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THE DARTMOOR BOOK FAIR
The Town Hall
Tavistock
PL19 0AE
The twice yearly Dartmoor Book Fair takes place on Sunday September 7th at Tavistock Town Hall from 10.30am until 4.00pm. Admission is one pound, accompanied children free and refreshments are available in the bar area all day. The fair takes place in the magnificent main hall on the first floor, and there is a lift for disabled access. This well attended fair features highlights from the stock of 15 of the region's leading bookdealers, including secondhand, antiquarian, rare or pre-owned books, maps, prints, letters, autographs and ephemera. The fair is managed by Graham York on behalf of the PBFA - a reputable trade association, known throughout the world by the standard of their events, and requirements of the members. Whilst the quality and authenticity of the goods for sale is high, the atmosphere at this fair remains friendly and informal. Further information is available from Graham by phoning his shop in Honiton, 01404 41727, or email books@gyork.co.uk
Here is a taste of some highlights that can be bought at the fair.
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Paul Davies from Kingsbridge Books will bring
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SHACKLETON'S LAST VOYAGE by Frank Wild June 1923. The Story of the Quest Expedition. This is the account of Ernest Shackleton's final expedition to the Antarctic, which set sail from Plymouth in September 1921, with the objective of circumnavigating the continent. When the ship reached South Georgia Shackleton fell ill and died and he was buried on this remote South Atlantic island.
Ê£485.00
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WIDECOMBE FAIR in drawings by George Adamson 1966. Highly collectable book. £18.00
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POSTCARD of CHAGFORD in early 1960s showing Ring O'Bells Inn. One of a collection of postcards of Dartmoor. £4.00
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MILITARY BRITISH FIREARMS 1650-1850 by Howard L Blackmore 1969. Sought after reference book. £25.00
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YOU ONLY LIVE TWICE by Ian Fleming 1964 First edition in unprice-clipped dust wrapper. Clean and original. Highly collectable.£275.00
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BEAU GESTE by PC WREN 1961 edition in striking dust wrapper. Very clean copy; with two others BEAU SABREUR and BEAU IDEAL, in similar condition.£8.00 each
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THE SCOTTISH HIMALAYAN EXPEDITION by WH MURRAY 1951 First edition in dust wrapper. Uncommon book.£40.00
Mike Prowse from Reading will bring
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SONGS & VERSES by Vernon Boyle. 1st ed. 1927, published Bideford. 5 sketches, 2 photos. Songs & verses sung at gatherings of the Bideford amateur athletic club. Contains letter from the author to the Bideford Gazette inlaid inside front cover, also with description of local composer. Slim volume, 35pp. £55.00
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DEVONSHIRE CELEBRITIES by T.L. Pridham. 1st ed. 1869, published Eland of Exeter. A very early example of printed photographs, 12 in text and frontispiece. This book is signed and dedicated by Lady and Charles Pridham, June 23rd 1873, to Edith Green. AEG, decorated cover and spine in fine condition. £85.00
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AN ALBUM CONTAINING 165 POSTED COVERS FROM A ROYAL ENGINEER MAJOR IN SYDENHAM, LONDON, TO HIS FAMILY IN SUSSEX. All are posted 1933 - 35, and are very highly illustrated and decorated with many topical subjects of the decade. In very fine condition. £550.00
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And...a VARIED SELECTION OF RAILWAY BOOKS (200+), mostly on the GWR and Southern, and on engineering, and locomotives/sheds.
Graham York will bring
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After L. Frianon. FOLIES-BERGERE. LES DEMOISELLES DU XXE. SIECLE. No date but circa 1901, Paris, Charaire & Cie, 660mm by 1000mm, original poster, slightly creased. £350.00.
Original posters from this period are very scarce.
