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Articles - November - 2024 Issue

The Boston Int’l Antiquarian Book Fair: Find your future there!

- by Bruce E. McKinney

A learning experience!

A learning experience!

Once again, bibliophiles have an opportunity to be in the same room with the leading dealers who handle collectible paper when the Boston International Antiquarian Book Fair opens to the public on 8 November.  During this 3 day book fair, 11/8-10, 100 dealers will be sharing their wares.  The primary goal of such events is to make immediate sales but the changing chemistry of the market is providing these grand antiquarian events another role, to encourage the emerging collecting will.  Markets change and we’re at one of those moments.

 

It’s the opportunities to meet new collectors that set the path to the future.  The ABAA has long encouraged the next generation’s collectors to see the field first hand.  Online you can read about material.  When you discuss it with experts, that’s often when the collecting spark ignites.

 

So when you join this event, if you are comfortable with what you are seeing, think about becoming a part of the history of collectible paper. And you never know whether you’ll get serious.  If you do, you’ll become part of its future.

 

So, think about coming to the fair. It’s one of the best ways to experience collecting.

 

Location:

Hynes Convention Center

900 Boylston Street, Boston MA 02115

 

The Days and Hours:

Friday, November 8, 8 - 4pm EST. Admission $25

Saturday, November 9, Noon to 7pm. FREE ADMISSION

Sunday, November 10, 11:00am to 4:00pm. FREE ADMISSION

 

Here’s the list of exhibitors.

 

Exhibitor List by Alpha (with Booth Number)
Click to View Floor Plan 

403 Abraham Lincoln Book Shop, Inc.
117 Charles Agvent
413 Archway Books
121 James Arsenault & Company
224 Auger Down Books
417 B & B Rare Books
310 Lorne Bair Rare Books
124 John Bale Books LLC
420 Bauman Rare Books
425 Simon Beattie Ltd
123 David Bergman
314 Jeff Bergman Books
325 Bernett Rare Books
318 Between the Covers Rare Books
418 Biblionne
515 Blackwell's Rare Books
215 Bluemango Books and Manuscripts
115 Alessandro Borgato
217 Thomas G. Boss Fine Books
315 Brattle Book Shop
208 Brenner's Collectable Books
418 Pablo Butcher
409 Capitol Hill Books
525 Caroliniana
414 Librairie Rodolphe Chamonal
119 Commonwealth Books
408 Justin Croft Antiquarian Books Limited
514 James Cummins Bookseller
520 Wilfrid M. de Freitas - Bookseller
108 DeWolfe & Wood Rare Books
116 Dungeness Books
303 Eclectibles
118 Editio Altera
504 First Edition Rare Books, LLC
206 First Folio
120 Geographicus Rare Antique Maps
526 Gilann Books
320 Globus Rare Books & Archives
426 Thomas A. Goldwasser Rare Books
223 James Gray Booksellers
516 Grayshelf Books
219 HS Rare Books
507 Adrian Harrington Rare Books
110 Peter Harrington
308 Jeff Hirsch Books
204 Sandra L. Hoekstra Bookseller
425 Honey & Wax Booksellers
515 Hyraxia Books
324 Imperial Fine Books, Inc.
426 James S. Jaffe Rare Books LLC
113 Jarndyce Antiquarian Booksellers
323 Johnnycake Books
419 Pryor Johnson Rare Books
326 Jonkers Rare Books
106 Kaaterskill Books
410 Ben Kinmont Bookseller
307 John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller
519 Knuf Rare Books
226 Konstantinopel Rare & Fine Books
304 Kuenzig Books
405 JF Letenneur Livres Rares
305 Lucius Rare Books
203 Lux Mentis, Booksellers
126 Herman H. J. Lynge & Son
214 Maggs Bros. Ltd.
106 Mare Booksellers
508 McBlain Books
415 McBride Rare Books
506 Bruce McKittrick Rare Books
225 Willis Monie Books
117 Morgan Books
114 Howard S. Mott, Inc.
518 Musinsky Rare Books, Inc.
316 Old Editions Book Shop & Gallery
213 Patrick Olson Rare Books
423 Bernard Quaritch Ltd
207 Quill & Brush
306 Rabelais Inc.
210 William Reese Company
319 L & T Respess Books
217 Resser-Thorner Americana
509 Rootenberg Rare Books & Manuscripts
313 Rulon-Miller Books
115 Antiquariaat Schierenberg
404 Sophie Schneideman Rare Books
104 Scientia Books
407 Garrett Scott, Bookseller
510 Second Story Books
324 Shapero Rare Books
513 Sokol Books Ltd
503 Original Antique Maps by Carol J. Spack
406 Benjamin Spademan Rare Books
319 Ten Pound Island Book Co.
218 Triolet Rare Books
416 Type Punch Matrix
226 Adam Weinberger Rare Books
424 White Fox Rare Books and Antiques
505 Whitmore Rare Books, Inc.
517 Yesterday's Gallery
220 Zucker Art Books

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