Event Information

This popular book fair is held in the centre of this Leicestershire market town, with over 20 book dealers selling second-hand, rare and antiquarian books, maps, prints and ephemera.  Come and say hello - everybody welcome!  

Full range of refreshments available

Key Details

Time & Date 28th December 2024, 10:00 - 16:00

Venue Congregational Church Centre, High Street, Market Harborough, Leicestershire, LE16 7JD

Organisers Phil Woolley, Black Cat Bookshop Tel: 07850 795207 Email: blackcatuk@aol.com

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Ticket Information

Admission £ 1.00

Travel Information

Train

Just under a mile from Market Harborough railway station

Driving

A4304 is the nearest major trunk route

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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.

Group of 6 Christmas cards and two invitations by...

Michael Dinkel, R.W.S., A.R.C.A.

£75.00

Offered by Stephen Rench

Small album of watercolours and drawings of South...

Various

£450.00

Offered by Stephen Rench

Visiting cards, business and professional cards, a...

Sample book of 1950s visiting cards

£50.00

Offered by Stephen Rench

The tryal of Thomas Earl of Macclesfield in the Ho...

Trial

Printed by Sam. Buckley in Amen Corner

£160.00

Offered by Stephen Rench

The life and times of Guglielmo Libri (1802-1869):...

Maccioni Ruju, P. .A.; Mostert, Maren

Verloren

£50.00

Offered by Stephen Rench

The soveraigne power of parliament and kingdomes:...

William Prynne

Printed at London for Michael Sparke senior

£795.00

Offered by Stephen Rench

Pomponii Melae de situ orbis libri III. Cum notis...

Pomponius Mela - Abraham Gronovius

Ex Oficina Samuelis Luchtmans

£245.00

Offered by Stephen Rench

The life of Edward Lord Herbert of Cherbury writte...

Edward Lord Herbert of Cherbury

Strawberry Hill

£375.00

Offered by Stephen Rench

The Brewhouse Private Press. 1963 - 1983

Christine Battye

Sycamore Press

£90.00

Offered by Stephen Rench

Icons of Cyprus.

Athanasius Papageorgiou - Translation by James Hogarth

Arcadia Press

£195.00

Offered by Stephen Rench

Masterpieces of Chinese Album Painting in the Nati...

Li Lin-ts'an & She Ch'eng (Editors).

National Palace Museum, Taipei, Taiwan.

£20.00

Offered by Peter Moore

Tao Te Ching.

Lao Tsu. (Translated by Gia-Fu Feng & English, Jane).

Wildwood House Ltd., London.

£20.00

Offered by Peter Moore

A Circle of Nations. Voices and Visions of Americ...

Gattuso, John. (Ed).

Beyond Words Publishing, Inc. Oregon USA.

£15.00

Offered by Peter Moore

Guardians of the Horse: Past, Present and Future.

Rossdale, P.D. and others, Editors.

British Equine Veterinary Association and Romney Publications.

£12.00

Offered by Peter Moore

Ken Howard a personal view. Inspired by Light.

Howard, Ken. (With Sally Bulgin).

David & Charles, Newton Abbot, Devon UK.

£15.00

Offered by Peter Moore

The Ashley Book of Knots. (Corrected and amended e...

Ashley, Clifford W.

Doubleday, New York, London.

£35.00

Offered by Peter Moore

The History and Antiquities of the parish of Islin...

Nelson, John

T. Lester

£250.00

Offered by Missing Books

The History and Survey of London and it's Environs...

Lambert, B.

T. Hughes

£125.00

Offered by Missing Books

Moorcroft - the phoenix years

Street, Fraser [Hugh Edwards]

W.M. Publications

£15.00

Offered by Missing Books

The Cabinet of Irish Literature (4 vol set)

Read, Charles A. & O'Connor, T. P.

Blackie & Sons

£100.00

Offered by Missing Books

London ( 6 vols bound as 3)

Knight, Charles (ed)

Charles Knight

£75.00

Offered by Missing Books

Meccano Magazine 19 bound volumes 1942-1960

anon

Meccano Ltd

£400.00

Offered by Missing Books

27 VOLUMES SPORTING NOVELS BY WHYTE MELVILLE

WHYTE MELVILLE

£195.00

Offered by Claremont Books and Prints

Black Bess -story of Dick Turpin’s ride to York

A.C. Marshall

Newnes. London

£45.00

Offered by Black Cat Bookshop

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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Claremont Books and Prints | Suzanne & Gordon Leete Market Harborough

75

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Images in Print | Jane Jaques Nottingham

0

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Julian Smith | Julian Smith Leicester

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Lasting Words Ltd | Sean Wood Northampton

1

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M & P Books | Peter Allen Buxton

240

Missing Books | Chris Missing Chelmsford

443

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Peter Moore | Peter Moore Cambridge

489

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Salsus Books | David T Salt Kidderminster

91

Stephen Rench | Stephen Rench Shipston on Stour

27

Saltmarsh Books | Peter Saltmarsh Chesterfield

21

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T E Jackson Books | Thomas & Elizabeth Jackson Huddersfield HD15PL

75

Guest Exhibitors

We are pleased to announce that we will have some special guests at this fair! Have a look at who they are.

Steve Jayes

Contact:

Telephone: 07847 144845
Address

48 Hawksbury Road
Leicester
LE2 8EP

Simon Warner

Contact:

Telephone: 07970 182184
Address

4 Ingarsby Lane
Hougton-on-the-Hill
Leicester
LE7 9JJ

Chris Newbold - Old Postcards

Contact:

Telephone: 07530 304565
Address

4A Main Street
Belton-in-Rutland
Rutland
LE15 9LB

Syston Bindery, Paul Dodge

Contact:

Telephone: 07804 150706
Address

Unit 5A, St Marks Works
Foundry Lane
Leicester
LE1 3WU

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