Scotland’s largest and most prestigious rare book fair, featuring dozens of specialist booksellers from around the country. A joint venture between the Antiquarian Booksellers Association and the Provincial Booksellers Fairs Association, this is the premier event for rare and collectable books, prints, maps, and works on paper in Scotland’s capital city.

Tickets are free, but you can register here for news and reminders!

Friday 20th March 2026 | 12pm to 7pm

Saturday 21st March 2026 | 10am to 4pm

Intercontinental The George Hotel, George Street, EH2 2PB

Free entry

Floorplan

Exhibitor Details

A. G. Cram Stand 27 (PBFA) Specialisms: Mountaineering, Science & Technology, Topography of Great Britain, Travel	Keel Row Bookshop Ltd Stand 38 (ABA) Specialisms: Antiquarian, Modern First Editions, Children’s Books
Alastor Rare Books Ltd Stand 43 (ABA) Specialisms: English & Continental Antiquarian, Manuscripts & Ephemera	Lanna Antique Stand 41 (PBFA) Specialisms: Asia, China, Oriental, Travel, Antiquarian
Antiquates Ltd Stand 45 (ABA) Specialisms: Antiquarian	Lucius Books Stand 21 (ABA) Specialisms: Modern First Editions, Illustrated Books, Signed and Association Copies
Bernard Quaritch Ltd Stand 14 (ABA) Specialisms: English Literature and History, Early Printing, Travel, Medieval Manuscripts, Human Sciences, Medicine	Lycanthia Books Stand 23 (PBFA) Specialisms: Crime; Detective Fiction; Literature; Occult; Science Fiction & Fantasy
Black Cat Bookshop Stand 19 (PBFA) Specialisms: Children’s and Illustrated; Crime and Detective fiction; British comics & Annuals; Periodicals; Observer series; fantasy, science fiction, horror; Penguins and literature; Ephemera; Leicestershire & Rutland	Manchester Rare Books Stand 20 (PBFA) Specialisms: Modern firsts and general antiquarian books
Books Written By Stand 44 (PBFA) Specialisms: 1st Editions fiction and non-fiction including travel and theology	McNaughtan’s Bookshop Stand 1 (ABA) Specialisms: Classics, Literature, History, Scottish
Boris Jardine Rare Books Stand 32 (PBFA) Specialisms: Science and technology, manuscripts, ephemera, association copies, and modern firsts	Melancholy Books Stand 28 (PBFA) Specialisms: Science and medicine
Carter Rare Books Stand 11 (PBFA) Specialisms: Ephemera, Autographs & Manuscripts, Politics, Signed Books	Neil Pearson Rare Books Ltd Stand 7 (ABA) Specialisms: Performing Arts, Modern Literature, Jazz Age Paris
Christian White Rare Books Stand 48 (ABA) Specialisms: Manuscripts, Early Printed Books, Association Copies, History of Ideas, English Literature	Neil Summersgill Ltd Stand 5 (ABA) Specialisms: Antiquarian, Travel, Manuscripts, Fine Bindings, Literature
Clifford Milne Stand 3 (PBFA) Specialisms: Scottish, sport, modern first editions, children’s	Pete Fry Stand 33 (PBFA) Specialisms: Mountaineering and travel. Lake District. Antiquarian and fine bindings. Photography and albums. Ephemera. Woodcuts
Cooper Hay Rare Books Stand 16 (ABA) Specialisms: Scottish, Art, Private Press, Juvenile, Fine Bindings	Peter Harrington Stand 25 (ABA) Specialisms: Children’s Books, Economics, Literature, Philosophy, Politics, Original Art & Illustrations, Science, Travel, Voyages & Exploration, Women & Feminism
David B. Jarvis Stand 2 (PBFA) Specialisms: Scottish, military history, children’s, fine general and ephemera	Quair Books Stand 35 (PBFA) Specialisms: Modern literary and visual cultures, particularly alternative, different and radical authors/artists, presses and histories
Deep Neutral Books Stand 29 (PBFA) Specialisms: Literature, Private Presses & Provincial Printing, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Modern First Editions, Signed Books	RGM Books Stand 42 (PBFA) Specialisms: Fine Bindings & Sets, Illustrated
Donald Munro Stand 9 (PBFA) Specialisms: Academic, Archaeology, Architecture, Church History & Architecture, History, Scotland, Topography of Great Britain	Roger J. Treglown Stand 31 (ABA) Specialisms: Books, Early Pamphlets and Ephemera
Foster Books Stand 24 (ABA) Specialisms: First Editions, Antiquarian Books, Fine Bindings, Illustrated Books	Roo Waterhouse Art Stand 36 (PBFA) Specialisms: Original ‘shelf portrait’ oil paintings
The Gently Mad Stand 8 (PBFA) Specialisms: bookbinding services, restoration, and bespoke bindings	Sky Duthie Rare Books Ltd Stand 39 (ABA) Specialisms: travel and exploration; natural history; science and medicine; art and design; history; politics; philosophy and economics; literature; children’s and illustrated books; general antiquarian
Gilleasbuig Ferguson Rare Books Stand 18 (ABA) Specialisms: Scottish, Evolutionary History, Antiquarian	Stephen Conway Booksellers Stand 30 (PBFA) Specialisms: Bindings, Music, Signed Books
Haddington Rare Books Stand 12 (ABA)	Steve Liddle Stand 37 (ABA) Specialisms: Antiquarian & Secondhand, Incl. Scottish
Hatchards Stand 40 (ABA) Specialisms: General	Tills Bookshop Stand 10 (PBFA) Specialisms: Generalist shop, big focus on modern literature; modern first editions and works from history of science and psychology
Hewett’s Books Stand 47 (PBFA) Specialisms: Folklore, Myths & Legends, Literature, Poetry, Antiquarian, Modern First Editions	Tom W. Ayling Stand 22 (ABA) Specialisms: History, Literature, Autographs & Manuscripts, Travel
Hilary Farquharson Stand 26 (PBFA) Specialisms: Scotland, Topography of Great Britain	Tweedside Books Stand 49 (PBFA) Specialisms: Food, Drink & Cookery, Scotland
Ian Marr Rare Books Stand 17 (ABA) Specialisms: Books, Ephemera, Photographs & Manuscripts, 16th-20th centuries, Catalogues Issued	Voewood Rare Books Stand 34 (ABA) Specialisms: Visual arts, literature and the counter-culture, also a broad range of antiquarian and modern rare books
Ian Reilly Books Stand 6 (PBFA) Specialisms: Academic, Art & Design, Ephemera, Scotland, Antiquarian	Wool House Autographic Stand 39 (PBFA)
Jarndyce Antiquarian Booksellers Stand 4 (ABA) Specialisms: English Literature pre-1900, The Romantics, Economic & Social History	Worlds End Bookshop Stand 15 (ABA) Specialisms: 20th century literature, art, photography, architecture, fashion & design and fine bindings
John Atkinson Fine & Rare Books Stand 13 (PBFA) Specialisms: Literature; Bondiana and rare modern fiction