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.

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

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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.

A Few Late Chrysanthemums

BETJEMAN, John [Signed]

John Murray

£550.00

Offered by Rainford & Parris

Tess of the D'Urbevilles

HARDY, Thomas [Signed]

Macmillan

£5000.00

Offered by Rainford & Parris

The Mystery of a Hansom Cab

HUME, Fergus

Hansom Cab Publishing Co.

£3500.00

Offered by Rainford & Parris

THE BIBLE. Sniffin' Glue fanzine Compilation.

PERRY. MARK. (MARK P).

Michael Dempsey for Big O publishing. London.

£180.00

Offered by Paul Foster Books

THE HOLY BIBLE. Reprinted according to the Authori...

NONESUCH PRESS BIBLE. ; GOODEN. STEPHEN. Illustrates.

The Nonesuch Press. London.

£2750.00

Offered by Paul Foster Books

The Borrowers Afloat [Signed & Inscribed]

NORTON, Mary

J M Dent & Son Ltd

£950.00

Offered by Rainford & Parris

O.H.M.S. An Illustrated Record of the Voyage of S.S. %22Tintagel Castle%22, W. McLean and E.H. Shackleton, 1900 - Shackleton's first book IMG_6699 smaller 1500dpi

"Troopin', Troopin', Troopin' to the Sea: "O.H.M.S...

W. McLean & E.H. Shackleton

Simpkin Marshall, Hamilton, Kent & Co., Limited

£950.00

Offered by Lanna Antique

The Bolshevik

Wm. Le Pretre (William Le Pretre)

Henry Walker, London

£350.00

Offered by Lanna Antique

A Treatise on the Venereal Disease; Being Chiefly...

Dr Samuel Chapman

Printed for W. Owen, between the Temple-Gates, Fleet Street, London

£650.00

Offered by Lanna Antique

Itinerarium Septentrionale; Or, A Journey Thro' Mo...

Alexander Gordon

Printed for the Author; and sold by G. Strahan, at the Golden-Ball in Cornhill; J. Woodman, in Russell Street, Covent Garden; W. and J. Innys, in St. Paul's Church-Yard; and T. Woodward, at the Half-Moon, near Temple-Bar (all in London).

Reserved

Offered by Lanna Antique

PETER PAN. Or the boy who would not grow up.

BARRIE. J. M.

Hodder & Stoughton Limited. London.

£175.00

Offered by Paul Foster Books

LUCKY JIM. A novel.

AMIS. KINGSLEY.

Victor Gollancz Ltd. London.

£725.00

Offered by Paul Foster Books

PRE-RAFFAELLITISM. Or, a popular enquiry into some...

YOUNG. EDWARD.

Longman, Brown, Green, Longmans, and Roberts, London.

£350.00

Offered by Paul Foster Books

A COMPLETE COLLECTION OF PROTESTS. From the Year M...

ANON.

Printed for W. Webb. London.

£250.00

Offered by Paul Foster Books

The Second World War (6 Volumes)

Winston S. Churchill

Cassell

£395.00

Offered by Grimes Hill Book Club

The South Polar Trail

Joyce, Ernest E Mills

Duckworth

£345.00

Offered by Kingsbridge Books

Little Dorrit (1857 FIRST)

Dickens, Charles

Bradbury and Evans

£295.00

Offered by Kingsbridge Books

Irish Fairy Tales (FIRST EDITION)

Stephens, James

Macmillan

£250.00

Offered by Kingsbridge Books

Lady Chatterley's Lover

Lawrence, DH

Privately Printed

£245.00

Offered by Kingsbridge Books

INTRODUCTION FAMILIERE A LA CONNOISSANCE DE LA NAT...

TRIMMER. SARAH. Mrs.

Au Bureau de l'Ami des Enfans, Rue de l'Universite, au coin de celle du Ba, No.28. d'adresse a M. Le Prince, Directeur.

£725.00

Offered by Paul Foster Books

MATERNAL SOLICITUDE FOR A DAUGHTER'S BEST INTEREST...

TAYLOR. MRS, Of Ongar. (Ann Martin Taylor).

Taylor & Hessey... and Josiah Conder. London.

£400.00

Offered by Paul Foster Books

THE HOUSE THAT JACK BUILT.

ANON. (Illustrations possibly by J. Smeeton).

Printed by J. Fairburn. 110, Minories. (London). No date.

£185.00

Offered by Paul Foster Books

THE ROBIN. A Collection of choice songs.

ANON.

Printed by J. Catnach, 2, Monmouth Court, 7 Dials. London. - No date.

£145.00

Offered by Paul Foster Books

THE LIFE AND HISTORY OF LITTLE JACK, WHO WAS SUCKL...

A LADY. (Pseudonym of DAY, THOMAS).

Dean and Munday. and A. K. Newman & Co. London. No date.

£500.00

Offered by Paul Foster 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.

Roland Belgrave Vintage Photography Ltd.

Contact:

Telephone: 07810 718791
Address

Brighton
East Sussex

Resources

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

Download Complimentary Ticket

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Floor Plan & Exhibitors

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