Antiquarian Booksellers' Association of America (ABAA)

FREE admission for students with current valid student ID. Children 12 and under are free. FREE admission for librarians, curators, and related non-profit cultural institution workers who register in advance with a valid organizational email address (e.g. [email protected] or [email protected]). Use Promo Code LIBRARY57. *VIP tickets provide readmission throughout the Fair. **Saturday tickets provide readmission on Sunday.

“…Of all…impassioned pursuits, there is none more abundant in joys, noble, healthy and pure, than book-hunting.” – Holbrook Jackson (The Anatomy of Bibliomania, 1950) Most great collectors started when they were young, and most great collections started with a passion for a particular object or subject. When these objects are books and manuscripts, the collectors are called bibliophiles, or lovers of the book.

Outlander: A Novel By Diana Gabaldon New York, New York, U.s.a.: Delacorte Press, 1991-06-01 Book Club Edition. SIGNED by the author to the title page. A Near Fine volume in a Fine dust jacket with mild crimping and rubbing at the spine foot and light soiling to the back board, else fine in a clean and bright fine dust jacket. A beautiful copy of this novel ranked 2nd among Great American Read novels and the basis for the highly acclaimed miniseries. Protected in a mylar cover.

​The Fair returns to San Francisco once again at Pier 27, The Embarcadero, from February 27 - March 1, 2026! A vast array of materials, including books, maps, ephemera, drawings, manuscripts, autographs, and more, will be available on TWO FLOORS. February 27 | 4pm - 8pm February 28 | 11am - 7pm March 1 | 11am - 4pm

The Boston Book Fair is the annual fall gathering for book lovers and collectors, featuring the top selection of items available on the international literary market. Mark your calendars for the 47th annual gathering of U.S. and international dealers, sanctioned by the Antiquarian Booksellers’ Association of America and the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers.

Guangzhou: Yi wen tang 以文堂 and Wu gui tang 五桂堂, n.d. A group of woodblock-printed librettos representing five different operas, each comprised of multiple booklets, for a total of 21 booklets, all 4.75x6.5 inches, plus a larger-format Muyu booklet of "wooden fish" songs. Several of the librettos have chipped covers, many are stamped "Made in China" in English, typically done to products being exported to overseas Chinese communities.

These six books are missing in transit from Cold Tonnage Books (Andy Richards) to John Knott in Maryland. I received a box from UPS which contained other merchandise (not books) with no packing slip inside. The box received was not the one sent by Cold Tonnage but did have the correct mailing slip inside a plastic sleeve which was slit open at the bottom. John Blackburn, all first editions in dust jackets: 1. BURY HIM DARKLY. London: Jonathan Cape, 1969.

Join the ABAA Gender Equity Initiative on October 21st at 1 PM ET for a brown bag lunch discussion with Pom Harrington of Peter Harrington on current challenges in rare book security, including online fraud, provenance manipulation, and forgery. Drawing on his experience as former President of the ABA and Security Chair for ABA and ILAB forums, Pom will outline practical measures for improving security standards across the trade.

Ken Sanders Rare Books are hosting some events to celebrate the 50th anniversary of both Ken Sanders Rare Books and the hit environmental classic The Monkey Wrench Gang, a book that has followed Ken throughout his career! Literary Libations Saturday Sept 27th The Clubhouse Literary Libations is a live recording of the Let’s Go Eat and Drink Podcast and monthly boozy book club series hosted at Clubhouse (850 E S Temple St,) Ken Sanders of Ken Sanders Rare Books, Bill Allred (Radio from Hell...