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Books about Books
For the Love of Books: Part 2 of 3
20 Aug 2018
This August we are presenting a number of books that could be an ideal companion on vacation or simply for a mild summer night.
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Articles ABA Rare Book Fair
Book Fairs
The London Rare Book Trade is joining forces! Four days of unmissable events in June next Year!
19 Aug 2018
The second weekend of June 2019 promises to be unmissable for book lovers as a major new fair will open every day between Thursday 6 and Sunday 9…
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Book Fairs
42nd BOSTON INTERNATIONAL ANTIQUARIAN BOOK FAIR announces exhibitors!
07 Aug 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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Books about Books
"Temples of Knowledge" & The Love of Books Part 1 of 3
06 Aug 2018
For many ILAB affiliates and book collectors, August is the month of holidays, settling down with a book, of travel and exploring historic places.…
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Articles Trinity College Dublin
Booksellers
Booksellers in the Press: Taking a fresh approach to rare book sales
05 Aug 2018
The Irish Times spoke to ILAB affiliated bookseller Will de Burca about social media in a rare book business, fine Irish bindings and a catalogue…
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Articles Simon Beattie We love Endpapers
Bibliophily
Do You Love Endpapers? An Interview with UK bookseller Simon Beattie
31 Jul 2018
Rare Book Hub has just published an interview with UK based rare bookseller Simon Beattie who set up a Facebook Group called "We Love Endpapers" in…
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Education Association
2018 Seminar for Antiquarians in Germany
29 Jul 2018
Every year, the German, Austrian and Swiss associations organize a unique seminar with related excursions to bibliophile treasures in the…
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Articles Windle Loker Lecture August 2018
Booksellers
Book Club of California & John Windle Antiquarian Booksellers announce annual lecture series
26 Jul 2018
Antiquarian booksellers John Windle and Chris Loker have just announced to fund an annual lecture series: "The Windle - Loker Lecture Series on the…
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Articles bookmans
Collecting
The Confessions of a Book-Hunter - 1926
19 Jul 2018
"I belong to that class of unfortunate beings who are addicted to a habit which it is not easy to break off. This sounds alarming, but let me assure…
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Booksellers Autographs
Booksellers in the Press: How much are signed books worth?
10 Jul 2018
BBC journalist Duncan Leatherdale looks at author's autographs, presentation and dedication copies and asks ILAB bookseller Pom Harrington why some…
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Articles Rebecca Lawton
Manuscripts
'My year in St. Andrews was one of the best in my life
02 Jul 2018
Rebecca Lawton (M.Litt Mediaeval History 2015) has been working on a collection of Anglo-Saxon manuscripts as part of a collaborative PhD between the…
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Book Fairs
"When I have a little money, I buy books; and if I have any left, I buy food and clothes."
24 Jun 2018
Are you a book collector who fully comprehends this sentiment expressed by the Dutch philosopher and humanist, Erasmus of Rotterdam?
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