London Rare & Antiquarian Book Fair

16th May 2026, 17th May 2026

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Event Information

One of our largest premier antiquarian book fairs featuring almost a hundred UK and international booksellers showcasing rare books, maps, prints, ephemera, collector items and more to suit all pockets. There will be a range of specialisms, from Modern First Editions, Children’s Literature, History, Travel, Sport, and Religion, to name but a few.

The fair is kindly sponsored by Forum Auctions.

FREE admission, but you can download the 'complimentary ticket' with the fair details.
Please scroll down to the bottom for the link to the floor plan.

Refreshments available at the venue.

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Key Details

Time & Date 16th May 2026, 13:00 - 19:00 17th May 2026, 10:00 - 16:00

Venue ILEC Conference Centre, IBIS London Earls Court, 47 Lillie Road, London, SW6 1UD

Organisers Hereward Books Tel: 01353 740821 Email: sales@herewardbooks.co.uk

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Travel Information

Train

West Brompton - 5 minute walk to Ibis London Earls Court.

Underground

Earls Court underground.

Driving

The venue is a quarter of a mile (400m) from the A4, providing easy access to the M4, M5 and M40.

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 Bible, that is, The Holy Scriptures conteined...

The Bible

Christopher Barker

£3750.00

Offered by Peter Foster Books

LOST UNCLE - SIGNED

MERVYN PEAKE

£1500.00

Offered by Michael S Kemp Bookseller

WITH ORIGINAL DRAWING

MERVYN PEAKE

£1500.00

Offered by Michael S Kemp Bookseller

THE WORLD CRISIS VOLUMES 1 - 5. ALL 1ST EDITIONS I...

WINSTON CHURCHILL

£1750.00

Offered by Michael S Kemp Bookseller

KING GEORGE'S OWN BALUCHIS REGIMENT

LIEUT-COLONEL J.O. MENNIE

£1500.00

Offered by Michael S Kemp Bookseller

China in a Series of Views

ALLOM & WRIGHT

£1350.00

Offered by Michael S Kemp Bookseller

Antikamnia Calendar for 1900

ANTIKAMNIA

£650.00

Offered by Michael S Kemp Bookseller

A SELECTION OF MINIATURE BOOKS

Various

Reserved

Offered by Neil Summersgill

Vivian Grey 1st edition

[DISRAELI, Benjamin]

London: Henry Colburn

£750.00

Offered by Celsus Books

Chagall’s DLM 182 in original wrapping ~ UNREAD ~...

Chagall

Maeght editeur

£1500.00

Offered by Celsus Books

ALICE'S ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND. -- And -- THROUG...

CARROLL. LEWIS. ; Tenniel. John. Illustrates.

Macmillan & Co. London. 1878/1872.

£975.00

Offered by Paul Foster Books

The Saint in New York

CHARTERIS, Leslie

Hodder and Stoughton

£5500.00

Offered by Rainford & Parris

Dracula

STOKER, Bram

Doubleday & McClure Co.

£4000.00

Offered by Rainford & Parris

Toujours Chic

JOUMARD, Germaine Paule [Editor]

Joumard

£1750.00

Offered by Rainford & Parris

THE BEAUTIFUL WHITE DEVIL Illustrated by Stanley L...

BOOTHBY, GUY.

Ward Lock & Bowden, 1896.

£150.00

Offered by Paul Foster Books

A LILLIPUTIAN CATALOGUE OF MINIATURE BOOKS. Catalo...

SIMON GOUGH BOOKS.

Simon Gough Books. Holt, Norfolk. UK. No Date. Circa 1988.

£50.00

Offered by Paul Foster Books

Journal of the G-s Being Letters from J. G. to his...

GREGO, Joseph

£4500.00

Offered by Rainford & Parris

The Maxim Nordenfelt Guns

Maxim Nordenfelt

Maxim Nordenfelt

£700.00

Offered by Hereward Books

MARCH FOR A NUCLEAR FREE BRITAIN

CND POSTER

£125.00

Offered by Hereward Books

SHOOTING FOR LADIES

Winans Walter

G P Putman's Son

£250.00

Offered by Hereward Books

THE FIRST PRINTED GRAMMAR OF THE ZULU LANGUAGE....

Schreuder, H.P.S. ordinert Praest og norsk Missionnaer i Sydaafrika Med Fortale og Anmaerkninger C.A. Holboe

W.C.Fabritius, Christiania, Norway.

