Firsts London

What a fantastic Firsts Hong Kong! 📚✨ Thank you to everyone who joined us to explore rare treasures and connect with other book lovers.

Firsts Hong Kong is opening this Friday! This highlight is offered by @AsiaBookroom and is a 1986 art book by Shinro Ohtake which captures the cities of London and Hong Kong. Browse more highlights and get tickets for the fair: loom.ly/SjJY9L4

Highlights at Firsts Hong Kong ✨ This item is presented by @ShaperoRareBook This and other highlights will be on display at Firsts Hong Kong, 6 - 8 December, at the Hong Kong Maritime Museum.

We're holding the winter edition of our online bookfair, Firsts Online, at the end of the month, showcasing a curated selection of rare books, first editions, and works on paper from a range of accredited dealers. loom.ly/aJZZTXw

Highlights at Firsts Hong Kong ✨ Two volumes of watercolour paintings with facing text in kaishu script, offered by @MaggsBros. This and other highlights will be on display at Firsts Hong Kong, 6 - 8 December, at the Hong Kong Maritime Museum. loom.ly/SjJY9L4

Highlights at Firsts Hong Kong ✨ Looking West along Queen’s Road Central, Hong Kong. This Albumen print photograph by Lai Fong (Afong), c. 1870s, was taken outside Nam Cheong’s Artist Studio at No. 70 Queen’s Road Central. This highlight will be offered by Picture This Gallery.

There's lots of behind the scenes planning in action for Firsts Hong Kong. In the meantime, pictured here a highlight from @crouchrarebooks that will be on display: Cornelius De Jode’s rare circular map of China. Find out more: loom.ly/SjJY9L4

Announcing Firsts Hong Kong, a new book fair taking place 6 - 8 December 2024 Revived for 2024, Firsts Hong Kong brings the former China in Print fair under the Firsts umbrella in the impressive location of the Hong Kong Maritime Museum Find out more: loom.ly/SjJY9L4

Events at Firsts ⚜️ Thank you so much to everyone who attended events on our talks & tours program at Firsts last weekend, and a special thank you to all our brilliant tour guides and speakers!

A HUGE thank you to all the visitors, exhibitors, and staff who made Firsts London possible this year! See you next year: 15 - 18 May 2025

Congratulations to on our Firsts 2024 stand award winners! @VoewoodBooks @camdenlockbooks and Stephen Butler Rare Books and Manuscripts!

The story so far at Firsts London... Visit us over the weekend! firstslondon.com/

We can't wait to welcome all our guests and exhibitors back to the Saatchi Gallery for Firsts London this week! Have you got your tickets? firstslondon.com/about/ticke…

FIRST LOOK ⚜️ Illustrated books This selection comes from Maggs Bros., Marshall Rare Books, Stephen Butler, Sophie Schneideman, and Robert Frew. Firsts London begins this week! Get your tickets: firstslondon.com/about/ticke…

Just one week until we celebrate The Art of the Book at London's Saatchi Gallery! Join us for this unique cultural event: 📍Saatchi Gallery, London 🗓️16 - 19 May 2024 🎟️Tickets: firstslondon.com/about/ticke…

Events at Firsts | Gifts and Books: From Early Myth to the Present with Nicholas Perkins Join Nicholas Perkins, Professor of Medieval Literature at the University of Oxford, for this free talk at Firsts London which explores some extraordinary gift books: firsts.artsvp.com/5add1d/lin…

FIRST LOOK ⚜️ Beyond books Today we're looking at some highlights which expand the definition of book art into games, ephemera, and creative housing, from Marlborough Rare Books, @DSFineBooks, @camdenlockbooks Browse all our highlights ahead of Firsts: firstslondon.com/highlights

Our partners make it possible to bring you the fascinating items you can get up close and personal with at Firsts London. We would like to thank our 2024 partners @ILABRareBooks, @AbeBooks, @ATG_Editorial and @Biblio_com for their continued support!

FIRST LOOK ⚜️ Embroidered bindings This magnificent example in black velvet is being shown by @MaggsBros Browse all highlights: firstslondon.com/highlights

In this tour of Firsts London, Clare Marshall of Marshall Rare Books will explore the popularity of illustrated natural history books, their relationship to science and exploration, and why books on birds are some of the most beautiful examples. Register: firsts.artsvp.com/6cfa21?lin…