Thursday, May 22, 2014

Antiquarian Books News from Ibookcollector

Hand and Flower Book Fair

After missing out last year due to refurbishment The Book Fair at The Hand and Flower returns for our 6th Fair at this venue. May 21st open noon to 6pm and May 22nd open 10am to 5pm. Admission is free. Situated opposite Olympia it is easy to find, and although small (room for just a dozen exhibitors) it has proved extremely popular as a link in the Book Fairs that make up The Annual International Book Fair Week in London.

Most of the Exhibitors are not regulars at the London monthly fairs, so their stock is fresh and keenly priced to ensure their annual outing is worthwhile!

The ground floor bar is very popular with booksellers and bibliophiles and provides good quality fare to sustain and refresh. An oasis in the book lovers extravaganza that is the London International Book Fair Week.
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Etc Fairs

Etc Fairs has two fairs during Book Fair Week, starting on Sunday 18th May with the Bloomsbury Book Fair at the Royal National Hotel. Over 135 dealers from the UK and abroad will be showing a vast array of material. Full details of dealers, including their specialities, the room plan and stand numbers is now available on the website at www.bloomsburybookfair.com along with some dealer highlights. Doors open at 10am and close at 4pm.

The following Sunday, 25th May sees the Bloomsbury Book and Ephemera Fair, again at the Royal National Hotel, this fair has dealers in books, maps, prints, ephemera and now postcard specialists, a real treasure trove for collectors and enthusiasts. All details are on the website at www.bloomsburyephemerafair.com opening times are 9.30am until 3pm.
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Talbot Library books go to Liverpool Hope University

A collection of more than 50,000 books which might have been split up following the closure of a religious library has been saved. In December, Lancaster Roman Catholic Diocese closed the Talbot Library in Preston, which housed the books. They will now be housed on permanent loan to Liverpool Hope University. It was recommended the library should be kept intact after Sotheby’s identified books of historical and cultural importance.

The diocese said a number of parties had expressed an interest in acquiring the library, which includes a collection of early printed books and a complete collection of Cardinal John Henry Newman’s works. The University said that the library would be kept in temperature-controlled, British Museum-standard conditions, which Hope has established for its other valuable works.
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Collection of First Edition Novels by the Brontë sisters sells for £111,600

A complete first edition set of the novels by the three Brontë sisters sold at Dreweatts & Bloomsbury Auctions’ Important Books and Manuscripts, sale on Monday 19th May. The unique collection was formed by American lawyer Thomas Lincoln Chadbourne, founder of Chadbourne & Parke. Bidders competed online and on the phone for the rare opportunity to take home the Brontë collection, which sold to a collector in the room for £111,600 [Lot 67]   

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