Latest Catalogs of Rare Books
The latest catalogs of rare books and print ephemera from ABAA members...
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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...
Weekly Highlights
Our members list new acquisitions and recently cataloged items almost every day of the year. Below, you'll find a few...
Collecting Armed Services Editions
Armed Services Editions were a series of paperback books distributed to all overseas servicemen during WWII. They are credited with...
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03/19/2026
Latest Catalogs of Rare Books
The latest catalogs of rare books and print ephemera from ABAA members...
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...
02/18/2026
Missing in Transit to from New York to Pennsylvania
by Xin Yi Zhao
ABAA member, Donald A. Heald Rare Books, reports a book missing in transit.
02/11/2026
Theft of Sci-Fi/Fantasy Material from L.W. Currey
by Xin Yi Zhao
ABAA member L. W. Currey reports that his office was broken into, and a number of boxes and individual items were stolen. The largest group still in boxes and waiting to be processed was a collection of Arkham House books. Those in the Northeast should be aware that this collection is/was in white banker boxes.
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.
01/21/2026
2026 California Book Fair: Highlights
Now in its 57th year, the California International Antiquarian Book Fair is one of the world’s premier events for rare and antiquarian books and ephemera.
12/01/2025
Obituary for Michael Hollander
by Xin Yi Zhao
"The shift from Wall Street to the antiquarian book trade is not as improbable as it sounds. The best dealers bring to their work a connoisseurship of detail, a tolerance for risk, and a respect for the long view. Michael possessed all three."