York National Book Fair
15th Sep 2023, 16th Sep 2023
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Event Information
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
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
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.
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Listening for the Drums (Association Copy Kipling...
General Sir Ian Hamilton
Faber and Faber
£500.00
Offered by RMJ Books
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Heath's Book of Beauty with Beautifully Finished E...
The Countess of Blessington
Longman
£300.00
Offered by RMJ Books
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The English Dance of Death from the Designs of Tho...
"Doctor Syntax"(identified as William Coombe)
Ackermann's Repository of Arts
£200.00
Offered by RMJ Books
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Original SNCF Posters
Salvador Dali
Draeger French National Railways
£1650.00
Offered by David Maynard
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The Lakes of Scotland: a series of views, from pai...
Leighton, John M.
Joseph Swan
£375.00
Offered by Missing Books
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A Century, Not Out a cricketing tale
Mark Richardson
Charles Porter Books
£4.99
Offered by M Richardson Rare Books
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Draw: Conversations around the legacy of drawing
Foreword by Godfrey Worsdale, Director, and Judith Winter, Curator; Introduction by Michael Archer
MIMA
£80.00
Offered by RMJ Books
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Aids to Reflection in the Formation of a Manly Cha...
Samuel Taylor Coleridge
Hurst, Chance & Co.
£25.00
Offered by David Whittaker
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First Hymn To Lenin & Other Poems
Hugh McDiarmid
The Unicorn Press
£350.00
Offered by Books Written By
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The Genuine Account of the Trial of Eugene Aram
Legal Doc. The Crown
Printed for J . Davies by Edward Baines
£265.00
Offered by Pete Fry
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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
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The Ordinaries in Heraldry *original manuscript*
Fuller, Richard
Unpublished manuscript
£399.00
Offered by M Richardson Rare Books
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Cowdray: The history of a Great English house *wit...
Roundell, Mrs. Charles
Bickers & Son
£499.00
Offered by M Richardson Rare Books
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Utrillo *SIGNED BY THE ARTIST TO OSCAR WINNING CIN...
Pierre Courthion
Editions Jean Marguerat
£900.00
Offered by M Richardson Rare Books
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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
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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
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WILLIAM MORRIS TO WHISTLER. Papers and Addresses o...
CRANE. WALTER.
G. Bell & Sons. Ltd. London.
£225.00
Offered by Paul Foster Books
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Birds of the British Isles, drawn and described by...
John Duncan
Walter Scott
£100.00
Offered by RMJ 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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Adrian Harrington - also trading as Hall's Bookshop | Adrian Harrington Tunbridge Wells
Tunbridge Wells
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Rainford & Parris | Philip & Helen Parris, and Justin Rainford Bishop's Stortford
Bishop's Stortford
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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
Contact: Marysa De Veer
Cissbury
Ashfield Road
Midhurst
West Sussex
GU29 9JS
T L Dallas (City) Ltd.
Contact: Molly Jones & Esther Oram
14 Devonshire Square
London
EC2M 4YT
Victoria Hall Hand Decorated Papers
Contact: Victoria Hall
Hill Farm House, London Street
Whissonsett
Dereham
Norfolk
NR20 5ST
Creative Computing
Contact: Tom Dupre
Newburn
Tatham Road
Abingdon
Oxfordshire
OX14 1QD
Private Libraries Association
Contact: David Fry
The Institute of English Studies
Contact: Anne-Marie Stephen
University of London
Senate House, Malet Street
London
WC1E 7HU
Universal Short Title Catalogue (USTC)
Contact: Arthur der Weduwen
St John's House
69 South Street
St Andrews
KY16 9QW
R F Shipping Ltd
Contact:
Wow Acton, Unit 5, Wendover Court
Western Avenue
London
W3 0TG
Roo Waterhouse Art
Contact:
Northlight Art Studios
Valley Road
Hebden Bridge
West Yorkshire
HX7 6DG
Resources
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