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Early Printing
Synopsis de l'exposition: "Maudits livres luthériens" : aux origines de la Réforme en France - Bibliothèque Mazarine, Paris
25 Nov 2018
Un demi-siècle après l'invention de l'imprimerie, avant que la Renaissance ne laisse place aux Guerres de Religion, le livre est à la fois l'acteur…
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Book Binding
Designer Bookbinders Prize-Giving 2018
18 Nov 2018
ILAB bookseller and ABA Past President, Laurence Worms reviews the 2018 Designer Bookbinders competition.
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Women Rare Book Trade
Women in the Book Trade: Past and Present
11 Nov 2018
In September 2018, Deborah Coltham writes: As one of a series of informal talks organised at the Battersea Book Fair in May, I was asked to talk…
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Bookselling Online
Over 550 booksellers in 26 countries working together, achieving remarkable result in unprecedented campaign
07 Nov 2018
"Amor Librorum Nos Unit" is the motto of the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers, ILAB, the international trade body for the rare book…
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Bookselling Online
British Bookseller Simon Beattie interviewed on Sky News
07 Nov 2018
The bookseller protest sparked a wide media interest. SkyNews interviewed British bookseller Simon Beattie today.
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Bookselling Online
Wide Media Coverage - Rare Booksellers send their books "on vacation"
06 Nov 2018
By 6th November 2018, over 550 booksellers had sent their books "on vacation", pausing their listing on AbeBooks. The protest by rare booksellers…
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Bookselling Online
Booksellers show unprecedented act of solidarity and send their books on vacation
04 Nov 2018
"I have decided to put my books on (permanent) vacation on ABE in solidarity with fellow booksellers in the Czech Republic, Hungary, South Korea and…
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Bookselling Online
London Book Fair withdraws from AbeBooks sponsorship deal
31 Oct 2018
In response to AbeBooks' recent announcement to withdraw from several markets and the closure of booksellers' accounts by 30 November 2018, the…
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Thefts
TV INTERVIEW - FRANCE 24: Antiquarian bookseller Ken Sanders on hunting down book thieves
28 Oct 2018
In a recent TV interview, ABAA / ILAB bookseller Ken Sanders discusses book theft and security.
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Bookselling Online
AbeBooks closes accounts and withdraws from several markets
28 Oct 2018
On 22 October 2018, ILAB was informed about the impending closure of AbeBooks accounts in several countries. Please find an update below.
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Book Fairs
The 42nd Boston International Antiquarian Book Fair, Nov. 16-18
21 Oct 2018
The annual fall gathering for booklovers, the Boston International Antiquarian Book Fair returns to the Hynes Convention Center in Boston's beautiful…
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Seminars
Colorado Antiquarian Book Seminar Honoured by a $1 Million Donation
21 Oct 2018
Message from Sally Burdon, ILAB President: 41 years of supporting and educating booksellers is a long and proud record. This summer, just like the 40…
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