Just click the download button below and print out this ticket - do not forget to bring it with you to the fair.

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Floor Plan & Exhibitors

Please click on the button below to see the floor plan for this fair.

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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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