On Sunday, 10^th May we will be exhibiting at the Manchester Book Fair being held in the magnificent setting of the Great Nave at The Monastery, Gorton Lane M12 5WF.

With around twenty dealers exhibiting for sale a wide range of secondhand, antiquarian and collectable books and ephemera there is sure to be much of interest to new and regular visitors.

The Monastery in the Manchester suburb of West Gorton is easily reached via Hyde Road (A57) off Junction 24 of the M60 motorway.

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There is a café serving light refreshments and a large car park onsite.

Organised by North West Book Fairs.

On Saturday, 23rd May we’ll be exhibiting at the Sedbergh Book Fair being held at the People’s Hall, Howgill Lane LA10 5DQ.

Around twelve dealers with a good range of secondhand, antiquarian and collectable books and ephemera. Café serving home-made refreshments.

The Hall has a small free car park, however if full then nearby pay and display car parks can be found in Joss Lane behind the Sedbergh Information Centre and at Loftus Hill near St. Andrew’s Church.

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Sedbergh, the Cumbrian market town in the Yorkshire Dales, is England’s Book Town and many of the local shops have some book shelves to browse including Howgills Bookshop at the Tourist Information Centre where we have several shelves of books.

Organised by North West Book Fairs.

On Bank Holiday Monday, 25^th we’ll be exhibiting at the Settle Book Fair being held at Victoria Hall, Kirkgate BD24 9DZ.

 

Around twelve dealers selling a wide range of secondhand and collectable books & ephemera. Café serving excellent home-made food and car parking nearby.

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The market town of Settle is situated in the Yorkshire Dales, accessed by the A65 Kendal/Ilkley road and within easy reach of Skipton and Ingleton.

Organised by North West Book Fairs.

On Saturday, 30^th May we’ll be exhibiting at the Kirkby Lonsdale Book Fair being held at Lunesdale Hall, Bective Road LA6 2BG.

Open from 10am till 4pm there will be around ten dealers with antiquarian, collectable and secondhand books and ephemera.

Car parking nearby, and with cafés, shops and eateries within walking distance.

The picturesque and historic market town of Kirkby Lonsdale can be found on the River Lune in the Westmorland and Furness district of Cumbria, and close to the edge of the Yorkshire Dales. Local attractions include Devil’s Bridge and Ruskin’s View.

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Kirkby Lonsdale is accessed via the A65 with Kendal to the north-west, and with Ingleton, Settle and Skipton to the south-east. The A683 to the south links to Hornby and Lancaster.

Organised The Provincial Booksellers Fairs Association (PBFA).

by M. D. Smith in collaboration with E. M. Brownlow

St. Michael's on Wyre: Wyre Publishing, 1st edition 1996

Hardback. Pictorial glazed boards. 209pp including b/w illustrations, plus illustrated endpapers. 11 x 8.75 inches approx. (280mm x 220mm).

A lovely, clean copy.

selected and introduced by Robert Macfarlane, illustrated by Stanley Donwood

The Folio Society, 2021

Hardback. Publisher's pale grey cloth with flying birds illustration in pale green to upper and lower boards; red leather spine with title in white; pale green endpapers; limitation slip tipped-in to back of frontispiece; head and tail bands; sewn-in ribbon page-marker. In a pale grey-green cloth covered slipcase with flying birds design blind-stamped to sides. pp [2] blank, [i]-xviii, [1]-167, [3] blank, including b/w illustrations plus colour plates. Size: 10 x 7.25 inches approx. (257mm x 186mm).

A lovely, clean copy in new condition - looks unread.

Adriane Galisteu

Australia: APA Publishing, 1st edition [1994]

Hardback. Glossy pictorial boards. 96pp including b/w and colour illustrations. Size: 11.75 x 8.5 inches approx. (299mm x 215mm).

Some foxing/spotting to endpapers and adjacent pages; lightly spotted to top edge of page-block; a slight musty odour.

Overall, showing some light wear from storage but otherwise a nice, clean copy of this uncommon book.

Alexandre Dumas

The Folio Society, 1999

Hardback. Publisher's dark red cloth with title and illustration to spine and upper board in gilt, black, grey and cream; dark red endpapers. In a dark red papered slipcase. pp [2] blank, [i]-xvi, 1-1016, [6] blank, plus b/w illustrations. Size: 10 x 6.75 inches approx. (251mm x 174mm).

Slipcase a little marked and worn, a touch sunned/faded.

Overall, light shelf wear to slipcase but otherwise a nice, clean copy.

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