History:
From modest beginning with just 20 exhibitors at the White Swan Inn in York in 1974, the York Book Fair has grown into the largest, and many say friendliest, rare, antiquarian and out-of-print book fair in the UK. Held over two days, 200 of the UK's leading booksellers offer for sale a breathtaking diversity of books, as well as maps & prints, ranging in price from just a few pounds up to tens of thousands of pounds.
I attended the book fair for the first time in 2009 and was amazed by the quantity and quality of the books, a large ammount of signed copies, 1st editions, rare and out of print stock. There were stalls from all over the UK and some from Europe. I found one particular German stall that was selling 1936 'Hitler-Games' Olympic programs signed by Leni Riefenstahl and beautiful journals from the 30's of a young girl with dress designs, photos, pressed flowers, ticket stubs and other paste - able habiliments.
Other highlights of the fair included beautiful children's book first editions, such as Tintin, The Hobbit and the Narnia Chronicles and many signed letters... also watching the OAP's getting ailse rage through the antiquarian tomes.
www.yorkbookfair.com
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