York National Book Fair September 2019

13th Sep 2019, 14th Sep 2019

Event Information

From modest beginning with just 20 exhibitors at the White Swan Inn in York in 1974, the York Book Fair has grown into the largest, and many say friendliest, rare, antiquarian & out-of-print book fair in the U.K and Europe.

You will find books over 500 years old, to review copies of recently published works, and everything in between. The venue is very easy to reach, there is unlimited free parking, and also a free shuttle bus from the Railway Station to the Fair every 20 minutes.

Who Will Enjoy It?
Anyone interested in books and reading. This is not just a Fair for dealers, but is open to everyone young and old, and a great place to start collecting. With over 100,000 books for sale, where else can you look at, touch, enjoy, and even purchase so many rarities under one roof. If you are already a collector then it is a great opportunity to meet new dealers in your area.

"One of the most enjoyable book fairs I have visited for a long time. The figures speak for themselves."

Rare Book Review
"As someone who travels 6000 miles to the York Fair it is my main buying event of the year."

Mark Weber, Bookseller, Tucson, Arizona.
"I save and bring my very best books to the York National Book Fair."

Exhibitor at the York Fair
Aimed at reaching a public who haven’t started to collect books yet, but who might want to, “Start Collecting Books Now”, is a recent PBFA initiative.

Books, Prints, Maps & Ephemera
Held over two days, over 220 of this country's leading booksellers offer for sale a breathtaking diversity of books, as well as posters, ephemera, manuscripts, maps & prints, ranging in price from just a few pounds up to tens of thousands of pounds. This year we also welcome a number of dealers from overseas.

Refreshments: Light refreshments in Cafe

Disability: Full facilities for the disabled

Key Details

Time & Date 13th September 2019, 12:00 - 19:00 14th September 2019, 10:00 - 17:00

Venue The Knavesmire Suite, York Racecourse, York, Yorkshire, YO23 1EX

Website http://www.yorkbookfair.com

Organisers Tony Fothergill, Ken Spelman Books Ltd Tel: 01904624414 Email: info@yorkbookfair.com

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Ticket Information

General Admission £ 2.00

Travel Information

Parking

Free on site

Train

York, just over a mile away

Bus

Free shuttle bus from York railway station

Driving

A1(M), J1

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Highlights

If you are thinking of attending this fair, why not have a look at some of the books recommended by some of the Members who will be there.

A Drawing Retrospective

Hockney, David

Royal Academy of Arts

£50.00

Offered by TIMKC Books

Kelly's Directory of Lincolnshire and Hull

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Kelly's

£95.00

Offered by Missing Books

Titus Groan

Peake, Mervyn

Eyre & Spottiswoode

£750.00

Offered by Anthony Smith Books

A large format 3 section poster advertising Mayson...

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Cockermouth / Keswick Robert Bailey Machine & General Printer Bookseller Stationer &c

£150.00

Offered by Michael Moon's Bookshop

A large format 3 section poster advertising Keswic...

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Keswick Printed at Mayson's Machine Printing Works

£150.00

Offered by Michael Moon's Bookshop

Ozone Review

TYSH, George (editor)

Detroit River Press

£45.00

Offered by Quair Books

Collection of British & Foreign War Medal Ribands...

Anon

£599.00

Offered by M Richardson Rare Books

A Record of Grand Prix and Voiturette Racing Volum...

Paul Sheldon & Duncan Rabagliati

St Leonards Press

£75.00

Offered by Red Books

No Need to Lie

Richard Walker

EMAP

£80.00

Offered by Red Books

A Drunk Man Looks At The Thistle

M'Diarmid, Hugh

William Blackwood & Sons, Edinburgh and London : 1926

£1500.00

Offered by Ashton Rare Books

Far Away Up The Nile

John G Millais

Longmans, Green, London - 1924

£50.00

Offered by The Bookroom

Hull Museum Publications No's 73 to 84 (bound edit...

Thomas Sheppard

Hull Museum Publications

£80.00

Offered by Bookbarrow

David Dreadnought; or, Nautic Tales and Adventures...

Whitchurch, Samuel

Bath printed by Wood & Cunningham; & sold by Williams

£175.00

Offered by Bookbarrow

Hellas : a lyrical drama / by Percy Bysshe Shelley...

Shelley, Percy Bysshe (edited by Thomas J. Wise)

The Shelley Society

£150.00

Offered by Bookbarrow

The Indian Tribes: some Account of the Conduct of...

London Yearly Meeting (Society of Friends).

Edward Marsh

£150.00

Offered by Bookbarrow

A History of Persia (2 volumes)

Sykes, Lieut. Col. P. M. [Sir Percy Molesworth]

Macmillan and Co. Limited

£300.00

Offered by Bookbarrow

Hull Museum Quarterly Record of Additions No's. IV...

Thomas Sheppard

Hull Museum Publications

£80.00

Offered by Bookbarrow

Hull Museum Quarterly Record of Additions No's. XI...

Thomas Sheppard

Hull Museum Publications

£80.00

Offered by Bookbarrow

Yorkshire Archaeological Society Record Series Vol...

Brooks, F. W, (editor)

Yorkshire Archaeological Society

£35.00

Offered by Bookbarrow

Yorkshire Archaeological Society Record Series Vol...

