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Edinburgh Book Fair - March 2011 |
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Radisson Blu Hotel Friday
March 11, Saturday
March 12, Admission Free Where is it? - map Please click here for a map of the town and directions to Edinburgh or use the ""Travel and Hotel" Link above If you are unable to get to Edinburgh 2011, then take a look at other PBFA Book Fairs nearer to home this year.  PBFA
The Sign of a Good Book Fair The Provincial Booksellers Association has been organising book fairs since 1974. We aim to provide a wide ranging selection of books at all prices, in a variety of subjects, for both the reader and the serious collector. Wherever possible we welcome disabled visitors to our fairs and strive to provide a relaxed atmosphere in which customers may browse at leisure. Who
is the Book Fair For?
The organisers would like to acknowledge the support of
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Edinburgh Book Fair In 2004 the first ever joint fair between the country's two major antiquarian book-selling organisations was established and building on the success of this pioneering venture a joint fair fair has been held in each subsequent year.
Our 7th Joint Fair in March 2011 will see about 60 leading dealers from the PBFA and ABA exhibiting in the Cannongate and Dunedin Rooms of the stylish and modern Radisson Blu Hotel on Edinburgh's historic Royal Mile.  Edinburgh Scotland's
capital is one of the most rewarding cities in the world. Not only
one of the most historic cities in Europe; it is also one of the most
attractive, with architectural glories, such as the New Town, the
Palace of Holyroodhouse and Edinburgh Castle vying with treasures
of national heritage, such as the fantastic art collections of the
Scottish National Gallery, the book collections in the National Library
of Scotland and other great museums of the city. Exhibition
 One exhibit sure to attract attention is the Bible used in the ceremonies of The Beggars' Benison, the eighteenth century club devoted to proclaiming the joys of libertine sex, which met twice a year in Castle Dreel, Anstruther. The Bible, donated by the Earl of Kellie, was lost after the disbandment of the club but recovered in an Edinburgh pawnshop, as recorded on the title page . On the verso appear the coats-of-arms of those members of the Scottish nobility deemed to have been members, while the obscenely allusive lock leaves little doubt as to the topical matter of the club's meetings.  |
Links for Visitors
National Library of Scotland P.B.F.A. Premier Fairs All our fairs are good, but at these selected major two-day fairs around the country we aim to try that little bit harder to put on a special show: |
