Longtime ABAA member Elizabeth Phillips passed away on December 14, 2015, after a short illness. She was born on November 5, 1958 in Philadelphia and grew up in Paris, France; Dutchess County, New Yor... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]
Entries from January 2016
Entries from December 2015
On Black Friday, I got an email from Barnes & Noble trumpeting their (discounted) signed books! The most notable thing about the email -- besides their rather dubious claim to have the greatest select... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]
Entries from November 2015
Two ABAA members have received presigious awards recently. At the 73rd World Science Fiction and Fantasy Convention during the Hugo Awards Ceremony, David Aronovitz of The Fine Books Company was award... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]
Since 1975 the William Reese Company has served a large international clientele of collectors and private and public institutions in the acquisition of rare books and manuscripts and in collection dev... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]
Entries from March 2025
We've all been there, living in small spaces made even smaller by the ever-increasing accumulation of books: piles growing like mushrooms from the floor, double-stacked on shelves, laid flat under cha... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]
Entries from February 2025
Although we are unable to hold our in-person California Book Fair, the ABAA will host a virtual book fair on the dates previously reserved for this year's Pasadena fair! ABAA Virtual Book Fair: Califo... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]
Entries from December 2024
Don't miss the 2024 ABAA Holiday Virtual Book Fair! The Antiquarian Booksellers' Association of America (ABAA) and the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB) will host a virtual book f... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]
Entries from October 2024
Join us at the Hynes Convention Center in Boston, Massachusetts November 8-10, for the 46th Boston International Antiquarian Book Fair! With more than 100 rare book dealers from the Czech Republic, De... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]
Entries from September 2024
The Antiquarian Booksellers' Association of America (ABAA) is delighted to announce the winners of the 2024 National Collegiate Book Collecting Contest: First Prize Amanda Zhao (Georgetown University)... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]
The Antiquarian Booksellers' Association of America (ABAA) is delighted to announce the winners of the 2024 National Collegiate Book Collecting Contest: First Prize Amanda Zhao (Georgetown University)... [more {visitor:mbr_blog_screenname}]