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Mrs. Bray. THE BORDERS OF THE TAMAR AND THE TAVY; THEIR NATURAL HISTORY, MANNERS, CUSTOMS, SUPERSTITIONS, SCENERY, ANTIQUITIES, EMINENT PERSONS, ETC. IN A SERIES OF LETTERS TO THE LATE ROBERT SOUTHEY. 1879, London, W. Kent and Co., new edition in two volumes, ppxiii + 457; 444, black and white half-titles, brown cloth gilt illustrations. A long, warm presentation inscription from the author. Very good. £150.00
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John Farley. THE LONDON ART OF COOKERY, AND HOUSEKEEPER'S COMPLETE ASSISTANT. ON A NEW PLAN. MADE PLAIN AND EASY TO THE UNDERSTANDING OF EVERY HOUSEKEEPER, COOK, AND SERVANT, IN THE KINGDOM. CONTAINING, PROPER DIRECTIONS FOR THE CHOICE OF ALL KINDS OF PROVISIONS, INSTRUCTIONS FOR TRUSSING POULTRY, ROASTING AND BOILING ALL SORTS OF BUTCHER'S MEAT, POULTRY, GAME, AND FISH. BAKING, BROILING, AND FRYING. SAUCES FOR EVERY OCCASION. SOUPS, BROTHS, STEWS AND HASHES. RAGOUS AND FRICASSEES. MADE DISHES, BOTH PLAIN AND ELEGANT. ALL SORTS OF PIES AND PUDDINGS. PANCAKES AND FRITTERS. PROPER INSTRUCTIONS FOR DRESSING FRUITS AND VEGETABLES. PICKLING, POTTING, AND PRESERVING. ETC. 1800, London, printed by John Barker, ninth edition, ppxxiv + 448, black and white engraved portrait frontispiece and twelve engraved plates, contemporary calf, original spine laid down, new endpapers. Good. £300.00 (and also bringing a large selection of inexpensive, modern cookery books).
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[Newman & Co. Lithographers]. ROYAL SERIES. TORQUAY VIEWS. No date, circa 1848, Torquay, published by E. Croydon, oblong folio, 7 tinted lithographs (of 10; lacks two of Berry Pomeroy and Torquay from Livermead), cloth spine over white shiny paper boards ornately lettered in red and gilt within an ornamental gilt border. [Somers Cocks S.178]. Boards rubbed, slight foxing, otherwise very good. Very rare. £750.00.
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Sir Ernest Shackleton. SOUTH. THE STORY OF SHACKLETON'S LAST EXPEDITION 1914-1917. 1920, London, William Heinemann, reprint, ppxxi + 376, black and white illustrations complete, black cloth. Cloth rubbed, top and bottom of spine beginning to fray, some minor foxing, two illustrations loose. Presentation copy to Captain John Best from the "D.O. Disturbers", and signed by all twelve of them. £260.00.
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Thomas Westcote. Edited by The Rev. George Oliver and Pitman Jones. A VIEW OF DEVONSHIRE IN MDCXXX, WITH A PEDIGREE OF MOST OF ITS GENTRY. 1845, Exeter, William Roberts, ppxvii + 649, superb red morocco gilt decorated binding. Very good. £195.00.
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William White. HISTORY, GAZETTEER, AND DIRECTORY OF DEVONSHIRE, AND THE CITY AND COUNTY OF THE CITY OF EXETER; COMPRISING A GENERAL SURVEY OF THE COUNTY OF DEVON, AND THE DIOCESE OF EXETER; WITH SEPARATE HISTORICAL, STATISTICAL, & TOPOGRAPHICAL DESCRIPTIONS OF ALL THE BOROUGHS, TOWNS, PORTS, BATHING PLACES, UNIONS, PARISHES, TOWNSHIPS, VILLAGES, HAMLETS, & C; SHEWING THEIR EXTENT AND POPULATION; THEIR AGRICULTURE AND MINERAL PRODUCTION; THEIR MANUFACTURERS, FISHERIES, TRADE, COMMERCE, MARKETS, AND FAIRS; THEIR CHURCHES, CHAPELS, CHARITIES, AND PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS; THEIR EMINENT MEN; THE PATRONS, INCUMBENTS, AND VALUE OF THE BENEFICES; THE TITHE COMMUNICATIONS; THE LORDS OF THE MANORS AND OWNERS OF THE SOIL; THE CIVIL AND ECCLESIASTICAL JURISDICTIONS; THE ADDRESSES OF THE PRINCIPLE INHABITANTS; THE MEDIUMS OF PUBLIC CONVEYANCE; THE POST-OFFICE REGULATIONS; THE SEATS OF THE NOBILITY AND GENTRY; MAGISTRATES AND PUBLIC OFFICERS, ETC... 1850, printed for the author by Robert Leader, Sheffield, pp804, full calf. Lacks map. Boards rubbed and worn, hinges cracked but holding. £95.00.
