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Oxford Premier Fair - This fair has now been cancelled due to Covid-19

18th Aug 2018, 18th Aug 2018

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.

The image is of Oxford City in the evening.

Key Details

Time & Date 18th August 2018, 12:00 - 18:00 18th August 2018, 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.

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.

Porgy: A play in four acts

HEYWARD, Dorothy and HEYWARD, DuBose

London: Ernest Benn, Limited

£100.00

Offered by Quair Books

Cathy Come Home

Jeremy Sandford

Marion Boyars

£125.00

Offered by White Eagle Books

[COMIC MAP OF LIBYA IN WW2] ABC Guide to the Battl...

V.J. LAUNDER

Tobruk, Most Awfully Secret, Definitely Not to be Published,

£750.00

Offered by Michael S Kemp Bookseller

The Correspondence of the Late John Wilkes, with h...

WILKES, John; ALMON, John (editor); WATSON, Caroline (engraver)

London: Printed for Richard Phillips, by T. Gillet

£125.00

Offered by Quair Books

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

J.K. Rowling

Bloomsbury

£799.00

Offered by M Richardson Rare Books

The Gypsy's Parson *with letters from the author l...

The Rev. George Hall (Rector of Ruckland, Lincolnshire)

Sampson, Low and Marston & Co. Ltd.

£400.00

Offered by M Richardson Rare Books

Goodbye Mr Chips Signed by the author

Hilton, James

Hodder & Stoughton

£900.00

Offered by M Richardson Rare Books

Letters and Notes on the Manners, Customs and Cond...

Catlin, Geo

Privately Published

£900.00

Offered by M Richardson Rare Books

The Ordinaries in Heraldry original manuscript

Fuller, Richard

Unpublished manuscript

£499.00

Offered by M Richardson Rare Books

Lady Chatterley's Lover

D.H. Lawrence

Privately Published in Florence Printed by Tipografia Giuntina

£499.00

Offered by M Richardson Rare Books

Cowdray: The history of a Great English house *wit...

Roundell, Mrs. Charles

Bickers & Son

£499.00

Offered by M Richardson Rare Books

Utrillo *SIGNED BY THE ARTIST TO OSCAR WINNING CIN...

Pierre Courthion

Editions Jean Marguerat

£1600.00

Offered by M Richardson Rare Books

Atalanta or the Future of Sport

G.S. Sandilands

Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co. Ltd.; E.P. Dutton

£199.00

Offered by M Richardson Rare Books

Where Have All the Bullets Gone?

Spike Milligan

Michael Joseph Ltd

£199.00

Offered by M Richardson Rare Books

The Life of the Celebrated Sir Francis Drake The F...

Anon

Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown and Green

£399.00

Offered by M Richardson Rare Books

A White House Diary *Signed with dedication to Lor...

Lady Bird Johnson

Holt, Rinehart and Winston

£499.00

Offered by M Richardson Rare Books

Where the Forest Murmurs: Nature essays

MACLEOD, Fiona [i.e. SHARP, William]

London and New York: George Newnes and Charles Scribners’ Sons

£45.00

Offered by Quair Books

Woodstock. 3 Days of Peace and Music

Michael Wadleigh

Concert Hall Productions

£45.00

Offered by White Eagle Books

Road Strip Maps Iran: Dizful - Kazvin (1-10), Hama...

MILITARY MAPS - IRAN

Reproduced by 83 Rep. Group I.E.,

£1500.00

Offered by Michael S Kemp Bookseller

Drifter and Paddle Steamers.

FELIX KELLEY

School Prints Ltd.,

£180.00

Offered by Michael S Kemp Bookseller

A Beckett Metamorphosis; A Set of Six Original Dry...

ALAN FLOOD - SAMUEL BECKETT

Shheran Lock Fine Art Editions

£4750.00

Offered by Michael S Kemp Bookseller

The James Bond Dossier

Kingsley Amis

Jonathan Cape

£50.00

Offered by White Eagle Books

The Beauties of Shakespeare: Selected from his Pla...

SHAKESPEARE, William

Dublin: Printed for the Company of Booksellers

£150.00

Offered by Quair Books

Up The Junction

Nell Dunn

McGibbon & Kee

£85.00

Offered by White Eagle Books

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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.

