Dublin Book Fair Fri.18th & Sat.19th September
DUBLIN BOOK FAIR
The Freemasons’ Hall, 17 Molesworth Street, Dublin.2.
Friday 18th September – Noon to 7pm.
Saturday 19th September – 10am to 5pm.
Antiquarian & Secondhand Books, maps, prints etc for sale.
Admission €3
Further details: 00 44 1383 725566
See also: http://www.pbfa.org
The Exchange Bookshop, Dalkey, Co.Dublin
I paid a flying visit here yesterday and was delighted to find the bookshop busy with plenty of customers, and buying, not just browsing. The very pleasant proprietor, David Simmons, says business is good despite the economic woes of the country. Dalkey has everything for the best in quality retail therapy – galleries, bookshops, coffee shops, organic and health food shops, heritage centres – all packed into a tiny, beautifully kept enclave. All within a stones throw of Dalkey DART station. Mmmm!
Where to buy COLLECT IRELAND
I have only just begun distributing the guide so this list will be updated regularly:
1. Blackrock Market, Co.Dublin
2. Caxton Prints, 63 Patrick Street, Dublin.8.
3. Gallery 29, 29 Molesworth Street, Dublin.2.
4. Stokes Books, 19 Market Arcade, South Great Georges Street, Dublin.2.
5. National Gallery Shop, Dublin .2.
6. Alan Hanna’s Bookshop, 270 Lr.Rathmines Road, Dublin.6.
7. Exchange Bookshop, Castle Street, Dalkey, Co.Dublin
List updated: 5/9/09
Don’t forget to let me have your comments and suggestions for the ‘All-Ireland’ edition which, fingers crossed, should appear before Christmas.
Keighery’s Auctions, Waterford – 24th August
KEIGHERY’S, Waterford, August 24th Sale
Another interesting sale at Keighery’s on Monday August 24th.
Check this link http://www.cityauctionrooms.com
The full catalogue is now online.
Raven Books, Blackrock, Co.Dublin
Located at 12 Carysfort Avenue (just round the corner from Blackrock Main Street) this compact little shop is like the Tardis and boasts a lot more on the inside than its diminutive frontage would suggest. I popped in today, for the first time, and was very pleasantly surprised by the range and quality of stock. Despite the indifferent weather the shop was doing a brisk trade and I would recommend it as a call for all booklovers. Friendly customer service! Remember that there are also several booksellers in the Blackrock Market (off Main Street) as well as, the long established, Carrig Books at 73 Main Street.
Raven Books are open as follows:
Mon/Weds, 9.30am-6pm
Thurs 9.30am-8pm
Fri/Sat 9.30am-6pm
Sunday 11.00am-3pm
Telephone (01) 278 9509
Website: http://www.ravenbooks.ie
Purcell Auctions, Birr, Co.Offaly – 8th August 2009
Purcell Auctioneers, Green Street, Birr, Co.Offaly
8th August 2009. Starts at 11am.
740 lots. Furniture, art and collectables. An eclectic mix with something for everybody.
Viewing
Tuesday & Wednesday 10am-6pm
Thursday & Friday 10am – 8pm
and from 9am on morning of sale.
Catalogue online at:www.purcellauctioneers.com
Antiques Fairs Ireland Drogheda – August 2nd – in aid of the RNLI.
Sunday, August 2nd : IN AID OF CLOGHERHEAD LIFEBOAT
Boyne Valley Hotel, Drogheda. Noon to 6pm, admission €3.50 (donated to Clogherhead Lifeboat Fund). August 2nd is the Clogherhead Lifeboat Flag Day. You can support this important institution by donating a minimum of €3.50 by way of admission to the fair.
See: http://www.antiquesfairsireland.com
Run by Joan Murray of Antiques Fairs Ireland this is bound to be a goodie – so break open the piggy bank and head for sunny Drogheda!
Antiques Fair – Royal Marine Hotel, Dun Laoghaire , August 16th
August 16th: Royal Marine Hotel, Dun Laoghaire
35 dealers will be exhibiting This pleasant seadside suburb is 9 km/ 6 miles from central Dublin. The hotel overlooks Dun Laoghaire harbour and is adjacent to the Sealink Ferry Terminal. The local DART station is a few hundred yards away, and numerous buses stop nearby, including routes 7, 7A, 8, 46A and 111 from the city centre.
Open: 11am to 6pm, admission €3.50
I can strongly recommend this fair run by Joan Murray of Antiques Fairs Ireland!
Other fairs see: www.antiquesfairsireland.com
Dublin City Book Fairs
Dublin City Book Fair, Tara Towers Hotel, Merrion Road, Dublin
I had an opportunity to pay a flying visit to this Book Fair yesterday and I was well impressed by the wide variety/quality of items on offer – many at very reasonable prices. An early childrens’ edition of ‘The Thirty Nine Steps’ caught my eye at a mere €12 and a copy of the rare ‘The Natural History of Cape Clear’ 1st edition – cheap at €75. I was, sadly, in selling mode (i.e.broke) so passed on both. Apart from books of every type there were also stamps, postcards and coins on offer.
Further 2009 Dates
Sunday September 13th, Sunday October 25th and Sunday December 6th.
For more information, or if you wish to exhibit at any of the book fairs, please contact:
Craobh Rua Books,
Email: craobh@btinternet.com
Co. Armagh
Phone: 048-375-26938
or
Jack and Barbara O’Connell
Schull, Co. Cork
Phone: 028-37317
Email: schullbooks@eircom.net
or
Eddie and Kay Murphy
Newcastle Co. Dublin
Phone: 01-458 9237
Email: lyonshillbooks@eircom.net
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