Harrogate - New venue

21st Mar 2025, 22nd Mar 2025

TheOldSwanHarrogate_new venue 2025

Event Information

The PBFA welcomes you to the new look Harrogate Book Fair, now located in the Garden Room at The Old Swan Hotel in Harrogate. With parking available, a cafe on site and a central location that's only a short walk from the station, we look forward to this exciting new chapter for the fair.

The hotel itself is no stranger to the literary world bearing in mind it is the location for the annual Theakston's Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival. It is also the chosen destination for the Queen of Crime herself. When Agatha Christie's disappearance sparked a nationwide search, she was finally tracked down to this beautiful Harrogate hotel.

PBFA book dealers will be travelling from all over the UK to display and sell their wide range of rare books, specialising in both fiction and non-fiction. There will be a wide range of subjects on display, offered by specialist dealers with knowledge and expertise.

Please scroll down to the bottom to download the exhibitor list and floor plan.

Key Details

Time & Date 21st March 2025, 12:00 - 18:00 22nd March 2025, 10:00 - 16:00

Venue The Old Swan Hotel, Swan Road, Harrogate, North Yorkshire, HG1 2SR

Organisers Lottie Atkinson, John Atkinson Fine & Rare Books Tel: 07540 279897 Email: johnatkinsonbooks@yahoo.co.uk
Monica Polisca, Lucius Books Ltd Tel: 01904 640111 Email: info@luciusbooks.com

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Ticket Information

Admission £ 2.00

Travel Information

Parking

There is parking on site, which is currently £10 for 24 hours. You must display a valid permit which can be purchased from the hotel reception.

Train

Less than 1 mile from Harrogate railway station.

Driving

J 47, A1(M)

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.

Derek Jarman: A Portrait - Artist, Film-maker, Des...

Wollen, Roger et al

Thames & Hudson Ltd,

£12.00

Offered by C L Hawley

Shelley and the Apprehension of Life

Wilson, Ross

Cambridge University Press

£30.00

Offered by C L Hawley

The Music of Verse: Metrical Experiment in Ninetee...

Phelan, Joseph

Palgrave MacMillan

£30.00

Offered by C L Hawley

The Football Association Book for Boys - John Mint...

John Arlott and others

The Naldrett Press

£75.00

Offered by C L Hawley

A CROW HYMN.

HUGHES. TED.

Sceptre Press, Frensham, Surrey.

£825.00

Offered by Paul Foster Books

THE NATURAL HISTORY AND ANTIQUITIES OF SELBORNE.

WHITE. GILBERT. - Bewick. Thomas. Illustrates.

Swan Sonnenschein and Co, Ltd. London. -- No date.

£375.00

Offered by Paul Foster Books

RELATIVITY. The special and the General Theory. A...

EINSTEIN. ALBERT.

Methuen & Co. Ltd. London.

£1450.00

Offered by Paul Foster Books

THE POETICAL WORKS. In three volumes. With the Lif...

PRIOR. MATTHEW.

Printed at the Apollo Press, Edinburgh, for John Bell.

£250.00

Offered by Paul Foster Books

THE POETICAL WORKS. -- Mauchline ware style bindin...

COWPER. WILLIAM. --- Cameron, Hugh, illustrates.

William P. Nimmo and Co. Edinburgh.

£225.00

Offered by Paul Foster Books

A SPEECH BY THE PRIME MINISTER IN THE HOUSE OF COM...

CHURCHILL. WINSTON. S.

Baynard Press. London.

£225.00

Offered by Paul Foster Books

THE DASHIELL HAMMETT OMNIBUS.

HAMMETT. DASHIELL.

Cassell & Co. Ltd. London.

£150.00

Offered by Paul Foster Books

Lucian Freud

Bruce Bernard &Dereck Birdsall

Random House

£45.00

Offered by Yardley Books

The Art of Paula Moderson-Becker

Averil King

Antique Collectors' Club

£25.00

Offered by Yardley Books

The Art of Frederick McCubbin - Forty five Illustr...

