The ABAA is now accepting entries for the 2026 National Collegiate Book Collecting Contest, where more than $6,000 in prizes will be awarded to student collectors. All entries should be submitted by June 10, 2026. For more info or to enter the contest, visit: www.abaa.org/articles/202...

#MaytheFourthBeWithYou #Star Wars: From the Adventures of Luke Skywalker by George Lucas New York: Ballantine Books, 1977. First hardcover trade edition. #Signed by uncredited #ghostwriter #AlanDeanFoster Offered by ABAA-member Burnside Rare Books Learn more: www.abaa.org/articles/wee...

RBS will be at the NY International @abaararebooks.bsky.social Book Fair this weekend at the Park Avenue Armory. Keep an eye out for RBS staff members Barbara Heritage, Andrew A. Kuhn, Zoe Langer, and Michael F. Suarez, S.J., who will all be there in person. We'd love for you to stop and say hi!

The ABAA New York International Antiquarian Book Fair returns to the Park Avenue Armory this weekend! Learn more & buy tickets at nybookfair.com #RareBooks #NYBookFair2026

Join us for a brown bag lunch with Dr. Valerie Schutte on April 22nd at 2 pm ET. "Exploring a Modern Manuscript about a Medieval Queen" Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 2pm ET Pre-registration for the talk is encouraged! Learn more: www.abaa.org/articles/apr...

The ABAA Virtual Book Fair: Spring Edition has begun! Shop the Fair at www.abaa.org/vbf Doors will remain open continuously until 7 pm ET on Saturday, April 11, 2026. #RareBooks #Ephemera #FirstEditions #AntiquarianBooks #ABAAVBF

Join us this weekend for the ABAA Virtual Book Fair: Spring Edition! April 9-11, 2026 Doors will remain open continuously from 12 pm ET on Thursday, April 9 until 7 pm ET on Saturday, April 11, 2026. Learn more at www.abaa.org/vbf

Applications are now open for mentees for the 2026–2027 ABAA Mentorship Program! Offering early-career professionals a unique opportunity to connect one-on-one with an experienced ABAA member for guidance, insight, & support. Details & application: www.abaa.org/articles/202...

Announcing the digital release of: Modern Finance & Economics, with a foreword by Anthony Deden: funkebooks.com/lists/modern... #abaa #wemakecatalogues

Members of the RBS staff will be at the NY Book Fair next month. We hope to see you there!

Save the date for the ABAA Virtual Book Fair: Spring Edition! April 9-11, 2026 Doors will remain open continuously from 12 pm ET on Thursday, April 9 until 7 pm ET on Saturday, April 11, 2026. Learn more at www.abaa.org/vbf

@abaararebooks.bsky.social's CA Antiquarian Book Fair transformed SF’s Pier 27 into “a museum where everything is for sale.” From #JackLondon manuscripts to #BlackPanther newspapers and #LGBTQ+ archival conversations, the Fair brought centuries of history to life. www.landispr.com/book-fair/a-...

Universally referred to as the world’s finest antiquarian #bookfair, the ABAA New York International Antiquarian Book Fair will return to the Park Avenue Armory April 30-May 1, 2026. Learn more & buy tickets at www.nybookfair.com #RareBooks #NYBookFair2026

Last night I shared my obsession for beautiful data graphics at @abaararebooks.bsky.social SF Book Fair. One of the sharpest audiences I've ever presented to.

Today is the final day of the #CaliforniaBookFair2026 at Pier 27 on The Embarcadero, #SanFrancisco. Join us to explore 2 floors of #rarebooks, #ephemera, & much more! Sunday hours: 11am-4pm Learn more & buy tickets: abaa.org/event/buy-ti... Tickets also available at the door!

We are set up at #cabf in San Francisco. Come visit us this weekend in booth 145. If you are interested in economic history, we’ve got you covered! @abaararebooks.bsky.social

The 57th California International Antiquarian Book Fair opens TONIGHT at Pier 27 on The Embarcadero, San Francisco! Join us Feb. 27-Mar. 1, 2026 to shop two floors of rare books, print ephemera, and much, much more! Get your tickets now: www.abaa.org/event/buy-ti...

Check out our booth this weekend if you happen to be in San Francisco. One of our Aaron’s is there w Helene.

