Topsham
10th Aug 2025
Event Information
The Topsham Book Fair is located in the pleasant historic seaport of Topsham and is now the only PBFA book fair in Devon. It is held three times a year - in April, August and November this year - and regularly attracts a good number of traders who fill the hall.
A full range of second-hand, rare and antiquarian books, ephemera, maps and prints are on sale from the more modest to the highly collectable and expensive.
Lunches, snacks, tea, coffee and soft drinks are available.
Key Details
Time & Date 10th August 2025, 10:30 - 16:00
Venue Matthews Hall, Fore Street, Topsham, Exeter, Devon, EX3 0HF
Organisers
Graham York
Tel: 01404 41727
Email: books@gyork.co.uk
Ticket Information
Admission £ 1.00
Travel Information
Parking
Next to Hall (paying), Holman Way next to railway (paying), off street parking free on Sundays
Train
Nearest station Topsham, 5 mins walk from venue. Regular service from Exeter St David's & Exeter St Thomas
Bus
On bus routes from Exeter and Exeter/Sidmouth
Driving
M5, J30 - follow signs for Topsham from Exeter City Centre B3179
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 Short History of Todmorden With some account of...
Joshua Holden M.A.
Manchester University Press.
£14.00
Offered by Colin Baker Books for the Collector
British & Foreign Arms and Armour
Charles Henry Ashdown
T C & E C Jack.
£30.00
Offered by Colin Baker Books for the Collector
The Flower and the Wheel.
Adrian Bell
The Bodley Head
£12.00
Offered by Colin Baker Books for the Collector
The Growth of Stuart London.
Norman G Brett-James
George Allen & Unwin.
£20.00
Offered by Colin Baker Books for the Collector
Seven White Gates. First Edition.
Malcolm Saville
George Newnes Ltd
£28.00
Offered by Colin Baker Books for the Collector
The Gamekeeper at Home
Richard Jefferies
Smith Elder & Co
£12.00
Offered by Colin Baker Books for the Collector
Rudyard Kipling's Verse. Inclusive Edition 1885-19...
Rudyard Kipling
Hodder & Stoughton
£12.00
Offered by Colin Baker Books for the Collector
Topographical and Historical Description of the Co...
Britton, J and E Brayley
Sherwood Neely and Jones
£80.00
Offered by Kingsbridge Books
David of Cambridge.
T.R.Glover, 'Q' , etc.
Cambridge at the University Press
£25.00
Offered by Colin Baker Books for the Collector
Mr Pim Passes By. Plus 5 others.
A.A.Milne
Methuen & Co
£24.00
Offered by Colin Baker Books for the Collector
A Marshland Omnibus. First Edition.
S. L. Bensusan
Duckworth
£20.00
Offered by Colin Baker Books for the Collector
Stormy Monday. The T-Bone Walker Story.
Helen Oakley Dance
Louisiana State University Press. Baton Rouge and London.
£24.00
Offered by Colin Baker Books for the Collector
The Castles of Italy.
C.T.G.Formilli
A & C Black Ltd.
£14.00
Offered by Colin Baker Books for the Collector
A Generation Risen
John Masefield and Edward Seago
The Macmillan Company .New York
£12.00
Offered by Colin Baker Books for the Collector
Twelve Million Black Voices. A Folk History of the...
Richard Wright
Lindsay Drummond
£48.00
Offered by Colin Baker Books for the Collector
The Honourable Mr Tawnish
Jeffery Farnol
Sampson Low Marston
£14.00
Offered by Colin Baker Books for the Collector
Epaminondas and the Lettuces
Constance Egan
Collins
£18.00
Offered by Colin Baker Books for the Collector
The Village Book . First Edition.
Henry Williamson
Cape
£14.00
Offered by Colin Baker Books for the Collector
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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Guest Exhibitors
We are pleased to announce that we will have some special guests at this fair! Have a look at who they are.
Brian Trapp
Contact:
1 Oaklea Close
Kingsbridge
Devon
TQ7 1HW
Resources
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