Flea markets in the uk offer an endless array of products that provide a more sustainable way to consume. Thats right, we want you to have a really good look around for any books you might want to sell, regardless of their age. The second nottingham radical bookfair, and lots of supporting events on the same day. Click on a fair name to get more information for info on 2020 fairs gone by, click here. Browse over 60,000 new titles, preowned novels and secondhand antique books, all available to buy online. Thebookguide how and where to get physical with old books in the uk. Secondhand bookshops are a dying breed, getting priced out by high street bookstores and alienated by the rise of the sinister electronic reader.
Book fairs get a new lease of life books the guardian. Selling second hand books online for profit skint dad. The bloomsbury book fair, is one of two fairs organised by etc fairs and is held in the londons holiday inn in the bloomsbury area. Second hand book fair is back to satisfy all your text bookey desires. Missing book fairs has been established since 1994 and in that time has organized over 500 events. Likewise you can do author searches and title searches in the same box. Our book fair manager, ben, individually tailors the contents of each and every lamont book fair to your schools requirements. Use our guide to book conditions to understand the difference between condition grades such as fair, very good and fine. The name was derived from the organizer chris missing. The edinburgh premier fair and the uk fine press book fair have been rescheduled. Usually once a month, at the royal national hotel, just a few hundred yards from the shop there is a bookfair where we sometimes have a stall. Secondhand and antiquarian book fairs in the uk 2018 inprint. It seemed fitting, as you are quite likely to find some of the books you are missing when you come to one of the fairs. We buy secondhand, outofprint and rare books on a range of subjects, but were particularly keen to buy your transport, military, natural history, folio society, motorsport and vintage childrens books.
The demand for vintage and secondhand products mainly comes from young adults searching for originality at a low price. Usa or uk, then select from the country flag in the top right corner. Gerry cotter, secondhand book fairs slightly foxed. Run by etc fairs, the bloomsbury book fair is the largest monthly book fair in the uk and attracts. December no south west fairs aba book fairs 2020 uk. Our london antiquarian book fair in june has also been cancelled but will return in may 2021.
When looking for second hand books, condition is vital. Gerry cotter, secondhand book fairs article for slightly foxed. If this link does not work, update your web browser email settings, or email us. Ladybird vintage 80s royal family book collection x5 this advert is located in and around newcastle upon tyne, tyne and wear. Click on a category below to view the titles available. All fairs have a range of antiquarian books, second hand books, out of print books, maps, prints, postcards, manuscripts and ephemera on sale, the bloomsbury book fair also has auctioneers and bookbinders.
While secondhand bookshops are struggling, book fairs are thriving. We sell and buy rare, antiquarian and secondhand books, maps, prints and ephemera. Etc fairs currently organises and manages regular london fairs specialising in rare, secondhand, antiquarian and collectable books, alongside fairs of manuscripts, ephemera, postcards, maps, prints, photographs and more. Selling secondhand and antiquarian books is a full time business for david and ann. By james scott with the second hand booktrade looking rather worn and frayed around the ages, mm browses the best places to pick up inexpensive books. Due to the covid19 pandemic all our fairs are cancelled until further notice. Welcome to books bought and sold hello my name is peter, i have been trading in books, with my partner wendy collyer since 1984 with a bookshop in molesey for over 20 years. The book buyer offers a different way to sell your books. In 2019 we will be visiting abergavenny and york, as well as the graiguenamanagh book festival, co. Before the book fair, she will have a discussion with you to find out what your students are interested in and any specific requirements that your school has e. The book guide, online compendium of uks secondhand.
Secondhand, old, rare, outofprint and antiquarian books for the collector. Whether its the latest book release, fiction or nonfiction. We are based in flintshire, north wales, but we exhibit at book fairs throughout the uk and ireland. Why secondhand bookshops are just my type telegraph. Where to find second hand books to sell where ever sells books cheaply is a great potential source for your inventory.