James MacDonald

Bularong Publications

£24.00

Offered by Yardley Books

John Constable's Skies

John E Thornes

University of Birmingham Press

£38.00

Offered by Yardley Books

The Catalogue Raisonne of the Prints of Paul Dury

Robin Garton

Robin Garton & Co

£350.00

Offered by Yardley Books

Lucian Freud on Paper

Sebastian Smee

Jonathan Cape

£36.00

Offered by Yardley Books

The House and its Equipment

Lawrence Weaver

Country Life

£30.00

Offered by Yardley Books

Ferdinand Preiss Art Deco Sculptor - The Fire and...

Alberto Shayo

Antique Collectors' Club

£45.00

Offered by Yardley Books

The Temple of Flora

Robert Thornton . Intro by Ronald King

Weidenfeld & Nicholson

£35.00

Offered by Yardley Books

Jan Van Huysum 1682-1749 Including a Catalogue Rai...

Colonel M H Grant

F Lewis Publishers Leigh-on-Sea

£45.00

Offered by Yardley Books

North of Rome

Richard Church

Hutchinson of London

£22.00

Offered by Yardley Books

Lutyens: The Work of the English Architect Sir Edw...

Various

Arts Council

£18.00

Offered by Yardley Books

Paul Nash Watercolours 1910-1946

David Boyd Haycock

Piano Nobile

£24.00

Offered by Yardley Books

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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.

