Event Information

Due to circumstances beyond our control the fair has had to move from the Holiday Inn Bloomsbury and will now be held at the Novotel Hotel in Hammersmith

The marvellous PBFA Christmas Book Fair is a must for book lovers, collectors, and gift buyers alike! Thousands of second-hand books, rare manuscripts, vintage prints and posters, original artworks, and ephemera will be on offer from some of the best independent sellers across the country.

At the fair find gems across a myriad of subjects and genres – secondhand, rare and unusual – priced to suit every pocket.

Everyone welcome. 

Refreshments available at the cafe.

Please scroll to the bottom to download the floor plan.

Key Details

Time & Date 7th December 2025, 10:00 - 15:30

Venue Novotel London West Hotel, 1 Shortlands, Hammersmith, London, W6 8DR

Organisers Steven Morris Tel: PBFA Office - 01763 248921 Email: info@pbfa.org

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Ticket Information

Admission £ 2.00

Travel Information

Parking

Some parking on site. May be charged for - TBC.

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Underground

Piccadilly, District and Hammersmith & City lines are within 3 minutes' walk.

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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.

Desert God - Signed

Wilbur Smith

Harper Collins

£60.00

Offered by Grimes Hill Book Club

Those In Peril - Signed Limited Edition

Wilbur Smith

Harper Collins

£40.00

Offered by Grimes Hill Book Club

The Centenary Robert Burns (4 Vols)

Henley & Henderson

T.C. & E. Jack

£140.00

Offered by Grimes Hill Book Club

Golden Lion - Signed

Wilbur Smith

Harper Collins

£80.00

Offered by Grimes Hill Book Club

The Cicero Trilogy - Signed

Robert Harris

Hutchinson

£100.00

Offered by Grimes Hill Book Club

Conclave - Signed

Robert Harris

Hutchinson

£100.00

Offered by Grimes Hill Book Club

The Shepherd

Frederick Forsyth

Hutchinson

£80.00

Offered by Grimes Hill Book Club

The Odessa File

Frederick Forsyth

Hutchinson

£150.00

Offered by Grimes Hill Book Club

The Day Of The Jackal

Frederick Forsyth

Hutchinson

£100.00

Offered by Grimes Hill Book Club

Eagle In The Sky

Wilbur Smith

Heinemann

£80.00

Offered by Grimes Hill Book Club

The Sunbird

Wilbur Smith

Heinemann

£100.00

Offered by Grimes Hill Book Club

Shout At The Devil

Wilbur Smith

Heinemann

£140.00

Offered by Grimes Hill Book Club

The Dark Of The Sun

Wilbur Smith

Heinemann

£140.00

Offered by Grimes Hill Book Club

When The Lion Feeds

Wilbur A. Smith

Heinemann

£128.00

Offered by Grimes Hill Book Club

Poems by J.R.R. Tolkien, HarperCollins miniature b...

J.R.R. Tolkien

HarperCollins Publishers, London

£120.00

Offered by Lanna Antique

Kokushi Daijiten [國史大辭典] – The Great Historic...

Hayashi Yū 早川 純 ・ Sugiura Kuni 萩野 由 八 (共同編集)

Yoshikawa Kōbunkan [吉川弘文館]

£500.00

Offered by Lanna Antique

Unique NASA Astronaut Correspondence Archive, 1963...

NASA

NASA

£1500.00

Offered by Lanna Antique

Edmund Dulac's Picture Book

Various

Hodder and Stoughton

£25.00

Offered by Books Written By

The Sword of Honour Trilogy: Men at Arms, Officers...

Evelyn Waugh

The Folio Society

£28.00

Offered by Books Written By

Winston S. Churchill Biography (8 Vols)

Rudolph Churchill & Martin Gilbert

Heinemann

£315.00

Offered by Grimes Hill Book Club

African Adventures: Allan Quartermain, She, King S...

H Rider Haggard

The Folio Society

£70.00

Offered by Books Written By

Le Morte D'arthur

Sir Thomas Malory

Studio Editions

£50.00

Offered by Books Written By

CHINA POSTAL REGIONS ATLAS LARGE FOLIO C1933 30 MA...

CHINA POST OFFICE

£1500.00

Offered by Claremont Books and Prints

ATLAS OF THE PROVINCES AND COUNTIES OF JAPAN VOLIM...

KOKUGUN ZENZU

£695.00

Offered by Claremont Books and Prints

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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Claremont Books and Prints | Suzanne & Gordon Leete Market Harborough

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Ian Marr Rare Books | Ian Marr Edinburgh

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Zetetic Books | Conor Pattenden Berkhamsted

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