06/05/2026
April Brown Bag: A Modern Manuscript about a Medieval Queen
Join the ABAA Gender Equity Initiative for a brown bag lunch with Dr. Valerie Schutte on April 22nd at 2 pm ET.
Rich Rennicks
Articles by Rich Rennicks
01/21/2026
57th California Book Fair
The Antiquarian Booksellers’ Association of America is pleased to announce the return of the California International Antiquarian Book Fair to San Francisco, taking place February 27—March 1, 2026, at Pier 27 on The Embarcadero.
11/28/2025
Virtual Book Fair: Highlights
Browse some highlights from the material available at this week's ABAA Virtual Book Fair: Holiday Edition.
11/03/2025
Rebecca Romney at Charleston Literary Festival
Sunday Steinkirchner will be interviewing Rebecca Romney about her latest book, Jane Austen's Bookshelf, at the Charleston Literary Festival this weekend.
03/09/2026
Weekly Highlights
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...
10/24/2025
Boston Book Fair Featured Items
Selected highlights from among the many scarce and rare items exhibitors will be offering at the 2025 Boston International Antiquarian Book Fair.
10/09/2025
Brown Bag: IT Security in the Book Trade
Join the ABAA Gender Equity Initiative on October 21st at 1 PM ET for a brown bag lunch discussion with Pom Harrington of Peter Harrington on current challenges with internet and IT security in the rare book trade.
08/07/2025
2025 Boston Book Fair
The Boston International Antiquarian Book Fair celebrates its 47th year at the Hynes Convention Center in Boston’s Back Bay, November 7-9, 2025.
08/18/2025
Brown Bag: Building Bridges
Join us for a second August Brown Bag Lunch as we explore the vital role of collegial interaction between rare book dealers and scholarly conferences, with a focus on the RBMS community.
03/19/2026
Latest Catalogs of Rare Books
The latest catalogs of rare books and print ephemera from ABAA members...
09/24/2025
Ken Sanders' 50th Anniversary Events!
Ken Sanders Rare Books are hosting a couple of events to celebrate their 50th anniversary!
09/26/2025
Brown Bag: The Hunt for Gutenberg Bible Leaves
Join the ABAA Gender Equity Initiative on September 30th at 4 PM ET for a brown bag lunch with Australian journalist Michael Visontay.
07/21/2025
Podcasts: ABAA Members Talk Rare Books & Documents
Exciting podcasts about rare books, book collecting, and ephemera from leading members of the ABAA.
05/14/2025
May Brown Bag
Join us for our May Brown Bag Lunch Series with Lyudmyla Babadzhanova of Bua Conservation LLC for a talk on What Not to Do in Book and Paper Conservation on Tuesday, May 27, 2025.
04/11/2025
2025 National Collegiate Book Collecting Contest
The ABAA is accepting entries for the 2025 National Collegiate Book Collecting Contest.
04/10/2025
ABAA Mentorship Program 2025
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.
02/24/2025
New York Book Fair 2025
The ABAA New York International Antiquarian Book Fair returns to the Park Avenue Armory in New York City from April 3-6, 2025.
03/12/2025
New York Book Fair: Highlights
Some highlights from among the rare items exhibitors will have available at the 2025 New York Book Fair.
02/01/2025
Virtual Book Fair: California Edition
Save the date for the ABAA Virtual Book Fair: California Edition: February 6-8, 2025.
12/02/2024
2024 Holiday Virtual Book Fair
Join us for a virtual book fair to kick off the end-of-year holidays, December 5 - 7, 2024
03/11/2025
March Brown Bag: Display of Books
Join us for a talk with Natasha Herman of Redbone Bindery on The Display of Books in Exhibition Spaces.
09/16/2024
September Brown Bag
The ABAA invites you to attend the September Brown Bag Lunch Series, a panel discussion: Meet the ABAA: Demystifying the Application Process.
10/01/2024
Boston Book Fair 2024
The Boston International Antiquarian Book Fair celebrates its 46th year at the Hynes Convention Center in Downtown Boston, November 8-10, 2024.
07/24/2024
July Brown Bag: Marbled Paper
Join us on Zoom, July 31st, 2024, at 2 PM ET, as the Brown Bag Lunch Series presents a short overview of paper marbling,with Jim Owens of Thorn Books.
05/06/2024
ABAA Diversity Initiative Discovery Program
The ABAA is proud to announce the first season of a guided discovery program for those historically underrepresented among workers in the trade.
05/10/2024
Raab Collection Celebrates 35 Years
The Raab Collection this year marks its 35th anniversary in the business of discovering, buying, and selling important historical documents and autographs.
01/22/2025
January Brown Bag
Join the ABAA Gender Equity Initiative on Tuesday, January 28th at 2pm ET, for a Brown Bag Lunch featuring a panel discussion with CABS-Minnesota alums and faculty.
