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Booksellers Worldwide
When Rare Books & Interior Design work in perfect harmony
10 Jan 2024
An article was published in the December edition of the beautiful World of Interiors Magazine with ILAB bookseller Iris van Daalen of Antiquariaat…
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Book Fairs Provenance
Books & Art in Stuttgart
08 Jan 2024
Germany's leading international fair for the rare book and graphic arts trade returns to Stuttgart
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Book Fairs
Paris announces new date and location!
05 Jan 2024
The French antiquarian booksellers' association, Syndicat national de la Librairie Ancienne et Moderne (SLAM), has announced a new date and a new…
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Dawn Albinger Nov 2023 2
Booksellers Worldwide
"Antiquarian booksellers occupy a unique and important place in the ecosystem of culture worldwide..."
20 Dec 2023
"... We are guardians of the human impulse to understand the world and our place in it and to write it down. I want to defend and celebrate this." An…
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Education
"YABS is a must!"
18 Dec 2023
Jan Olisiejko-Czekaj, bookseller in Poland, was awarded a scholarship, shared by ILAB and the Peter Harrington Foundation to attend the York…
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Aimee Peake
Booksellers Worldwide
"The Canadian trade is booming!" - Speaking to Aimee Peake, new president of ABAC
15 Dec 2023
Aimee Peake of Bison Books in Winnipeg was recently elected as the new president of the Canadian Antiquarian Booksellers Association. Careful, her…
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Laurens Hesselink
Booksellers Worldwide
"... free as a bird, meeting new people and different books all the time": An Interview with Laurens Hesselink
13 Dec 2023
Laurens Hesselink of Forum Rare Books was recently elected as new president of the Nederlandsche Vereeniging van Antiquaren (NVvA). Besides…
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Education
ILAB and ANZAAB announce scholarships for the Australian & New Zealand Rare Book School 2024
11 Dec 2023
Established in 2005, the Australian & New Zealand Rare Book School provides professional and personal development opportunities for students…
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Antje Papenburg Frey YABS 2023
Education
"Rare book dealers aren't intimidating at all, but the most collegial and welcoming people you'd ever meet."
29 Nov 2023
Antje Papenburg-Frey from Germany was awarded the 2023 ILAB scholarship to attend the York Antiquarian Book Seminar. Read her report about an…
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ILAB admitted to European Commission working group on “Dialogue with the Art Market”
13 Nov 2023
The European Commission has accepted ILAB's candidacy to become a member of the newly created working group on “Dialogue with the art market”, a…
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Dasa Pahor and Alex Johnson
Education
All ILAB booksellers are invited to next ILAB Networking Talk - 21 Nov 2023
02 Nov 2023
Join ILAB for the next ILAB Mentoring Programme networking session which is open to ALL booksellers: We welcome Daša Pahor and Alexander Johnson from…
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Winners Dutch Prize
Collecting
New Young Book Collectors Prize in the Netherlands
19 Oct 2023
Aron Ouwerkerk (25) and Floor Jongenelen (12) win the Prize for Young Book Collectors in the Netherlands.
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