£125.00

Offered by Neil Summersgill

POLYMETIS: Or, an Enquiry concerning the Agreement...

SPENCE. The Rev'd. Mr. (Joseph).

J. Dodsley. London. 1774.

£650.00

Offered by Paul Foster Books

An IMPORTANT 18 cent. CHESS GAMBIT NOTEBOOK ~ in a...

Richard Penn [bookplate]

Unpublished manuscript

£12000.00

Offered by Celsus Books

TREASURE ISLAND. Illustrated edition.

STEVENSON. ROBERT LOUIS.

Cassell and Company, Ltd. London. 1899.

£225.00

Offered by Paul Foster 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.

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Exhibitors A-Z

A

Name & Trading Name

Showing 5 Results

Name

Location

Books

Antiquates Ltd | Thomas Lintern-Mole Wareham

Wareham

4

Alastor Rare Books | James Eaton Cleobury Mortimer

Cleobury Mortimer

56

Arturio Books Ltd | Michael Hollin Taunton

Taunton

0

Alice Through the Looking Glass | Jake Fior & Jo Humphris London

London

1

Angelika C J Friebe Ltd | Angelika Friebe Dorking

Dorking

34

B

Name & Trading Name

Showing 4 Results

Name

Location

Books

Bow Windows Bookshop | Jonathan Menezes & Ric Latham Lewes

Lewes

7

Barnaby Chiari | Barnaby & Zoe Chiari Romsey

Romsey

0

B & B Rare Books Ltd. | Joshua Mann & Sunday Steinkirchner New York

New York

0

Black Gull Books | Chris Overfield St Leonard's-On-Sea

St Leonard's-On-Sea

0

C

Name & Trading Name

Showing 5 Results

Name

Location

Books

Chantrey Books | Clare Brightman Sheffield

Sheffield

4

Cheltenham Rare Books | Mark Skipper Cheltenham

Cheltenham

6

Chris Mees Books | Christopher Mees Burwash

Burwash

0

Celsus Books | David & Anne Shankland London

London

730

Corvus Books | Chris Corbett Winslow

Winslow

0

D

Name & Trading Name

Showing 4 Results

Name

Location

Books

D & D Galleries | David & Denise Carlson Somerville

Somerville

27

Deep Neutral Books | Glenn Miller York

York

1

David Lennon Rare Books | D. Lennon

0

Dolphin Books & Prints | Sue Prigmore

0

E

Name & Trading Name

Showing 1 Results

Name

Location

Books

Endpaper Books | Niall McAleenan & Sean Bradley Dorchester

Dorchester

9

F

Name & Trading Name

Showing 4 Results

Name

Location

Books

Francis Edwards | G J Coombes & D Clark Hereford

Hereford

0

Forest Books | William Laywood Grantham

Grantham

153

Finecopy | David Brown Westbury

Westbury

1

Fine Book Cellar | Christian Havlik Ipswich

Ipswich

1

G

Name & Trading Name

Showing 3 Results

Name

Location

Books

Graham York Rare Books | Graham York Honiton

Honiton

89

George Jeffery Books | George & Kim Jeffery Cheshunt

Cheshunt

0

Green Ink Booksellers | Joshua & Ellen Boyd Green Hay-on-Wye

Hay-on-Wye

4

H

Name & Trading Name

Showing 4 Results

Name

Location

Books

Holybourne Rare Books | Stephen Dick Farnham

Farnham

3

Hereward Books | Roger & Miranda Pratt Ely

Ely

36

Hatchards | Paul Turner, Ned Fitzgerald London

London

0

Hewett's Books | Luke Hewett Arundel

Arundel

6

I

Name & Trading Name

Showing 1 Results

Name

Location

Books

Ian Marr Rare Books | Ian Marr Edinburgh

Edinburgh

19

J

Name & Trading Name

Showing 10 Results

Name

Location

Books

J & S L Bonham | John Bonham

39

Jarndyce | Brian Lake, Janet Nassau & Ed Nassau Lake

0

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

York

1

James Hine | James Hine Ilminster

Ilminster

0

James Burmester | J Burmester Bristol

Bristol

0

John Underwood Antiquarian Books | John Underwood Norwich

Norwich

21

John Atkinson Fine & Rare Books | Dr John & Lottie Atkinson Harrogate

Harrogate

8

James Paul | James Paul Lewes

Lewes

0

Joe McCann | Joe McCann & Martina McCann Haddenham

Haddenham

0

Jono's Books | Jonathan Utterson Oxford

