The 2026 Dallas Antiquarian Book Fair, presented by the Texas Booksellers Association in joint sponsorship with Half Price Books, runs from Friday, July 31, through Sunday, August 2, 2026.
Event Details & Schedule
Location: 1835 Forms Drive, Carrollton, TX 75006 (a venue in North Dallas featuring plenty of space and free parking).
Friday, July 31 (Preview Night): 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Admission: $20.00
Saturday, August 1: 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Admission: $10.00
Sunday, August 2: 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM
Admission: $10.00
What to Expect
Exhibitors: Scores of antiquarian book, print, map, and paper dealers from Texas, across the United States, and internationally.
Selection: Rare books, fine bindings, literary first editions, Texana and historical documents, vintage paper ephemera, illustrated works, and collectible prints.
A note about this and other book fairs. They have become the replacement of the many book shops that once lined the street of America. The Internet damaged the “shop” model causing most bookshops’ public locations to close. They’ve always had their stock but most of their sales have gone online.
What was lost was the precious interpersonal interaction that the field has long thrived on. Enterprising dealers, their organizers and organizations have created book fairs the past decade to replace the brick-and-mortar experience with the fun of “the circus is coming to town” booksellers’ bacchanals.
Freeman’s, August 20. President Washington Reaffirms the US Treaty of Friendship and Peace with Morocco, the Longest Unbroken Treaty in US History. $50,000 – 80,000.
Freeman’s, August 20. Weeks After Victory at Yorktown, Benjamin Franklin Promises Repayment of a French Loan that Funded the American Revolution. $200,000 – 300,000.
Freeman’s, August 20. Rare First Edition of the Foundational Text of the Mormon Church. $100,000 – 150,000.
Freeman’s, August 20. President Washington Sends the First Major Law Passed by Congress, the Tariff Act of 1789. $100,000 – 150,000.
Freeman’s, August 20. A Scarce Example of Audubon's Depiction of a Brown Pelican, Plate CCLI from his Birds of America. $30,000 – 50,000.
Freeman’s, August 20. The Official and First Obtainable Broadside Printing of the Lincoln's Final Emancipation Proclamation. $30,000 – 50,000.