Join us tomorrow (Friday) at Pier 27 on The Embarcadero, San Francisco, for the California Book Fair! Shop two floors of rare books, print ephemera, and much more! Get your tickets & learn more: www.abaa.org/event/buy-ti...

KPIX CBS San Francisco Bay Area interviews Lew Cohen, owner of B Street Books in Burlingame, about this weekend's California Book Fair. www.cbsnews.com/sanfrancisco...

Chicago’s Newberry Library has received $4 million from the Mellon Foundation that will help widen access to Indigenous languages, some of which have been on the brink of disappearance.

Tickets available for the upcoming California Book Fair (Feb. 27-Mar. 1, 2026) Pier 27, The Embarcadero, San Francisco, CA Get your tickets now: www.abaa.org/event/buy-ti... #CABookFair2026 #RareBooks #Ephemera

Join us at the California Book Fair on Saturday, February 28 at 4:30pm for a presentation on "Data-Graphic Masterpieces." Details: www.abaa.org/event/speake... #RareBooks #Ephemera #CABookFair2026

Join us at the California Book Fair on Sat., Feb. 28 at 3:00pm for a presentation on "Legacies of Artistic Experimentation and Social Change from the San Francisco Art Institute Archives." Details: www.abaa.org/event/speake... #RareBooks #CABookFair2026

Join us at the California Book Fair on Sat., Feb. 28 at 1:30pm for a presentation on "The Creative Vision of Alice Millard (1873-1938), Innovative Antiquarian Bookseller." Details: www.abaa.org/event/speake... #RareBooks #CABookFair2026

Join us at the California International Antiquarian Book Fair on Sat., February 28, at 12pm for a presentation on "Collecting Queer & Trans: An Inside Look at the World of LGBTQ+ #RareBooks, #Archives & #Ephemera." Learn more: www.abaa.org/event/speake... #CABookFair2026

Our first printed catalogue of 2026 is back from the printers. Pick up your complimentary copy at the California ABAA fair at the end of February. @abaararebooks.bsky.social

Wishing you and yours a #HappyNewYear from the members and staff of the Antiquarian Booksellers' Association of America, your trusted source for rare books and related ephemera since 1949. www.abaa.org Images: Greeting Cards (1870s) Offered by ABAA-member Eclectibles.

Season's Greetings from the staff and members of the Antiquarian Booksellers' Association of America, your trusted source for rare books and related ephemera since 1949. Wishing everyone a happy and peaceful holiday season! www.abaa.org Image: detail from The Polar Express by Chris Van Allsburg.

Nice article in The Hollywood Reporter about ABAA-member @mysterypierbooks.bsky.social "Tucked down a narrow alleyway off the Sunset Strip lies one of Hollywood’s most enchanting shops." www.hollywoodreporter.com/lifestyle/ar...

The ABAA Virtual Book Fair: Holiday Edition has begun! Shop the Fair: fairs.abaa.org Doors will remain open continuously until 7 pm ET on Saturday, December 6, 2025. ABAA Virtual Book Fair: Holiday Edition December 4-6, 2025

Our next virtual book fair starts on Thursday! ABAA Virtual Book Fair: Holiday Edition December 4-6, 2025 www.abaa.org/vbf ​We invite you to shop the virtual booths of leading antiquarian booksellers from around the world & discover their latest acquisitions & rare finds. www.abaa.org/vbf

Dune by Frank Herbert Philadelphia/New York: Chilton Book Company, 1984. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 6x1x8. #BookClubEdition, gutter code Y49. #JohnSchoenherr jacket art. Offered by ABAA-member Yesterday's Muse Books To purchase or view other #giftideas visit: www.abaa.org/articles/wee...

#GiftIdea: Outlander: A Novel By Diana Gabaldon New York: Delacorte Press, 1991. #BookClubEdition. #SIGNED by the author to the title page. Offered by ABAA-member Grayshelf Books. To purchase this item or to browse recent highlights, visit: www.abaa.org/articles/wee...

#GiftIdea: Men Without Women By Ernest #Hemingway New York: Scribner's, 1927. #FirstEdition. Hardcover. Second State. Hemingway's second collection of #shortstories Offered by ABAA-member Carpetbagger Books To purchase this item or to browse recent highlights visit: www.abaa.org/articles/wee...

