Event Information

Our professional dealers will be bringing thousands of old books, maps, manuscripts and more to the fair.  All the items are properly described and authentic.

Brighton Racecourse is the perfect venue. It is on the edge of town so driving there is easy. There is limitless free parking. There is a snack bar and cafe so making a day of it is easy too. 

Key Details

Time & Date 22nd October 2022, 10:00 - 16:00

Venue Brighton Racecourse, Freshfield Road, Brighton, BN2 9XZ

Organisers Jeremy Carson, The Antiquarian Book Company Tel: 07769 318895 Email: jezcarson1@gmail.com

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Ticket Information

Admission £ 1.00

Travel Information

Parking

Free parking for over 900 vehicles

Driving

Brighton Racecourse is easy to reach from the A27 Brighton bypass. If you are approaching Brighton on the A23 you need to go east on the A27. Head for signs directing you to Sussex University and take the B2123 to Woodingdean, turn right at the traffic lights and the Racecourse is approximately one mile on your left-hand side. If you're coming from the seafront head for the Brighton Palace Pier before driving eastbound along Marine Parade. Turn left at the first set of lights into Lower Rock Gardens. Turn right at the second set of lights into Edward Street, then first left into Freshfield Road. The Racecourse is at the top of the hill.

Train

Brighton is less than an hour from London by train and there are services from Victoria, London Bridge and Kings Cross. There are also frequent coastway services operating from Eastbourne, Lewes, Hastings, Worthing and Portsmouth.

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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.

"MANNA" A COMPREHENSIVE TREATISE ON BREAD MANUFACT...

Walter T. Banfield

Maclaren & Sons, Ltd.,

£85.00

Offered by Graham York Rare Books

Fifty Fables of La Fontaine (Limited edition)

Fontaine, Jean de la (illus Quentin Blake)

Folio Society

£350.00

Offered by Missing Books

The Golden Ass or Metamorphoses (Ltd edition)

Apuleius (illus Quentin Blake)

Folio Society

£375.00

Offered by Missing Books

CONTINENTAL GOLD & SILVER. ( 2 SIGNATURES & LETTER...

GERALD TAYLOR

THE CONNOISSEUR & MICHAEL JOSEPH

£20.00

Offered by Black Cat Bookshop

HERRING IN THE SMOKE

L C TYLER

ALLISON & BUSBY. LONDON

£15.00

Offered by Black Cat Bookshop

BITTER LEMONS (with "Bookman" review)

LAWRENCE DURRELL

FABER/ THE BOOK SOCIETY

£50.00

Offered by Black Cat Bookshop

ISLE OF THE DEAD

ROGER ZELAZNY

ANDRE DEUTSCH / RAPP & WHITING . LONDON

£30.00

Offered by Black Cat Bookshop

The Tales of Beedle the Bard - collectors edition

Rowling, J.K.

Childrens High Level Group

£275.00

Offered by Missing Books

The Brighton Pavilion and its Royal Associations

Bishop, John Geo.

Brighton Town Council

£25.00

Offered by Missing Books

History of Brighthelmston, or Brighton as I view i...

Erredge, John Ackerson

Observer Office

£25.00

Offered by Missing Books

OBSERVATIONS ON A JOURNEY THROUGH SPAIN AND ITALY...

Robert Semple.

C. and R. Baldwin

£475.00

Offered by Graham York Rare Books

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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Missing Books | Chris Missing Chelmsford

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Mayfly | John Martin & C G Martin Eastbourne

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M Richardson Rare Books | Mark Richardson Lincolnshire Wolds

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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.

Robert Jeeves, Step Back in Time
I will be selling old local postcards at the fair.

Contact:

Address

36 Queens Road
Brighton
BN1 3XB

James Gorringe
Specialist dealers in antiquarian prints, maps and books.

Contact:

Telephone: 01732 362984
Address

71 St Mary's Road
Tonbridge
Kent
TN9 2LE

Angelika C J Friebe
Antique maps, fine art prints & books.

Contact:

Address

PO Box 503
Dorking
Surrey
RH4 9DD

Phillip Tyler
I will be selling maps, guide books and associated travel ephemera, e.g. timetables.

Contact:

Simon Hunter Antique Maps
Interesting, unusual and inexpensive antique maps of all parts of the world.

Contact:

Telephone: 07426 422113
Address

21 St John's Road
Hove
East Sussex
BN3 2FB

Jamie Sturgeon

Contact:

Telephone: 07807812914
Address

4 Cooper Crescent
Carshalton
SM5 2DL

Eileen & David May

Contact:

Telephone: 01424 843406
Address

Bexhill on Sea
East Sussex
TN39 4JD

The Bookkeeper Bookshop, Carol Dennard
As well as having a stand at this fair, we have a friendly family-run second-hand bookshop covering a broad range of genres, with modern day, vintage and antiquarian books.

Contact:

Telephone: 07807 136641
Address

1A Kings Road
St Leonards on Sea
East Susssex
TN37 6EA

Brighton & Hove Stuff, Andy Garth

Contact:

Telephone: 07774 272594
Address

Rose Cottage, Church Lane
Newtimber
Hassocks
West Sussex
BN6 9BT

Resources

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