The 55th London International Antiquarian Book Fair will take place in May this year, attracting booksellers from around the world. The 2012 fair will be the largest ever and has therefore moved to the National Hall at Olympia in west London. Among new exhibitors this year are dealers from Sweden, France, Germany and Australia. Highlights will include a 1902 copy of Arthur Conan Doyle’s The Hound of the Baskervilles in excellent condition priced at £2,750, a complete set of John Gould’s The Birds of Great Britain at £75,000 and E.H. Shackleton’s The Heart of the Antarctic plus The Antarctic Book and Winter Quarters at £27,500.
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