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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.

Naval Ceramics

Pugh

The ceramic book company

£200.00

Offered by T E Jackson Books

A history of Ethiopia

Wallis Budge

Methuen

£500.00

Offered by T E Jackson Books

Mansfield Park by Jane Austen

Jane Austen

Macmillan

Reserved

Offered by RMJ Books

Don't Never Forget: Collected Views and Reviews [I...

BROPHY, Brigid

London: Jonathan Cape

£75.00

Offered by Quair Books

Poems

YEATS, W. B.; [GYLES, Althea]; [YEATS, John Butler]

London: T. Fisher Unwin

£120.00

Offered by Quair Books

Adnam’s Orchard: A prologue [SIGNED]

GRAND, Sarah (pseud. McFALL, Frances Elizabeth)

London: William Heinemann

£185.00

Offered by Quair Books

The Holy Bible containing The Old and The New Test...

Holy Bible

Printed by John Archdeacon Printer to the University and sold by John Beecroft, John Rivington, Benjamin White, and Edward Dilly, in London; and T and J Merrill in Cambridge.

£225.00

Offered by RMJ Books

Wuthering Heights

Emily Bronte

Random House

£85.00

Offered by RMJ Books

Jane Eyre

Charlotte Bronte

Random House

£85.00

Offered by RMJ Books

ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPT FOR JOSEPH COX BRIDGE

Chester Cathedral

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£150.00

Offered by Paul Bostock Rare Books

TENNYSON’S BROOK WITH PHOTOGRAPHIC VIEWS TAKEN AT...

Tennyson, Alfred Tennyson Baron 1809-1892

S.Leach, Printer, Cleveland Terrace, Middlesbro’-on-Tees

£395.00

Offered by Paul Bostock Rare Books

MANUSCRIPT WEATHER RECORDS *BRIGHTON* 1877-1891

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£295.00

Offered by Paul Bostock Rare Books

A Century, Not Out a cricketing tale

Mark Richardson

Charles Porter Books

£4.99

Offered by M Richardson Rare Books

The Ferns of Great Britain and Ireland Nature Prin...

Thomas Moore; John Lindley (Editor)

Bradbury and Evans, Whitefriars, London

£8400.00

Offered by M Richardson Rare Books

Utrillo *SIGNED BY THE ARTIST TO OSCAR WINNING CIN...

Pierre Courthion

Editions Jean Marguerat

£1200.00

Offered by M Richardson Rare Books

A White House Diary *Signed with dedication to Lor...

Lady Bird Johnson

Holt, Rinehart and Winston

£499.00

Offered by M Richardson Rare Books

Prose Poems

WILDE, Oscar; McCORD, Margaret (illustrator & printer)

[Belfast]: Crannog Press

£85.00

Offered by Quair Books

Famiglie Celebri Italiane [Famous Italian Families...

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Milano

£800.00

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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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

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