Harrogate
6th Mar 2026, 7th Mar 2026
Event Information
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 to the bottom of the page to download the floor plan.
Lighting at the fair kindly sponsored by Quire Auctions.
Key Details
Time & Date 6th March 2026, 12:00 - 18:00 7th March 2026, 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
Ticket Information
Admission £ 2.00
Travel Information
Parking
There is some parking (first come, first served) 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
J47, 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.
The Chartist Riots at Newport. November 1839
Johns, William Nicholas (b. 1834 d. 1898)
W. N. Johns, Printer and Publisher
£85.00
Offered by Jonathan Frost Rare Books Ltd
My Lady of the Chinese Courtyard
Cooper, Elizabeth
Frederick A Stokes Company,
£70.00
Offered by C L Hawley
The Water Babies
Kingsley, Charles
Hodder and Stoughton / Boots the Chemist
£80.00
Offered by C L Hawley
SIGNED - A Suit of Diamonds: A commemorative volum...
Barnard, Robert, Gwendoline Butler, Sarah Caudwell, Elizabeth Ferrars, Anthea Fraser, Reginald Hill, Charlotte Macleod, John Malcolm, Patricia Moyes, Michael Pearce, Mike Ripley , Martin Russell and Eric Wright
William Collins Sons & Co.,
£75.00
Offered by C L Hawley
John Piper in the 1930s: Abstraction on the Beach
Fraser Jenkins, David and Frances Spalding
Merrell
£35.00
Offered by C L Hawley
To Esther, And other sketches.
THACKERAY, MISS [Anne]; ROGER DE COVERLY (binder); WALKER, Frederick (frontis engraving)
London: Smith, Elder & Co.
£300.00
Offered by Quair Books
Masks Mimes and Miracles : Studies in Popular Thea...
Allardyce Nicoll M.A.
Cooper Square Publishers Inc.
£45.00
Offered by Yardley Books
Sesame and Lilies; Ethics Of The Dust; The Crown O...
RUSKIN, John. [Arts & Crafts binding]
New York: Thomas Y. Crowell & Co. Publishers
£125.00
Offered by Quair Books
Frank Brangwyn 1867-1956
Libby Horner & Gillian Naylor (Eds)
Leeds Museum and Art Gallery
£55.00
Offered by Yardley Books
Adolphe Valette & L. S. Lowry
Celia Lyon ( SIGNED COPY )
Prose Book Publishing
£36.00
Offered by Yardley Books
Catalogue of a Collection of Minatures by Richard...
Cosway, Richard
Published for Private circulation
£500.00
Offered by Missing Books
The Ruined Abbeys of Yorkshire By W. Chambers Lefr...
W. Chambers Lefroy
Seeley Jackson & Halliday
£325.00
Offered by Neil Summersgill
Tales and Novels In ten volumes.
EDGEWORTH, Maria; [MUSGRAVE, Sir Anthony]
Covent Garden, London & Boston: Henry G Bohn & Little, Brown & Co.,
£250.00
Offered by Quair 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
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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Resources
Please find some helpful links below. If you need anything else, do not hesitate to get in touch.
Download Complimentary Ticket
Have a ticket on us! Just click the download button below and print out this ticket - do not forget to bring it with you to the fair.
DownloadFloor Plan & Exhibitors
Please click on the button below to see the floor plan for this fair.
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