The Pasadena Book Fair February 7-9

The 53^rd California International Antiquarian Book Fair returns to Pasadena, California February 7-9. It features booksellers from the Antiquarian Booksellers’ Association of America and the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers. As in recent years, the show is being held at the spacious Pasadena Convention Center where more than 160 dealers from xx countries and yy states will be offering collectible material for sale. In 2020, on the west coast, this is the year’s most important event.

This show has two objectives; to provide encouragement to collectors, and opportunities for the larger community to celebrate the beauty and power of collectable paper. Where once there were hundreds of old and rare book shops to attract nascent collectors in California, these days, with significant sales online and at auction, this and other fairs have embraced the need to provide in-person experiences for both the new and experienced collector.

As in past years while the show is ongoing there will be seminars.

Saturday, February 8

FIVE HUNDRED YEARS OF WOMEN'S WORK
1:00 PM: Women's work. The phrase usually conjures up domestic duties or occupations largely associated with women-such as teaching, nursing, or housekeeping. The Lisa Unger Baskin Collection at Duke University's Sallie Bingham Center for Women's History and Culture upends those associations. By bringing together materials from across the centuries, Baskin reveals what has been hidden—that Western women have long pursued a startling range of careers and vocations and that through their work they have supported themselves, their families, and the causes they believed in. Lisa Unger Baskin leads an illustrated talk about collecting this unique material, how crucial her relationship to the book trade was in the process, and the scholarship involved in the catalogue that introduced it to the public. Presented by the Bibliographical Society of America and ABAA.

3:00 PM: PROFILES IN SUFFRAGE: DEPICTIONS OF WOMEN AND THEIR STRUGGLE FOR EQUALITY
Celebrating the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment, this panel discussion will explore the people, the movements, and the literature that helped women win the vote and how women have been depicted in literature.

Panelists:
Discussion moderated by best-selling author and Pulitzer Prize-winning and Emmy-winning reporter Patt Morrison (Los Angeles Times, NPR)

Ellen Carol DuBois is a professor of history and gender studies who retired in 2017 from the University of California, Los Angeles in 2017. She is the author of numerous books on the subject of suffrage, including Suffrage: Women's Long Battle for the Vote (2020), which was recently published by Simon & Schuster.

Lisa See is the author of numerous best-selling books, including On Gold Mountain: The One Hundred Year Odyssey of My Chinese-American Family (1995), which was a national bestseller and a New York Times Notable Book. The book traces the journey of Lisa's great-grandfather, Fong See, who overcame obstacles at every step to become the 100-year- old godfather of Los Angeles's Chinatown and the patriarch of a sprawling family.

Bookseller Miranda Garno Nesler earned her PhD in literature and gender studies from Vanderbilt University and is the director of women's history and the institutional liaison for Whitmore Rare Books in Pasadena.

Sunday, February 9

SOMETHING WONDERFUL THIS WAY CAME: 100 YEARS OF RAY BRADBURY
12:00 PM: Honoring the centennial of the celebrated science fiction writer Ray Bradbury's birth, our panel of experts explores his mastery of the subject and enduring legacy. This event is moderated by David Kipen, former literature director of the National Endowment for the Arts. Born and raised in Los Angeles, Kipen opened the Boyle Heights lending library Libros Schmibros in 2010, contributed to multiple volumes of California cultural history, and teaches in the UCLA writing program.

Panelists:
Steven Paul Leiva, author, film producer, and long-time friend of Ray Bradbury, is the author of Searching for Ray Bradbury (2013). Levia was the lead organizer of Ray Bradbury Week (2010) and involved in the naming of Ray Bradbury Square in Los Angeles, as well as the dedication of the Ray Bradbury Room at Palms-Rancho Park Library.

John F. Szabo, City Librarian of the Los Angeles Public Library and Chair of the OCLC Board of Trustees, hosted the naming of Ray Bradbury Square in Los Angeles.