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

Exhibitors A-Z

A

Name & Trading Name

Showing 4 Results

Name

Location

Books

Acanthophyllum Books | Dr John Edmondson Holywell

Holywell

1

Antiquates Ltd | Thomas Lintern-Mole Wareham

Wareham

16

Ashton Rare Books | Les Ashton Leicester

Leicester

170

Ariadne Books | Neville Beal Witney

Witney

27

B

Name & Trading Name

Showing 7 Results

Name

Location

Books

Blackwell Rare Books | Sian Wainwright Oxford

Oxford

37

Bow Windows Bookshop | Jonathan Menezes & Ric Latham Lewes

Lewes

15

B J Walsh Old Books & Irish Books | Brian Walsh Painswick

Painswick

0

Broadhursts of Southport Ltd | Laurie Hardman Southport

Southport

0

Black Cat Bookshop | Philip & Karen Woolley Leicester

Leicester

92

Barnaby Chiari | Barnaby & Zoe Chiari Romsey

Romsey

0

Bookbarrow | Frank Edwards Cambridge

Cambridge

154

C

Name & Trading Name

Showing 7 Results

Name

Location

Books

Chantrey Books | Clare Brightman Sheffield

Sheffield

31

Church Green Books | Roger & Margaret Barnes Witney

Witney

0

Cobnar Books | Lawrence Ilott Deal

Deal

47

Cornell Books | Graham & Caroline Cornell Tewkesbury

Tewkesbury

0

Cheltenham Rare Books | Mark Skipper Cheltenham

Cheltenham

5

Colin Page Books | John & Jill Loska Storrington

Storrington

0

Chris Mees Books | Christopher Mees Burwash

Burwash

0

D

Name & Trading Name

Showing 4 Results

Name

Location

Books

Demetzy Books | Paul & Marie Hutchinson Witney

Witney

0

Deverell Books | Paul Deverell Hughes & Julie Hughes Bristol

Bristol

12

Donald Munro | Donald Munro St. Albans

St. Albans

0

David Whittaker | David Whittaker Chipping Norton

Chipping Norton

73

E

Name & Trading Name

Showing 1 Results

Name

Location

Books

Extraordinary Editions Ltd. | Martin Morgan & Maureen Semple Piggot

6

F

Name & Trading Name

Showing 4 Results

Name

Location

Books

Foster Books | Stephen Foster London

London

31

Forest Books | W R H Laywood Grantham

Grantham

89

Fireside Bookshop | Rob and Martha Sheppard Littlehampton

Littlehampton

73

Finecopy | David Brown Westbury

Westbury

4

G

Name & Trading Name

Showing 2 Results

Name

Location

Books

Gerald Baker | Gerald Baker Bristol

Bristol

137

Gresham Books | J & A Hine

0

H

Name & Trading Name

Showing 3 Results

Name

Location

Books

Holybourne Rare Books | Stephen Dick Alton

Alton

4

H J Morgan | Hedley Morgan Sandy

Sandy

0

Halewood & Sons | Michael Halewood Preston

Preston

0

I

Name & Trading Name

Showing 1 Results

Name

Location

Books

Ian Marr Rare Books | Ian Marr Liskeard

Liskeard

15

J

Name & Trading Name

Showing 10 Results

Name

Location

Books

Jarndyce | Brian Lake & Janet Nassau

60

Jonkers Rare Books | Christiaan & Sam Jonkers Henley on Thames

Henley on Thames

44

Janette Ray, Rare and Out of Print Books | Janette Ray York

York

9

John Robertshaw | John Robertshaw Huntingdon

Huntingdon

1

J M Blanchfield | John Blanchfield Leeds

Leeds

6

James M Pickard (Rare Books) | James Pickard Leicester

Leicester

0

John Underwood Antiquarian Books | John Underwood Norwich

Norwich

149

Julian Roberts Fine Books | Julian & Pollyanne Roberts Sleaford

Sleaford

0

John Atkinson Fine & Rare Books | Dr John Atkinson Ripon

Ripon

15

Jonathan Frost Rare Books Ltd | Jonathan D Frost Liverpool

Liverpool

3

K

Name & Trading Name

Showing 3 Results

Name

Location

Books

Ken Spelman Books Ltd | Tony Fothergill York

York

38

Kingsbridge Books | Paul Davies Kingsbridge

Kingsbridge

80

Keel Row Bookshop | Anthony J Smithson North Shields

North Shields

2

L

