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Fine and Rare Books,
Since 1982
Over twenty thousand volumes in stock at our Honiton shop, covering Spain, Gypsies, travel, local history and much beyond. A particular leaning, if we're honest, for the works of George Borrow.
A Devon bookshop trading since 1982
Graham York Rare Books has traded from 225 High Street, Honiton, since 1982. The shop deals generally in fine and rare books, with a stock of over twenty thousand volumes and particular collections in Spain, Gypsies, travel, local history, literature, theatre and music, art and architecture, and cookery, along with a particular leaning for the works of George Borrow.
Alongside the books, the shop stocks microscopes, stereoscopes, zograscopes, old maps, prints and ephemera, as well as bookcases, and a large stock of old Honiton pottery. Graham York Rare Books is a member of the ABA (Antiquarian Booksellers' Association) and ILAB (International League of Antiquarian Booksellers), and issues mail-order catalogues alongside its shop stock.
In the Shop Today
Open Monday to Saturday for browsing, with earlier or later visits welcome by appointment. We do close from time to time for book fairs and buying trips further afield, so do ring ahead if you're travelling any distance.
What you'll find on the shelves
Our stock ranges widely, but returns again and again to a handful of subjects we've come to know deeply.
Spain
Travel, literature and history, one of our oldest and deepest specialisms.
Gypsies
Romani history and studies, close in spirit to our Borrow holdings.
Travel
Accounts and narratives from further afield and closer to home.
Local History
Devon and the wider West Country, well represented on our shelves.
Literature
Fiction, poetry and criticism, old and occasionally overlooked.
Theatre & Music
Playbills, scores and the printed record of performance.
Art & Architecture
Illustrated works and studies across both disciplines.
Cookery
Historic and collectable volumes for the kitchen shelf.
Vintage Posters
Decorative and advertising posters, on our previous site.
Antique Maps
Antique maps, on our previous site.
Miniature Books
Miniature books, on our previous site.
Instruments, maps & ephemera
Not everything in the shop has a spine. Alongside the books, the shop stocks scientific instruments and paper curiosities.
- MicroscopesOptical Instruments
- StereoscopesViewing Devices
- ZograscopesPrint Viewers
- Old Maps & PrintsPaper & Ephemera
- BookcasesTo House It All
- Honiton PotteryA Large Stock, Old
"A particular leaning for the works of George Borrow."From gyork.co.uk
A look around the shelves
Some glimpses of the shop itself, its cabinets and its corners.
Current mail-order catalogues
Five catalogues are currently in circulation, all available to download below. A large part of our stock is also listed for browsing online.
Browse Our Stock on AbeBooks →Spain: Literature & History
Letters, history and literature of the Iberian peninsula.
Coming up in the trade
As ABA and ILAB members, we like to keep an eye on the international book fair calendar.
More from the shop
A few more pages carried over from our previous site, plus a recommendation of our own.
Find us on the High Street
Shop Details
Honiton, Devon
EX14 1LB
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Whether you're after a particular title, a catalogue, or simply want to talk books, we'd like to hear from you.