Event Information

The marvellous PBFA Christmas Book Fair is a must for book lovers, collectors, and gift buyers alike! Thousands of second-hand books, rare manuscripts, vintage prints and posters, original artworks, and ephemera will be on offer from some of the best independent sellers across the country.

At the fair find gems across a myriad of subjects and genres – secondhand, rare and unusual – priced to suit every pocket.

Everyone welcome. 

Cafes, bars and restaurants on site.

Key Details

Time & Date 1st December 2024, 10:00 - 16:00

Venue Holiday Inn London - Bloomsbury, Coram Street, London, WC1N 1HT

Organisers Andrew Saidi, White Eagle Books Tel: 07730 892206 Email: andrewsaidi54@gmail.com

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Ticket Information

Admission £ 2.00

Travel Information

Parking

Herbrand Street car park or NCP London Brunswick Square car park. Also street parking is free on Sundays.

Underground0

Underground

Russell Square

Train

Euston or Kings Cross

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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.

Independence Day

Richard Ford

Harvill

£40.00

Offered by Grimes Hill Book Club

Uncle Rudolf

Paul Bailey

Fourth Estate

£60.00

Offered by Grimes Hill Book Club

A Kind Of Loving

Stan Barstow

Michael Joseph

£65.00

Offered by Grimes Hill Book Club

The Granta Book of The African Short Story

Helon Habila (ed)

Granta

£100.00

Offered by Grimes Hill Book Club

Twilight in Hong Kong

Ellen Field

Frederick Muller

£95.00

Offered by Books Written By

The Once and Future King

T H White

Collins

£595.00

Offered by Books Written By

The Golden Age

Kenneth Grahame

The Bodley Head

£60.00

Offered by Grimes Hill Book Club

Cry Wolf

Wilbur Smith

Heinemann

£65.00

Offered by Grimes Hill Book Club

The Line Of Beauty

Alan Hollinghurst

Picador

£40.00

Offered by Grimes Hill Book Club

Count Belisarius

Robert Graves

Cassell and Company Limited

£40.00

Offered by Grimes Hill Book Club

Kate Greenaway

M.H. Spielman & G.S. Layard

Adam and Charles Black

£40.00

Offered by Grimes Hill Book Club

The Crow Road

Iain Banks

Scribners

£50.00

Offered by Grimes Hill Book Club

The Second World War (6 Volumes)

Winston S. Churchill

Cassell

£130.00

Offered by Grimes Hill Book Club

An Autobiography

Rod Laver

Allen & Unwin

£200.00

Offered by Grimes Hill Book Club

The Living Planet

David Attenborough

William Collins

£120.00

Offered by Grimes Hill Book Club

Black Bess -story of Dick Turpin’s ride to York

A.C. Marshall

Newnes. London

£45.00

Offered by Black Cat Bookshop

Superintendent Wakley’s mistake

Cole. G.D.H and M.

Valancey press. London

£30.00

Offered by Black Cat Bookshop

Guido and the Girls . Numbered limited edition.

Waldo Sabine

Quests Press. Harrogate . Yorkshire. England

£85.00

Offered by Black Cat Bookshop

A V.A.D. In France

Olive Dent

Grant Richards

£95.00

Offered by Black Cat Bookshop

Mrs. Galbraith’s Air

Mariana Villa Gilbert

Chatto and Windus

£195.00

Offered by Black Cat Bookshop

The History Of England (4 Vols)

Lord Macaulay

Longmans Green & Co

£160.00

Offered by Grimes Hill Book Club

The Old Man And The Sea

Ernest Hemingway

The Reprint Society

£160.00

Offered by Grimes Hill Book Club

Mrs Eckdorf in O'Neill's Hotel

William Trevor

Bodley Head

£160.00

Offered by Grimes Hill Book Club

Milkman

Anna Burns

Faber & Faber

£160.00

Offered by Grimes Hill Book Club

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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Books Written By | Ben & Georgia Mullen Northampton

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Black Gull Books | Chris Overfield St Leonard's-On-Sea

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Love Rare Books | Deborah Davis St Leonards On Sea

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Zetetic Books | Conor Pattenden Berkhamsted

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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.

Stephen Miller

Contact:

Telephone: 07486 147596
Address

19 Clifden Road
Twickenham
TW1 4LU

Dimitri Manthos

Contact:

Telephone: 07855 381519
Address

London

Resources

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

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Join PBFA

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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