Useful Links

Associations

Antiquarian Booksellers’ Association of America. The oldest and largest antiquarian booksellers’ association in the United States

Antiquarian Booksellers’ Association. Founded in 1906, the oldest association of antiquarian booksellers in Britain and the world.

Ephemera Society of America. Organization serving dealers and collectors interested in autographs, manuscripts, and all types of printed ephemera.

Provincial Booksellers Fairs Association. Britain’s largest association of antiquarian booksellers and promoters of antiquarian book fairs throughout the U.K.

The Rocky Mountain Antiquarian Booksellers Association. An organization of used and rare book-dealers in Colorado and Wyoming. Sponsors of the annual Rocky Mountain Book Fair held each summer in Denver.

Auction Galleries

Addison & Sarova. Rare books & manuscripts.

Leslie Hindman Auctioneers. Fine books, manuscripts & art.

PBA Galleries. Specialist book, map and manuscript auctioneers.

Potter & Potter Auctions. Antiquarian and rare books, Ephemera and artifacts relating to magic and gaming.

Swann Galleries. Autographs, books, manuscripts, maps, atlases, photographs, posters, prints and drawings.

Binding, Restoration, Supplies & Services

Cat Tail Run. Book binding, restoration and conservation services.

Dragonfly Bindery & Studio. Antiquarian book and paper restoration, dust jacket restoration, fine leather bindings, archival materials and storage boxes.

School for Bookbinding Arts. Classes and workshops for book dealers, collectors and others wanting to learn or improve their bookbinding skills.

Book Fairs

California International Antiquarian Book Fair. By many reports, the largest and most well-attended international antiquarian book fair held in the United States, promoted by White Rain Productions.

Cooperstown Antiquarian Book Fair. An annual bookfair held in Cooperstown (NY), home of the Baseball Hall of Fame.

Florida Antiquarian Booksellers Association. Sponsors of the annual Florida Antiquarian Book Fair.

The Rocky Mountain Antiquarian Book Fair. Held each summer and sponsored by the Rocky Mountain Antiquarian Booksellers Association.

Vermont Spring Antiquarian Book Fair. Sponsored and promoted by the Vermont Antiquarian Booksellers Association and Eloquent Page Books and held in Burlington (VT).

Major Libraries

The British Library - as it is now, came into existence in July of 1973 as a result of The British Library Act that was passed in 1972. Incorporated into the new institution were the library departments of the British Museum (founded in 1753 and already one of the world’s greatest libraries), the National Central Library, and the National Lending Library for Science & Technology (the center for interlibrary lending, located at Boston Spa in Yorkshire). In 1974 the British National Bibliography and the Office for Scientific and Technical Information became part of the UK’s new national library. The main library is now in St. Pancras in the King’s Cross area of London. (Paraphrased from their website)

The Library of Congress - the oldest federal cultural institution in the United States, serves as the research arm of Congress, and is also the largest library in the world with more than 126 million items on approximately 530 miles of bookshelves. The collections include nearly 19 million books, 2.6 million recordings, 12 million photographs, 4.8 million maps, and 56 million manuscripts. The Library’s mission is to make its resources available and useful to Congress and the American people and to sustain and preserve a universal collection of knowledge and creativity for future generations. (Paraphrased from their website)

The Morgan Library - Originally the private library and museum of J.P. Morgan, it was transformed into a public institution in 1924 by his son and heir, J.P. Morgan, Jr. One of the most important rare book and manuscript collections in the world.