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Harrogate Premier

17th Mar 2023, 18th Mar 2023

Derwent from the showground - web pic updated

Event Information

The annual PBFA Book Fair in Harrogate is a firm favourite in the diaries of Northern bibliophiles and book collectors alike.  Running for over 40 years, this event is seen as the go-to book destination for Yorkshire bibliophiles.

PLEASE NOTE - Friday's opening times have been amended to 12pm - 6pm.

Dealer will be attending from across the United Kingdom, travelling from as far afield as Scotland, East Anglia, London, the Midlands and right across the Northern counties. 

Please scroll to the bottom for the Floor Plan.

A strong mix of subjects will be on display, fiction and non-fiction, offered by specialist dealers, with knowledge and expertise!

Light refreshments in café.

Key Details

Time & Date 17th March 2023, 12:00 - 18:00 18th March 2023, 10:00 - 16:00

Venue Derwent & Calder Rooms, Pavilions of Harrogate, Great Yorkshire Showground, Harrogate, North Yorkshire, HG2 8NZ

Organisers Richard J Hodgson Tel: 07950 647377 Email: rjhodgsonbooks@clara.co.uk

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Ticket Information

Admission £ 2.00

Travel Information

Parking

Free car parking on site

Train

Harrogate station

Bus

Regular services run between Harrogate Bus Station and the venue

Driving

A1(M), J46 (South), J47 (North)

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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.

Vie de Jeanne D'Arc

Anotole France

Calmann Levy

£85.00

Offered by RMJ Books

Ballads and Songs

John Davidson

John Lane

£35.00

Offered by RMJ Books

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

Sherlock Holmes

£35.00

Offered by RMJ Books

Glees and Madrigals (Special Unique Retirement Gif...

Various composers

Various

£65.00

Offered by RMJ Books

Defense (sic) of the Bishops of Rochester and Bris...

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A Dodd

£75.00

Offered by RMJ Books

Martin Chuzzlewit

Charles Dickens

£175.00

Offered by RMJ Books

The High Place

Lisa St Aubin de Teran

Cape

£25.00

Offered by RMJ Books

The Bomb

Frank Harris

The author

£40.00

Offered by RMJ Books

Holy Bible - vol. 1 only Genesis - Psalms

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Baskett

£85.00

Offered by RMJ Books

Scott-King's Modern Europe

Evelyn Waugh

Chapman and Hall

£20.00

Offered by RMJ Books

The Lady of the Decoration

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Hodder and Stoughton

£70.00

Offered by RMJ Books

Testament of Friendship: The story of Winifred Hol...

BRITTAIN, Vera

London: Macmillan & Co. Ltd

£225.00

Offered by Quair Books

Cities Seen: In East & West

TIBBITS, Mrs. Walter; [LAMINGTON, Lady Mary;] [COCHRANE-BAILLIE, Hon. Grisell]

London: Hurst & Blackett, Ltd

£65.00

Offered by Quair Books

The Journal of a Voyage for the Discovery of a Nor...

William Edward Parry, R.N., F.R.S. (Commander of the Expedition)

John Murray, Publisher to the Admiralty and Board of Longitude

£2850.00

Offered by M Richardson Rare Books

NAVAL SERVICE RECORD, INC MANUSCRIPT ACCOUNT OF TH...

Conde-Williams, Maurice Marcel Frederic

-

£375.00

Offered by Paul Bostock Rare Books

MANUSCRIPT MARITIME LETTER 1763 WITH REFERENCE TO...

Brand, Alexander

-

£75.00

Offered by Paul Bostock Rare Books

Wharncliffe, Wortley,and the Valley of the Don. Ph...

[HOLLAND (John)]

London: A. W. Bennett, [printed by Robert White, Worksop],

£695.00

Offered by Forest Books

Vathek by William Beckford. Nonesuch Press 1929

W Beckford

The Nonesuch Press

Reserved

Offered by RMJ Books

Scott-King's Modern Europe by Evelyn Waugh (first...

E Waugh

Chapman and Hall

£20.00

Offered by RMJ Books

Minus 148°by Art Davidson (signed)

Art Davidson

W W Norton & Co

£45.00

Offered by RMJ Books

The Works of Laurence Sterne in Four Volumes. Bayn...

Laurence Sterne

J Johnson et al.

£1300.00

Offered by RMJ Books

The Professor and Emma by Charlotte Bronte, Poems...

The Bronte Sisters

J Murray

£60.00

Offered by RMJ Books

Shirley by Charlotte Bronte

Charlotte Bronte

J Murray

£80.00

Offered by RMJ Books

History of the Campaign of 1815 by Mueffling (Muff...

F.C.F. von Muffling

S R Publishers

£50.00

Offered by RMJ 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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Bainbridge Books | Fay Bainbridge Chesterfield

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Forest Books | W R H Laywood Grantham

109

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Keel Row Bookshop | Anthony J Smithson North Shields

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Paul Bostock Rare Books | Paul Bostock Matlock

94

Pete Fry | Peter Fry Grange-over-Sands

181

Paul Hughes | Paul Hughes Bishop Auckland

789

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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.

Roo Waterhouse Art
Roo Waterhouse’s original and bespoke ‘Shelf Portrait’ oil paintings capture and celebrate treasured books. With themes such as classic literature; penguin paperbacks; natural history and childhood, Roo produces a wide range of Limited Edition prints; gifts & cards. Perfect for all bibliophiles!

Contact:

Telephone: 07905 889773
Address

Northlight Art Studios
Valley Road
Hebden Bridge
West Yorkshire
HX7 6DG

Resources

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

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