09/17/2024
Meet the 2024 NCBCC Winners
Meet the winners of the 2024 National Collegiate Book Collecting Contest.
09/20/2024
ABAA 75th Anniversary Virtual Book Fair
The ABAA is thrilled to announce a Virtual Book Fair on September 25-27, 2024 as part of the celebrations marking its 75th anniversary.
10/29/2024
Boston Book Fair Highlights
A small selection of items to preview the treasures you will find at the 64th Boston Book Fair.
10/11/2024
October Brown Bag
Join us for a Zoom on October 22nd, 2024, at 2 PM ET with Jordan Ross, the first prize winner of the David Ruggles Prize.
03/19/2024
New York Book Fair 2024
The New York International Antiquarian Book Fair returns to the Park Avenue Armory in New York City from April 4-7, 2024.
01/25/2024
Meet Alice Waters at the California Book Fair
Renowned chef, restaurateur, and pioneer of California cuisine, Alice Waters will be a guest at the California International Antiquarian Book Fair on Saturday, February 10, 2024.
01/10/2024
Collecting Queer—An Inside Look at the World of LGBTQ+ Rare Books, Archives and Ephemera
Gerard Koskovich joins acclaimed archivist and collector Lisbet Tellefsen to discuss the importance of rare and historic LGBTQ+ archives, books, periodicals, posters and ephemera.
12/01/2023
Brown Bag Series: Manchu Books and Japanese Books
Please join the Gender Equity Initiative on Zoom on December 13th, 2023, at 2 PM ET for a Brown Bag Lunch Series with Megumi Hill and Mårten Söderblom Saarela from Jonathan A. Hill, Bookseller Inc.
03/13/2024
Brown Bag Series: Treasure Hunt Stories
To celebrate the 75th anniversary of the ABAA, the March Brown Bag Lunch Series will feature a panel discussion with veteran and young ABAA members.
01/30/2024
California Book Fair Preview
Preview select highlights from the 2024 California Book Fair.
01/09/2024
Bibliography Week Showcase 2024
Join us for an in-person Bibliography Week Showcase at the French Institute: Alliance Française, Monday, January 22, 2024.
01/22/2024
California Book Fair 2024
The 56th CA International Antiquarian Book Fair makes its in-person return to San Francisco February 9-11, 2024
10/30/2023
Brown Bag Lunch Series: Joyce Kosofsky
The ABAA Gender Equity Initiative presents a Brown Bag Lunch Series event with Joyce Kosofsky of Brattle book Shop on November 8, 2023.
10/19/2023
ABAA Gender Equity Initiative Networking Reception
Join the ABAA Gender Equity Initiative for a Networking Reception at this year’s Boston Antiquarian Book Fair.
06/04/2025
Fall 2025 ABAA Diversity Initiative Discovery Program
The ABAA announces the second season of our guided program for individuals seeking to pursue a career in the antiquarian and rare book trade.
10/09/2023
Mystery Pier Books Blessed by Pope Francis
Mystery Pier Books' recently sourced a particularly rare book for Pope Francis.
09/18/2023
Rare Book Donations Sought for Auction to Benefit Ukranian Booksellers
Rare book donations are being sought for an auction to help "turn the page" on Russian aggression in Ukraine.
09/13/2023
Grolier Club in-person lecture: Ken Gloss
Kenneth Gloss will speak at New York’s Grolier Club about the "improbable finds" of his decades-long career on Thursday, October 5, 2023.
12/01/2023
ABAA Holiday Virtual Book Fair 2023
Don't miss the ABAA Holiday Virtual Book Fair, Nov. 30-Dec. 2, 2023.
05/22/2024
May Brown Bag: Victorian Bookcloth
Join the Brown Bag Lunch Series on May 29th, 2024 when Jim Owens of Thorn Books delves into the historical significance of Victorian bookcloth.
08/05/2025
August Brown Bag: Belle da Costa Greene & Modern Art
Join the ABAA Gender Equity Initiative and Professor Deborah Parker of the University of Virginia for the August Brown Bag (August 19, 2025) on Belle da Costa Greene and Modern Art.
06/12/2024
June Brown Bag Lunch Series
Please join us on June 19th, 2024, at 2 PM ET for a Zoom with Zhenya Dzhavgova, Andy Nettell, and Lizzy Young discussing who they are and what they do aside from being a rare book dealer.
02/01/2024
Virtual Book Fair: Winter Edition
The ABAA Virtual Book Fair: Winter Edition will take place March 7-9, 2024.
06/17/2025
ABAA RBMS Virtual Showcase
Join us for the ABAA RBMS Virtual Showcase, a virtual book fair in conjunction with the 2025 RBMS Conference, June 24-27, 2025.