Tim Powers, bestselling author of science fiction and fantasy (On Stranger Tides, Last Call, Anubis Gates), is the two-time winner of both the World Fantasy and Philip K. Dick awards. His novel, On Stranger Tides, was adapted into the Disney Pirates of the Caribbean film of the same name (2011).

Obadiah Baird, owner of The Book Bin in Salem Oregon, is a specialist in rare and collectible science fiction, fantasy and horror. He also edits and publishes The Audient Void: A Journal of Weird Fiction and Dark Fantasy.

DISCOVERY DAY
1:30 – 3:00 PM: Discovery Day is open to the public, free with paid admission. Exhibitors will offer interested individuals an opportunity to receive free appraisals on up to three books. Appraisals are available on a first-come, first-served basis within the scheduled times.

Note: personal appraisal items cannot be taken into the in exhibition hall and should be safely held at coat check.

Fair hours

Friday, February 7, 2020 • 3 pm to 8 pm
Saturday, February 8, 2020 • 11 am to 7 pm
Sunday, February 9, 2020 • 11 am to 5 pm

$25: Preview on Friday 7th (includes Saturday and Sunday)
$15: Saturday 8th and Sunday 9th

Students: $5.00 off admission (with current valid ID)
ABAA and ILAB members: Free admission (with membership card)

Use your California Book Fair ticket stub for $5 discount into the Huntington Library during February 2020.

Here is a link to the show’s website: https://www.cabookfair.com/

A list of exhibitors:

	Company	Booth No.

