Rare Books San Francisco returns on February 1-2, 2025 and brings with it a Regency era flare in celebration of the 250^th anniversary of the birth of revered English novelist Jane Austen (1775-1817).

With support from AbeBooks and KQED, this celebration of antiquarian books, rare maps, fine printing, ephemera, and artist’s books will take in the Gateway Pavilion at Fort Mason and for the first time, will include a selection of independent writers, artists, and creators curated by San Francisco Zine Fest.

In addition to guided tours of the book fair and a zine making workshop, leading writers and “Janeites” will speak to the life, work, and lasting influence of Jane Austen (1775-1817), author of such classic novels as Sense and Sensibility (1811), Pride and Prejudice (1813), Mansfield Park (1814), and Emma (1816).

​For tickets and more information, including a complete list of exhibitors, visit www.rarebooksla.com

This three-day event presents rare and collected books, manuscripts, letters, maps, photographs, original artwork, and all manner of paper ephemera from booksellers around the world.

The 2025 Houston Book Show will be the weekend of February 22nd & 23rd.

It will be at the newly reconstructed Winter Street Studios at Sawyer Yards, a great location close to downtown Houston.

If you are interested in being an exhibitor, please contact show administrator Julie Adkins via this email:

houstonbookshow@gmail.com

Universally referred to as the world’s finest antiquarian book fair, the Antiquarian Booksellers’ Association of America’s (ABAA) New York International Antiquarian Book Fair (NYIABF) will return in April 2025.

The fair’s specialties encompass art, science, medicine, literature, history, gastronomy, fashion, first editions, Americana, philosophy, children’s books, and much more. From the historic and academic, the religious and spiritual—to the bedrock of secular culture, finance, and politics—the fair boasts offerings in every conceivable genre and subject.​

​Join the Midwest Antiquarian Booksellers Association, a non-profit association of antiquarian booksellers promoting the love of books, maps, prints, and ephemera, for the 2025 edition of the Chicago Book & Paper Fair!