05/05/2023
Join us for the ABAA Virtual Book Fair: Spring Edition
Join is for our next virtual book fair, May 11-13, 2023.
07/06/2023
Max Beerbohm: The Price of Celebrity at the NYPL
Announcing the exhibition "Max Beerbohm: The Price of Celebrity," at the New York Public Library.
03/28/2023
2023 New York Book Fair
The New York Book Fair returns to the Park Avenue Armory April 27-30, 2023.
08/21/2023
2023 Boston Book Fair
The Boston International Antiquarian Book Fair (BIABF) returns to the Hynes Convention Center in Downtown Boston, October 27-29, 2023.
01/24/2023
CA Book Fair: Preview
Preview some of the outstanding items you'll find at the upcoming 55th California Book Fair.
03/15/2023
2023 National Collegiate Book Collecting Contest
The 2023 National Collegiate Book Collecting Contest is now accepting applications.
11/09/2022
Boston Book Fair Featured Items
Preview some highlights from next week's Boston Book Fair!
08/24/2022
Boston Book Fair Returns
The Boston Book Fair returns to the Hynes Convention Center, November 11-13, 2022.
04/18/2022
New York Book Fair Featured Items
Preview some featured items from the New York Book Fair
05/03/2022
ABAA Virtual Book Fair: New York Edition
The ABAA Virtual Book Fair: New York Edition takes place May 4-5, 2022.
06/21/2023
RBMS Virtual Showcase Highlights
Preview a few of the items you'll find offered at next week's RBMS Virtual Booksellers' Showcase.
04/25/2022
2022 National Collegiate Book Collecting Contest
The ABAA is now accepting entries for the 2022 National Collegiate Book Collecting Contest.
01/02/2023
2023 ABAA Book Fairs
We hope you'll be able to join us at some of our upcoming book fairs in 2023.
11/15/2021
Select Highlights: Boston Edition
Explore some featured items available at the upcoming ABAA Virtual Book Fair: Boston Edition.
11/12/2021
Preview the Virtual Book Fair: Boston Edition
The ABAA Virtual Book Fair: Boston Edition will take place November 18-20, 2021.
06/15/2022
Don't Miss the RBMS Booksellers' Showcase!
RBMS Booksellers’ Showcase: a virtual book fair, June 21-24, 2022.
07/28/2022
ABAA Diversity Internship
Meet the ABAA's 2022 Diversity Initiative Intern, Alba Melgar-C'De Baca.
01/05/2022
The California Book Fair is Back!
The California International Antiquarian Book Fair returns to Oakland, in-person and online!
10/04/2021
Meet the 2021 NCBCC Winners
Meet the winners of the 2021 National Collegiate Book Collecting Contest.
09/21/2021
2021 NCBCC Winners
Announcing the winners of the 2021 National Collegiate Book Collecting Contest.
02/10/2022
Schedule for the ABAA California Book Fairs
The schedule for this weekend's California Book Fairs (in Oakland, CA and online).
04/08/2021
Kenneth W. Rendell Collection on the Detection of Forged Handwriting
The Kenneth W. Rendell Collection on the Detection of Forged Handwriting Donated to the Grolier Club.
06/25/2021
2021 George Robert Kane Memorial Scholarship
The Northern California Chapter of the ABAA announce the winners of the 2021 George Robert Kane Memorial Scholarship.
02/26/2021
Special Event: A Matter of Time
A further addition to our lineup of special events during the California Virtual Book Fair is a special panel on horology, timepieces, and the history of watchmaking with experts in the field.
02/23/2024
How to Shop a Virtual Book Fair
How is a virtual book fair different from a regular book fair?
07/27/2022
Collecting Dell Mapbacks
Dell mapbacks were a popular series of pulp paperbacks published between 1943 and 1950.
03/17/2025
ABAA Internship Program
The Antiquarian Booksellers' Association of America is proud to announce another edition of the paid summer internship program co-sponsored by AbeBooks.
03/29/2024
2024 ABAA Mentorship Program
The ABAA Gender Equity Initiative is proud to announce the fourth year of the ABAA Mentorship Program.
07/06/2021
Get Ready for the Transatlantic Book Fair
The Transatlantic Book Fair takes place from July 22 to July 27, 2021...
09/06/2023
Zhenya Dzhavgova: Medical Emergencies and Sporting Triumphs
For most people, managing one career, mastering a sport, or overcoming a major medical challenge are the work of a lifetime. ABAA-member Zhenya Dzhavgova, owner of ZH Books in Fremont, California, has done all these and more in a very short time!
01/31/2024
CA Book Fair: Speaker Schedule
Presentations to attend during the 2024 California Book Fair.
09/05/2023
2023 NCBCC Winners
The winners of the 2023 National Collegiate Book Collecting Contest have been announced.
