Event Information

The book fair returns to Frome again this year, at Cheese & Grain, a restored building which hosts fair, markets and live entertainment.

Around 30 PBFA bookdealers will be offering books, maps, and ephemera for sale.  

Key Details

Time & Date 21st June 2026, 10:00 - 15:00

Venue Cheese & Grain, Market Yard, Justice Lane, Frome, Somerset, BA11 1BE

Organisers William Goodsir Tel: PBFA - 01763 248921 Email: info@pbfa.org
Peter Foster Books Tel: 07759 222916 Email: peterfosterbooks@gmail.com

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Ticket Information

Admission £ 1.00

Travel Information

Parking

Car park, 'The Cattle Market', directly outside, operated by Mendip Council.

Driving

Frome is on the A361, 15 miles south of Bath.

Train

Frome station, 0.9 miles, 20 min walk to venue.

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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.

The Smartest Giant In The World SIGNED

Julia Donaldson

Macmillan

Reserved

Offered by Jon Stevenson

Dirty Beasts SIGNED FIRST

Roald Dahl

Jonathan Cape

Reserved

Offered by Jon Stevenson

Ecology and Conservation of Lowland Farmland Birds

N. J. Aebischer, A. D. Evans, P. V. Grice, J. A. Vickery (editors)

British Ornithologists' Union

£35.00

Offered by Wild and Homeless Books

Pirelli Calendars ( three )

ANON

£25.00

Offered by Kingsbridge Books

Emma

Austen, Jane

Macmillan

£225.00

Offered by Kingsbridge Books

Winnie the Pooh

Milne, AA

Methuen

£250.00

Offered by Kingsbridge Books

Eastern Approaches (FIRST)

Maclean, Fitzroy

Jonathan Cape

£155.00

Offered by Kingsbridge Books

The Experiences of a Barrister

Anon

J & C Brown

Reserved

Offered by Kingsbridge Books

No Holly for Miss Quinn

Miss Read

Michael Joseph

£25.00

Offered by Kingsbridge Books

Photographs LIMITED EDITION

McCartney, Linda

James Hyman Gallery

£175.00

Offered by Kingsbridge Books

The Worst Journey in the World (FIRST)

Cherry-Garrard, Apsley

Constable

£1750.00

Offered by Kingsbridge Books

A4 Bookshelf Art Prints

Roo Waterhouse Art

£24.00

Offered by Roo Waterhouse Art

'Drama'

Roo Waterhouse

Original Oil Painting

£2400.00

Offered by Roo Waterhouse Art

You Only Live Twice

Fleming, Ian

Jonathan Cape, London

£125.00

Offered by Peter Foster Books

The Otterbury Incident

Day Lewis, Cecil

Putnam & Company Ltd., London

£110.00

Offered by Peter Foster Books

Finnegans Wake - third edition in unclipped wrappe...

Joyce, James

Faber & Faber Limited, London

£110.00

Offered by Peter Foster Books

Kiss Kiss

Dahl, Roald

Michael Joseph, London

£100.00

Offered by Peter Foster Books

When the Lion Feeds - second printing

Smith, Wilbur A.

Heinemann, London

£100.00

Offered by Peter Foster Books

Negro Drawings

Miguel Covarrubias

Alfred A Knopf

£350.00

Offered by Wild and Homeless Books

THE USEFUL PLANTS OF GREAT BRITAIN: A TREATISE UPO...

C. Pierpoint Johnson.

Robert Hardwicke

£175.00

Offered by Graham York Rare Books

A NATURAL HISTORY OF BRITISH GRASSES.

E. J. Lowe.

Groombridge and Sons

£150.00

Offered by Graham York Rare Books

GREECE. HANDBOOK FOR TRAVELLERS.

K. Baedeker.

£200.00

Offered by Graham York Rare Books

GENERAL VIEW OF THE AGRICULTURE OF THE COUNTY OF S...

John Billingsley.

printed by R. Cruttwell for the author

£125.00

Offered by Graham York Rare Books

GREENHOUSE FAVOURITES.

Shirley Hibberd (Edited by)

Groombridge and Sons

£350.00

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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Chris Crook | Chris Crook Weston-super-Mare

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James Hine | James Hine Ilminster

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Karen Jakobsen Art and Design Books | Karen Jakobsen Sturminster Newton

8

Kingsbridge Books | Paul Davies Kingsbridge

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Kingswood Books | Anne Rockall Sherborne

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Roo Waterhouse Art | Roo Waterhouse Hebden Bridge

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Stour Bookshop | Tony Butler Sturminster Newton

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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.

Red Hound Bindery
Hand crafted journals, sketchbooks, albums, boxes and stationery as well as traditional calligraphy.

Contact: Hanna Seybold

Alec Thorne, Castle Town Books
I will be bringing a selection of history, literature, fine bindings and bound sets.

Contact:

Telephone: 07887 562622
Address

Castle Town Way
Sherborne
Dorset
DT9 4EA

Pemulis Books, Cloe Ansari

Contact:

Telephone: 07932 833511
Address

Corsham
Wiltshire

Resources

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