In 1964 Barrie and Sue Kaye went to a farm sale to buy pigs and came back as fledgling second hand book dealers.

The next year Barrie gave up a well-paid job and together with his Sue they set up K Books selling second handbooks by mail order.

They produced lists on a hand operated spirit duplicator and then progressed to more prestigious catalogues with coloured illustrations and increased their stock from a hundred books to an inventory of over 100,000 items.

Now after 55 years and into their 80’s they have dragged themselves into the 21st century and have established a website and even communicate on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

Along the way they have have written a book about their bookselling life which captures some of the characters that they have met over the years
http://kbooksltd.co.uk/about/book-tales

They live and run their business in Allerthorpe with the support of their daughter who’s has now become a second-generation bookseller.

Barrie is still coming up with new ideas of how to reach more people who love and enjoy books – he truly believes that there is a home and owner out there waiting for every book. It’s also about keeping the written word alive in book form in an ever-increasing digital world and it’s very green as it is recycling! Hence the book sale that is taking place on:

Saturday 25 November from 10am – 4pm
at Allerthorpe Village Hall, Allerthorpe, YO42 4RW (next door to the Plough Inn)

On sale will be a range of books: some old, some nearly new, pre-loved … on a range of subjects: art, Folio Society editions, literature, history, travel and exploration, transport, Yorkshire, etc.

It will be the perfect place to start buying Christmas presents and it will be supporting a local and family business.

For more details or if you are looking for books on a particular subject, email: [email protected]