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Event Information

One of our largest premier antiquarian book fairs featuring almost a hundred UK and international booksellers showcasing rare books, maps, prints, ephemera, collector items and more to suit all pockets.  There will be a range of specialisms, from Modern First Editions, Children’s Literature, History, Travel, Sport,  and Religion, to name but a few.

The fair is kindly sponsored by Forum Auctions

FREE admission, but you can download the "complimentary ticket" with the fair details.  
Refreshments available at the venue.

Please scroll down to the bottom of the page to see the link to the floor plan.

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Key Details

Time & Date 20th May 2023, 13:00 - 19:00 21st May 2023, 10:00 - 16:00

Venue ILEC Conference Centre, IBIS London Earls Court, 47 Lillie Road, London, SW6 1UD

Organisers Hereward Books Tel: 01353 740821 Email: sales@herewardbooks.co.uk

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Travel Information

Train

West Brompton - 5 minute walk to Ibis London Earls Court

Train

Earls Court underground

Driving

The venue is a quarter of a mile (400m) from the A4, providing easy access to the M4, M5 and M40

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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.

[SANCTUM IESU CHRISTI EVANGELIUM SECUNDUM MATTHAEU...

[Miniature Vulgate Gospels, with illuminations]

[Paris, apud Simonem Colinaeum (Simon de Colines)]

£1450.00

Offered by Gilleasbuig Ferguson Rare Books

WITH MARTIN FROST FOREDGE PAINTING

PAINTED VELLUM BINDING

£2500.00

Offered by Michael S Kemp Bookseller

THE MALAY ARCHIPELAGO [Inscribed by Wallace to the...

Alfred Russel Wallace

London, Macmillan

Reserved

Offered by Gilleasbuig Ferguson Rare Books

THE THAMES AT LAMBETH

DIORAMA

£12500.00

Offered by Michael S Kemp Bookseller

Hand Corrected Typescript.

HENRY WILLIAMSON ON T.E. LAWRENCE

£1800.00

Offered by Peter Hill

Ghostly Tales

Munster (Countess of, aka Wilhelmina FitzClarence)

London, Hutchinson

£1250.00

Offered by Lycanthia Books

The Canterville Ghost

Wilde (Oscar)

Boston & London, John W. Luce

£350.00

Offered by Lycanthia Books

This Sporting Life

Storey (David)

London, Longmans

£195.00

Offered by Lycanthia Books

History of British Birds

Bewick (Thomas)

Newcastle, Sol. Hodgson and Edward Walker

£750.00

Offered by Lycanthia Books

The Sign of Four

Doyle (Arthur Conan)

London, Newnes

£250.00

Offered by Lycanthia Books

Rebecca

Du Maurier (Daphne)

London, Gollancz

£2750.00

Offered by Lycanthia Books

THE FAIRIES [Signed by Lewis Carroll]

William Allingham

Thos. De La Rue & Co.

£2000.00

Offered by Gilleasbuig Ferguson Rare Books

The Origin of Species

Charles Darwin

London, John Murray

Reserved

Offered by Gilleasbuig Ferguson Rare Books

Ross Poldark

GRAHAM, Winston

Ward Lock & Co Limited, London

£1100.00

Offered by Rainford & Parris

Paradisi in sole Paradisus Terrestris. Or A garden...

PARKINSON (John)

London: Humfrey Lownes and Robert Young [colophon],

£4750.00

Offered by Forest Books

Cosmographia

Peter Apian

Arnoldo Berkmano in Antwerp

£4000.00

Offered by De Bry Rare Books

THE ASCENT OF EVEREST.

HUNT. JOHN.

Hodder & Stoughton. London.

£375.00

Offered by Paul Foster Books

WAR SPEECHES. - Into Battle - The Unrelenting stru...

CHURCHILL. WINSTON. S.

Cassell and Company. London.

£7250.00

Offered by Paul Foster Books

Framed Original Photograph of The Prince of Wales...

N/A

N/A

£250.00

Offered by White Eagle Books

Apollo 15. Preliminary Science Report. Prepared by...

[Apollo 15.]

Washington: Scientific and Technical Information Office, National Aeronautics and Space Administration

£2250.00

Offered by Meridian Rare Books

Дорога В Космос. Записки Летчика-Космонавта СССР [...

Gagarin, Yuri.

Moscow: Izdatel’stvo “Pravda”

£2500.00

Offered by Meridian Rare Books

The Hunting of The Snark

CARROLL. Lewis

Macmillan & Co Ltd

£6750.00

Offered by Rainford & Parris

WINNIE THE POOH.

MILNE. A. A. ; SHEPARD. E. H. Illustrates.

Methuen & Co. Ltd. London.

£4000.00

Offered by Paul Foster Books

Tuppence & Co

CAMPBELL, Barbara Mary [CAM]

£3500.00

Offered by Rainford & Parris

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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Guest Exhibitors

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

Olivier Joly

Contact:

Telephone: 07747 085089
Address

14 Chadwell Street
London
EC1R 1XD

Resources

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

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Floor Plan & Exhibitors

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