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York National Bookfair 2024

13 September @ 12:00 pm - 14 September @ 5:00 pm

£2

Friday 13th September 12 – 7pm

Saturday 14th September 10am – 5pm

The York National Bookfair has become an eagerly anticipated fixture in the city’s cultural calendar attracting visitors and sellers from across the UK and beyond. This year’s event which takes place on Friday 13th and Saturday 14th September is set to impress once again, with a showcase of books, maps, ephemera and prints from an international collection of booksellers.

This year’s fair will feature over 185 exhibitors. An impressive increase from the modest 20 who showcased their books at the first ever fair at the White Swan Inn, York, in 1974. 50 years on and the York Book Fair has grown into the largest, and many say friendliest, rare, antiquarian & out-of-print book fair in the U.K and Europe. Held over two days, the country’s leading booksellers will offer for sale an awe-inspiring array of books, as well as maps & prints. Items available for sale will range in price from just a few pounds up to tens of thousands of pounds. There will also be a range of trade stands selling marbled papers, binding materials. Providers of services to the book trade including software and packaging material suppliers will also be present.

For those with an interest in books and reading, maps and ephemera, this is the event to come along to. This is not just a Fair for dealers or traders, but is open to everyone young and old, and is 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 it is a great opportunity to meet new dealers in your area.

The Fair venue is easy to reach, with unlimited free parking, and a free shuttle bus running from the Memorial Gardens on Railway Street, to the Racecourse, every 30 minutes. Entrance to the event is £2 on the door and tickets can be re-used all weekend.

Advance FREE tickets can be downloaded from www.yorkbookfair.com

The York National Book Fair is organised by the Provincial Booksellers Fairs Association.

Details

Start:
13 September @ 12:00 pm
End:
14 September @ 5:00 pm
Cost:
£2
Event Category:
www.yorkbookfair.com

Venue

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