Melbourne Rare Book Fair

The Melbourne Rare Book Fair returns to Wilson Hall at the University of Melbourne 31 July - 2 August 2025.

The Melbourne Rare Book Fair is the major annual book fair of ANZAAB, The Australian and New Zealand Association of Antiquarian Booksellers, and one of only a few rare book fairs in the Southern hemisphere.

Now in its 53rd Edition, the Melbourne Rare Book Fair will again feature rare and wonderful books, manuscripts, ephemera, prints (and much more) from the best rare book and antiquarian dealers across Australia and New Zealand and from overseas. The Melbourne Rare Book Fair is the triumphant finale to the Melbourne Rare Book Week, a week of free lectures, exhibitions, book launches and events which celebrates the world of rare books in the UNESCO City of Literature, Melbourne.

The 2025 Melbourne fair will be preceded by the ILAB Presidents' Meeting, the annual general meeting of the League to which the The Australian and New Zealand Association of Antiquarian Booksellers has invited the presidents of ILAB's member associations as well as the 4th ILAB Symposium on 30th July.

Entry to the Melbourne Rare Book Fair is free to all visitors, every day.