Oxford

0

K

Name & Trading Name

Showing 1 Results

Name

Location

Books

Keel Row Bookshop | Anthony J Smithson Whitley Bay

Whitley Bay

2

L

Name & Trading Name

Showing 5 Results

Name

Location

Books

Lucius Books Ltd | James Hallgate York

York

7

Love Rare Books | Deborah Davis St Leonards On Sea

St Leonards On Sea

0

Lycanthia Books | Stella Angwalas-Huson Newark

Newark

11

Lanna Antique | John Stewart Perth

Perth

57

London Rare Books | Toby Overfield London

London

0

M

Name & Trading Name

Showing 6 Results

Name

Location

Books

Marrin's Bookshop | Carol Marrin Folkestone

Folkestone

19

Maggs Bros Ltd | Ed Maggs, Ben Maggs, Bonny Beaumont and Gus Harding

4

Meridian Rare Books | Stuart Leggatt London

London

378

Michael S Kemp Bookseller | Michael S Kemp Sheerness

Sheerness

94

Manchester Rare Books | Josh Knight Manchester

Manchester

0

Matthew Nutt Antiquarian Books | Matthew Nutt Cirencester

Cirencester

0

N

Name & Trading Name

Showing 3 Results

Name

Location

Books

Neil Summersgill | Neil Summersgill Blackburn

Blackburn

5

Nicholas Bernstein | Nicholas Bernstein Tunbridge Wells

Tunbridge Wells

0

Nicholas Daly Books | Nicholas Daly York

York

0

P

Name & Trading Name

Showing 8 Results

Name

Location

Books

Pablo Butcher | Pablo Butcher Dorchester on Thames

Dorchester on Thames

0

Paul Foster Books | Paul Foster London

London

212

Peter Harrington | Pom Harrington London

London

0

Peter Hill | Peter Hill Emsworth

Emsworth

7

Peter Whetman | Peter Whetman Pinner

Pinner

1

Picture This | Christopher Bailey & Pamela Fung Sunningdale

Sunningdale

7

Peter Foster Books | Peter Foster & Thais Leandrini Brand Frome

Frome

77

Peffers Rare Books Ltd. | Laurence Peffers Settle

Settle

12

Q

Name & Trading Name

Showing 1 Results

Name

Location

Books

Quinto Bookshop | Walter Kraut London

London

6

R

Name & Trading Name

Showing 5 Results

Name

Location

Books

Robert Frew Ltd | Director, Robert Frew

0

Russell Rare Books | Charles Russell Cirencester

Cirencester

0

R E & G B Way | Greg Way Newmarket

Newmarket

3

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

Bishop's Stortford

126

Roo Waterhouse Art | Roo Waterhouse Hebden Bridge

Hebden Bridge

6

S

Name & Trading Name

Showing 5 Results

Name

Location

Books

Shapero Rare Books Ltd | Shapero Rare Books London

London

10

Sarah Key Books | Sarah Key & Phil Salin Cambridge

Cambridge

280

Steven Morris Books | Steven Morris London

London

0

Sahara Books | Ouahid & Janet Meslek London

London

0

Steven Burak | Steven Burak London

London

0

T

Name & Trading Name

Showing 2 Results

Name

Location

Books

The Book Business | Giles Levete

0

The Antiquarian Book Company | Jeremy Carson Brighton

Brighton

6

V

Name & Trading Name

Showing 1 Results

Name

Location

Books

Voewood Rare Books | Simon Finch and Andrew Taylor Holt

Holt

35

W

Name & Trading Name

Showing 6 Results

Name

Location

Books

Worlds End Bookshop | Giles Lyon London

London

9

Walden Books | David Tobin London

London

0

Wildside Books | Alan Gibbard Eastbourne

Eastbourne

3

World War Books | Tim Harper Tunbridge Wells

Tunbridge Wells

2

Wool House Autographic | Tony Mulholland Rye

Rye

10

Windsor Rare Books | Stephen Nutt Windsor

Windsor

0

Z

Name & Trading Name

Showing 1 Results

Name

Location

Books

Zetetic Books | Conor Pattenden Berkhamsted

Berkhamsted

0

Resources

Please find some helpful links below. If you need anything else, do not hesitate to get in touch.

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Floor Plan & Exhibitors

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