York New Year 2026
10th Jan 2026
Event Information
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, adjacent to the railway station, to the book fair all day long. The buses leave the Memorial Gardens and The Knavesmire every thirty minutes.
Key Details
Time & Date 10th January 2026, 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 & Out of Print Books
Tel: 01904 623088
Email: books@janetteray.co.uk
Lucius Books
Tel: 01904 640111
Email: info@luciusbooks.com
Ticket Information
Admission £ 1.00
Travel Information
Parking
There is plenty of free parking on site.
Train
York, just over a mile away.
Bus
There will be a free shuttle bus running regularly from the Memorial Gardens to the book fair.
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.
Passages from the Modern English Poets Illustrated...
Various
William Tegg
£350.00
Offered by Yardley Books
The History of the Union of Great Britain
Daniel Defoe
Published by the Heirs and Successors of Andrew Anderson, Printer to the Queen's most Excellent Majesty
£1500.00
Offered by Lanna Antique
The Sistine Chapel Walls and the Roman Liturgy
Carol F Lewine
The Pennsylvania State University Press
£38.00
Offered by Yardley Books
Geoffrey Clarke Sculptor: Catalogue Raisonne
Judith Legrove
Pangolin
£48.00
Offered by Yardley Books
Katharine Church 1910-1999 : A Life in Colour The...
John Duncalfe
Tillington Press
£55.00
Offered by Yardley Books
John Constable and David Lucas
Leslie Parris
Sallander -O'Reilly Galleries Inc, New York
£22.00
Offered by Yardley Books
The Drawings of Sir Frank Brangwyn R.A. 1867 -1956
James D Boyd
F Lewis Publishers Leigh-on-Sea
£70.00
Offered by Yardley Books
Catalogue Raisonne of the Works of Samuel Palmer
Raymond Lister
Cambridge University Press
£195.00
Offered by Yardley Books
The Architectural Works of A. N. W. Pugin
G. J. Hyland
Spire Books Ltd
£38.00
Offered by Yardley Books
Shelley and the Apprehension of Life
Wilson, Ross
Cambridge University Press
£30.00
Offered by C L Hawley
The Art of Paula Moderson-Becker
Averil King
Antique Collectors' Club
£25.00
Offered by Yardley Books
John Constable's Skies
John E Thornes
University of Birmingham Press
£38.00
Offered by Yardley Books
The Catalogue Raisonne of the Prints of Paul Dury
Robin Garton
Robin Garton & Co
£350.00
Offered by Yardley Books
The Temple of Flora
Robert Thornton . Intro by Ronald King
Weidenfeld & Nicholson
£35.00
Offered by Yardley Books
Frank Brangwyn 1867-1956
Libby Horner & Gillian Naylor (Eds)
Leeds Museum and Art Gallery
£55.00
Offered by Yardley 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.
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.
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