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Celebrating 50 years of book fairs 

Event Information

The Ilkley Book Fair is a long running and friendly event, kindly sponsored by The Grove Bookshop, Ilkley, and we look forward to seeing customers old and new.

FREE admission to the fair.

The King's Hall and Winter Garden venue is conveniently situated opposite the Ilkley train and bus station - an easy level walk from The Grove and central car park.  Around thirty dealers will be attending, many from Yorkshire and Lancashire but also from as far afield as Scotland and the south coast, offering thousands of items covering a huge variety of second-hand and antiquarian, fiction, non-fiction and related ephemera for collectors and browsers alike, from pocket money prices and beyond.

We are delighted to announce that the award-winning crime writer Martin Edwards will be at the fair on Friday afternoon.  Martin’s novels include the Rachel Savernake books, most recently Hemlock Bay, and the forthcoming Miss Winter in the Library with a Knife. His non-fiction includes The Golden Age of Murder and The Life of Crime. He has received three Daggers (including the CWA Diamond Dagger), two Edgars, and lifetime achievement awards for his fiction, non-fiction, short stories, and scholarship. He is consultant to the British Library’s Crime Classics and President of the Detection Club.  https://martinedwardsbooks.com 

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Key Details

Time & Date 25th July 2025, 12:00 - 18:00 26th July 2025, 10:00 - 16:00

VenueKing's Hall & Winter Garden, Station Road, Ilkley, West Yorkshire, LS29 8HB

OrganisersLouise Harrison, T P BooksTel: 07719 606211Email: l.harrison539@btinternet.com

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Travel Information

Parking

Town centre car parks

Train

Ilkley station, 2-3 mins walk

Bus

Town centre stops, then 2-3 mins walk

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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.

A History of North Eastern Railway Architecture -...

Bill Fawcett

North Eastern Railway Association

£95.00

Offered by The Book House

My Wife Melissa First Edition

Francis Durbridge

King Crime Hodder and Staughton

£55.00

Offered by T P Books

Punchbowl Midnight SIGNED COPY plus Letter

Monica Edwards

Collins

£300.00

Offered by T P Books

Memorial Service for Elizabeth David CBE 1913-1992

David, Elizabeth / John Minton

Sheppard Day Associates Ltd.,

£250.00

Offered by C L Hawley

Blind Jack of Knaresboro’ ( life of John Metcalf)

Unknown author

J.Johnson. Kirkgate . Leeds . Yorkshire

£48.00

Offered by Black Cat Bookshop

Twelve Views Of The Caves In Yorkshire

William Westall

John Murray

£495.00

Offered by Pete Fry

Rocky's Road

James Frank

Author

£15.00

Offered by James Frank

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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The Book House | Brigid Irwin Northallerton

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Membership of the PBFA is open to anyone who has been trading in antiquarian and second-hand books for a minimum of two years subject to certain criteria.

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