We will be exhibiting at two events in the next few weeks: At the end of April we will be at the Oxford Book Fair, https://www.pbfa.org/fairs/oxford-premier-book-fair-april-2025 a major event run by the Provincial Booksellers Fairs Association and  following a few weeks later at Firsts London, https://www.firstslondon.com/the major annual event arranged by the Antiquarian Booksellers Association. We hope to see any of you who can make it to either of these events. Complimentary ticket to each event are available from their websites or from us.  For the ABA  Firsts London event click on the following link to register and get a ticket. HERE

We will be preparing a list of highlights for Firsts London so please contact us if you would like to receive this list in advance of the event.

Our new hand list of books is available in the “Catalogue” section of our website. Have a look if you have a moment to see if there is something there you might like. The books featured are those highspots in architecture and design which we had planned to take to  the Pasadena Book Fair, sadly cancelled because of the Los Angeles Fires.  The books represent some of the more unusual items we have for sale.

We have a lot more books on our book shop shelves than ever appear on our website or catalogues so please get in touch if you are looking for something you think we might have but that does not pop up on our website.

We have loved all the visitors who have called by during our extended Christmas opening hours and a big thank you to everyone who found  books they wanted. We will re-open on Thursday 2nd January at 10.00am and from then will revert to our usual open door days which are Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays.  [ Most other days by appointment.]

Look out for the January Book Fair in York at the Knavesmire Suite, York Racecourse. We will be there on January 11th 2025. The fair opening hours are 10.30am to 4.30pm. Tickets from www.pbfa.org or just £1.00 on the door. It looks like it will be the largest event for the winter season ever wiht 104 booksellers having booked to come.

Wishing everyone the best of wishes for 2025.

We are open in the period up to Christmas  – Mondays to Saturdays 10.00am to 5.00pm. Closed Tuesdays

The lovely Chelsea Book Fair in the Old Town Hall on the Kings Road opens on the Ist of November for two days and we will be there with some of our illustrated books, books on architecture and photography. We will be in our usual corner -Stand 61 in the small hall if you can make it.

Follow this link for a complimentary ticket

https://firsts.artsvp.com/fad082?link=ray

Back at the book shop in York we are planning a posters exhibition in the run up to Christmas so watch this space for further updates. Meanwhile we have out lots of our books on wall paper history to coincide with the York Art Gallery exhibition of William Morris Wall  papers so come by if this is one of your interests. We always hope to welcome you. If you cannot make it when we are regularly open, please call us. We regularly open by appointment for our customers.

It is only a few weeks away before it is the weekend of the York National Book Fair http://yorkbookfaircom where we hope we will catch up with all of you who intend to visit. We are at stand 72. We have some exciting new material that we will be showing at the fair so please do visit us. We have complimentary tickets at the shop or it is just £2 on the door [ cash only on the door ].

The shop will be open normally the week of the fair – a busy week where we also hope to welcome those participating in the York Antiquarian Book Seminar which is for upcoming booksellers or those who are exploring a business future in the book trade.

Please call in and see us at the bookshop if you find your self in York.

We are always happy to open by appointment, if we can, but are open Wednesdays- Fridays 10.00 to 17.00 every week if you are about then. The shop is crammed with new stock at the moment so maybe you will find a treasure.

It is Easter weekend and still a bit cold in York but the city is looking good and bracing itself for the Easter visitors.

We are bracing ourselves for upcoming events; In four weeks time it is the Oxford Book Fair April 20th-21th  https://www.pbfa.org/fairs/oxford-premier-book-fair-april-2024  

We will be at Oxford with a selection of our stock, majoring on photography, stained glass and church monuments on this occasion as well as a selection from the range of books on the arts we have.

A few weeks later it will be Firsts London, our major British event of the year run by the Antiquarian Booksellers Association.  At the Saatchi Gallery in the heart of Chelsea it looks like it will be a treat. Held between 16th and 19th May.  We hope to have a interesting range of books on the arts including architecture and photography at this event. Our stand is F48 on the first floor.

https://www.firstslondon.com/

Hoping we can see you at one of these events.

We will be showing our stock of rare and out of print books alongside new titles on Contemporary Ceramics at the wonderful York Ceramics Fair, held at the Knavesmire Suite, York Racecourse,  YO23 1EXYork. This is a fabulous event where makers from throughout Britain meet and sell their works. There are also great pottery demonstrations and an opportunity to try out a bit of working with clay as well as visiting our book stall for all kinds of titles from “how to do it” to how the experts have crafted their pots. Hope to see you there. More details on our book fairs page or at http://yorkceramicsfair.com