News Archive
05/03/2022
ABAA Virtual Book Fair: New York Edition
The ABAA Virtual Book Fair: New York Edition takes place May 4-5, 2022.
04/25/2022
2022 National Collegiate Book Collecting Contest
The ABAA is now accepting entries for the 2022 National Collegiate Book Collecting Contest.
04/18/2022
New York Book Fair Featured Items
Preview some featured items from the New York Book Fair
03/10/2022
Get Ready for the New York Book Fair
The New York Antiquarian Book Fair is coming soon. Are you ready?
02/23/2022
ABAA Women's Initiative Mentorship Program
The ABAA Women's Initiative Mentorship Program is now seeking applicants.
02/21/2022
Early Bindery Dust Jackets
by Mark Godburn
The practice of issuing dust jackets on new books is generally thought to have begun with the introduction of publishers’ bindings around 1820. But, recently examined evidence shows that dust jackets were issued long before the 1820s in the German states and probably elsewhere in Europe.
02/10/2022
Schedule for the ABAA California Book Fairs
The schedule for this weekend's California Book Fairs (in Oakland, CA and online).