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William Crossing. FOLK RHYMES OF DEVON. NOTICES OF THE METRICAL SAYINGS FOUND IN THE LORE OF THE PEOPLE. 1911, Exeter, James G. Commin, pp(viii) + 156, nice copy in the orginal cloth. £50.00
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Rev. D. P. Alford. THE ABBOTS OF TAVISTOCK: WITH VIEWS BEYOND. 1891, Plymouth, W. Brendon & Son, ppxi + 364, frontispiece, brown cloth. A fine copy. £45.00.
The Town Hall
Tavistock
PL19 0AE
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Paul Davies from Kingsbridge Books will bring
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SHACKLETON'S LAST VOYAGE by Frank Wild June 1923. The Story of the Quest Expedition. This is the account of Ernest Shackleton's final expedition to the Antarctic, which set sail from Plymouth in September 1921, with the objective of circumnavigating the continent. When the ship reached South Georgia Shackleton fell ill and died and he was buried on this remote South Atlantic island.
Ê£485.00
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WIDECOMBE FAIR in drawings by George Adamson 1966. Highly collectable book. £18.00
-
POSTCARD of CHAGFORD in early 1960s showing Ring O'Bells Inn. One of a collection of postcards of Dartmoor. £4.00
-
MILITARY BRITISH FIREARMS 1650-1850 by Howard L Blackmore 1969. Sought after reference book. £25.00
-
YOU ONLY LIVE TWICE by Ian Fleming 1964 First edition in unprice-clipped dust wrapper. Clean and original. Highly collectable.£275.00
-
BEAU GESTE by PC WREN 1961 edition in striking dust wrapper. Very clean copy; with two others BEAU SABREUR and BEAU IDEAL, in similar condition.£8.00 each
-
THE SCOTTISH HIMALAYAN EXPEDITION by WH MURRAY 1951 First edition in dust wrapper. Uncommon book.£40.00
Mike Prowse from Reading will bring
- SONGS & VERSES by Vernon Boyle. 1st ed. 1927, published Bideford. 5 sketches, 2 photos. Songs & verses sung at gatherings of the Bideford amateur athletic club. Contains letter from the author to the Bideford Gazette inlaid inside front cover, also with description of local composer. Slim volume, 35pp. £55.00
- DEVONSHIRE CELEBRITIES by T.L. Pridham. 1st ed. 1869, published Eland of Exeter. A very early example of printed photographs, 12 in text and frontispiece. This book is signed and dedicated by Lady and Charles Pridham, June 23rd 1873, to Edith Green. AEG, decorated cover and spine in fine condition. £85.00
- AN ALBUM CONTAINING 165 POSTED COVERS FROM A ROYAL ENGINEER MAJOR IN SYDENHAM, LONDON, TO HIS FAMILY IN SUSSEX. All are posted 1933 - 35, and are very highly illustrated and decorated with many topical subjects of the decade. In very fine condition. £550.00
- And...a VARIED SELECTION OF RAILWAY BOOKS (200+), mostly on the GWR and Southern, and on engineering, and locomotives/sheds.
Graham York will bring
-
After L. Frianon. FOLIES-BERGERE. LES DEMOISELLES DU XXE. SIECLE. No date but circa 1901, Paris, Charaire & Cie, 660mm by 1000mm, original poster, slightly creased. £350.00.
Original posters from this period are very scarce. -
Mrs. Bray. THE BORDERS OF THE TAMAR AND THE TAVY; THEIR NATURAL HISTORY, MANNERS, CUSTOMS, SUPERSTITIONS, SCENERY, ANTIQUITIES, EMINENT PERSONS, ETC. IN A SERIES OF LETTERS TO THE LATE ROBERT SOUTHEY. 1879, London, W. Kent and Co., new edition in two volumes, ppxiii + 457; 444, black and white half-titles, brown cloth gilt illustrations. A long, warm presentation inscription from the author. Very good. £150.00
-
John Farley. THE LONDON ART OF COOKERY, AND HOUSEKEEPER'S COMPLETE ASSISTANT. ON A NEW PLAN. MADE PLAIN AND EASY TO THE UNDERSTANDING OF EVERY HOUSEKEEPER, COOK, AND SERVANT, IN THE KINGDOM. CONTAINING, PROPER DIRECTIONS FOR THE CHOICE OF ALL KINDS OF PROVISIONS, INSTRUCTIONS FOR TRUSSING POULTRY, ROASTING AND BOILING ALL SORTS OF BUTCHER'S MEAT, POULTRY, GAME, AND FISH. BAKING, BROILING, AND FRYING. SAUCES FOR EVERY OCCASION. SOUPS, BROTHS, STEWS AND HASHES. RAGOUS AND FRICASSEES. MADE DISHES, BOTH PLAIN AND ELEGANT. ALL SORTS OF PIES AND PUDDINGS. PANCAKES AND FRITTERS. PROPER INSTRUCTIONS FOR DRESSING FRUITS AND VEGETABLES. PICKLING, POTTING, AND PRESERVING. ETC. 1800, London, printed by John Barker, ninth edition, ppxxiv + 448, black and white engraved portrait frontispiece and twelve engraved plates, contemporary calf, original spine laid down, new endpapers. Good. £300.00 (and also bringing a large selection of inexpensive, modern cookery books).
