Firsts London (rare book fair)

London Stone is a historic landmark housed at 111 Cannon Street in the City of London. It is an irregular block of oolitic limestone measuring 53 × 43 × 30 cm (21 × 17 × 12"), the remnant of a once much larger object that had stood for many centuries on the south side of the street. It is designated a Grade II* listed structure.

Language

English

Genres

trade, general lit

Next edition

TBA (typical: spring; rare books London)

Author participation

see website

Audience

The new premises publicly display London Stone on a plinth, within a Portland stone casing loosely inspired by its 19th–century predecessor, and behind glass.

Age policy

In 1937 Arthur Mee, the founder of The Children's Newspaper and author of The King's England series of guidebooks, described it as "a fragment of its old self [...] said by some to have been a stone set up in Stone Age days".

Language notes

Listed working language: English

Genre notes

Primary focus: trade, general lit

Past editions

1961, 1962, 1972, 1975, 1993, 1997, 2002, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2023

Festival site