▁as ▁a ▁pre ca ution ary ▁measure ▁against ▁coron av irus ▁cont ag ion . ▁ ▁Start ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 1 ▁Lion el ▁Le vent hal ▁organ ised ▁The ▁Special ist ▁Publish ers ’ ▁Ex hib ition ▁for ▁L ibr ari ans , ▁with ▁ 2 2 ▁exhib itors ▁displaying ▁titles ▁on ▁table top s . ▁Sub sequently , ▁now ▁with ▁business ▁partner , ▁C live ▁B ing ley ▁the ▁scope ▁and ▁influence ▁of ▁the ▁event ▁grew ▁and ▁began ▁to ▁en comp ass ▁bigger ▁and ▁more ▁general ▁publish ers . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 5 , ▁the ▁initial s ▁L BF ▁made ▁their ▁first ▁appearance ▁when ▁the ▁fair ▁was ▁renamed ▁S PE X ' 7 5 : ▁The ▁London ▁Book ▁Fair . ▁By ▁ 1 9 7 7 ▁S PE X ▁had ▁been ▁dropped ▁and ▁the ▁title ▁London ▁Book ▁Fair ▁was ▁born . ▁ ▁Until ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁the ▁London ▁Book ▁Fair ▁had ▁been ▁held ▁at ▁the ▁Olymp ia ▁exhibition ▁centre , ▁but ▁it ▁moved ▁to ▁the ▁Ex C e L ▁Ex hib ition ▁Centre ▁in ▁London ' s ▁D ock lands ▁that ▁year . ▁Due ▁to ▁generally ▁unf av ou rable ▁feedback ▁from ▁at ten de es ▁over ▁the ▁new ▁location , ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁incon ven ience ▁of ▁transport ▁links ▁or ▁the ▁infrastr ucture ▁of ▁the ▁location , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁inter vention ▁resulting ▁from ▁other ▁exhib itions ▁and ▁their ▁wand ering ▁visitors , ▁the ▁book ▁fair ▁returned ▁to ▁west ▁London ▁in ▁ 2 0