Michael Dawson

Dawson's Book Shop of Los Angeles, CA opened in 1905, and is the oldest continuously operating book shop in Los Angeles. Dawson's is also a founding firm of the ABAA, joining the Association in the year of its inception. Michael is the third generation to run the shop, which he took over from his father, past ABAA President Muir Dawson, in 1998. Dawson's Book Shop specializes in Photography and Californiana. ABAA Member since 1998. Interviewed by Michael Ginsberg on February 16, 2013 at the California International Antiquarian Book Fair in San Francisco.