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

Exhibitors A-Z

A

Name & Trading Name

Showing 2 Results

Name

Location

Books

Antiquates Ltd | Thomas Lintern-Mole Wareham

Wareham

16

Arturio Books Ltd | Michael Hollin Taunton

Taunton

0

B

Name & Trading Name

Showing 2 Results

Name

Location

Books

Books Written By | Ben & Georgia Mullen Northampton

Northampton

150

Black Cat Bookshop | Philip & Karen Woolley Leicester

Leicester

172

C

Name & Trading Name

Showing 3 Results

Name

Location

Books

Cheltenham Rare Books | Mark Skipper Cheltenham

Cheltenham

6

Christian White Rare Books Ltd | Christian White Ilkley

Ilkley

0

C L Hawley | Catherine Hawley Skipton

Skipton

253

D

Name & Trading Name

Showing 4 Results

Name

Location

Books

Delph Books | Frank Lamb Manchester

Manchester

7

D B Derbyshire Bookseller | David B Derbyshire & Julie Eyles Bacup

Bacup

79

Deep Neutral Books | Glenn Miller York

York

0

Dark Sky Books | Lucy Wood

0

E

Name & Trading Name

Showing 1 Results

Name

Location

Books

E J Morten Booksellers | John Morten Manchester

Manchester

2

F

Name & Trading Name

Showing 1 Results

Name

Location

Books

Forest Books | W R H Laywood Grantham

Grantham

132

G

Name & Trading Name

Showing 2 Results

Name

Location

Books

Grove Rare Books | Adam Yates Nr Skipton

Nr Skipton

2

George Kelsall Booksellers | George Kelsall & Ben Kelsall Littleborough

Littleborough

1

H

Name & Trading Name

Showing 5 Results

Name

Location

Books

Holybourne Rare Books | Stephen Dick Farnham

Farnham

4

Halewood & Sons | Michael Halewood Preston

Preston

0

Hyraxia Books | Simon & Gail Patterson Driffield

Driffield

0

Hoeplants Garden Books | Steven Craddock Harrogate

Harrogate

0

Hewett's Books | Luke Hewett Liverpool

Liverpool

6

I

Name & Trading Name

Showing 2 Results

Name

Location

Books

Ivan Clark (Natural History Books) | Ivan Clark Rhyl

Rhyl

0

Idle Booksellers | Michael Compton & Ros Stinton Bradford

Bradford

15

J

Name & Trading Name

Showing 9 Results

Name

Location

Books

Janette Ray, Rare and Out of Print Books | Janette Ray York

York

11

John Robertshaw | John Robertshaw Huntingdon

Huntingdon

1

J M Blanchfield | John Blanchfield Leeds

Leeds

5

James Frank | James Frank Ryton

Ryton

111

James M Pickard (Rare Books) | James Pickard Leicester

Leicester

0

Jeremiah Vokes | Jeremiah Vokes Darlington

Darlington

0

John Atkinson Fine & Rare Books | Dr John Atkinson Harrogate

Harrogate

8

Jonathan Frost Rare Books Ltd | Jonathan D Frost Liverpool

Liverpool

1

Joe McCann | Joe McCann & Martina McCann Haddenham

Haddenham

0

K

Name & Trading Name

Showing 2 Results

Name

Location

Books

Keel Row Bookshop | Anthony J Smithson Whitley Bay

Whitley Bay

2

K Books Ltd | Barrie Kaye, Susan Kaye, C. Jane Kaye York

York

50

L

Name & Trading Name

Showing 5 Results

Name

Location

Books

Lucius Books Ltd | James Hallgate York

York

10

Love Rare Books | Deborah Davis St Leonards On Sea

St Leonards On Sea

0

Lycanthia Books | Stella Angwalas-Huson Newark

Newark

13

Literary Cat Books | Kees van Woerkom Machynlleth

Machynlleth

10

Lanna Antique | John Stewart Perth

Perth

0

M

Name & Trading Name

Showing 2 Results

Name

Location

Books

David Maynard | David Maynard Grantham

Grantham

64

Manchester Rare Books | Josh Knight Manchester

Manchester

0

N

Name & Trading Name

Showing 2 Results

Name

Location

Books

Neil Summersgill | Neil Summersgill Blackburn

Blackburn

6

Nick Howell | Nick Howell Wigan

Wigan

5

P

Name & Trading Name

Showing 6 Results

Name

Location

Books

Paul Foster Books | Paul Foster London

London

176

Paul Bostock Rare Books | Paul Bostock Winster

Winster

63

Pete Fry | Peter Fry Grange-over-Sands

Grange-over-Sands

231

Paul Hughes | Paul Hughes Bishop Auckland

Bishop Auckland

601

Peak Dragon Books | Ian Barfield Matlock

Matlock

0

Portland Books | Lindsey Hewitt-Dutton

0

Q

Name & Trading Name

Showing 1 Results

Name

Location

Books

Quair Books | F L Philip Leeds

Leeds

148

R

Name & Trading Name

Showing 4 Results

Name

Location

Books

Richard J Hodgson Books | Richard Hodgson Yarm

Yarm

0

Richard Thornton Books | Richard Thornton Blackburn

Blackburn

10

Rickaro Books | Richard Knowles & Carole Knowles Wakefield

Wakefield

15

Roo Waterhouse Art | Roo Waterhouse Hebden Bridge

Hebden Bridge

0

S

Name & Trading Name

Showing 4 Results

Name

Location

Books

Sarah Key Books | Sarah Key & Phil Salin Cambridge

Cambridge

282

Steven Morris Books | Steven Morris London

London

1

Sky Duthie Rare Books | Dr Sky Duthie York

York

32

Stephen Conway Booksellers | Stephen Conway Halifax

Halifax

33

T

Name & Trading Name

Showing 3 Results

Name

Location

Books

T P Books | Louise Harrison Skipton

Skipton

78

T E Jackson Books | Thomas & Elizabeth Jackson Huddersfield

Huddersfield

71

The Antiquarian Book Company | Jeremy Carson Brighton

Brighton

12

W

Name & Trading Name

Showing 3 Results

Name

Location

Books

Worlds End Bookshop | Giles Lyon London

London

19

Veronica Watts | Veronica Watts Cranleigh

Cranleigh

0

West Hull Rare Books | David Beswick Hull

Hull

0

Y

Name & Trading Name

Showing 1 Results

Name

Location

Books

Yardley Books | Bob Yardley Chesterfield

Chesterfield

37

Z

Name & Trading Name

Showing 1 Results

Name

Location

Books

Zetetic Books | Conor Pattenden Berkhamsted

Berkhamsted

0

Guest Exhibitors

We are pleased to announce that we will have some special guests at this fair! Have a look at who they are.

Tartarus Press

Contact:

Email: ray@tartaruspress.com

Telephone: 01969 640399

Website: www.tartaruspress.com

Address

Coverley House
Carlton
Leyburn
North Yorkshire
DL8 4AY

Resources

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