York National Book Fair

15th Sep 2023, 16th Sep 2023

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Event Information

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

At the York National Book Fair, you will find books over 500 years old, be able to review copies of recently published works, and everything in between. The book fair will take place at York Racecourse. This venue is very easy to reach - there is unlimited free parking, and also a free shuttle bus from the Railway Station (Memorial Gardens) to the fair every 30 minutes, starting at 10.30am on Friday, and 9.30am on Saturday.  The last buses from the fair to the station will depart at 7.15pm on Friday and 5.15pm on Saturday.

Do also visit the fair's website, www.yorkbookfair.com where you can find more fair details, including an interactive floor plan.

Who Will Enjoy The Fair?
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 attending the York National Book Fair is a great opportunity to meet new dealers in your area.

Books, Prints, Maps & Ephemera
Held over two days, over 150 of this country's leading booksellers offer for sale a breath-taking 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 available in café.

Key Details

Time & Date 15th September 2023, 12:00 - 19:00 16th September 2023, 10:00 - 17:00

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

Website http://www.yorkbookfair.com

Organisers Tony Fothergill, Ken Spelman Books Ltd Tel: 07960 350909 Email: kenspelmanbooks@gmail.com

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Ticket Information

Admission £ 2.00

Travel Information

Parking

Free, at the venue

Train

York station, just over a mile away

Bus

Free shuttle bus from and to York railway station (Memorial Gardens)

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.

Battles and Leaders of the Civil War Volumes 1-4

Underwood Johnson, R and Clough Buel, C (Eds)

The Century Co.

£399.00

Offered by M Richardson Rare Books

The Ordinaries in Heraldry *original manuscript*

Fuller, Richard

Unpublished manuscript

£399.00

Offered by M Richardson Rare Books

Cowdray: The history of a Great English house *wit...

Roundell, Mrs. Charles

Bickers & Son

£499.00

Offered by M Richardson Rare Books

Utrillo *SIGNED BY THE ARTIST TO OSCAR WINNING CIN...

Pierre Courthion

Editions Jean Marguerat

£900.00

Offered by M Richardson Rare Books

The Life of the Celebrated Sir Francis Drake The F...

Anon

Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown and Green

£199.00

Offered by M Richardson Rare Books

Train Tracks

Dylan, Bob

Washington Green in association with Black Buffalo Artworks. Printer - GTZ Fine Art Editions, New York

£5000.00

Offered by David Maynard

WILLIAM MORRIS TO WHISTLER. Papers and Addresses o...

CRANE. WALTER.

G. Bell & Sons. Ltd. London.

£225.00

Offered by Paul Foster Books

Solitude Considered with Respect to its Dangerous...

M. Zimmerman

C. Dilly

£20.00

Offered by David Whittaker

Original Letters Patent, Armorial Bearings

Beeston & Stapleford, Donald Eyre

Beeston & Stapleford Urban District Council, Nottingham

£485.00

Offered by David Maynard

Faust

Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe

Hutchinson

£50.00

Offered by The Bookroom

A Complete and Universal Dictionary of the English...

The Revd. James Barclay

Brightly & Childs, Bungay

£95.00

Offered by The Bookroom

Sermons Chiefly Designed for the use of Families

John Fawcett A.M.

None

£100.00

Offered by The Bookroom

British Spiders

G. H. Locket, A. F. Millidge & P. Merrett

The Ray Society

£100.00

Offered by The Bookroom

The Franco-Prussian War: its Causes, Incidents, an...

Captain Henry Montague Hozier, F.C.S., F.G.S.

William Mackenzie

£125.00

Offered by The Bookroom

Hand written cards and signed notelets by JFC Full...

J.F.C. Fuller

Original manuscript

£1500.00

Offered by M Richardson Rare Books

The Star in the West A Critical Essay Upon the Wor...

Capt. J.F.C. Fuller

The Walter Scott Publishing Co. Ltd.

£12999.00

Offered by M Richardson Rare Books

Grant and Lee A Study in Personality and Generalsh...

Major General J.F.C. Fuller

Eyre & Spottiswoode Limited

£2499.00

Offered by M Richardson Rare Books

War and Western Civilisation (Signed and dedicated...

Major-General J.F.C. Fuller

Duckworth

£2499.00

Offered by M Richardson Rare Books

Empire Unity and Defence (Signed and dedicated by...

Major-General J.F.C. Fuller

£2499.00

Offered by M Richardson Rare Books

The Star in the West

Captain J.F.C. Fuller

£1999.00

Offered by M Richardson Rare Books

Towards Armageddon The Defence Problem and its Sol...

Major Gen. J.F.C Fuller

Lovat Dickson

£1999.00

Offered by M Richardson Rare Books

Julius Caesar Man, Soldier and Tyrant

Major-General J.F.C. Fuller

Eyre & Spottiswoode Limited

£350.00

Offered by M Richardson Rare Books

Forever

Mildred Cram

£1200.00

Offered by M Richardson Rare Books

Dwin Bramall - The authorised biography of Field M...

Michael Tillotson

Sutton Publishing

£50.00

Offered by The Bookroom

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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Guest Exhibitors

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

Otter Bookbinding Ltd
Book printing and binding; traditional fine binding; restoration and repair; boxes, folders and portfolios.

Contact: Marysa De Veer

Telephone: 01730 352042
Address

Cissbury
Ashfield Road
Midhurst
West Sussex
GU29 9JS

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

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

R F Shipping Ltd

Contact:

Telephone: 0203 002 6026
Address

Wow Acton, Unit 5, Wendover Court
Western Avenue
London
W3 0TG

Roo Waterhouse Art
Celebrate your life in books with a bespoke 'Shelf Portrait'. Roo Waterhouse’s detailed oil paintings of treasured and iconic books build up a portrait to resonate with your stories and reflect your life and passions. Rather like Desert Island Discs... Which books would you choose?

Contact:

Telephone: 07905 889773
Address

Northlight Art Studios
Valley Road
Hebden Bridge
West Yorkshire
HX7 6DG

Resources

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