Downstairs at the Antiquarian Book Fair
Following the success of opening Downstairs at the Antiquarian Book Fair in 2009, the 2010 Fair again offers exhibition space to
bookbinders, private presses and other affiliated trades plus a cafe, bar, lecture theatre and seating area.
The cafe offers a range of hot and cold drinks, snacks and meals throughout the Fair opening hours.
The bar opens at lunchtime each day.
Lecture Programme 2010 & Book Fair Roadshow
Lecture Programme - Friday 4 June 2010
| 14:00 – 14:30 |
Introduction to Book Collecting
Lecture Theatre – DOWNSTAIRS
Speaker
Mr Jolyon Hudson, Marlborough Rare Books
Jolyon Hudson started as an auction porter in 1976 eventually becoming a director and auctioneer for Christie’s. In 1992 he left Christie's to become manager of Pickering & Chatto and in 2006 he also became manager of Marlborough Rare Books. Jolyon will give an overview of the reasons people collect antiquarian books and advice on how to start a collection.
This lecture is an ideal starting point for the new collector.
There will be time after the lecture for any questions.
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| 15:00 – 15:30 |
Trends in Modern Book Collecting
Lecture Theatre – DOWNSTAIRS
Speaker
Mr Rick Gekoski, R.A. Gekoski Booksellers
Rick Gekoski - described by Tatler as “think Bill Bryson.... only on books” - is a rare book dealer, writer, and occasional broadcaster.
An American who came to England in 1966, Rick studied a B. Phil and D.Phil. in English at Oxford. From 1971-1987 he was a member of the English Department of the University of Warwick, and sometime Chairman of the Faculty of Arts. He now runs R.A. Gekoski Booksellers in London.
The lecture will refer to his book “Tolkien's Gown and Other Stories of Great Authors and Rare Books”, a collection of essays, based on his BBC Radio 4 Series- Rare Books, Rare People.
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| 16:00 – 16:30 |
The Trade in literary and historical archives
Lecture Theatre – DOWNSTAIRS
Speaker
Mrs Joan Winterkorn , Quaritch
Joan Winterkorn is the well known specialist for Archives and Manuscript Collections at Quaritch, one of London’s oldest antiquarian booksellers, buying and selling rare books and manuscripts since 1847.
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| 17:00 – 17:30 |
Why bind? The rights and wrongs of rebinding
Lecture Theatre – DOWNSTAIRS
Speaker
Mr Edward Bayntun-Coward, George Bayntun
Edward Bayntun-Coward is the owner of George Bayntun, the bookshop and bindery founded in Bath by his great-grandfather in 1894. It incorporates the bindery of Robert Riviere, founded in Bath in 1829.
Bayntun-Riviere is now the last of the great Victorian trade binderies still in family ownership, continuing to bind entirely by hand.
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Book Fair Roadshow - A Shakespeare in your attic?
Saturday 5 June from 1 - 4 pm
Lecture Theatre
Would you like to know more about your old or antiquarian books, letters or manuscripts?
Bring in your books and manuscripts for appraisal by a panel of experts.
The Organisers of the Olympia Book Fair are pleased to announce a panel of experts that will give you a free appraisal of your book.
Our experts:
Adam Blakeney
Adam Blakeney is a specialist in 20th-century literature and photography.
He began his career as an independent bookseller in 1986 and joined
Peter Harrington Antiquarian Bookseller six years ago.
Justin Croft
Justin Croft is a specialist in the sale and purchase of rare antiquarian books.
He has an enviable reputation in the development of private and institutional collections in the
United Kingdom and abroad.
Justin Croft has extensive experience of developing collections in the traditional fields:
literature, human sciences, science, medicine, art and architecture.
Clive Farahar
Clive Farahar is a British dealer and expert on books and manuscripts.
He is best known as the book expert on the BBC's Antiques Roadshow,
which he joined in 1986.
Brian Lake
Brian Lake runs Jarndyce Antiquarian Booksellers in London’s Great Russell Street
and is one of the leading specialists in 18th and, particularly, 19th century English Literature & History.
Exhibitors Downstairs
