London Christmas Book Fair - change of venue

7th Dec 2025

Novotel -Xmas 2025. New venue

Event Information

Due to circumstances beyond our control the fair has had to move from the Holiday Inn Bloomsbury and will now be held at the Novotel Hotel in Hammersmith. 

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. 

Refreshments available at the cafe.

Please scroll to the bottom to download the floor plan.

Key Details

Time & Date 7th December 2025, 10:00 - 15:30

Venue Novotel London West Hotel, 1 Shortlands, Hammersmith, London, W6 8DR

Organisers Steven Morris Tel: PBFA Office - 01763 248921 Email: info@pbfa.org

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Ticket Information

Admission £ 2.00

Travel Information

Parking

Some parking on site. May be charged for - TBC.

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Underground

Piccadilly, District and Hammersmith & City lines are within 3 minutes' 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.

POEMS. Illustrations by Robert Anning Bell and int...

KEATS. JOHN. ; BELL. ROBERT ANNING. Illustrates.

George Bell & Sons. London.

£425.00

Offered by Paul Foster Books

HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE - DAME. A New Edition.

HUGO. VICTOR.

Chapman and Hall. London. 1879.

£750.00

Offered by Paul Foster Books

Le Sourire Au Pied De L'Echelle

Henry Miller

Correa

£60.00

Offered by Grimes Hill Book Club

Maurizius Forever

Henry Miller

Motive Book Shop

£60.00

Offered by Grimes Hill Book Club

The New Apocalypse

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The Fortune Press

£60.00

Offered by Grimes Hill Book Club

Reunion In Barcelona + Reunion In Big Sur

Henry Miller + Alfred Perles

Scorpion Press

£80.00

Offered by Grimes Hill Book Club

The Origin Of Cells

O.B. Lepeshinskaya

Foreign Languages Publishing House

£400.00

Offered by Grimes Hill Book Club

Testament Of Youth - Signed

Vera Brittain

Victor Gollancz Ltd

£1000.00

Offered by Grimes Hill Book Club

The Night Circus

Erin Morgenstern

Harvill Secker

£80.00

Offered by Grimes Hill Book Club

Desert God - Signed

Wilbur Smith

Harper Collins

£60.00

Offered by Grimes Hill Book Club

Those In Peril - Signed Limited Edition

Wilbur Smith

Harper Collins

£40.00

Offered by Grimes Hill Book Club

The World Of Sex

Henry Miller

J.H.N, The Friends of Henry Miller

£80.00

Offered by Grimes Hill Book Club

The Centenary Robert Burns (4 Vols)

Henley & Henderson

T.C. & E. Jack

£140.00

Offered by Grimes Hill Book Club

Golden Lion - Signed

Wilbur Smith

Harper Collins

£80.00

Offered by Grimes Hill Book Club

An Officer And A Spy - Signed

Robert Harris

Hutchinson

£48.00

Offered by Grimes Hill Book Club

The Cicero Trilogy - Signed

Robert Harris

Hutchinson

£100.00

Offered by Grimes Hill Book Club

Lustrum - Signed

Robert Harris

Hutchinson

£60.00

Offered by Grimes Hill Book Club

Conclave - Signed

Robert Harris

Hutchinson

£100.00

Offered by Grimes Hill Book Club

The General In His Labyrinth

Gabriel Garcia Marquez

Alfred A. Knof

£80.00

Offered by Grimes Hill Book Club

The Shepherd

Frederick Forsyth

Hutchinson

£80.00

Offered by Grimes Hill Book Club

The Odessa File

Frederick Forsyth

Hutchinson

£150.00

Offered by Grimes Hill Book Club

The Day Of The Jackal

Frederick Forsyth

Hutchinson

£100.00

Offered by Grimes Hill Book Club

Eagle In The Sky

Wilbur Smith

Heinemann

£80.00

Offered by Grimes Hill Book Club

The Sunbird

Wilbur Smith

Heinemann

£100.00

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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Ian Marr Rare Books | Ian Marr Edinburgh

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Lycanthia Books | Stella Angwalas-Huson Newark

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Lanna Antique | John Stewart Perth

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Zetetic Books | Conor Pattenden Berkhamsted

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Resources

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Floor Plan & Exhibitors

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