Name & Trading Name

Showing 5 Results

Name

Location

Books

Lucius Books Ltd | James Hallgate York

York

18

Lavender Fields Books | Roger & Susan Davis Stroud

Stroud

1

Lorych Books | Susanne & Ralf Lorych 10777 Berlin

10777 Berlin

0

Lasting Words Ltd | Sean Wood Northampton

Northampton

0

Lycanthia Books | Stella Angwalas-Huson Newark

Newark

28

M

Name & Trading Name

Showing 9 Results

Name

Location

Books

Maggs Bros Ltd | Joe McCann

15

Michael Quick | Michael Quick Malvern

Malvern

439

Michael S Kemp Bookseller | Michael S Kemp Sheerness

Sheerness

88

Missing Books | Chris Missing Chelmsford

Chelmsford

275

M J & M F Lee | Mr & Mrs M Lee Tewkesbury

Tewkesbury

0

Mayfly | John Martin & C G Martin London

London

7

McNaughtan's Bookshop | Derek Walker & Anna Fomicheva Edinburgh

Edinburgh

15

M Richardson Rare Books | Mark Richardson Great Grimsby

Great Grimsby

27

Morshead's Old Books Ltd. | Mr Tracy Morshead Fordingbridge

Fordingbridge

0

N

Name & Trading Name

Showing 2 Results

Name

Location

Books

Neil Summersgill | Neil Summersgill Blackburn

Blackburn

11

Nicholas Daly Books | Nicholas Daly York

York

0

P

Name & Trading Name

Showing 6 Results

Name

Location

Books

Peter Harrington | Pom Harrington

4

Peter Hill | Peter Hill Emsworth

Emsworth

5

Peter Whetman | Peter Whetman Pinner

Pinner

0

Picture This | Christopher Bailey & Pamela Fung Sunningdale

Sunningdale

8

Paul Bostock Rare Books | Paul Bostock Nottingham

Nottingham

35

Paul Haynes Rare Books | Paul Haynes Hay on Wye

Hay on Wye

53

Q

Name & Trading Name

Showing 2 Results

Name

Location

Books

Quadrille | Valerie Jackson-Harris Northwood

Northwood

0

Quair Books | F L Philip Leeds

Leeds

134

R

Name & Trading Name

Showing 3 Results

Name

Location

Books

Richard J Hodgson Books | Richard Hodgson Yarm

Yarm

0

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

Bishop's Stortford

109

Red Books | Clive & Frances Houghton Worcester

Worcester

34

S

Name & Trading Name

Showing 6 Results

Name

Location

Books

Steve Liddle | Stephen M Liddle Bishopston

Bishopston

6

Salsus Books | David T Salt Kidderminster

Kidderminster

41

Sarah Key Books | Sarah Key & Phil Salin Cambridge

Cambridge

144

St Philip's Books | Christopher Zealley Oxford

Oxford

0

Stephen Rench | Stephen Rench Shipston on Stour

Shipston on Stour

26

Stewart & Skeels | Lindsey Stewart & Joanna Skeels London

London

14

T

Name & Trading Name

Showing 6 Results

Name

Location

Books

Temple Rare Books | Ian Barnes Oxford

Oxford

5

T P Books | Louise Harrison Addingham

Addingham

52

T E Jackson Books | Thomas & Elizabeth Jackson Leicester

Leicester

93

Trafford Books | George Wewiora Manchester

Manchester

0

The Antiquarian Book Company | Jeremy Carson Brighton

Brighton

22

Tittle Books | Hugo Boylan Crewkerne

Crewkerne

0

U

Name & Trading Name

Showing 2 Results

Name

Location

Books

Unsworth's Antiquarian Booksellers | Charlie Unsworth Folkestone

Folkestone

32

Undercover Books | Nigel Parke Norwich

Norwich

14

V

Name & Trading Name

Showing 1 Results

Name

Location

Books

Voewood Rare Books | Simon Finch and Andrew Taylor Holt

Holt

65

W

Name & Trading Name

Showing 5 Results

Name

Location

Books

Veronica Watts | Veronica Watts Cranleigh

Cranleigh

0

Walden Books | David Tobin London

London

0

White Eagle Books | Andrew & Lidia Szaflarski-Saidi London

London

56

Wildside Books | Alan Gibbard Eastbourne

Eastbourne

0

Wool House Autographic | Tony Mulholland Rye

Rye

28

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