London International Antiquarian Book Fair

20th May 2023, 21st May 2023

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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.

Fabulous New Orleans. [SIGNED]

[BRITTAIN, Vera]; SAXON, Lyle; SUYDAM, E. H. (illustrator).

New York: D. Appleton-Century Company

£300.00

Offered by Quair Books

Michael Field.

STURGEON, Mary; [BRADLEY, Katherine & COOPER, Edith].

London: George G. Harrap Co. Ltd,

£45.00

Offered by Quair Books

Stephania: A trialogue

FIELD, Michael [i.e. BRADLEY, Katherine and COOPER, Edith]; IMAGE, Selwyn

London: Elkin Mathews & John Lane

£500.00

Offered by Quair Books

South Beach Stories

Versace, Gianni & Donatella

Leonardo Arte srl

£350.00

Offered by Quinto Bookshop

Live As Family: A novel [Jane Eyre interest]

FAIRBAIRNS, Zoë; CINAMON, Gerald (DJ design)

London: Macmillan

£60.00

Offered by Quair Books

War 1914 1918. Record of Services given and Honour...

[China.]

Shanghai: Statistical Department of the Inspectorate General of Customs

£875.00

Offered by Meridian Rare Books

The Federation of Malaya and its Police 1786-1952.

[Malaya.]

Printed by Charles Grenier & Son, Ltd., Kuala Lumpur

£425.00

Offered by Meridian Rare Books

Map of Persia, with a Memorandum and Index. Prepar...

[Persia.]

[London:] Edward Stanford

£750.00

Offered by Meridian Rare Books

The Ross Sea Shore Party 1914-1917.

Richards, R. W.

Cambridge: Scott Polar Research Institute

£100.00

Offered by Meridian Rare Books

Picturesque Tour from Geneva to Milan, by Way of t...

[Lory, Gabriel & Mathias-Gabriel.] Schoberl, Frederic.

London: Published by R. Ackermann, at his Repository of Arts

£2250.00

Offered by Meridian Rare Books

Various Papers on the Projected Cooperation with R...

[Amundsen, Roald.]

Kristiania [Oslo]: Grøndahl & Søns Boktrykkeri

£150.00

Offered by Meridian Rare Books

SHAKESPEARE'S COMEDY OF A MIDSUMMER - NIGHT'S DREA...

William Shakespeare

London, Constable & Co. Ltd.,

£1950.00

Offered by Graham York Rare Books

A TREATISE OF THE LAWS FOR THE RELIEF AND SETTLEME...

Michael Nolan

London, printed by A. Strahan for Joseph Butterworth and Son.

£350.00

Offered by Graham York Rare Books

THE HOLY BIBLE

[Bible]

Cambridge, Printed by John Field, Printed to ye Universitie.

£750.00

Offered by Graham York Rare Books

THE LAWS CONCERNING GAME. OF HUNTING, HAWKING, FIS...

William Nelson.

printed for E. Richardson and C. Lintot,

£150.00

Offered by Graham York Rare Books

PUBLIUS VIRGILIUS MARO.

VIRGIL. --- Miniature book.

Impensis Gul Pickering. Londini. (London).

£750.00

Offered by Paul Foster Books

PUBLIUS TERENTIUS AFER.

TERENCE. --- Miniature book.

Impensis Gul Pickering. Londini. (London).

£750.00

Offered by Paul Foster Books

THE TIGER WHO CAME TO TEA.

KERR. JUDITH. Writes and Illustrates.

Collins. London.

£7250.00

Offered by Paul Foster Books

War and Peace. A Novel. Translated from the Russia...

Tolstoy, Leo

Glasgow, The University Press, Glasgow, for The Limited Editions Club

£850.00

Offered by Anthony Smith Books

Drawn From Memory ( Signed )

Shepard Ernest H

Methuen & Co

£250.00

Offered by White Eagle Books

Novels of Jane Austen; Sense and Sensibility; Prid...

Austen, Jane

Oxford Univ Press

£450.00

Offered by White Eagle Books

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

Conde-Williams, Maurice Marcel Frederic

-

£375.00

Offered by Paul Bostock Rare Books

BOUND COLLECTION OF CRYSTAL PALACE MUSICAL PROGRAM...

Crystal Palace

Charles Dickens And Evans

£275.00

Offered by Paul Bostock Rare Books

The Beatles British Tour 1964 Programme

ANON

£80.00

Offered by Kingsbridge 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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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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