ABAA membership is a privilege extended only to those booksellers who have demonstrated the highest levels of professionalism, ethics, and expertise in the trade. Our more than four hundred members hail from an impressively diverse array of backgrounds. Some have spent their entire careers in the book business, while others have been lighthouse keepers, poets, helicopter pilots, and professional musicians. Some members own brick-and-mortar shops, some operate internet-only businesses from their home or office, some fashion livelihoods from exhibiting at book fairs. Many combine these retail strategies, or add services such as appraising and collection development. A few earn additional income and professional prestige from research and writing. But all our members share an appreciation for the printed page and for the scholarly and ethical practices which exemplify professional bookselling. ...
Robert Dagg was a collector from a young age, but he didn’t begin collecting books until college. Like many others, he decided to pursue selling and began working for other booksellers. Robert went out on his own in 1989 when he established Robert Dagg Rare Books, and he became a member of the ABAA in 1994.
Robert Dagg Rare Books operates out of San Francisco, CA, and specializes in Modern First Editions and Mystery/Detective Fiction.
ABAA membership conveys recognition throughout the rare book world. A member of the ABAA is a bookseller with proven knowledge, expertise, and ethical standards.
