ILAB’s youngest fan... lives in Germany. Eight year old Gloria drew this picture while her father was browsing the ILAB site. It lies in the family: Her father is ILAB bookseller Götz Kocher-Benzing, her grandfather was former ILAB President and long-time Secretary of the ILAB Breslauer Prize for Bibliography Dr. Frieder Kocher-Benzing. Gloria, we hope to meet you at one of the future ILAB Congresses and Book Fairs! 
Switzerland 2012 - 40th ILAB Congress & 24th International Antiquarian Book FairThe Swiss Association of Antiquarian Booksellers (VEBUKU) and its president Alain Moirandat are proud to host the 40th ILAB Congress in Lucerne and the 24th International Antiquarian Book Fair in Zurich from September 22nd to 30th, 2012. Check out the amazing programme and register for the Congress and the Fair! 
"If you love rare books and want to own a lot of them there has never been a better time to be alive."1,165 ILAB dealers use commercial databases to sell rare and fine books, prints, manuscripts and autographs. The ILAB Metasearch now searches 1,158 of them! An interview with Jim Hinck about the advantages of the ILAB Metasearch and the future of the online book trade. 
"Out of the classroom and into the world" - ILAB InternshipsILAB has launched an internship program for young antiquarian book dealers. Alena Lavrenova and Anastasya Zhikhareva, two young antiquarian booksellers from Russia, spent four weeks in Austria, Hungary, Germany and the Netherlands. Read their exciting reports and join our new Facebook Group! 
Why visit one book fair if you can visit two?Check out the latest ILAB Newsletter featuring the upcoming antiquarian book fairs in California and in Stuttgart. Everything you need to know (or not to know) about rare books and the rare book trade. Click above right to subscribe! 
ILAB Booksellers on Video"A wonderful snapshot of the rich history of both the ABAA and the rare book trade" - ILAB is proud to present the video archive project by Michael Ginsberg and Taylor Bowie. Recently added: interviews with ABAA President Sarah Baldwin, John Thompson and Roger Gozdecki. 
Rare Booksellers' Firsts - A Cover StoryBooksellers’ firsts are as rare as some rare books. Often printed and produced with much love and energy, yet on cheap paper and for a still small company of customers, they are “used” – and thrown away. Part 2 of ILAB's cover story reflects the history of the trade in Europe since the late 19th century with first catalogues by Heribert Tenschert, A., B. and H. Rosenthal, E.P. Goldschmidt, Manfred Nosbüsch, ILAB Past President Michael Steinbach, and many others. 
ILAB keeps you informed about new cataloguesOn the ILAB site you can browse nearly 800 catalogues of rare and fine books, autographs, first editions and manuscripts offered by ILAB dealers. More catalogues are uploaded every day. Once you have logged into your account (link on top right hand corner of the page), just click on "Catalogs in my fields of interest" and follow the procedure! GlossaryGlossary terms |
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Sagenbuch des Preussischen Staats I-II
Grässe, J.G.Th.
Bookseller: C. Hagelstamin Antikvaarinen Kirjakauppa
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La premi
Tzara, Tristan.
Bookseller: Antiquariaat Vloemans
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Trait
Gray, S. F.,
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Collecting Rare Books and First Editions - Steampunk'd at The Private Library
Take something that lots of folks today consider very cool and/or sexy - various types of advanced technology, for example - and move it to a setting that has the historical reputation of being excessively ... "rigid" - Victorian England, for example - and you have one of science fiction's (and fantasy's) most popular sub-genres, steampunk.
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Taking a Gamble: On Being Wrong III
Here’s something that has hung on the wall of every office I’ve had for the past five years (that four offices, in case you’re counting). It’s a single sheet; text and image on one side, text alone on the other. I have two more much like it. But I don’t keep them up because I am interested in polo or Middle Eastern art. Or even because I like the images. They serve as a reminder.
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First Ever Meeting of the ILAB Committee - Copenhagen, September 3rd, 1948
In 1948 the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers was officially founded at the Conference in Copenhagen from 1st to 5th September. Plans were made, decisions were taken by the presidents of the ten national associations who became ILABs founding fathers. They also elected the first ILAB Committee: William S. Kundig, Percy H. Muir, Einar Gronholt Pedersen, Menno Hertzberger and André Poursin. As early as 3rd September their work began with the first ever ILAB Committee Meeting.
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Collecting Rare Books and First Editions: Time Travel for Dummies
When my accountant said, “Hey, you’ve had another good year,” my response was, “You’ve got to be kidding!” But then, looking back, I remembered some happy referrals, several fascinating consignments and, in general, quite a bit of successful book scouting. Ten Pound Island’s invoices and check stubs (all digital!) told the story in detail. My "new business model," concocted so painfully over the past year, paid off. I dropped the California, Florida, and New York book fairs, cut expenses way back, moved from hard copy to web based catalogs, and quoted a lot more books using specially tailored, richly illustrated e-based catalogs.
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45th California International Antiquarian Book Fair Will Dazzle With Rare and Beautiful Treasures
From February 10 - 12, 2012, Southern California will become the rare book capital of the world as thousands of book lovers, U.S. and international dealers and scholars converge for the 45th California International Antiquarian Book Fair at the Pasadena Convention Center. Recognized as one of the world’s largest and most prestigious exhibitions of antiquarian books, the Book Fair gives visitors the opportunity to see, learn about and purchase the finest in rare and valuable books, manuscripts, autographs, graphics, prints, maps, photographs and more.
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Yushodo Celebrates its 80th Anniversary
Established in 1932 as an antiquarian bookstore specializing in research materials in Jimbocho, Yushodo will celebrate its 80th anniversary this year. This means, after some simple math and a bit of Yushodo history, Yushodo began its operation as a stock company 52 years ago when importing research materials from overseas was still considered a venture business; and it has been 2 very exciting years since Yushodo moved into the new office. And most importantly, our first fiscal year as a member of MCHI Holdings, a business entity established under DNP with the aim of revolutionizing how books and information are distributed, has ended at the end of last month.