Event Information

The Bath Book Fair is back, in conjunction with the ABA, at the Bath Pavilion.

Around 70 PBFA and ABA members will be offering antiquarian, vintage and secondhand books, prints, maps, and other printed materials for sale.

Please scroll to the bottom for the link to the floor plan.

Key Details

Time & Date 31st July 2026, 12:00 - 18:00 1st August 2026, 10:00 - 16:00

Venue Bath Pavilion, North Parade Road, Bathwick, Bath, BA2 4EU

Organisers Antiquates Ltd Tel: 01929 208224, 07921 151496 Email: tom@lintern-mole.com

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Ticket Information

Admission £ 2.00

Travel Information

Driving

M4, junction 18, then A46 to Bath/Stroud,

Parking

Good parking facilities at the venue.

Train

Bath Spa railway station is a 10 minute walk away.

Bus

Bath bus station is a 10 minute walk away. The closest bus stop is called North Parade and serves buses; 19, A4, D1X and X39.

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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.

Wolf Hall Trilogy (3 Books)

Hilary Mantel

Fourth Estate

£425.00

Offered by Grimes Hill Book Club

The Plays and Poems of William Shakespeare, Boswel...

William Skakespeare

F.C. and J.Rivington et al

£2495.00

Offered by Grimes Hill Book Club

The God Delusion - Signed

Richard Dawkins

Bantam Press

£295.00

Offered by Grimes Hill Book Club

The Map Of Love

Dylan Thomas

J.M. Dent and Sons Ltd

£225.00

Offered by Grimes Hill Book Club

How The Vote Was Won

Cicely Hamilton & Christopher St. John

Edith Craig

£750.00

Offered by Grimes Hill Book Club

A Book Of Mediterranean Food

Elizabeth David

John Lehmann Ltd

£400.00

Offered by Grimes Hill Book Club

French Country Cooking

Elizabeth David

John Lehmann Ltd

£240.00

Offered by Grimes Hill Book Club

My Friend Tree

Loraine Niedecker

Wild Hawthorn Press

£360.00

Offered by Grimes Hill Book Club

Testament Of Youth - Signed

Vera Brittain

Victor Gollancz Ltd

£1000.00

Offered by Grimes Hill Book Club

The Lord Of The Rings (3 Vols)

J.R.R. Tolkien

Harper Collins

£395.00

Offered by Grimes Hill Book Club

Fairy tales

Andersen

Hodder and stoughton

£500.00

Offered by T E Jackson Books

Poems

Burns

Bryce

£150.00

Offered by T E Jackson Books

Bookshelf Art Cards

Roo Waterhouse Art

£3.00

Offered by Roo Waterhouse Art

'007'

Roo Waterhouse

Original Oil Painting

£1600.00

Offered by Roo Waterhouse Art

'Portico Library'

Roo Waterhouse

Original Oil Painting

£2800.00

Offered by Roo Waterhouse Art

The Itinerant Lodger

David Nobbs

Methuen & Co Ltd

£95.00

Offered by Grimes Hill Book Club

Waterland, Signed

Graham Swift

Heinemann

£150.00

Offered by Grimes Hill Book Club

Flashing Stream: A play by Charles Morgan. With an...

MORGAN, Charles; [GENN, Leo]; [RAWLINGS, Margaret]

London: Macmillan & Co. Ltd

£125.00

Offered by Quair Books

The Ruined Abbeys of Yorkshire By W. Chambers Lefr...

W. Chambers Lefroy

Seeley Jackson & Halliday

£325.00

Offered by Neil Summersgill

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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Castle Town Books | Alec Thorne Sherborne

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Steve Liddle | Stephen M Liddle Bishopston

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Stour Bookshop | Tony Butler Sturminster Newton

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Stephen Rench | Stephen Rench Shipston on Stour

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Zetetic Books | Conor Pattenden Berkhamsted

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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.

Hugh Ashley Rayner
Fine books, maps & antique photographs of India & the Orient.

Contact:

Address

Malvern Buildings
Fairfield Park
Bath
BA1 6JX

Mayfair Rare Books & Manuscripts

Contact: Paolo Rambaldi

Telephone: +39 335 81 29 826
Address

Saint George Street
London
W1S 2FN

Resources

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

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Floor Plan & Exhibitors

Please click on the button below to see the floor plan for this fair.

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