The Philadelphia Rare Book Fair returns to the Trinity Memorial Church this year from December 7-9. There will be 25+ booksellers from not only the Philadelphia area but throughout the Northeast and New England, the not-too deep South, and the Midwest. They will be bringing not just books but various types of ephemera as well.
The schedule is as follows:
Thursday, December 7. 5:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. This is Preview Night. Tickets are required and can be purchased on the fair's website for $50. This will give you first access to the books. Wine, beer, and canapes will be served.
Friday, December 8. 11:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. Admission is free.
Saturday, December 9. 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Admission is free.
The historic Trinity Memorial Church is located at 2212 Spruce St., Philadelphia, PA 19103.
Exhibitors are:
Back Creek Books - Annapolis, MD.
Bauman Rare Books - Philadelphia, PA.
B & B Rare Books - New York, NY.
Jeannot Barr Prints and Drawings - Northport, NY.
Jeffrey Bergman Books - Flemington, NJ.
Between the Covers - Gloucester City, NJ.
Bluemango Books & Manuscripts - New Hope, PA.
Brenner's Collectable Books - Manasquan, NJ.
Capitol Hill Books - Washington, DC.
Captain Ahab's Rare Books - Stephenson, VA.
Christopher's Rare Books - New Milford CT.
Cleveland Book Company - Rocky River, OH.
First Place Books - Walkersville, MD.
Haec City / Also Books - Pittsburgh, PA.
Lizzyyoung Bookseller - Newport, RI.
MacManus Rare Books - Bryn Mawr, PA.
Bruce McKittrick Rare Books - Narberth, PA.
Mori Books - Franklin, NH.
Old Editions Bookshop - North Tonawanda, NY.
Kevin Sell, The Rare Book Sleuth - Minneapolis, MN.
Stan Gorski Books - Doylestown, PA.
Timeless Tales Rare Books - Acton, MA.
Vintage Books and Fine Art - Easton, MD.
Walnut Street Paper - Kutztown, PA.
Yesterday's Muse - Webster, NY.
Zoe Abrams Rare Books - Wynnewood, PA.
The Philadelphia Rare Book Fair is promoted by Fine Book Fairs.
ALDE, Apr. 8: GUEVARA (ANTONIO DE). Histoire de Marc-Aurèle, Empereur Romain, vray miroir et horloge des Princes. Paris, Pierre et Galliot du Pré, frères, 1565. €3,000 to €4,000.
ALDE, Apr. 8: HEURES DE LA VIERGE. Horæ in laudem beatissimæ virginis Mariæ ad usum Romanum. Paris, Charles L'Angelier, 1556. €4,000 to €5,000.
ALDE, Apr. 8: MONTAIGNE (MICHEL DE). Les Essais. Édition nouvelle, trouvée après le deceds de l'autheur… Paris, Abel L'Angelier, 1595. €6,000 to €8,000.
ALDE, Apr. 8: [ROJAS (FERNANDO DE)]. Celestina, tragicomedia di Calisto et Melibea, tradotta de lingua castigliana in italiano idioma… Venise, 1531. €2,000 to €3,000.
ALDE, Apr. 8: CAMÕES (LUÍS DE). Os Lusiadas. Lisbonne, Pedro Crasbeeck, 1613. €2,000 to €3,000.
ALDE, Apr. 8: CERVANTES (MIGUEL DE). El Ingenioso hidalgo Don Quixote de la Mancha. Bruxelles, Roger Velpius & Huberto Antonio, 1611. €6,000 to €8,000.
ALDE, Apr. 8: LA FONTAINE (JEAN DE). Fables choisies, mises en vers. Paris, Denys Thierry et Claude Barbin, 1678-1694. €6,000 to €8,000.
ALDE, Apr. 8: CERVANTES (MIGUEL DE). El Ingenioso hidalgo Don Quixote de la Mancha. Madrid, Joaquin Ibarra, 1780. €3,000 to €4,000.
ALDE, Apr. 8: DIDEROT (DENIS) ET JEAN LE ROND D'ALEMBERT. Encyclopédie, ou dictionnaire raisonné des sciences, des arts et des métiers. Paris, 1751-1765. €15,000 to €20,000.
ALDE, Apr. 8: [LIVRE TISSÉ]. LAMARTINE (Alphonse de). Les Laboureurs. Poème tiré de Jocelyn… Lyon, J. A. Henry, 1883. €8,000 to €10,000.
ALDE, Apr. 8: [LIVRE TISSÉ]. Livre de prières tissé d'après les enluminures des manuscrits du XIVe au XVIe siècle. Lyon, [A. Roux], 1886. €5,000 to €6,000.
