The Boston International Antiquarian Book Fair (BIABF) returns to the Hynes Convention Center in Downtown Boston, October 27-29, 2023. Celebrating its 45th year, this three-day event features fine and... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]
Entries from August 2023
Entries from July 2023
Max Beerbohm: The Price of Celebrity The New York Public Library Stephen A. Schwarzman Building Sue and Edgar Wachenheim III Gallery Fifth Avenue at 42nd Street, New York, NY October 20, 2023–Januar... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]
Entries from June 2023
The California International Antiquarian Book Fair returns to San Francisco in 2024! The fair will take place February 9-11 at Pier 27, a new venue located on the Embarcadero between Fisherman's Wharf... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]
Entries from May 2023
One thing that distinguishes the book collector from the casual reader is a preference for owning first editions. What is a First Edition? A first edition is the format a book took when it was first m... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]
Entries from April 2023
When I hear contemporary politicians invoke Churchill, I usually feel like I'm watching King Louie, the Orangutan who wants to be a man, sing “I wanna be like you” in the 1967 Disney version of Th... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]
Entries from March 2023
The ABAA Gender Equity Initiative Committee is proud to announce the second round of the ABAA Mentorship Program. In an effort to further the Association's mission, the mentorship program builds relat... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]
Recently, I got the opportunity to contribute a short article about the multi-talented architect, engraver, collector, writer, and naturalist Simon Schijnvoet (1652-1727) to the website of the Panpoë... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]
Meet the antiquarian booksellers accepted as members of the ABAA in 2022. Full Members: Scott Brasseur, gallerybfa Scott Brasseur originated in central West Virginia but now resides in western Pennsyl... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]
Job Posting: Donald A. Heald Rare Books is Hiring a Rare Book and Manuscript Cataloguer
By Susan BenneRare Book and Manuscript Cataloguer In our fifty years in business, Donald Heald Rare Books has established itself as one of the leading authorities on fine antiquarian books, manuscripts, prints, dra... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]
Entries from February 2023
Join the ABAA-Public Google Group, a listserv where ABAA members announce select books for sale, share information on their participation in upcoming book fairs, and showcase their recent catalogs! Th... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]