03/18/2024
2024 National Collegiate Book Collecting Contest
The 2024 National Collegiate Book Collecging Contest is now accepting entries!
08/20/2024
Brown Bag Series: August
Please join us on August 27th, 2024 for a Brown Bag Lunch Series with Alexander Akin of Bolerium Books, "At the Intersection of Literature and Numismatics: 1,600 Years of Poetry on Money."
11/05/2024
Networking Reception
Join the ABAA Gender Equity Initiative for a Networking Reception at this year’s Boston International Antiquarian Book Fair, Saturday, November 9, 2024.
10/18/2023
Boston Book Fair: Featured Items
View some preview items our members will be exhibiting at the upcoming Boston Book Fair!
09/18/2023
The Latest Members of the ABAA
Meet the booksellers admitted as members of the ABAA in 2022.
10/11/2022
Boston Book Fair 2022
The Boston International Antiquarian Book Fair returns to the Hynes Convention Center in downtown Boston, November 11-13, 2022.
11/16/2022
Kenneth Rendell Endows Two Lecture Series
Kenneth W. Rendell establishes two annual lecture series.
02/01/2022
Let Us Do the Rare Book Searching for You!
Automate the process of searching for rare books by creating a "Want List" on abaa.org
07/21/2025
New ABAA Members
Meet the latest members of the Antiquarian Booksellers' Association of America.
12/01/2022
ABAA Virtual Book Fair: Boston Holiday Edition
Don't miss the ABAA Virtual Book Fair: Boston Holiday Edition! December 8-10, 2022.
03/10/2022
Get Ready for the New York Book Fair
The New York Antiquarian Book Fair is coming soon. Are you ready?
02/13/2023
Attending Your First Book Fair
ABAA members provide a few pointers for beginning collectors who might be considering attending an antiquarian book fair for the first time.
04/26/2023
New York Book Fair Preview
Preview some of the exciting rare books and other items you'll find at the 60th New York International Antiquarian Book Fair.
04/24/2017
Editing Shakespeare
Editors have sought to make Shakespeare's works more accessible since the first Folios. We showcase some of the best and worst of these projects, and highlight some controversial new attempts to bring the plays to a new audience.
12/29/2022
The History Of Vellum And Parchment
Before paper, vellum and parchment were the media of choice for illuminated manuscripts and early printing But what exactly is vellum?
02/20/2023
Introducing the ABAA-Public Google Group
A listserv where ABAA members announce select books for sale...
11/18/2024
Collecting Armed Services Editions
Armed Services Editions were a series of paperback books distributed to all overseas servicemen during WWII. They are credited with improving morale, winning the war, and making the post-war consumer boom possible.
06/26/2024
Signed Books Vs. Inscribed Books
Which is more desirable, a plain signed copy or an inscribed copy? And, what are the differences?
01/16/2015
48th Annual California Antiquarian Book Fair
Details of the 2015 California International Antiquarian Book Fair, to be held in Oakland, CA, February 6-8, 2015.
01/08/2015
Jack London, Photographer
Jack London's career as a photographer is the subject of a special lecture at the 2015 CA Antiquarian Book Fair.
12/19/2014
Cuba: Items of Historical Interest
ABAA members have many items of interest related to Cuba and Cuban-American history.
02/03/2023
Special Events at the California Book Fair
Preview some special exhibitions to view during the upcoming 2023 California Book Fair in Pasadena, CA.
12/04/2014
Exhibition: 100 Famous Children's Books
ABAA member and children's book expert Chris Loker, owner of San Francisco's Children's Book Gallery, has curated a new exhibition on 100 influential children's books.
12/12/2022
2023 California Book Fair
Don't miss the California International Antiquarian Book Fair, February 10-12, 2023.
02/23/2022
ABAA Women's Initiative Mentorship Program
The ABAA Women's Initiative Mentorship Program is now seeking applicants.
09/18/2024
Allan Stypeck: 50 Years of Bookselling
Allan Stypeck, owner of Second Story Books, discusses his long career in bookselling and appraising and his parallel career in television and documentary making.
01/14/2025
2025 California Book Fair Cancelled
The 2025 ABAA California Book Fair has officially been cancelled.
05/22/2023
Identifying First Editions
What is a modern first edition, and how would you recognize one?
01/05/2015
Reading Resolution: The Year of Colm Tóibín
January is when some readers make their resolutions for the new year. Do you have any reading resolutions to share?
07/13/2021
Transatlantic Book Fair Public Programs
Join the ABAA and ABA for a variety of panels hosted during the Transatlantic Book Fair!
04/20/2021
National Collegiate Book Collecting Contest 2021
The 2021 National Collegiate Book Collecting Contest for is now accepting entries!