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[Newman & Co. Lithographers]. ROYAL SERIES. TORQUAY VIEWS. No date, circa 1848, Torquay, published by E. Croydon, oblong folio, 7 tinted lithographs (of 10; lacks two of Berry Pomeroy and Torquay from Livermead), cloth spine over white shiny paper boards ornately lettered in red and gilt within an ornamental gilt border. [Somers Cocks S.178]. Boards rubbed, slight foxing, otherwise very good. Very rare. £750.00.
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Sir Ernest Shackleton. SOUTH. THE STORY OF SHACKLETON'S LAST EXPEDITION 1914-1917. 1920, London, William Heinemann, reprint, ppxxi + 376, black and white illustrations complete, black cloth. Cloth rubbed, top and bottom of spine beginning to fray, some minor foxing, two illustrations loose. Presentation copy to Captain John Best from the "D.O. Disturbers", and signed by all twelve of them. £260.00.
-
Thomas Westcote. Edited by The Rev. George Oliver and Pitman Jones. A VIEW OF DEVONSHIRE IN MDCXXX, WITH A PEDIGREE OF MOST OF ITS GENTRY. 1845, Exeter, William Roberts, ppxvii + 649, superb red morocco gilt decorated binding. Very good. £195.00.
- William White. HISTORY, GAZETTEER, AND DIRECTORY OF DEVONSHIRE, AND THE CITY AND COUNTY OF THE CITY OF EXETER; COMPRISING A GENERAL SURVEY OF THE COUNTY OF DEVON, AND THE DIOCESE OF EXETER; WITH SEPARATE HISTORICAL, STATISTICAL, & TOPOGRAPHICAL DESCRIPTIONS OF ALL THE BOROUGHS, TOWNS, PORTS, BATHING PLACES, UNIONS, PARISHES, TOWNSHIPS, VILLAGES, HAMLETS, & C; SHEWING THEIR EXTENT AND POPULATION; THEIR AGRICULTURE AND MINERAL PRODUCTION; THEIR MANUFACTURERS, FISHERIES, TRADE, COMMERCE, MARKETS, AND FAIRS; THEIR CHURCHES, CHAPELS, CHARITIES, AND PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS; THEIR EMINENT MEN; THE PATRONS, INCUMBENTS, AND VALUE OF THE BENEFICES; THE TITHE COMMUNICATIONS; THE LORDS OF THE MANORS AND OWNERS OF THE SOIL; THE CIVIL AND ECCLESIASTICAL JURISDICTIONS; THE ADDRESSES OF THE PRINCIPLE INHABITANTS; THE MEDIUMS OF PUBLIC CONVEYANCE; THE POST-OFFICE REGULATIONS; THE SEATS OF THE NOBILITY AND GENTRY; MAGISTRATES AND PUBLIC OFFICERS, ETC... 1850, printed for the author by Robert Leader, Sheffield, pp804, full calf. Lacks map. Boards rubbed and worn, hinges cracked but holding. £95.00.
- William Crossing. FOLK RHYMES OF DEVON. NOTICES OF THE METRICAL SAYINGS FOUND IN THE LORE OF THE PEOPLE. 1911, Exeter, James G. Commin, pp(viii) + 156, nice copy in the orginal cloth. £50.00
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Rev. D. P. Alford. THE ABBOTS OF TAVISTOCK: WITH VIEWS BEYOND. 1891, Plymouth, W. Brendon & Son, ppxi + 364, frontispiece, brown cloth. A fine copy. £45.00.