KENSINGTON CHRISTMAS BOOK FAIR
12th December 2015
| 07967 583148 | deborah@mchardybooks.com | |
| Deborah Davis | £2.00 | 10.30am - 4.30pm |
There is a public car park immediately below the Town Hall with 460 spaces. There is also additional car parking at the Royal Garden Hotel (Kensington High Street) and in Young Street. More parking in the area can be found at www.parkopedia.co.uk
High Street Kensington.
Full Access
Cafe on site serving hot and cold light lunches, plus wine, beer and spirits.Venue: Kensington Town Hall, Hornton Street, London W8 7NX , tel: 020 7361 2220
We thank ABE for their generous support
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Exhibitors
The Antiquarian Book Company
Contact: Jeremy Carson
Specialisms: I buy and sell attractive and unusual books, including ms material and quirky ephemera. My particular interest is Victorian publishers' bindings, maps and stylish dust jackets.
Antiquates Ltd
12a West Street, Wareham, Dorset, BH20 4JX
Contact: Thomas Lintern-Mole
Specialisms: Early printing; English and continental literature; history of ideas.
Ashtonrarebooks
105 Curzon Avenue, Birstall, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE4 4AG
Contact: Dr Les Ashton
Specialisms: Specialising in High Quality Fine Editions. Particularly Modern First Editions (Fiction), Plays (mainly 20th century), Signed and Association copies, Uncommon Editions, Children's Literature (mainly 20th century) and illustrated books. We are members of both the PBFA and ABA and practise under their guidance.
John Atkinson Fine & Rare Books
Danby House, Canal Road, Ripon, North Yorkshire, HG4 1QN
Contact: Dr John Atkinson
Specialisms: Constantly changing stock - bi-annual catalogues. Specialists in Bondiana and rare modern fiction.
Gerald Baker
28 Beaconsfield Road, Clifton, Bristol, BS8 2TS
Contact: Gerald Baker
Specialisms: Railways, motoring, aviation, maritime, industrial history, canals & inland waterways, topography, interesting ephemera, official publicity of the British railway companies. Occasional catalogues on specialisms and in advance of book fairs.
BAS BOOKS LTD
533 Liverpool Road, Islington, London, N7 8NS
Contact: Ali & Giles Bird OBE
Specialisms: We purchase and sell quality fiction and scarce books, mainly from the twentieth century. We endeavour to have an unusual stock, especially of signed and association copies, or uncommon editions.
Nicholas Bernstein
2 Vaughan Avenue, London, W6 0XS
Contact: Nicholas Bernstein
Specialisms: 18th and 19th century literature, sets, travel, cookery, fine bindings. Some philosophy, social history and economics.
Black Cat Bookshop
PO Box 8662, Wigston, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE18 9BB
Contact: Philip & Karen Woolley
Specialisms: Children's and Illustrated books; Crime and Detective fiction inc. Sherlock Holmes & James Bond; British comics & Annuals; Periodicals; Observer series; fantasy, science fiction, horror; Penguins and literature; Ephemera; Leicestershire & Rutland interest.
Bond Books
10 Church Street, Sturminster Newton, Dorset, DT10 1DB
Contact: Karen Jakobsen
Specialisms: Art reference, particularly twentieth century art and design, and English literature.
Bookmark - Children's Books
Fortnight, Wick Down, Broad Hinton, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN4 9NR
Contact: Anne Excell & Leonora Smith
Specialisms: Wide range of 1st editions, novelty and picture books, annuals, cards, dolls, toys and games etc. 18th century to modern. Booksearch within our specialist field.
Paul Bostock Rare Books
7 Wellington Court, East Circus Street, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG1 5AX
Contact: Paul Bostock
Specialisms: Antiquarian, natural history, travel, colour plate books, fine bindings & sets, manuscripts, ephemera and the interesting and unusual.
Pablo Butcher
Overy Mill, Dorchester on Thames, Oxfordshire, OX10 7JU
Contact: Pablo Butcher
Specialisms: Travel, arts & exploration of India, SE Asia, Tibet, Islamic world, Latin America, Haiti. Tribal art, African ethnography, original photograph albums.
