Our members list new acquisitions and recently cataloged items almost every day of the year. Below, you'll find a few highlights from these recent additions... Uncut Engraving – Patriotic Perpetual Calendar, American Flag, George Washington c1820-30. Calendar. Excellent. An 8 ½” x 11” sheet with engraved patriotic imagery designed to be cut and assembled to create a perpetual calendar. Two (2) tabs to be cut and inserted to provide the days of the week and the months and the days in a month. Excellent. Corner clip on sheet margin. Offered by Eclectibles. Bee - The Princess of the Dwarfs by France, Anatole London: Dent, 1912. Hardcover. Fine. Robinson, Charles. Large 8vo, full ivory cloth stamped in pictorial gilt, illustrated with 17 mounted full page color plates with captioned tissue guards and mounted color chapter head art by C... [more Weekly Highlights]
Join us for the ABAA RBMS Virtual Showcase, a virtual book fair in conjunction with the 2025 RBMS Conference. ABAA RBMS Virtual Showcase June 24-27, 2025 www.abaa.org/vbf Explore the finest rare books, manuscripts, maps, prints, and ephemera at our next virtual book fair. The doors will open at 12pm ET on Tuesday, June 24 and remain open continuously until 8 pm ET on Friday, June 27, 2025. We invite you to shop the virtual booths of leading antiquarian booksellers from around the world and discover their latest acquisitions and rare finds. Find participating exhibitors... [more ABAA RBMS Virtual Showcase]
Program Overview The ABAA Diversity Initiative is proud to announce the second season of our guided program for individuals seeking to pursue a career in the antiquarian and rare book trade. Designed to coincide with the Boston International Antiquarian Book Fair, the program offers stipends of up to $2,500 to two individuals. It provides an intensive introduction to the antiquarian book business via engagement with the fair, career insights with ABAA members, visits to local ABAA member shops and offices, networking with institutional professionals, and more. An ABAA member will guide students through an itinerary of trade-related activities over the course of five days. Program Date: November 5-9, 2025 Application Prerequisites Minimum requirement of a high school diploma, OR currently enrolled student in any degree program (undergradua... [more Fall 2025 ABAA Diversity Initiative Discovery Program]
Browse the latest catalogs, newsletters, and e-lists of rare books, fine bindings, incunabula, print ephemera, and much more from the members of the ABAA below. (Also includes podcasts, blog posts, and other digital formats.) *New* indicates any catalogs brought to our attention since early-May 2025. AARDVARK BOOKS/EZRA TISHMAN BOOK APPRAISALS SABF 2024 Highlights 16 Recent Aardvarkian Acquisitions ABACUS BOOKS Ophthalmology Part Two 1903 to Present Ophthalmology Part One 1791-1898 ABRAHAM LINCOLN BOOK SHOP July Book List: The Virginia Regimental History Series January Book List CHARLES AGVENT Poetry STRUGGLE RESISTANCE REVOLUTION ANDERSON BUTLER RARE BOOKS Americana April Miscellany ANTIPODEAN BOOKS, MAPS, PRINTS E-list #44 ~ W.W.I., Americana, Australia, Photographs, Maps, Ephemera E-list #43 ~ Antipodean Books at the Brooklyn Virtual B... [more Latest Catalogs of Rare Books]
Edit: The recording of this event is now available on our YouTube channel... Join the Gender Equity Initiative for our May Brown Bag Lunch Series with Lyudmyla Babadzhanova of Bua Conservation LLC for her talk on What Not to Do in Book and Paper Conservation on Tuesday, May 27, at 2 pm ET. Lyudmyla Babadzhanova, professional conservator and founder of Bua Conservation LLC, will lead a practical and engaging session on common mistakes to avoid when handling, storing, and attempting to repair rare books and paper materials. This talk will highlight irreversible treatments, environmental hazards, and well-meaning but damaging DIY fixes. Whether you're a collector, librarian, or simply curious about preservation, you'll leave with a better understanding of how to protect and care for historic paper-based treasures. What Not to Do in Book and ... [more May Brown Bag]