Brooks, F. W, (editor)

Yorkshire Archaeological Society

£45.00

Offered by Bookbarrow

Le Théatre Complet de William Shakespeare en 3 Vol...

William Shakespeare (Victor Hugo - translator)

Garnier Frères, Paris

£150.00

Offered by Bookbarrow

The Wood Engravings of Robert Gibbings

Thomas Balston

Dent

£100.00

Offered by TIMKC Books

From the Foreland to Penzance - Ports and Harbours...

Clive Holland

Chatto & Windus

£100.00

Offered by TIMKC Books

Spycatcher

Peter Wright

Viking (New York)

£15.00

Offered by TIMKC Books

Fair Exhibitors

If you would like to see which Members will be at this fair, you can browse through them all below. Just select the letter their name starts with and click their name to see their specific page.

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Grove Rare Books | Adam Yates Nr Skipton

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Graham York Rare Books | Graham York Honiton

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Gerald Baker | Gerald Baker Bristol

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Gill Tiffin | Gill Tiffin Darlington

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G Mosdell, The Junction Bookshop | Glenda Mosdell Llandudno Junction

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Neil Summersgill | Neil Summersgill Blackburn

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Neil Ewart | Neil Ewart Newcastle-upon-Tyne

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Northern Herald Books | Robert Jones Brighouse

100

Nicholas Daly Books | Nicholas Daly York

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Nugget Box | Brian Welsh Stafford

112

Nangle Rare Books | Julian Nangle Dorchester

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Zetetic Books | Conor Pattenden Berkhamsted

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Guest Exhibitors

We are pleased to announce that we will have some special guests at this fair! Have a look at who they are.

We Are Framework
We are design led digital experts and have designed the new PBFA website. Come visit our stand to discuss your needs or find out what we can do for you or any other questions, just ask.

Contact: Stephan Hayward, Managing Director

Telephone: 01158 226270
Address

The Hub
40 Friar Lane
Nottingham
NG1 6DQ

T L Dallas (City) Ltd.
T L Dallas is one of the UK's leading independent Insurance Broking and Risk Management companies with offices throughout the UK. They are also PBFA approved.

Contact: Molly Jones & Esther Oram

Telephone: 020 7426 5330
Website: www.tldallas.com
Address

14 Devonshire Square
London
EC2M 4YT

Victoria Hall Hand Decorated Papers
Victoria makes hand marbled and paste papers with a particular interest in historic papers which are available from stock or may be ordered. Requests to match old papers are welcome, as are enquiries for use in modern editions and other applications. Gift products. Established 1989.

Contact: Victoria Hall

Telephone: 01328 701381
Address

Hill Farm House, London Street
Whissonsett
Dereham
Norfolk
NR20 5ST

Creative Computing
Creative Computing is based in Abingdon, near Oxford. It offers a variety of computer services, including database and website development. Its "Bookseller" cataloguing database system is used by many of the leading antiquarian booksellers in the UK and worldwide.

Contact: Tom Dupre

Telephone: 01235 539395
Address

Newburn
Tatham Road
Abingdon
Oxfordshire
OX14 1QD

Stephen Conway (Bookbinders) Ltd

Contact: Stephen Conway

Telephone: 01422 353767
Address

5 Claire Road
Halifax
West Yorkshire
HX1 2HX

Andy Moore Calligraphy

Contact: Andy Moore

Telephone: 07875 331970
Address

Redhouse Farm
Church End
Nuneaton
Warwickshire
CV10 0QU

Private Libraries Association
We are an international association of people who love and collect books. We aim to share that love and enthusiasm by publishing books and articles on all aspects of the book, anything, in fact, that reflects the interests of our members. In four years time we will celebrate our 70th anniversary and intend to keep going for another seventy years! We publish four journals a year and this year we will be publishing the latest of our books, "Early Private Presses 1730-1900", a two-volume work by David Chambers, the well-known expert in this field. Due to its complexity, this work has taken a lot longer than we expected. However, final editing is almost complete. We will have the full range of our journals and publications available to buy at the fair

Contact: David Fry

The Institute of English Studies
The Institute of English Studies (School of Advanced Study, University of London) offers training in book, print, and manuscript studies through the London Rare Books School, Palaeography Summer School, and the MA/MRes in the History of the Book.

Contact: Anne-Marie Stephen

Telephone: 020 7862 8679
Address

University of London
Senate House, Malet Street
London
WC1E 7HU

Universal Short Title Catalogue (USTC)
The Universal Short Title Catalogue Project presents "The Book at War" and titles from "The Library of the Written Word". The Universal Short Title Catalogue Project is a searchable resource providing free access to descriptions of over 1.5 million editions published throughout Europe between 1450 and 1700, along with 400,000 full digital reproductions. It is curated by the book history research team at the University of St Andrews led by Professor Andrew Pettegree and Dr Arthur der Weduwen.

Contact: Arthur der Weduwen

Telephone: 07572 856079
Address

St John's House
69 South Street
St Andrews
KY16 9QW

The Book Collector

Contact: Silke Lohmann

Telephone: 07530 047470
Address

PO Box 1163
St Albans
Hertfordshire
AL1 9WS

Resources

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