CHELTENHAM RARE BOOKS
12 Imperial Square, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, GL25 1QB
Contact: Mark Skipper
Specialisms: First editions, illustrated books, private press, original artwork, rare and unusual literature.
Claremont Books and Prints
40 Claremont Drive, Market Harborough, Leicestershire, LE16 8BX
Contact: Suzanne & Gordon Leete
Claude Cox Old & Rare Books
White House Farm, Kelsale, Saxmundham, Suffolk, IP17 2PQ
Contact: Anthony Cox
Specialisms: Private premises: visitors welcome by appointment. Large general and antiquarian stock. A selection of our stock can be seen at College Gateway Bookshop, Ipswich IP1 1TF, and at Crisp's, High Street, Saxmundham. We issue regular online and printed catalogues: General Antiquarian; Printing and the Art of the Book; Suffolk books & prints; Bookplates and Ex Libris.
John Clifford
Lilliput House, 35 Glyde Path Road, Dorchester, Dorset, DT1 1XE
Contact: John Clifford
Specialisms: Art reference, antiques and collecting, history.
Nicholas Daly Books
Thwaite House, Ampleforth, York, North Yorkshire, YO62 4DX
Contact: Nicholas Daly
Specialisms: Specialists in the Decorative and Fine Arts, including original design books, trade catalogues and auction catalogues.
Deverell Books
86a Memorial Road, Hanham, Bristol, BS15 3LA
Contact: Paul Deverell Hughes & Julie Hughes
Specialisms: Illustrated books, mostly children's, especially fairy books and gift books from the early 20th century. Also popular children's authors - BB, Blyton, Dahl etc.
Eclectica
48 Rosendale Road, West Dulwich, London, SE21 8DP
Contact: Michael J Coupe
Specialisms: Pictorial/decorated cloth bindings (especially children's), general antiquarian, and illustrated books.
Steven Ferdinando
The Old Vicarage, Queen Camel, Yeovil, Somerset, BA22 7NG
Contact: Steven Ferdinando
Specialisms: English literature, especially Hardy, Powys & Barnes, Dorset books, travel & topography, illustrated, Irish books, children's.
Paul Foster Books
9 Anstice Close, Chiswick, London, W4 2RJ
Contact: Paul Foster
Specialisms: Bindings, art, 19th and 20th century first editions, children's and illustrated.
Foster Books
183 Chiswick High Road, London, W4 2DR
Contact: Stephen Foster
Specialisms: General antiquarian, children’s illustrated, fine bindings, first editions.
Gage Postal Books
PO Box 105, Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, SS0 8EQ
Contact: Simon Routh
Specialisms: Large stock of theology and Church history, including antiquarian and rare Bibles.
Gresham Books
The Old Rectory, Donyatt, Ilminster, Somerset, TA19 0RU
Contact: J & A Hine
Specialisms: Architecture, Antiquarian cookery books, Engineering. General antiquarian. Fine Bindings, Ephemera.
Peter Harrington
100 Fulham Road, Chelsea, London, SW3 6HS
Contact: Pom Harrington
Specialisms: Literature, 15th to 20th century; landmark books in science, economics, philosophy and the history of idea; travel, voyages, military and naval; illustrated books, including children's and photography; fine bindings and sets.
Adrian Harrington - also trading as Hall's Bookshop
20-22 Chapel Place, Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent, TN1 1YQ
Contact: Adrian Harrington
Specialisms: Literature, first editions, children's books, library sets, occult and esoterica, Winston Churchill, Ian Fleming, Arthur Conan Doyle.
Harrison-Hiett Rare Books
Laan Ampsen 17, Lochem, 7241 NH
Contact: Marc & Marcia Harrison
Specialisms: We purchase any books that are of high quality and that pique our interest, but our speciality is Early Roman Catholic and Anti-Catholic books in English.
Jean Hedger
Hillrise Barn, Fairfield Road, Shroton, Blandford, Dorset, DT11 8QA
Contact: Jean Hedger
Specialisms: Children's books, illustrated books of all kinds, reference books related to these two areas, original artwork.
Peter Hill
3 Westbourne Avenue, Emsworth, Hampshire, PO10 7QT
Contact: Peter Hill
Specialisms: Travel, art, classical archaeology, literature.
