291 items featuring composers active mainly in the first half of the 20th century and whose works represent "modern" concepts.
The catalogue draws attention to interesting aspects of contemporary music publishing as well as the important relationship of music composition to the visual arts. In some cases, print runs of music of this era were surprisingly small, resulting in the comparative scarcity of some of these editions.
Sheryl Jaeger, Vice President of the ABAA and Head of the Virtual Book Fair Development Team of the association about the upcoming Boston Virtual Book Fair and how to turn the challenges of the COVID pandemic into business opportunities.
The Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America, ABAA is opening its virtual fair on Thursday, 12 November with an all day Preview, a series of online events and no less than 175 ILAB-affiliated booksellers.
Presidents of ILAB’s 22 national associations held their first virtual meeting on 1st October 2020, addressing issues arising from the global pandemic as well as re-electing Sally Burdon to serve as ILAB President for a second term.
Mario Giupponi (Italy) was elected as new Vice-President and two new members, Eberhard Köstler (Germany) and Angus O’Neill (UK) were welcomed into the committee.
After months of fair cancellations and postponements, the opening of the Paris Rare Book Fair, the Salon International du Livre Rare at the prestigious Grand Palais will be true highlight for collectors and the book trade alike.
BOSTON, MA – An alluring treasure trove awaits seasoned collectors as well as new visitors at the 44th annual Boston International Antiquarian Book Fair which will be held virtually November 12-14, 2020. The event will showcase the finest in rare and valuable books, illuminated manuscripts, autographs, ephemera, political and historic documents, maps, atlases, photographs, fine and decorative prints, and much more.
The Antiquarian Booksellers’ Association is pleased to announce its annual flagship event Firsts – London’s Rare Book Fair will move to a brand new venue at Saatchi Gallery next year, with an expanded event schedule taking place from 20th-23rd May 2021.
Every year, students from a London-based university can apply for the £600 prize which is aimed at encouraging student collectors of books, manuscripts and printed material at an early stage.
The winner of the 2020 prize has now been announced.
