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.

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

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

Atonement (Signed)

Ian McEwan

Jonathan Cape

£125.00

Offered by Grimes Hill Book Club

A History of the English-Speaking Peoples

Winston S. Churchill

Cassell and Company Ltd

£260.00

Offered by Grimes Hill Book Club

The Memory Of War: Poems 1968 - 1982 (Signed)

James Fenton

The Salamander Press

£40.00

Offered by Grimes Hill Book Club

Dreaming (Signed Limited Edition)

Gerald Bullett

Jarrolds Publishers

£40.00

Offered by Grimes Hill Book Club

Catalogue of Books on Polar Exploration WINTER 202...

Davies, Paul

£0.00

Offered by Kingsbridge Books

River Out Of Eden; A Darwinian View Of Life

Richard Dawkins

Weidenfield & Nicolson

£80.00

Offered by Grimes Hill Book Club

The Night Circus

Erin Morgenstern

Harvill Secker

£100.00

Offered by Grimes Hill Book Club

A Selection Of Paintings from "The County of Worce...

Kenneth Burton

John Noott and Graham Reeve

£100.00

Offered by Grimes Hill Book Club

The Road to Andorra (Signed)

Shirley Deane

John Murray

£40.00

Offered by Grimes Hill Book Club

Regeneration

Pat Barker

Viking

£60.00

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

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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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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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