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, 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 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.
THE SNOW QUEEN.
ANDERSEN. HANS. ; PYM. T (Pseudonym for Clara Creed). Illustrates.
Wells Gardner, Darton & Co. London.
£200.00
Offered by Paul Foster Books
The Ruined Abbeys of Yorkshire By W. Chambers Lefr...
W. Chambers Lefroy
Seeley Jackson & Halliday
£325.00
Offered by Neil Summersgill
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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Resources
Please find some helpful links below. If you need anything else, do not hesitate to get in touch.
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Have a ticket on us! Just click the download button below and print out this ticket - do not forget to bring it with you to the fair.
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