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Education
CABS-Minnesota and ILAB announce scholarship
18 Mar 2024
ILAB and the CABS-Minnesota Antiquarian Book Seminar are pleased to offer a scholarship for booksellers in the first years in the trade.
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Book Fairs
Joint Catalogue for the Tokyo Antiquarian Book Fair now available!
13 Mar 2024
The Tokyo Antiquarian Book Fair is held every two years and in a few days' time it will open its doors again to an international clientele with…
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Books about Books
Printing And The Mind Of (Wo)Man
11 Mar 2024
In time for International Women's Day, London booksellers Emma Walshe and Theodora Robinson have published an essay examining the role of women in…
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Flyer 2024
Book Fairs
Stockholm's Bookmässa - The annual gathering for Scandinavian and international booklovers
06 Mar 2024
In just a few days, the next Stockholm Book Fair will open its doors - to the seasoned collector, but also to a younger and more diverse audience -…
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Booksellers Anecdotes
"A Bookshop in Chelsea" - Reviewed by Adrian Harrington
04 Mar 2024
Adrian Harrington, Past ABA President and ILAB President of Honour, reviews the wonderful memoir by Philippa Bernard, who ran 'a bookshop in…
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Congress Education
Spring greetings from Amsterdam! Booksellers invited to apply for three scholarships for the 2024 ILAB Congress from 14 - 17 October
01 Mar 2024
Are you a full-time antiquarian bookseller in the first three years of your career? Would you like to join ILAB booksellers from all over the world…
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Booksellers Worldwide
Positive outcome of a large international campaign: The Paris Bouquinistes will not be removed during the 2024 Summer Olympic Games in Paris
27 Feb 2024
In September last year, the President of the French Antiquarian Booksellers' Association (SLAM), Mr Jean-Marc Dechaud, approached ILAB as booksellers…
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ILAB History
The Antiquarian Booksellers’ Association of America Celebrates 75 Years
23 Feb 2024
ILAB and the Antiquarian Booksellers’ Association of America, ABAA, share a long history. ABAA's Executive Director Susan Benne writes about the…
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Book Fairs
Librai Antiquari a Venezia! Rare Books in Venice - a truly perfect combination
20 Feb 2024
From February 23rd to 25th, another edition of the ALAI Antiquarian Book Fair takes place in Venice.
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Collecting
Look who’s collecting rare books: A new generation of bibliophiles hits the book fair
14 Feb 2024
Following the ABAA-ILAB San Francisco California Book Fair, the San Francisco Standard writes:
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Alicia Bardon President AILA
Booksellers Worldwide
We have to carry on doing our best to keep growing!
12 Feb 2024
In February 2024, we spoke to Alicia Bardon, who has taken over the presidency of the Asociación Ibérica de Librerias Anticuarias from long-time…
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Education
CABS-Minnesota 2024: Registration Now Open
18 Jan 2024
Lorne Bair, Director of CABS-Minnesota invites to register for the 2024 edition of the CABS Minnesota Book Seminar.
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