10/23/2014
Book Show Wars
Is there room for three antiquarian book fairs on the same weekend in New York City? We'll soon find out. The New York Book Fair season of 2015 promises to be one of the most interesting in a quite some time.
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10/20/2014
October Catalogue and List Announcements
The latest catalogue and list announcements from ABAA members.
10/17/2014
1939: At Swim-Two-Birds
To mark the 75th Anniversary of 1939, we've asked some ABAA members to discuss publications from that momentous year. Garrett Scott, a prominent Ann Arbor bookseller, offers a divagation upon At Swim-Two-Birds, Flann O'Brien's proto-post-modern first book– published in 1939.
10/16/2014
Across the Bay: ABAA California Fair Moves to Oakland
We asked Michael Hackenberg, Chair of the Northern California Book Fair Committee, to provide his personal perspective on the decision to move the ABAA-sponsored California International Antiquarian Book Fair from San Francisco to Oakland.
10/10/2014
Writers’ Libraries: The Bookseller’s Perspective
Kevin MacDonnell, a bookseller in Austin, well known for his expertise on all things Mark Twain, analyzes the bookseller’s role in assessing an author’s own library.
10/02/2014
Catablog
Simon Beattie's catalogues are instantly recognizable and have won a number of design awards. In this post, Simon talks about their inception.
10/01/2014
1939: Before The War, The Fairs
To mark the 75th Anniversary of 1939, we've asked some ABAA members to discuss publications from that momentous year. Marc Selvaggio, whose specialties include World's Fairs and International Expositions, takes us down memory lane as he examines the publications of the 1939 World's Fairs held in New York and San Francisco.
