How ILAB works: facts, pictures, first impressions from the 39th ILAB Congress and 23rd International Antiquarian Book Fair in our Bologna Diary
Recently Published
Bologna September 23rd, 2010: The ILAB Rest of the World team shot 2 goals against Italy in a dramatic match at Bologna Football Stadium. ILAB President Arnoud Gerits, the Flying Dutchman, did his best as one of six attackers led by Austrian "Rambo" Michael Sulzmann who (sometimes) put the Italian goalkeeper under pressure. The Official Book of the International Rare Booksellers Football Championship, by Paolo Tonini
Collectors Corner
ILAB Booksellers on Video
Michael Ginsberg's and Taylor Bowie's Video Archive: "a wonderful snapshot of the rich history of both the ABAA and the rare book trade". Dealers like Ken Lopez, David Brass, Helen Younger, Jeffrey D. Mancevice, Marty Weinkle, Gordon Hollis, Anne and David Bromer tell us how they became involved in the rare book business. More videos are added to the ILAB website every month ...
Walter Benjamin's library, lost - and reconstructed
The "Centre for Persecuted Art" (Art Museum Solingen) commemorates the 70th anniversary of Walter Benjamin's death and presents his reconstructed library of over 2000 works in more than 3000 volumes in the exhibition "Die Unsterblichkeit der Sterne"
Genesis of a Book Artist
Richard Minsky is considered to be the most influential book artist of his generation, a pioneer and innovator in the book arts. An interview by Stephen Gertz