York National

13th Sep 2024, 14th Sep 2024

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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 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 20 minutes.

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 13th September 2024, 12:00 - 19:00 14th September 2024, 10:00 - 17:00

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

Website https://yorkbookfair.com/

Organisers Tony Fothergill, Ken Spelman Books Ltd. Tel: 07960 350909 Email: kenspelmanbooks@gmail.com
Janette Ray Tel: 01904 623088 Email: books@janetteray.co.uk
Monica Polisca Tel: 01904 640111 Email: monica@luciusbooks.com
James Hallgate Tel: 01904 640111 Email: james@luciusbooks.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.

THE WOMAN IN WHITE

COLLINS, Wilkie

Sampson Low,

£2500.00

Offered by Jonkers Rare Books

THE MOONSTONE

COLLINS, Wilkie

Tinsley Brothers,

£9500.00

Offered by Jonkers Rare Books

A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM WITH ORIGINAL DRAWING

RACKHAM, Arthur; SHAKESPEARE, William

Heinemann

£3500.00

Offered by Jonkers Rare Books

Signed copy - Knowledge of Angels: A Novel

Paton Walsh, Jill

Green Bay

£26.00

Offered by C L Hawley

Signed copy - Time to Be in Earnest: A Fragment of...

James, P. D.

Faber and Faber

£36.00

Offered by C L Hawley

THE SHIP THAT SAILED TO MARS

TIMLIN, William

Harrap

£2750.00

Offered by Jonkers Rare Books

FATHER TUCK’S EXPRESS TRAIN PANORAMA

NOVELTY [TRAINS]

Raphael Tuck

£300.00

Offered by Jonkers Rare Books

PETER RABBIT’S ALMANAC

POTTER, Beatrix

F. Warne & Co Ltd.

£7500.00

Offered by Jonkers Rare Books

Skellig Revisited 2015

ACKROYD, Norman

Norman Ackroyd

£4500.00

Offered by York Modern Books

The Spectator 1733, Eleventh Edition, 7 volumes

Addison, Joseph, Richard Steele, et al

J. Tonson, at Shakespear's-Head

£350.00

Offered by C L Hawley

Raymond Williams: A Warrior's Tale

Smith, Dai

Parthian Books

£12.00

Offered by C L Hawley

Season Songs

Hughes, Ted

Faber and Faber

£30.00

Offered by C L Hawley

Tom Brown's School-Days By An Old Boy

Hughes, Thomas

Collins

£22.00

Offered by C L Hawley

Dr. Marigold's Prescription

Dickens, Charles

T. N. Foulis

£10.00

Offered by C L Hawley

The Geographical Distribution of Animals: With a S...

WALLACE, Alfred Russel

Macmillan and Co

£3250.00

Offered by York Modern Books

GYVULIU ŪKIS [ANIMAL FARM]

ORWELL, George

Lithuanian House Association (Lietuvių Namų), London.

£900.00

Offered by Rainford & Parris

The Third Man of the Double Helix SIGNED

Wilkins, Maurice

Oxford University Press

£380.00

Offered by Rainford & Parris

The Gentle Art of Reproducing

ROBINSON, W. Heath

Practical Etching Service Ltd, London

£350.00

Offered by Rainford & Parris

Here I Stand SIGNED

ROBESON, Paul

Dennis Dobson, London

£750.00

Offered by Rainford & Parris

When The Wind Blows SIGNED

BRIGGS, Raymond

Hamish Hamilton

£650.00

Offered by Rainford & Parris

Four Hedges: A Gardener’s Chronicle

LEIGHTON, Clare

Four Hedges: A Gardener’s Chronicle

£600.00

Offered by York Modern Books

JILL

LARKIN, Philip

Fortune Press

£7500.00

Offered by Jonkers Rare Books

OXFORD POETRY 1942-1943

LARKIN, Philip; [DAVIE, Ian]

Basil Blackwell

£250.00

Offered by Jonkers Rare Books

"The Magician Struck but his Blows Fell Wide." Ori...

MACKENZIE, Thomas

£8500.00

Offered by Jonkers Rare 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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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

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Neil Pearson Rare Books | Neil Pearson London

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Nick Howell | Nick Howell Wigan

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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

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

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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