Event Information

The marvellous PBFA Christmas Book Fair is a must for book lovers, collectors, and gift buyers alike! Thousands of second-hand books, rare manuscripts, vintage prints and posters, original artworks, and ephemera will be on offer from some of the best independent sellers across the country.

At the fair find gems across a myriad of subjects and genres – secondhand, rare and unusual – priced to suit every pocket.

Everyone welcome. 

Cafes, bars and restaurants on site.

Please scroll to the bottom to download the floor plan and exhibitor list.

Key Details

Time & Date 1st December 2024, 10:00 - 16:00

Venue Holiday Inn London - Bloomsbury, Coram Street, London, WC1N 1HT

Organisers Andrew Saidi, White Eagle Books Tel: 07730 892206 Email: andrewsaidi54@gmail.com

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Ticket Information

Admission £ 2.00

Travel Information

Parking

Herbrand Street car park or NCP London Brunswick Square car park. Also street parking is free on Sundays.

Underground0

Underground

Russell Square

Train

Euston or Kings Cross

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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 Story of Blackpool - (Signed)

Allen Clarke

Palatine Books Co

£65.00

Offered by Grimes Hill Book Club

Timelike Infinity

Stephen Baxter

HarperCollins

£48.00

Offered by Grimes Hill Book Club

The Children of Men

P.D. James

Faber and Faber

£40.00

Offered by Grimes Hill Book Club

Summer (Signed)

Ali Smith

Hamish Hamilton

£40.00

Offered by Grimes Hill Book Club

Fear Is The Key

Alistair Maclean

Collins

£96.00

Offered by Grimes Hill Book Club

A Good Hanging and Other Stories, Signed

Ian Rankin

Century

£120.00

Offered by Grimes Hill Book Club

Mission To Tashkent

F.M. Bailey

Jonathan Cape

£120.00

Offered by Grimes Hill Book Club

The Le Carre Omnibus

John Le Carre

Victor Gollancz

£180.00

Offered by Grimes Hill Book Club

Billy Liar

Keith Waterhouse

Michael Joseph

£180.00

Offered by Grimes Hill Book Club

Waterland, Signed

Graham Swift

Heinemann

£200.00

Offered by Grimes Hill Book Club

Birdsong

Sebastian Faulks

Hutchinson

£200.00

Offered by Grimes Hill Book Club

Harry Potter and the Order Of The Phoenix & Day 1...

J.K. Rowling

Bloomsbury

£220.00

Offered by Grimes Hill Book Club

Indian Trilogy (3 Books)

V.S. Naipaul

Deutsch / Heinemann

£220.00

Offered by Grimes Hill Book Club

Blessed: The Autobiography, Signed

George Best

Ebury Press

£260.00

Offered by Grimes Hill Book Club

Sharpe's Gold, Signed

Bernard Cornwell

Collins

£300.00

Offered by Grimes Hill Book Club

The Flood (SIGNED)

Ian Rankin

Polygon

£360.00

Offered by Grimes Hill Book Club

The Walled City, Signed

Elspeth Huxley

Chatto and Windus

£400.00

Offered by Grimes Hill Book Club

We're Going on a Bear Hunt, Signed

Michael Rosen

Walker Books

£400.00

Offered by Grimes Hill Book Club

The Future, Signed

Al Gore

Random House

£80.00

Offered by Grimes Hill Book Club

Plexus

Henry Miller

Weidenfeld and Nicolson

£32.00

Offered by Grimes Hill Book Club

Men Only. May 1951

Conan Doyle related ( John May)

C. Arthur Pearson . London

£30.00

Offered by Black Cat Bookshop

The Story of the Catacombs

Florence Edythe Blake-Hedges

Jennings and Graham

£50.00

Offered by Books Written By

Webster's Improved Dictionary of the English Langu...

Noah Webster

William Mackenzie

£75.00

Offered by Books Written By

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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Books Written By | Ben & Georgia Mullen Northampton

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Black Gull Books | Chris Overfield St Leonard's-On-Sea

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Love Rare Books | Deborah Davis St Leonards On Sea

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Zetetic Books | Conor Pattenden Berkhamsted

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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.

Stephen Miller

Contact:

Telephone: 07486 147596
Address

19 Clifden Road
Twickenham
TW1 4LU

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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