PBFA Blog & Information

The PBFA blog comprises articles from members and invited guests from the antiquarian book and bibliographic worlds
Garden book

Thinking of collecting books?

Here's how to start your own literary treasure hunt

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PBFA Young Book Collector Competition 2025

We’ve launched our 2025 competition!

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PBFA Young Book Collector Competition 2024 Winners

We are delighted to announce that we have two winners.

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PBFA Young Book Collector Competition

The 2024 competition is now closed, but it will be back in 2025. More details later.

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york bird

Memories of the first York Book Fair, 3rd - 5th October 1974

By Peter Miller, Hon. Member

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PBFA cat

Birth of an emblem: Our cat is 40 this year!

by Jeremy Carson, The Antiquarian Book Company

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