Over the weekend of October 14th and 15th in Seattle at the 1962 World’s Fair Grounds the Seattle Antiquarian Book Fair will be held as it has been over the past four decades. The fair throughout its history has reflected the ups and downs of the rare book field, contracting occasionally, selling out in recent years. Whatever the year brings, this show has and continues to hang out the welcome mat to a changing field that, for decades has been moving from Main Street to the Web and to book fairs such as this event that reflect the new world order supported by databases such as Abebooks and Rare Book Hub. We know much more about the material anymore but know much less about the dealers to whom we occasionally send 4 and 5 figure checks. At shows we meet the people on the other side of the counter, can compare their descriptions with their examples, and sometimes negotiate.
Robert Rulon-Miller, a long-time exhibitor at this fair calls it “an important event. I’ve had some wonderful years here. The truth is you never know what you’ll sell but I always find the buying very good.”
The established promoter, Louis Collins, for the past few years has co-produced this event with a thirty-something, Bill Wolfe, who has, over the years become a rare book guy himself. When I asked Louis about the future he said, “You can call me the present and Bill the future.”
So put this event on your calendar. If you are in the field, have a heartbeat, and are within a few hundred miles we’ll expect to see you there.
Days and Hours
Saturday, October 14th: 10am-6pm
Sunday, October 15th: 11am-4pm
Admission is $5.00 and is good for both days
Here is a list of exhibitors:
| Participant | Address | Location | ||
| Aardvark Books | PO Box 5252 | Eugene | OR | 104 |
| ABAA Pacific NW Chapter | 2143 NW Highway 101 | Lincoln City | OR | |
| abebooks.com | 655 Tyee Rd, Ste 500 | Victoria | BC | |
| Annette & Larry Hancks Booksellers | 4169 Eaton St | Kansas City | KS | 309 |
| Anthology Booksellers | 9405 NE Hancock Dr | Portland | OR | 808 |
| Antiquariat Botanicum | 1113 Bridgeview Dr | Lynden | WA | D |
| Arundel Books | 212 1st Ave S | Seattle | WA | 210/209 |
| Asian Steppes | 1443 McAllister St | San Francisco | CA | 802 |
| Avant Retro | 5855 13th St | Sacramento | CA | 602 |
| B & L Rootenberg Books | PO Box 5049 | Sherman Oaks | CA | 506 |
| B Brown & Associates | 3534 Stone Way N | Seattle | WA | 102 |
| Back of Beyond Books | 83 N Main | Moab | UT | 207 |
| Barbara Mader Children's Books | 4816 95th Ave W | University Place | WA | 408 |
| Barbarossa Books | 5660 NE Tolo Rd | Bainbridge Island | WA | 206 |
| Bauman Rare Books | 1608 Walnut St, 19th Floor | Philadelphia | PA | A |
| Ben Kinmont Bookseller | 684 North Main St | Sebastopol | CA | 107 |
| Blakeney Griffin Booksellers LTD | 15 Stratton St | London | 507 | |
| Book Arts Guild | 515 N 49th | Seattle | WA | T1 |
| Book Club of Washington | PO Box 12314 | Seattle | WA | T3 |
| Books as Issued | Po Box 7176 | Petaluma | CA | 805 |
| Booktryst | 133SE Ford St | McMinnville | OR | 407 |
| Carl Mautz Vintage Photography | 329 Bridgeway | Nevada City | CA | 509 |
| Carpe Diem Fine Books | 245 Pearl St | Monterey | CA | 609 |
| Charles Seluzicki Fine Books | 3733 NE 24th Ave | Portland | OR | 103 |
| Chet Ross Rare Books | PO Box 200 | Southworth | WA | 302 |
| Columbia Basin Books | 7210 Helmick Rd | Monmouth | OR | 404 |
| Cultural Images | 8890 NW Ash St | Portland | OR | 706 |
| David Morrison Books | 1420-A SE 37th Ave | Portland | OR | 807 |
| David Spilman Fine Books | PO Box 577 | Sebastopol | CA | 106 |
| E.C. Rare Books | 1455 Crown St | North Vancouver | BC | 504 |
| Easton's Books | 701 S 1st St | Mount Vernon | WA | 702 |
| Ed Smith Books | 14283 Sunrise Dr NE | Bainbridge Island | WA | E |
| Edition de Luxe | 8050 13th Ave, Ste 206 | Portland | OR | G |
| Elena Gallego Rare Books | PO Box 15486 | San Antonio | TX | 310 |
| Elk River Books | 120 N. Main St | Livingston | MT | 106 |
