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Boston Rare Book and Ephemera Fair: November 12th

The Boston Shadow Fair

The Boston Shadow Fair

 

For many years The ABAA’s Boston Fair has attracted shadow fairs that have permitted non-ABAA members to exhibit over the same weekend when the big guys are showing some of the crown jewels of collectible paper.

 

What, with Covid, schedules and plans having been disrupted, many of the old details have been aged out.

 

This year the Boston Rare Book and Ephemera Fair is being held  November 12th at 180 Berkeley Street, Boston, MA 02116, a short walk away from the ABAA’s 3 day affair.

 

New England has a storied history of discoveries of sublime rarities.  Whether you think you have one or you think they do, fuel-up your chariot and plan a few hours browsing.  It's great fun.

 

Here’s there official website:  https://www.rarebooksboston.com/

 

Saturday, November 12th, 2022
8am – 4pm
at the Back Bay Events Center
Dorothy Quincy Suite
180 Berkeley Street, Boston, MA 02116



a short walk from the Hynes Auditorium, the venue for the Boston International Antiquarian Book Fair on November 11th-13th 

 

 

 

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