ABAA BOOKSELLERS

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. ...

Featured Member

Mullen Books, Inc.

Columbia, PA
http://www.mullenbooks.com

Art, Architecture, Photography, History, Periodicals, Decorative Arts. I perform Collection Development and Appraisal Services. Our inventory occupies more than 7500 shelf feet, which means there is a fair chance we can assist you develop your collection within our specialties!

Bookseller interviews

The Kelmscott Bookshop

Before entering the rare book trade Fran Durako worked for a large law firm in Washington, DC for twenty-five years, first as a law librarian and later as Chief Information Officer. In 2003 she purchased the Kelmscott Bookshop from Don and Teresa Johanson and jumped in to the trade with both feet-- exhibiting at book fairs, issuing catalogues, and expanding the shop to include in-house restoration. Fran has served as a member of the Board of Governors and chair of the By-laws Committee. The Kelmscott Bookshop is located in Baltimore, MD and specializes in Books on Books, Private Press, William Morris, and Pre-Raphaelites. ABAA Member since 2006. Interviewed by Taylor Bowie on October 9, 2011 at the Seattle Antiquarian Book Fair. ABAA Member since 2006. Interviewed by Taylor Bowie on October 9, 2011 at the Seattle Antiquarian Book Fair.

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Member Catalogs

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Catalogue Four: In the Shadow of Hell Mountain

SUMMER MISCELLANY: 50 Items

Bull's Head Rare Books

Charles Agvent

Fine & Rare Material in Various Fields: Decorative Arts, Architecture, Poetry, Trade Catalogues, Ch...

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50 select items in a variety of fields including African-Americana, Art, Autographs, Hand-Colored P...

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