Secondhand
and Antiquarian Book Fairs in the UK 2010 Whilst
every effort has been made to ensure these details are correct, we recommend that
you contact the book fair organisers before traveling any distance.
February 28
Horndean Book Fair
Merchistoun Hall
106 Portsmouth Road
HORNDEAN Hampshire PO8 9LJ map
10.00 - 4.00
(N.Hamilton, Fair Hare Book Fairs tel: 023 8078 1927 e-mail web)
Books, ordnance and antiquarian maps, prints, postcards and ephemera, offered by sellers from Hampshire, Dorset, Devon, and Sussex. Admission is free and there is ample free parking. The hall is on the old A3, with easy access (1km) from A3(M) Junction 2.
I went to the Horndean Book Fair a couple of weeks ago - first time I'd been to it, and the first bookfair I've been to for a while, and I have to say, I was quite impressed. I'd stopped going to fairs as the halls were half empty, and most people seemed to be either out to make ridiculous amounts of money, or the the stalls were selling dross. However, Horndean turned out to be a lovely fair, with a nice range of stock related to my interests (photography, literature, art, countryside, first editions, fiction, biography, cinema ... the list goes on!). The dealers were knowledgeable about their stock, and came across as real enthusiasts who actually read books rather than wide boys dealing for exorbitant profits. The location was good, and relatively easy to find, and didn't take too long to get to (considering I live on the south coast of the New Forest). Parking was plentiful too. This was a book fair like they used to be ... - SA Stokes 06.11.08.
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