ABAA BOOKSELLERS

ABAA membership is a privilege extended only to those booksellers who have demonstrated the highest levels of professionalism, ethics, and expertise in the trade. Our more than four hundred members hail from an impressively diverse array of backgrounds. Some have spent their entire careers in the book business, while others have been lighthouse keepers, poets, helicopter pilots, and professional musicians. Some members own brick-and-mortar shops, some operate internet-only businesses from their home or office, some fashion livelihoods from exhibiting at book fairs. Many combine these retail strategies, or add services such as appraising and collection development. A few earn additional income and professional prestige from research and writing. But all our members share an appreciation for the printed page and for the scholarly and ethical practices which exemplify professional bookselling. ...

Featured Member

Charles Agvent

Fleetwood, PA
http://www.charlesagvent.com

Signed Books & Autographs, Modern & 19th Century First Editions, Limited Editions Club, Presidential Books & Autographs, Hand-Colored Plate Books, Early Printing

Bookseller interviews

Little Sages Books

Kara Accettola studied classical music as an undergraduate but had always nurtured a love for literature. Once her children were in school, Kara dedicated herself to learning more about the rare book trade with the hopes of establishing her own firm. Kara attended the Colorado Antiquarian Book Seminar, subscribed to trade periodicals and forums, and began assisting other booksellers at fairs. Little Sages Books was established in 2009, and Kara became a member of the ABAA in 2014. Little Sages Books operates out of Cooper City, Fl and specializes in Women's History, Literature, Epemera, Non-Fiction, Small and Fine Press, Illustration Art, and Made-by-Hand. ABAA Member since 2014. Interviewed by Michael Ginsberg on November 15, 2014 at the Boston International Antiquarian Book Fair.

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Member Catalogs

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Civil Liberties, 1682–1986: 30 Items

Special List 531: Sixteen Recent Acquisitions

The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd.

Richard C. Ramer, Old & Rare Books

E-list 30 Items

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A new special list, fully illustrated in color

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