Oxford Premier Fair

2nd March 2019
Event Information
With over 100 dealers offering tens of thousands of rare, collectable and second-hand books, maps, manuscripts and ephemera, Oxford Book Fair frequently attracts the attention of both local and national press.   A great two day fair for all book lovers young and old.  Our book dealers have travelled from different parts of the country and will have something to suit everyone at prices starting from £2 up to the £1000's. 

Cafe on site.

Key Details

Time & Date 2nd March 2019, 12:00 - 18:00 3rd March 2019, 10:00 - 16:00

Venue Oxford Brookes University, Headington Hill Campus, OX3 0BP

Website http://www.oxfordbookfair.org

Organisers John Martin Tel: 07701 034472 Email: mayflyephemera@msn.com

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Ticket Information

General Admission £ 2.00

Travel Information
Parking

There is NO on site parking, the car park used in the past near to the venue on London Road is now pay and display: 0-2 hours is free, 2-3 hours is £3, 3-4 hours is £6, 4-5 hours is £9 and 5+ hours is £12. Alternatively, Thornhill is the nearest park and ride, and the buses back into Oxford will stop outside the venue.

Train

Oxford, 2 miles

Bus

From city centre and railway station. More details follow the link http://brookesbus.oxfordbus.co.uk

Driving

From the south - take the M40, leave at junction 8 and follow the signs for Oxford along the A40. Then follow the signs for the city centre on the London Road.- take the M40, leave at junction 8 and follow the signs for Oxford along the A40. Then follow the signs for the city centre on the London Road. From the north - take the M40, leave at junction 8a and follow the signs for Oxford along the A40. Then follow the signs for the city centre on the London Road.- take the M40, leave at junction 8a and follow the signs for Oxford along the A40. Then follow the signs for the city centre on the London Road.

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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 Orchid Grower’s Manual

Williams, Benjamin Samuel

£245.00

Offered by Paul Bostock

A VICTORIAN SOLDIER : HIS LIFE AND TIMES

A.E.CLARK-KENNEDY

£18.00

Offered by Black Cat Bookshop

Turkey, Being a Description of the Manners, Custom...

A L Castellan Translated by Frederick Shobel

£100.00

Offered by Books Written By

Engravings from the Ancient Marbles in the British...

Unknown

£130.00

Offered by Books Written By

Constantinople

Theophile Gautier

£120.00

Offered by Books Written By

Fire & Tow

G E Mitton

£200.00

Offered by Books Written By

Timewyrm: Revelation (The New Doctor Who Adventure...

Paul Cornell

£70.00

Offered by Books Written By

The Edge Chronicles - Beyond the Deepwoods, Stormc...

Paul Stewart

£100.00

Offered by Books Written By

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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John Robertshaw | John Robertshaw Huntingdon

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Rainford & Parris | Philip & Helen Parris, and Justin Rainford Bishop's Stortford

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Stephen Rench | Stephen Rench Shipston on Stour

85

Red Books | Clive & Frances Houghton Worcester

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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.

Stone Pine Design
Stone Pine Design is a small Oxford based card publisher. We specialise in wood engraved prints, linocut prints and images relating to Oxfordshire. Our aim is to produce beautiful high quality cards, which celebrate the craftmanship and individuality of each artist's work. Our cards have a hand finished tactile quality. We only use FSC certified board and recyclable cello wraps

Contact: Sarah Eddie

David Whittaker
Books, Arts, Academic, Humanities, Literature

Contact: David Whittaker

Telephone: 01608 811435
Address

6 Rochester Place
Charlbury
Oxford
Oxfordshire
OX7 3SF

Gallery

Some of our Members have taken some lovely photographs of past fairs, have a look at them below.

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Resources

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