Marvin Getman, the rare book fair impresario has some good news to report:  The Brooklyn Virtual Antiquarian Book Fair opened on September 4^th, 2020 as proxy for what was a year ago an already a strong traditional rare book and paper fair.  Of course Covid-19 intervened this spring and, in response, Marvin reimagined book fairs electronically.   The outcome this past month was his 4^th electronic fair for a field that needed a miracle.  The changes reflect in the recent statistics generated:

 

226 participating dealers

 

3,100 items listed with another 500 posted in a second wave

 

Sales:  800 items sold

 

Turnover:  $850,000+

 

An observation from Marvin:  “we’re seeing an increase of $1,000+ sales"

 

Attendance:  12,500 unique visitors

 

Webinars:  A panel discussion by RBMS librarians discussing  Spiritualism, Magic and the Occult proved popular and they are on uTube and www.getmansvirtual.com.

 

Future events now scheduled:  October 6-8; November 3-5; December holiday event TBA

 

Taken together:  Wow!