London Rare & Antiquarian Book Fair

17th May 2025, 18th May 2025

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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.

Fair 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 to download the floor plan and exhibitor list.

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Key Details

Time & Date 17th May 2025, 13:00 - 19:00 18th May 2025, 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

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Underground

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.

A CROW HYMN.

HUGHES. TED.

Sceptre Press, Frensham, Surrey.

£825.00

Offered by Paul Foster Books

The Seven Seas

Rudyard Kipling

Methuen & Co

£1200.00

Offered by Grimes Hill Book Club

THE NATURAL HISTORY AND ANTIQUITIES OF SELBORNE.

WHITE. GILBERT. - Bewick. Thomas. Illustrates.

Swan Sonnenschein and Co, Ltd. London. -- No date.

£375.00

Offered by Paul Foster Books

THE POETICAL WORKS. -- Mauchline ware style bindin...

COWPER. WILLIAM. --- Cameron, Hugh, illustrates.

William P. Nimmo and Co. Edinburgh.

£225.00

Offered by Paul Foster Books

A SPEECH BY THE PRIME MINISTER IN THE HOUSE OF COM...

CHURCHILL. WINSTON. S.

Baynard Press. London.

£225.00

Offered by Paul Foster Books

The Blind Watchmaker

Richard Dawkins

Longman Scientific & Technical

£60.00

Offered by Grimes Hill Book Club

The Book Of Dust Volume Two: The Secret Commonweal...

Philip Pullman

David Fickling Books

£70.00

Offered by Grimes Hill Book Club

The Bafut Beagles

Gerald Durrell

Rupert Hart-Davis

£80.00

Offered by Grimes Hill Book Club

I CAPTURE THE CASTLE.

SMITH. DODIE.

Little, Brown and Company. Boston. U.S.

£850.00

Offered by Paul Foster Books

The Lady of The Shroud

Stoker, Bram

Rider & Co

£250.00

Offered by White Eagle Books

Kuwait and Her Neighbours

Dickson H R P

George Allen & Unwin,

£680.00

Offered by White Eagle Books

Harold Macmillan Autobiography (6 Volumes)

Harold Macmillan

Macmillan

£300.00

Offered by Grimes Hill Book Club

With the Allied Armies in Italy

Edward Seago

Collins

£68.00

Offered by Grimes Hill Book Club

Harold Nicolson Diaries and Letters 1930 - 1962 (3...

Edited by Nigel Nicolson

Collins

£80.00

Offered by Grimes Hill Book Club

THE ARMAGIDEON TIMES ( Signed by Joe Strummer )

Banks, Robin and Kris Needs

Privately Published

£250.00

Offered by White Eagle Books

The Arab of The Desert. A Glimpse Into Badawin Lif...

Dickson H R P

George Allen & Unwin,

£450.00

Offered by White Eagle Books

Shogun

Clavell, James

Hodder & Stoughton

£385.00

Offered by White Eagle Books

The Brabazon Story (Signed)

Lord Brabazon Of Tara

William Heinemann Ltd

£80.00

Offered by Grimes Hill Book Club

Remote People

Evelyn Waugh

Duckworth

£80.00

Offered by Grimes Hill Book Club

The Starless Sea

Erin Morgenstern

Harvill Secker

£48.00

Offered by Grimes Hill Book Club

The Kingdom of Melchior

The Master of Belhaven

John Murray

£80.00

Offered by Grimes Hill Book Club

[Bloomsbury Interest] Translations from Latin Poet...

TREVELYAN, R. C.; [LODGE, Oliver & Diana].

London: George Allen and Unwin Ltd.

£125.00

Offered by Quair Books

The Amber Spyglass (Signed)

Philip Pullman

David Fickling Books

£120.00

Offered by Grimes Hill Book Club

A Suitable Boy (Signed)

Vikram Seth

Phoenix House

£120.00

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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Resources

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

Download Complimentary Ticket

Have a ticket on us! Just click the download button below and print out this ticket - do not forget to bring it with you to the fair.

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Floor Plan & Exhibitors

Please click on the button below to see the floor plan for this fair.

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Friends of the PBFA

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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.

Email info@pbfa.org to find out more, or complete the enquiry form.

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