Event Information

The Sherborne Book Fair has been a feature of life in this delightful Dorset town for over 40 years.  

The fair attracts booksellers from all over the west country offering a great selection of second-hand and antiquarian books on all subjects. 

Key Details

Time & Date 26th April 2025, 10:00 - 16:00

Venue Digby Memorial Church Hall, Digby Road, Sherborne, Dorset, DT9 3NL

Organisers Claire Porter, Chapter House Books Tel: 01935 816262 Email: sherbornebooks@tiscali.co.uk

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Ticket Information

Admission £ 1.00

Travel Information

Parking

Station car park

Train

Sherborne, half a mile away

Bus

Bus stop outside venue

Driving

Sherborne is off the A303

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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.

Bill Badger and the Big Store Robbery. First Editi...

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Reindeer Books Hamish Hamilton

£48.00

Offered by Colin Baker Books for the Collector

Kelly's Directory of Wiltshire and Dorset 1939

None

Kelly's Directories

£75.00

Offered by Colin Baker Books for the Collector

Magic Top-Secret

Jasper Maskelyne

Stanley Paul

£50.00

Offered by Colin Baker Books for the Collector

The Memoirs of James Melvil of Halhill.

George Scott , Gent

D Wilson,at Plato's Head in the Strand

£30.00

Offered by Colin Baker Books for the Collector

Manx Memories and Movements

Samuel Norris

The Norris Modern Press Ltd Douglas

£50.00

Offered by Colin Baker Books for the Collector

Blessings in Disguise. First Edition Signed copy.

Alec Guinness

Hamish Hamilton

£60.00

Offered by Colin Baker Books for the Collector

The Book of Ashburton

Pete Webb and Stuart Hands

Halsgrove

£20.00

Offered by Colin Baker Books for the Collector

Farming Dartmoor

Damian Bird

Life Force

£20.00

Offered by Colin Baker Books for the Collector

The Fairy Tales of Grimm & Andersen

The Brothers Grimm and Hans Christian Andersen

Collins'.Clear-Type.Press

£50.00

Offered by Colin Baker Books for the Collector

Modesty Blaise

Peter O'Donnell

Souvenir Press

£12.00

Offered by Colin Baker Books for the Collector

The Gallant Little Campeador

Cecil Hunt

Methuen & Co

£20.00

Offered by Colin Baker Books for the Collector

The Story of Fareham

George L Privett

The Wykeham Press .Winchester.

£20.00

Offered by Colin Baker Books for the Collector

Two For The River. First Edition.

L P Hartley

Hamish Hamilton

£12.00

Offered by Colin Baker Books for the Collector

A King's Story. Signed Copy.

H R H The Duke of Windsor

The Reprint Society

£125.00

Offered by Colin Baker Books for the Collector

The Lynton & Barnstaple Railway

G A Brown, J D C A Prideaux and H G Radcliffe

David and Charles

£7.00

Offered by Colin Baker Books for the Collector

The Twelve Days of Christmas.

Miles and John Hadfield

Cassell

£12.00

Offered by Colin Baker Books for the Collector

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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Chris Crook | Chris Crook Weston-super-Mare

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Helen Deighton | Helen Deighton Sturminster Newton

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Karen Jakobsen Art and Design Books | Karen Jakobsen Sturminster Newton

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Kingswood Books | Anne Rockall Sherborne

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Stour Bookshop | Tony Butler Sturminster Newton

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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.

This Way Books, Joss Mullinger
Specialists in local history publications, printed ephemera and historical maps.

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Resources

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