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.

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 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

Soldiers Of Misfortune

P.C. Wren

John Murray

£236.00

Offered by Grimes Hill Book Club

Blessed: The Autobiography, Signed

George Best

Ebury Press

£260.00

Offered by Grimes Hill Book Club

The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole aged 13 3/4

Sue Townsend

Methuen

£240.00

Offered by Grimes Hill Book Club

Sharpe's Gold, Signed

Bernard Cornwell

Collins

£300.00

Offered by Grimes Hill Book Club

The Flood

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

Humming Bird

Eleanor Farjeon

Michael Joseph

£600.00

Offered by Grimes Hill Book Club

The Secret History

Donna Tartt

Viking

£715.00

Offered by Grimes Hill Book Club

Fingersmith, Signed

Sarah Waters

Virago

£96.00

Offered by Grimes Hill Book Club

Dragonfall, Signed

L.R. Lam

Hodderscape

£64.00

Offered by Grimes Hill Book Club

Carrie's War

Nina Bawden

Victor Gollancz Ltd

£600.00

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

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

J.K. Rowling

Bloomsbury

£280.00

Offered by Grimes Hill Book Club

The War of Don Emmanuel's Nether Parts

Louis de Bernieres

Secker & Warburg

£72.00

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

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

Dimitri Manthos

Contact:

Telephone: 07855 381519
Address

London

Resources

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