| Ephemerania | 4825 Mt. Ararat Dr | San Diego | CA | 101 |
| Fairlook Antiques | 81 1/2 S Washington St | Seattle | WA | 108 |
| Fantasy Illustrated | PO BOX 248 | Silvana | WA | 401 |
| Garcia-Garst, Booksellers | 1516 N Daubenberger Rd | Turlock | CA | 403 |
| Giant Nerd Books | 709 N. Monroe St. | Spokane | WA | 508 |
| Gregor Rare Books | PO Box 1491 | Langley | WA | 510 |
| Horizon Books | 1423 10th Ave | Seattle | WA | 809 |
| J. Michaels Books | 160 E Broadway | Eugene | OR | 103 |
| James Graham, Bookseller | 109 Tesori Dr | Palm Desert | CA | 305 |
| John Howell For Books | 5205 1/2 Village Green | Los Angeles | CA | 205 |
| John Michael Lang Fine Books | 5416 20th Ave NW | Seattle | WA | 501 |
| John Michael Lang Fine Books Annex | 5416 20th Ave NW | Seattle | WA | 801 |
| John Windle, Antiquarian Bookseller | 49 Geary St #233 | San Francisco | CA | B |
| Johnson Rare Books & Archives | 134 N Citrus Ave | Covina | CA | 307 |
| Judith Rafferty Fine Art | PO Box 66745 | Portland | OR | 208 |
| Ken Sanders Rare Books | 268 South 200 East | Salt Lake City | UT | 303 |
| Kenneth Karmiole, Bookseller | PO Box 464 | Santa Monica | CA | 502 |
| Live Oak Booksellers | 271 Laurel Loop | Langley | WA | 505 |
| Louis Collins Books | 13005 3rd Ave NE | Seattle | WA | 605/606 |
| Michael Laird Rare Books | PO Box 299 | Lockhart | TX | 406 |
| Michael R. Thompson Rare Books | 8242 W 3rd, Ste 230 | Los Angeles | CA | 604 |
| Michael R. Weintraub Inc. | 231 West 29th St Suite 1401 | NYC | NY | 405 |
| Mike Maslan Vintage Posters & Photos | PO Box 4099 | Seattle | WA | 109/110 |
| Montford Press | 3741 33rd Ave SW | Seattle | WA | T2 |
| Montgomery Rare Books & Manuscripts | 1696 SW Montgomery Drive | Portland | OR | 105 |
| Nat Des Marais Rare Books | PO Box 86506 | Portland | OR | 707 |
| Nick Adams & Co. Rare Books | PO Box 189266 | Sacramento | CA | F |
| Nick Aretakis Americana | PO Box 4218 | Manteca | CA | 610 |
| Nudelman Rare Books | PO Box 25339 | Seattle | WA | 202 |
| Pacific Coast Books | 2143 NW Highway 101 | Lincoln City | OR | 701 |
| Peter Harrington, Antiquarian Bookseller | 100 Fulham Rd | London | UK | 409/410 |
| Peter L. Stern & Co., Inc. | 15 Court Square #101 | Boston | MA | 603 |
| Phillip J. Pirages Fine Books | 1709 NE 27th St. Ste G | McMinnville | OR | C/301 |
| Plant & Hutchison Books | PO Box 1133 | Cedar Ridge | CA | 304 |
| R.F. Wald | 5 Becket St | Lake Oswego | OR | 601 |
| Rare Photo Gallery | 1-41 Spadina Rd | Toronto | ON | 708 |
| Recollection Books | 1423 10th Ave | Seattle | WA | 810 |
| Richard Bishop, Bookseller | 1235 SE 26th Ave, Apt 7 | Portland | OR | 503 |
| Riverow Bookshop Inc. | 187 Front St | Owego | NY | 607 |
| Rob and June Edwards | PO Box 5469 | Salem | OR | 601 |
| Robert Dagg Rare Books | 3288 21st St #176 | San Francisco | CA | |
| Robert Fulgham Booksellers | 1352 Mojave St | Idaho Falls | ID | 306 |
| Robert Gavora Fine & Rare Books | PO Box 448 | Talent | OR | 603 |
| Rulon-Miller Books | 400 Summit Ave | St Paul | MN | 203 |
| Sherburne Antiques | 100 E 4th | Olympia | WA | 709/710 |
| Ten Pound Island Book Co. | 76 Langsford St | Gloucester | MA | 203 |
| The Book Bin | 215 SW 4th St | Corvallis | OR | 806 |
| The Book Lair | 8 Twelve Oaks Drive | Pleasanton | CA | 308 |
| The Cook Book Lady | 5768 Robin Hood Dr | El Sobrante | CA | 803 |
| Thorn Books | 5721 N. Killdeer Dr | Tucson | AZ | 402 |
| Triolet Rare Books | PO Box 1821 | San Luis Obispo | CA | 307 |
| Twice Sold Tales | 1833 Harvard Ave | Seattle | WA | |
| Vashon Island Books | 22100 Vashon Hwy SW | Vashon | WA | 804 |
| Walkabout Books | 25401 Cabot Rd | Laguna Hills | CA | 204 |
| White Fox Rare Books | 974 Cemetery Rd | West Windsor | VT | H |
| William James Bookseller | 829 Water St | Port Townsend | WA | 608 |
| Woodies Collectibles | 1084 Sanders Drive | Moraga | CA | 705 |
| Xenophile Bibliopole | 5107 S Dayton Place | Kennewick | WA | 306 |
| Zephyr Used & Rare Books | PO Box 55 | Vancouver | WA | 703/704 |
