72 ouvrages de collection, rares, précieux, remarquablement illustrés, bien reliés, provenant de grandes collections ou enrichis de dessins originaux. 1566-2007
Un remarquable ensemble de livres rares et de qualité, tous parfaitement conservés et comportant pour la plupart une importante illustration.
Les grands classiques anciens (Du Fouilloux, Salnove, Le Verrier de la Contrie…), les traités du XIXe siècle, les beaux livres à planches, les ouvrages illustrés du XXe siècle (Poret, Reille, Trémois, La Verteville, Lamotte, etc.)
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72 rare books, precious, remarkably illustrated, well bound, from important collections or with original drawings. 1566-2007. A remarkable collection of rare and high-quality books, all perfectly preserved and most of them with an important illustration.
The great old classics (Du Fouilloux, Salnove, Le Verrier de la Contrie...), French treatises of the 19th century, beautiful books with plates, illustrated works of the 20th century (Poret, Reille, Trémois, La Verteville, Lamotte, etc.)
A selection of new stock uploaded to coincide with the Antiquarian Booksellers' Association fair at Battersea Park, including a number of portraits of female novelists
Booksellers affiliated to ILAB are based in 37 countries worldwide, organised in 22 national associations. The Czech antiquarian bookseller’s association, Svaz Antikváru ČR, one of ILAB's smaller member associations, currently counts 14 members across the country.
ILAB congratulates Australian bookseller Douglas Stewart on his appointment as new President of the Australian and New Zealand booksellers association.
The endowment of the ILAB Breslauer Prize for Bibliography has recently been funded with a further generous donation of $25,000 from the B.H. Breslauer Foundation of New York — Submissions are currently being accepted for the 2022 prizes.
ILAB spoke to one of the newer members of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association, Anke Timmermann who jointly owns and runs the business Type & Forme with her partner Mark James: "...the printed book and manuscripts have lost none of their allure in the new millennium, and antiquarian books are arguably even better appreciated in recent years ... Social media, especially Instagram, have brought forth a new generation of bibliophiles..."
The Proper Title: In the wake of more high-profile book thefts, the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers is tackling head-on the sometimes thorny issue of provenance.
The Swedish Antiquarian Booksellers Association, Svenska Antikvariatföreningen alerted ILAB to the recently published bibliography: “Swedish Contributions to Classical Philology” by Per Rålamb.