The ABAA is accepting entries for the 2025 National Collegiate Book Collecting Contest where more than $6,000 in prizes will be awarded to student collectors. The contest is open to all prizewinners of college contests, whether or not first prize, and to interested students whose institutions do not offer contests. More information can be found here... All entries should be submitted here by June 9, 2025. The National Collegiate Book Collecting Contest is jointly administered by the Antiquarian Booksellers' Association of America (ABAA), the Fellowship of American Bibliophilic Societies (FABS), the Grolier Club, and the Center for the Book and the Rare Books and Special Collections Division of the Library of Congress. For more information on the contest, please visit contest.abaa.org. Read more about last year's winners here... [more 2025 National Collegiate Book Collecting Contest]
The ABAA is proud to announce the ABAA Mentorship Program sponsored by the Gender Equity Initiative, welcoming all early-career participants in the rare book trade. The program is aimed at furthering the ABAA's mission to promote ethical standards and professionalism in the antiquarian book trade, encourage the collecting and preservation of rare and antiquarian books and related materials, and facilitate collegial relations within the trade. GOALS Further the mission of the ABAA. Provide dealers early in their careers with the opportunity to advance their professional development. Build a recruitment pipeline for the Association that enhances the number of qualified applicants to expand the scope of new members. Allow mentees to build a relationship with an ABAA member. Educate potential candidates about a career in the trade (for exampl... [more ABAA Mentorship Program 2025]
The Antiquarian Booksellers' Association of America is proud to announce another edition of the paid internship program co-sponsored by AbeBooks. We invite you to apply and share this opportunity with qualified applicants at your institution and beyond. This 10-week paid, hands-on, learning-oriented program seeks to provide an opportunity for individuals seeking to pursue a career in the antiquarian and rare book trade by offering tools, experiences, and exposures necessary to assist them in achieving their career goals. The intern will gain experience in research, cataloging, customer relations, and more with an ABAA member as host. Application Requirements Minimum requirement of a high school diploma, OR currently enrolled student in any degree program, OR recent graduate (< 1-year post-grad). Must be detail-oriented, have experience do... [more ABAA Internship Program]
The ABAA New York International Antiquarian Book Fair returns to the iconic Park Avenue Armory in New York City from April 3-6, 2025, celebrating its 65th Edition. Below are some highlights from among the many rare items the more-than 200 exhibitors will be bringing to New York from all over the world. (Tickets are available at this link...) FIVE DOLLAR BILL POSE--RARE IN THIS FULL-PLATE SIZE One Of The Most Sought-After And Iconic Poses Of Lincoln IN A SIZE THAT COMMANDS ATTENTION (Lincoln Photograph) Berger, Anthony Oval Sepia Albumen Photograph, on original card mount . . Original oval decorative wooden frame. 8”x6” (sight); 16-3.8” x 14-1/2” (frame). A fine and rare full-plate original print of the famous “$5bill” pose (only lately retired during currency redesign), taken by Anthony Berger at Mathew Brady's Washington gall... [more New York Book Fair: Highlights]
Books are more than just stored knowledge—they are physical objects worthy of thoughtful and dynamic display. Whether for a temporary pop-up exhibition or a longer-term showcase under glass, displaying these heritage objects requires careful consideration of both aesthetics and preservation care. For March, the Brown Bag Lunch Series would like to invite you to join Natasha Herman of Redbone Bindery for her talk on The Display of Books in Exhibition Spaces on Tuesday, March 25, at 2 pm ET. This lecture will explore key principles of book display, including structural support, preventive conservation best practices, design and display contexts. By examining the intersection of physics, materials, and exhibition design, attendees will gain practical strategies for creating visually engaging yet preservation-conscious book displays. The Di... [more March Brown Bag: Display of Books]