Important Information

The next book fair is our two-day BATH (with ABA) BOOK FAIR is on Fri 27th & Sat 28th June (click here).
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here to see details of all our book fairs.

The next Online Fair opens at noon on 1st July, click
here.

Celebrating 50 years of book fairs 
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Antiquarian books, prints, manuscripts, maps, photographs, posters, printed ephemera and book related items.

Members' Books for Sale

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Members' Books for Sale

Antiquarian books, prints, manuscripts, maps, photographs, posters, printed ephemera and book related items.

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Established in 1974, the Provincial Booksellers Fairs Association (PBFA) is a British association dedicated to connecting buyers and sellers of books.

Welcome to PBFA

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Welcome to PBFA

Established in 1974, the Provincial Booksellers Fairs Association (PBFA) is a British association dedicated to connecting buyers and sellers of books.

Most Recent Books

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A Bodleian Guide for Visitors

Clark, Andrew

Clarendon Press

£10.00

Offered by Rickaro Books

Sir John Lubbock's Hundred Books: Essays

Ralph Waldo Emerson

George Routledge and Sons, London and New York. Printed in London, from American Plates, by William Clowes and Sons, Limited.

£75.00

Offered by Lanna Antique

The Life and Adventures of Martin Chuzzlewit

Charles Dickens

Chapman and Hall, London

£475.00

Offered by Lanna Antique

Morning Flight. A Book Of Wild Fowl. Signed by Au...

Written and Illustrated by Peter Scott

Country Life Limited, London,

£195.00

Offered by Defoe Books

Wild Chorus. Signed by Author.

Written and Illustrated by Peter Scott

Country Life Ltd, London

£195.00

Offered by Defoe Books

A Map of Bath

Sayer

Strand Magazine

£35.00

Offered by Arthur Hook

Two Maps of Charing Cross so displayed that the Ch...

Sayer

Strand Magazine

£35.00

Offered by Arthur Hook

Map of Southwark by J P Sayer

Sayer

Strand Magazine

£40.00

Offered by Arthur Hook

Fair Locations

Our Book Fairs may be visited in places as far apart as Edinburgh and Brighton; York and Hay-on-Wye, the North East and the South West of England and, of course, in London.
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Online Fairs

The Online Book Fairs are now quarterly going live on 1st Jan, 1st April, 1st July & 1st Oct. Each online fair will have fresh stock with a strong mix of subjects.

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Premier Fairs

In addition to local book fairs we host a number of Premier Rare Book Fairs throughout the year.

Edinburgh Premier (with ABA) - New venue

28th Mar 2025, 29th Mar 2025

The fair has moved to a new venue this year, the InterContinental Edinburgh The George Hotel where members of the Provincial Booksellers Fairs Association...

Themed/Seasonal Fairs

Looking for something special? Why not have a look through our Themed/Seasonal Book Fairs catering for everything from Children's Books to Antiquarian Books.

About PBFA

We are a professional organisation with a strict code of conduct for our members providing Book Fairs throughout the UK and Ireland.

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Friends of the PBFA

For £10 get free entry to our fairs, updates from the PBFA and more.

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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