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Immerse yourself in the world rare books and ephemera at the 42nd annual Washington Antiquarian Book Fair, taking place April 28-29 at the Sphinx Club in Washington, DC. This year, over 60 exhibitors from all over the United States will be displaying rare books, manuscripts, modern first editions, autographs, prints, maps, drawings and other fine […]

“For book lovers, it’s Paradise.” That’s the tagline of the Florida Antiquarian Book Fair, the oldest antiquarian fair in the Southeastern United States and the third largest in the nation. Hosted by the Florida Antiquarian Booksellers Association, the event is taking place for its 36th year this April 21-23 at the historic Coliseum in St. […]

Today, we’re offering a guest post from Amazon editor Sarah Harrison Smith, who enjoyed the delights of the New York Antiquarian Book Fair at the weekend. This article was originally posted on the Amazon Book Review Blog.   The New York Antiquarian Book Fair is the most important book fair for rare books in the […]

The 5th annual China in Print – Hong Kong Rare Book, Photograph and Map Fair opens Friday 18th and AbeBooks is pleased to be a sponsor of this premier fair. With a focus on Asian printed material, visitors will have the opportunity to see a wonderful collection of rare books, manuscripts, maps, photographs and other […]

AbeBooks is thrilled to be a sponsor of PulpFest 2016, taking place Thursday July 21st to Sunday July 24th  in Columbus, Ohio. This exciting event, focusing on pulp fiction and pulp magazines, draws hundreds of fans and collectors. This year, PulpFest will pay tribute to the history of pulps and will highlight the 150th anniversary of the birth […]

AbeBooks is pleased to sponsor the Chicago Book & Paper Fair taking place this weekend. Celebrating its 55th year, the fair features booksellers from the Midwest and the US. Sellers will display a fine selection of antiquarian, rare and collectible first editions and books in a variety of fields including: Americana, art & photography, literature, […]

April 23 is going to be another special day for booklovers. UNESCO’s 2016 World Book & Copyright Day will feature book-related events on a worldwide scale with ILAB’s contribution being a series of pop-up book fairs displaying rare and collectible books from the four corners of the Earth. ILAB (International League of Antiquarian Booksellers) is repeating […]

Guests at the LA Art Book Fair 2015 AbeBooks is pleased to be a sponsor at the LA Art Book Fair taking place this weekend (February 11-14) at the Geffen Contemporary at MOCA. Presented by Printed Matter, the LA Art Book Fair features over 250 booksellers, international presses, artists and independent publishers. Visitors to the fair […]

The 2015 Seattle Antiquarian Book Fair took place October 10-11 in the Exhibition Hall at Seattle Center, steps away from the Space Needle and AbeBooks was there! Close to 100 book dealers exhibited their wares and bought and sold unique books and ephemera. Despite, or perhaps because of, torrential rain on Saturday, the fair was […]

The Sydney Rare Book Fair is just around the corner. This year’s event will take place from Thursday November 5th to Saturday November 7th at the heritage Customs House at Circular Quay. Visitors to the fair will see a wonderful selection of books, manuscripts, maps, prints, photographs and ephemera. This year, Cali Andersen (Andersen’s Bindery, […]