Holybourne Rare Books
7 Market Street, Alton, Hampshire, GU34 1HA
Contact: Stephen Dick
Specialisms: General antiquarian, rare, modern first editions, children's books.
J & M Books Ltd
3 Southdale Road, Liverpool, Merseyside, L15 4HX
Contact: Jonathan D Frost & Stella Angwalas Huson
Specialisms: Modern first editions.
Jarndyce
46 Great Russell Street (opp. British Museum), Bloomsbury, London, WC1B 3PA
Contact: Brian Lake & Janet Nassau
Specialisms: The Nineteenth Century Booksellers in an 18thC building: English Literature and Social History 1600-1920, especially Novels – three-deckers, yellowbacks, bloods & penny dreadfuls, Poetry, Plays, London, Language, Education, The Romantics, Chapbooks & Street Literature, Original Bindings. The leading specialists in Charles Dickens and all things Dickensian.
Jonkers Rare Books
27 Hart Street, Henley on Thames, Oxfordshire, RG9 2AR
Contact: Christiaan & Sam Jonkers
Specialisms: Illustrated books, Children’s fiction, Modern first editions, 19th & 20th century literature, Signed books, Original Artwork, Important works in all fields. General and speciality high quality stock. Gift books.
Michael S Kemp Bookseller
M S & A M Kemp T/A, 19 Adelaide Gardens, Minster-on-Sea, Sheerness, Kent, ME12 3HN
Contact: Michael S Kemp
Specialisms: Rare, interesting and unusual books, manuscripts and ephemera. Mervyn Peake. Occasional email lists of recent acquisitions issued.
Sarah Key Books
The Haunted Bookshop, 9 St Edwards Passage, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB2 3PJ
Contact: Sarah Key & Phil Salin
Specialisms: We specialise in Children's and illustrated books, mainly 19th and 20th century. The shop also stocks Cambridge and East Anglian interest, fine bindings, general fiction, poetry and quirky titles, and anything we deem interesting! Valuations undertaken, showing at PBFA book fairs across the U.K.
Robert Kirkman Ltd
Kings Cottage, Eggington, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, LU7 9PG
Contact: Robert Kirkman
Specialisms: English literature, Bibles, Sir Winston Churchill, John Bunyan, sets.
Steve Liddle
8 Morley Square, Bishopston, Bristol, BS7 9DW
Contact: Stephen M Liddle
Specialisms: Fine books in many categories.
Lorych Books
Münchener Str. 1, 10777 Berlin
Contact: Susanne & Ralf Lorych
Specialisms: Early printing, children's, travel & guides, colour plate books, Olympic Games, German books.
Love Rare Books
7 Hanley Gardens, Hanley Road, London, N4 3DY
Contact: Deborah Davis
Specialisms: Illustrated, Children’s, Design, Wartime Home Front, Literature, Modern First Editions Original artwork with an emphasis on the 20th century. Art and Photography.
Lucius Books Ltd
York Eco Business Centre, Amy Johnson Way, York, North Yorkshire, YO30 4AG
Contact: Georgina & James Hallgate
Specialisms: Modern first editions, literature, children's illustrated, original artwork and detective fiction.
Lymelight Books & Prints
20 Cherry Tree Road, Axminster, Devon, EX13 5GQ
M 07812 920541
Contact: Nigel Cozens
Specialisms: Art, illustrated, literature including poetry, topography especially West Country, natural history, geology, palaeontology, John Fowles, antiquarian, maps & prints.
Mayfly
1c Ramillies Road, London, W4 1JW
Contact: John Martin & C G Martin
Specialisms: Ephemera of every description, manuscripts, newspapers.
Meridian Rare Books
PO Box 51650, London, SE8 4XW
Contact: Stuart Leggatt
Specialisms: Books, maps, photographs, ephemera & autographs relating to travel & exploration, scientific voyages, the Polar regions, mountaineering & big game hunting; small stock of books on 19th/20th century astronomy & physics.
David Miles Books
3 Ethelbert Road, Canterbury, Kent, CT1 3ND
Contact: David Miles
Specialisms: Children's books, illustrated books, education, Kent topography.