#GiftIdea: Song of Solomon By Toni Morrison New York: Knopf, 1977. #FirstEdition Hardcover. Fine in near fine dust wrapper. Signed. Offered by ABAA-member Argosy Book Store. To purchase this item or browse recent highlights, visit: www.abaa.org/articles/wee... #books #bookcollecting

#GiftIdea: The Joy of Cooking By Rombauer, Irma S. St. Louis: Self Published, 1931. #FirstEdition. Hardcover. Blue cloth covered boards, title in gilt. Very good, in deficient dust wrapper. 395 pages. 20 x 14 cm. Offered by ABAA-member Liz Young Bookseller Learn more: www.abaa.org/articles/wee...

#Savethedate for our next virtual book fair! ABAA Virtual Book Fair: Holiday Edition December 4-6, 2025 fairs.abaa.org Open continuously from 12 pm ET on Thursday, December 4 until 7 pm ET on Saturday, December 6, 2025. #RareBooks #Ephemera #BookFair

Today's the day! The #bostonbookfair2025 opens tonight! Join us at the Hynes Convention Center in Boston’s Back Bay November 7-9, 2025, and immerse yourself in the world of rare books! Learn more: www.abaa.org/events/47th-...

RBS staff members Michael F. Suarez, S.J., Barbara Heritage, @klhkhistorian.bsky.social, Andrew Kuhn & Zoe Langer will be at the Boston International Antiquarian Book Fair this weekend (7–9 Nov.). Stop by Booth 427 on Cultural Row for info on RBS courses, fellowships, job opportunities & more!

View selected highlights from among the many scarce & rare items exhibitors will be offering at the #BostonBookFair2025: www.abaa.org/articles/bos... Nov. 7-9 at the Hynes Convention Center, Boston, MA.

The Boston Book Fair (Nov. 7-9, 2025) at the Hynes Convention Center in Boston's Back Bay features fine & rare material from around the globe, including manuscripts, #firsteditions, #childrensbooks, #ephemera, maps & autographs, and #rarebooks on a vast array of topics. www.abaa.org/events/47th-...

The Boston International Antiquarian Book Fair celebrates its 47th year at the Hynes Convention Center in Boston’s Back Bay, November 7-9, 2025. Learn more: www.abaa.org/bostonbookfair #RareBooks #Ephemera #BostonBookFair2025

Join us at 1pm ET TODAY, October 21st, for a brown bag lunch discussion with Pom Harrington of @peterharringtonltd.bsky.social on current challenges in rare book security, including online fraud, provenance manipulation, and forgery. Register here: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Join us on October 21st at 1pm ET for a brown bag lunch discussion with Pom Harrington of @peterharringtonltd.bsky.social on current challenges in rare book security, including online fraud, provenance manipulation, and forgery. Register here.: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Hungarian László Krasznahorkai has been awarded the 2025 #NobelPrize for Literature. Image: The Melancholy of Resistance by László Krasznahorkai; George Szirtes [trans.] NY: New Directions, 2000. Offered by ABAA-member Capitol Hill Books. View this & other items by Krasznahorkai: bit.ly/42AtFWO

Join us at 4pm ET TODAY for a brown bag lunch with Australian journalist Michael Visontay. The Hunt for Gutenberg Bible Leaves Tuesday, September 30 @ 4pm ET Register here: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi... #RareBooks #GutenbergBible #Webinar

September Brown Bag "The Hunt for Gutenberg Bible Leaves" Tuesday, September 30 at 4pm Join us on zoom for a brown bag lunch with Australian journalist Michael Visontay. Register here: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi... #RareBooks

The ABAA Virtual Book Fair: Autumn Edition has begun! Shop the Fair: abaa.org/vbf Doors will remain open continuously until 7pm ET on Sat., Sept. 27. We invite you to shop the virtual booths of leading antiquarian booksellers from the around U.S. and overseas.

Our next virtual book fair opens on Thursday! ABAA Virtual Book Fair: Autumn Edition September 25-27, 2025 abaa.org/vbf Open continuously from 12 pm ET on Sept. 25 until 7 pm ET on Sept. 27. The members of the ABAA have been your trusted source for #rarebooks & related #ephemera since 1949.