York New Year

13th Jan 2024

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Event Information

The York New Year Book Fair is an established and friendly event.  With around 100 dealers from all over the country, situated on just one floor, the fair offers a rich and delicious variety of choice for anyone interested in books. Thousands of second-hand, antiquarian and rare items will be on offer from all areas of fiction and non-fiction, along with related ephemera. There are prices to suit all pockets. 

There is also a café at the fair, open all day, which offers hot and cold refreshments.

There are excellent parking facilities at The Knavesmire.  For those travelling by train, or who wish to make use of public transport, there is a free bus service running from the Memorial Gardens to the book fair all day long.  The buses leave the Memorial Gardens and The Knavesmire every thirty minutes.

Please scroll down to see the two-page floor plan and exhibitor list.

Key Details

Time & Date 13th January 2024, 10:30 - 16:30

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

Organisers Ken Spelman Books Tel: 07960 350909 Email: kenspelmanbooks@gmail.com
Janette Ray, Rare and Out of Print Books Tel: 01904 623088 Email: books@janetteray.co.uk
Lucius Books Tel: 01904 640111 Email: info@luciusbooks.com

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Ticket Information

Admission £ 1.00

Travel Information

Parking

There is plenty of free parking on site.

Train

York, just over a mile away.

Bus

From town centre. There will also be a FREE SHUTTLE BUS RUNNING REGULARLY FROM THE MEMORIAL GARDENS TO THE BOOK FAIR.

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.

Narrative of a Year's Journey Through Central and...

William Gifford Palgrave

Macmillan and Co.

£1895.00

Offered by Pete Fry

Romeo and Juliet

William Shakespeare

Batsford

£775.00

Offered by Pete Fry

A Natural History of the Nests and Eggs of British...

Rev. F. O. Morris

George Bell

£695.00

Offered by Pete Fry

An Account of the Culture and Use of the Mangel Wu...

Commerell

Charles Dilly

£675.00

Offered by Pete Fry

An Excursion to the Highlands of Scotland and the...

J. Mawman

J. Mawman

£775.00

Offered by Pete Fry

Anglesey

Henry Rowlands

Aaron Rhames for Robert Owen, Dublin

£1275.00

Offered by Pete Fry

History of the British Expedition to Egypt

Lt. Col. R. T. Wilson

T. Egerton

£775.00

Offered by Pete Fry

Crusader Castles

T. E. Lawrence

Golden Cockeral Press

£1725.00

Offered by Pete Fry

The Three Books of the Potter's Art

Cipriano Piccolpasso

Scolar Press

£120.00

Offered by David Whittaker

Modern Stained Glass in British Churches

Angus, Mark

A.R. Mowbray

£7.50

Offered by Missing Books

Signed letters with rare caricature

John Betjeman

John Betjeman

£1250.00

Offered by Pete Fry

The Cuillin of Skye

B.H. Humble

Robert Hale

£148.00

Offered by Pete Fry

002062

A Voyage to Saint Kilda

M. Martin

John Wylie and Co.

£475.00

Offered by Pete Fry

Frank Brangwyn 1867-1956 [Catalogue to accompany e...

Horner, Libby & Naylor, gillian

Leeds Museums and Galleries

£60.00

Offered by Missing Books

Nero and Modern Time (scarce Brangwyn work)

Brangwyn, F & Walcot, W.

J. Whitehead & sons

£125.00

Offered by Missing Books

Scrapbook

Scrapbook

£178.00

Offered by Pete Fry

Six Golfing Shots by Six Famous Players

Bernard Darwin

Domeuil Freres

£55.00

Offered by Pete Fry

The Oxford Almanack

Manuscript

£1275.00

Offered by Pete Fry

Book of Hours

Manuscript

£1545.00

Offered by Pete Fry

Cary's Traveller's Companion

John Cary

John Cary

£495.00

Offered by Pete Fry

History of British Birds

Thomas Bewick

£778.00

Offered by Pete Fry

South Mimms

Cass, Frederic Charles

Nichols and Sons

£55.00

Offered by Missing Books

The Scottish Tourist

The Scottish Tourist

Kenney et al

£495.00

Offered by Pete Fry

A Manual of Astrology

Raphael

Thomas Tegg

£595.00

Offered by Pete Fry

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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Nicholas Daly Books | Nicholas Daly York

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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.

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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