You are guaranteed a competitive, premium price for your premium books, and we. Our massive collection of over 2 million cheap used books also comes with free delivery in the uk. When you see the price you like or the used book site you prefer click on it to transfer to this vender site for the option to buy. If you want to search for a used book located in a particular country only e. At fairs, as in secondhand bookshops, nonfiction is far more important than fiction. Booksearching on our website if you wish to search for something specific on our site eg ispy books, simply go to the quick search box in the top left hand corner, enter ispy and search. Now the shop has closed, we sell solely via the internet and at book fairs. Ask for a free quote from bookshops listings near you. Secondhand books, catholic, theology, art, classics. Afghanistan albania algeria american samoa andorra angola anguilla. Click on the magnifying glass to search the fairs on this page. They talk about the importance of the bookstore and the book fair, what anarchism means. At we buy books, we arent just searching for your oldest and most neglected books we want any type of books.
We have decided to move our popular book fairs from blakeney to the newly. The second nottingham radical bookfair, and lots of. All fairs have a range of antiquarian books, second hand books, out of print books, maps, prints, postcards, manuscripts and ephemera on sale, the bloomsbury. From the list of titles, click on a books code number to view details and the option to add to your basket. Think of a secondhand fair and what comes into your mind. If you are interested in used collectable second hand books and perhaps havent been to a fair, the royal national is a good place to start. Flea markets and antique fairs in the uk flea market. Secondhand books in stokeontrent ask for free quotes. St scholasticas kindergarten is proud to be hosting their annual secondhand book fair. There will always be people wanting novels, but theyre a small.
Cassy is now in the third year of her apprenticeship and in her spare time is studying for a degree in animal welfare. In 2003 we opened a secondhand book shop in leatherhead where we were for six years. A literary destination where one can happily go from one literature festival to another and visiting book fairs and storytelling festivals back to back. Find on facebook follow on twitter follow on instagram. This ladybird book collection contains x5 original 1st editions from the 80s. Lou lous is the biggest vintage fair in the uk, and was voted its best vintage fair in 20 and 2014. If you are looking for second hand textbooks, second hand paperbacks, or any other kind of second hand book. I assemble outside provincial book fairs waiting tremulously for them to open, as drinkers waited outside pubs in. The 10 best flea markets the independent us, uk and.
All proceeds will go towards fowl and future programs and activities held by the waverley library. The oxford premier has also been rescheduled for october. We have over 10,000 secondhand books available here. Regretfully, due to covid19, we have decided to cancel all fairs in april, may and june. The edinburgh premier fair and the uk fine press book fair have been rescheduled for november. Cherry tree lodge, guist bottom road, stibbard, nr. David ford books started in tring, hertfordshire in 1982 and in 2007 moved to cleynextthesea on the beautiful north norfolk coast.
Go to contact page bookhomes list of charity and nonprofit secondhand used bookfairs book fairs. Second hand books are a great way to save money, instead of buying your books new, buy second hand books and save a bundle. I had been attending book fairs for years, so the next step was obvious. Haydock book fair, merseyside organised by the provincial booksellers fairs association, this event is full of antiquarian and secondhand books, as well as maps and prints. If you cannot find a particular book here, please send us details of your wants via our offline search form. Waverley library book sale in the mall second hand book sale there will be a great selection of books for adults on offer, including novels and nonfiction. The past ten years has seen a huge increase in the. Bloomsbury book fair etc fairs bloomsbury book fair. Our collection of secondhand books is huge and growing all the time, so theres always something new to discover. List of secondhand books in stokeontrent including. Any language dutch english french german italian spanish. Of course, this still doesnt explain why fairs should succeed where secondhand bookshops struggle but perhaps the answer to lies in the. Books, ephemera, manuscripts and more in bloomsbury, london. The book fair calendar the only guide to all the secondhand and antiquarian book fairs and sales in the uk.
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