	Abraham Lincoln Book Shop, Inc.	108

	Nick Adams & Co. Rare Books	110

	aGatherin'	112

	Charles Agvent	602

	Antiquariat Aix-la-Chapelle	717

	Amanda Hall Rare Books	709

	Libreria de Antan?o LLC	417

	Aquila Books	823

	Argonaut Book Shop	413

	James Arsenault & Company	821

	Athena Rare Books	418

	Auger Down Books	204

	B & B Rare Books, Ltd.	815

	Back of Beyond Books	517

	Antiquariat Michael Banzhaf	705

	Bauman Rare Books	206

	Roland Belgrave Vintage Photography Ltd	814

	Antiquariat Reinhold Berg eK	217

	David Bergman	209

	Between the Covers Rare Books, Inc.	618

	Biblioctopus	617

	Carl Blomgren Fine Books	118

	Bolerium Books	419

	The Book Bin Inc.	708

	Bookbid Rare Books	803

	Booklegger’s Fine Books	613

	The Bookpress, Ltd.	103

	Books of Wonder	111

	BOOKTRST	202

	Bookvica	405

	Antiquariat Botanicum	218

	Taylor Bowie	105

	David Brass Rare Books, Inc.	813

	Burnside Rare Books	805

	Pablo Butcher	112

	Caroliniana	609

	Carpe Diem Fine Books	403

	Jeffrey D. Carr	607

	Rodolphe Chamonal	601

	Chanticleer Books	402

	Coconut Rose Rare Books	306

	Daniel Crouch Rare Books, LLC	604

	Cultural Images	211

	James Cummins Bookseller Inc.	215

	Robert Dagg Rare Books	415

	Dark Parks Books & Collectibles	505

	Davar Antiquarian Books	710

	Dawson's Book Shop	410

	De Wolfe & Wood	203

	Nat Des Marais Rare Books	116

	Eclectibles	718

	Christopher Edwards	818

	Scott Emerson Books	511

	Evening Star Books	101

	First Folio	101

	Foldvari Books	406

	Wilfrid M. de Freitas - Bookseller	506

	Robert Frew Ltd.	615

	Elena Gallego Rare Books LLC	310

	Garcia-Garst, Booksellers	102

	Gilann Books	602

	Thomas A. Goldwasser Rare Books	611

	James Graham, Bookseller	714

	Hackenberg Booksellers	411

	David A. Hamilton Americana Books	612

	Peter Harrington	501

	Donald A. Heald Rare Books, Prints & Maps	824

	Heartwood Books And Art	810

	Heritage Book Shop, LLC	512

	Sandra L Hoekstra Bookseller	216

	Hordern House Rare Books	702

	House of Mirth Photos	107

	John Howell for Books	212

	HS Rare Books	616

	Imperial Fine Books, Inc.	307

	Antiquariat Inlibris Gilhofer Nfg. GmbH	605

	James S. Jaffe Rare Books	611

	Jarndyce Antiquarian Booksellers	119

	Johanson Rare Books	304

	Johnson Rare Books & Archives	608

	Jonkers Rare Books	812

	Kaaterskill Books	203

	Kagerou Bunko	213

	Kenneth Karmiole Bookseller, Inc.	809

	The Kelmscott Bookshop	305

	Ben Kinmont, Bookseller	716

	Eric Chaim Kline Bookseller	407

	John W. Knott, Jr. Bookseller	408

	Kotte Autographs	606

	Langdon Manor Books, LLC	117

	Bill Leone, Bookseller	715

	JF Letenneur Livres Rares	806

	Liber Antiquus, Early Books & Manuscripts	801

	Locus Solus Rare Books	817

	Lucius Books	820

	Lux Mentis, Booksellers	504

	Herman H.J. Lynge & Son A/S	701

	Maggs Bros. Ltd.	404

	Main Street Fine Books & Manuscripts	105

	Jeffrey D. Mancevice, Inc.	719

	Jeffrey H. Marks Rare Books	315

	Marlborough Rare Books Ltd.	103

	Martayan Lan Rare Books & Maps	502

	MARTINEZ D.	113

	McBride Rare Books	816

	Bruce McKittrick Rare Books, Inc.	811

	Meda Riquier Rare Books Ltd.	409

	Midway Rare Books	603

	Howard S. Mott, Inc.	106

	J. B. Muns, Fine Arts Books & Musical Autographs	414

	Musinsky Rare Books, Inc.	317

	Nudelman Rare Books	109

	Oak Knoll Books	713

	Ohya-Shobo co.,Ltd	207

	Pacific Coast Books	825

	Philadelphia Rare Books & Manuscrip	711

	Phillip J. Pirages Fine Books & Manus	401

	Bud Plant & Hutchison Books	826

	Nicholas Potter -- Bookseller	120

	Powell's Books Chicago	412

	John Price Antiquarian Books	807

	PY Rare Books	814

	Bernard Quaritch Ltd.	614

	Max Rambod, Inc.	819

	John Randall Books	416

	Rare Books Le Feu Follet	802

	Rare Photo Gallery	822

	Janette Ray Bookseller	804

	Read'Em Again Books	507

	ReadInk	114

	William Reese Company	703

	Walter Reuben, Inc.	219

	Rootenberg Rare Books & Manuscript	302

	Barry Lawrence Ruderman Antique M	301

	Rulon-Miller Books	313

	Sanctuary Books	210

	Ken Sanders Rare Books	610

	Sawtooth Books	715

	Antiquariaat Schierenberg	706

	Sophie Schneideman Rare Books	508

	Marc Selvaggio, Books & Ephemera	516

	Shapero Rare Books Ltd	503

	Sims Reed Ltd	509

	Ralph Sipper Books	214

	Sokol Books Ltd.	514

	SOPHIA ∑ RARE BOOKS	704

	Benjamin Spademan	510

	David Spilman Fine Books	121

	Antiquariat Michael Steinbach	308

	Peter L. Stern & Co., Inc.	314

	Douglas Stewart Fine Books	311

	Swan's Fine Books	104

	Tavistock Books	312

	Ten Pound Island Book Co.	308

	Michael R. Thompson, Bookseller	808

	Thorn Books	202

	Triolet Rare Books	309

	Tschanz Rare Books	816

	Vagabond Books	712

	Walkabout Books	518

	W.P. Watson Antiquarian Books	316

	Michael R. Weintraub, Inc.	707

	White Fox Rare Books and Antiques	303

	Whitmore Rare Books, Inc.	513

	John Windle Antiquarian Bookseller	201

	Zephyr Used & Rare Books	115

	ZH Books	515