York National
12th Sep 2025, 13th Sep 2025
Event Information
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.
Please scroll to the bottom of the page for the full exhibitor list and floor plans.
BAGS & SECURITY:
• Please note that in the interests of security we regret that no bags (apart from small handbags), or overcoats etc, are allowed into the book fair. These can be checked (free of charge) into the cloakroom.
• All books purchased at the fair are sealed in bags with security stickers and will be checked by the security staff on leaving the book fair.
• Any small bags taken into the fair may be searched upon entry and exit. Your co-operation is much appreciated.
• No books are allowed to be brought by visitors into the fair.
DOGS:
• No dogs, apart from assistance dogs, are allowed into the fair.
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 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 12th September 2025, 12:00 - 19:00 13th September 2025, 10:00 - 17:00
Venue The Knavesmire Suite, York Racecourse, York, YO23 1EX
Website https://yorkbookfair.com/
Organisers
James Hallgate
Tel: 01904 640111
Email: james@luciusbooks.com
Monica Polisca
Tel: 01904 640111
Email: monica@luciusbooks.com
Janette Ray
Tel: 01904 623088
Email: books@janetteray.co.uk
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.
Opera. Ed: Johannes Geiler von Kaisersberg ?
INCUNABLE LEAF. [ Gerson, Johannes.] [1488 ?]
[Strassburg : Johann (Reinhard) Grüninger, partly with the types of Johann Prüss and Martin Flach, 1488.]
£75.00
Offered by Roger J Treglown
The Mother of the Brontës: When Maria Met Patrick
Wright, Sharon
Pen and Sword
£24.00
Offered by C L Hawley
The Bridge of San Luis Rey - Clare Leighton woodc...
Wilder, Thornton Niven
Longmans, Green and Co.
£35.00
Offered by C L Hawley
The Works of Laurence Sterne, New and Complete Edi...
Sterne, Laurence
William P. Nimmo
£65.00
Offered by C L Hawley
Atlas national illustré des 86 départements et d...
LEVASSEUR, V.
Paris : A. Combette, Editeur, Rue de la Parcheminerie, No.15, 1856.
£350.00
Offered by Roger J Treglown
Share Ledger, 1837 - 1867. (With loosely tipped i...
(MANUSCRIPT.) YORK CITY AND COUNTY BANKING COMPANY.
[York ?]: York City and County Banking Company, 1837 - 1867.
£250.00
Offered by Roger J Treglown
Hornet & Wild Rose; The Art of Tirzah Garwood
ULLMANN, Anne.
Printed by Simon Lawrence, Fleece Press
£280.00
Offered by Janette Ray, Rare and Out of Print Books
LE LIVRE JOUJOU. Par M. Bres.
BRES. M. (JEAN PIERRE).
Louis Janet. Paris. ND. circa 1875
£6500.00
Offered by Paul Foster Books
The Tamarisk Tree: 3 vols [all SIGNED]
Russell, Dora
Virago Limited
£160.00
Offered by Quinto Bookshop
A Guide to Growing Marijuana in the British Isles...
Irving, Don
Hassle Free Press
£140.00
Offered by Quinto Bookshop
Mick Rock: A Photographic Record 1969-82 (SIGNED)
Rock, Mick
Century 22 Limited
£200.00
Offered by Quinto Bookshop
St Mary’s Paddington Green
TERRY, Quinlan.
Original Print
£270.00
Offered by Janette Ray, Rare and Out of Print Books
PATSY'S REFLECTIONS-LEARN TO COOK BY PICTURES
'PATSY'
MIRROR FEATURES
£65.00
Offered by Black Cat Bookshop
James Joyce's Exiles: Flyer
James Joyce
Incorporated Stage Society
£125.00
Offered by The Antiquarian Book Company
Memoirs of a cavalier, or, A military journal of t...
Defoe, Daniel
Printed for A. Bell at the Cross Keys, J. Osborn at the Oxford Arms in Lombard-Street, W. Taylor at the Ship and Swan, and T. Warner at the Black Boy in Pater-Noster-Row
£450.00
Offered by Ian Reilly 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.
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
Thin Ice Press
Contact: Helen Smith & J T Welsch
Dept. of English & Related Literature
University of York
Heslington
York
YO10 5DD
R F Shipping Ltd
Contact:
Wow Acton, Unit 5, Wendover Court
Western Avenue
London
W3 0TG
Resources
Please find some helpful links below. If you need anything else, do not hesitate to get in touch.
Download Complimentary Ticket
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DownloadFloor Plan & Exhibitors
Please click on the button below to see the floor plan for this fair.
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