H J Morgan
47 Bedford Road, Sandy, Bedfordshire, SG19 1ES
Contact: Hedley Morgan
Specialisms: General books, with an academic bias, in the fields of literature, history and travel.
Michael Morris
Weavers Green, Needwood, Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire, DE13 9PQ
Contact: Mike Morris
Specialisms: Varied stock, specialising in maps, plans, charts, atlases, prints, engravings, documents and ephemera.
Edmund Pollinger
4 Stanwick Road, West Kensingon, London, W14 8UH
Contact: Edmund Pollinger
Specialisms: Travel and Big Game Hunting in Africa and Asia and Related Exotic Colonial Cookery.
Rainford & Parris
17 Vernons Close, Henham, Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire, CM22 6AE
Contact: Philip & Helen Parris And Justin Rainford
Specialisms: Literature, modern first editions, children's illustrated, cookery.
Julian Roberts Fine Books
Hill House, Braceby, Sleaford, Lincolnshire, NG34 0TA
Contact: Julian & Pollyanne Roberts
Specialisms: Modern First Editions, Children's & Illustrated, 17th -20th century Literature and selective Antiquarian. We specialise in Fine copies.
Salsus Books
42 Elderfield Gardens, Kidderminster, Worcestershire, DY10 2BT
Contact: Dr David T Salt
Specialisms: Academic theology, Eastern churches, Catholic Apostolic Church aka 'Irvingites', Byzantine, medieval studies, tribal art. Beekeeping.
Anthony J Simmonds
66 Royal Hill, The Royal Borough of Greenwich, London, SE10 8RT
Contact: Anthony Simmonds
Specialisms: Antiquarian, used and new books on naval, marine and voyaging.
Surprise Books
14 Padin Close, Chalford, Stroud, Gloucestershire, GL6 8FB
Contact: John Norman
Specialisms: Modern first editions particularly naval, historical and crime fiction.
Temple of Fancy - Books and Ephemera
4 Westwood, Cockwood, Exeter, Devon, EX6 8RW
Contact: Ben & Nicola Osborne
Specialisms: Children's books, particularly antiquarian. General fiction, particularly women writers. Women's letters, diaries and travels.
TIMKC Books
5 Bon Villas, Newlyn, Penzance, Cornwall, TR18 5BZ
Contact: Tim Kendall-Carpenter
Specialisms: Monthly email catalogues. Specialises in poetry, contemporary fiction and signed copies.
John Underwood Antiquarian Books
Plum Tree Farm, Upgate Street, Carleton Rode, Norwich, Norfolk, NR16 1NJ
Contact: John Underwood
Specialisms: Manuscripts of all kinds and dates, antiquarian books and medieval illuminated leaves. Also woodcarvings and stained glass. Books, manuscripts and other artefacts by and concerning Women.
Ventnor Rare Books
Caxton House, Old Station Road, Ventnor, Isle of Wight, PO38 1DX
Contact: Nigel & Teresa Traylen
Specialisms: Isle of Wight, British Topography, Literature, Transport, Natural History &c.
Walden Books
38 Harmood Street, London, NW1 8DP
Contact: David Tobin
Specialisms: Literature, art, philosophy.
Peter Whetman
38 Burwood Avenue, Pinner, Middlesex, HA5 2RZ
Contact: Peter Whetman
Specialisms: History and topography of London. One catalogue issued per annum.
White Eagle Books
17 Rossall Crescent, Ealing (Park Royal), London, NW10 7HE
Contact: Andrew & Lidia Szaflarski-Saidi
Specialisms: World Travel and Exploration including Central Asia and the Middle East. Military History specifically WWII. Poland. Modern First Editions mainly based on 1950s/60s/70s cinema. English Topography. White Eagle Books is a Member of the IOBA.
Wildside Books
29 Kings Avenue, Eastbourne, East Sussex, BN21 2PE
Contact: Alan Gibbard
Specialisms: Natural history, especially ornithology, travel, general antiquarian and secondhand.
Zimnol Books
153 Richmond Road, Twickenham, Middlesex, TW1 3AT
Contact: Rita Atkinson
Specialisms: 20th century wood-engraved, illustrated and small press books, T S Eliot, and 20th century art books.