London Rare & Antiquarian Book Fair

17th May 2025, 18th May 2025

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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.

Fair kindly sponsored by Forum Auctions,

FREE admission, but you can download the 'complimentary ticket' with the fair details. 

Refreshments available at the venue.

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Key Details

Time & Date 17th May 2025, 13:00 - 19:00 18th May 2025, 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

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Underground

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.

Harold Nicolson Diaries and Letters 1930 - 1962 (3...

Edited by Nigel Nicolson

Collins

£80.00

Offered by Grimes Hill Book Club

The Arab of The Desert. A Glimpse Into Badawin Lif...

Dickson H R P

George Allen & Unwin,

£450.00

Offered by White Eagle Books

The Brabazon Story (Signed)

Lord Brabazon Of Tara

William Heinemann Ltd

£80.00

Offered by Grimes Hill Book Club

Remote People

Evelyn Waugh

Duckworth

£80.00

Offered by Grimes Hill Book Club

The Starless Sea

Erin Morgenstern

Harvill Secker

£48.00

Offered by Grimes Hill Book Club

The Kingdom of Melchior

The Master of Belhaven

John Murray

£80.00

Offered by Grimes Hill Book Club

[Bloomsbury Interest] Translations from Latin Poet...

TREVELYAN, R. C.; [LODGE, Oliver & Diana].

London: George Allen and Unwin Ltd.

£125.00

Offered by Quair Books

The Amber Spyglass (Signed)

Philip Pullman

David Fickling Books

£120.00

Offered by Grimes Hill Book Club

A Suitable Boy (Signed)

Vikram Seth

Phoenix House

£120.00

Offered by Grimes Hill Book Club

Atonement (Signed)

Ian McEwan

Jonathan Cape

£125.00

Offered by Grimes Hill Book Club

A History of the English-Speaking Peoples

Winston S. Churchill

Cassell and Company Ltd

£260.00

Offered by Grimes Hill Book Club

The Memory Of War: Poems 1968 - 1982 (Signed)

James Fenton

The Salamander Press

£40.00

Offered by Grimes Hill Book Club

Dreaming (Signed Limited Edition)

Gerald Bullett

Jarrolds Publishers

£40.00

Offered by Grimes Hill Book Club

Catalogue of Books on Polar Exploration WINTER 202...

Davies, Paul

£0.00

Offered by Kingsbridge Books

River Out Of Eden; A Darwinian View Of Life

Richard Dawkins

Weidenfield & Nicolson

£80.00

Offered by Grimes Hill Book Club

The Night Circus

Erin Morgenstern

Harvill Secker

£100.00

Offered by Grimes Hill Book Club

A Selection Of Paintings from "The County of Worce...

Kenneth Burton

John Noott and Graham Reeve

£100.00

Offered by Grimes Hill Book Club

The Road to Andorra (Signed)

Shirley Deane

John Murray

£40.00

Offered by Grimes Hill Book Club

Regeneration

Pat Barker

Viking

£60.00

Offered by Grimes Hill Book Club

A Kind Of Loving

Stan Barstow

Michael Joseph

£75.00

Offered by Grimes Hill Book Club

I Haven't Unpacked: An Autobiography (Signed)

William Holt

Michael Joseph

£80.00

Offered by Grimes Hill Book Club

An Interlude With Seagulls (Signed)

Bobby Devlin

Information On Ireland

£120.00

Offered by Grimes Hill Book Club

The Mean Density Of The Earth (Signed)

J.H. Poynting

Charles Griffin & Company Limited

£250.00

Offered by Grimes Hill Book Club

Sharpe's Gold

Bernard Cornwell

Collins

£120.00

Offered by Grimes Hill Book Club

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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Francis Edwards | G J Coombes & D Clark Hereford

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Forest Books | W R H Laywood Grantham

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Wilfrid de Freitas | Wilfrid de Freitas Quebec, Canada

121

Finecopy | David Brown Westbury

3

Fine Book Cellar | Christian Havlik Colchester

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Kingsbridge Books | Paul Davies Kingsbridge

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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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Friends of the PBFA

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Please email info@pbfa.org for more information

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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