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Artelibro Festival del Libro d’Arte 2013 (Book fairs)

19 Sep 2013 - 22 Sep 2013 - ITALY , Bologna

Since its beginnings, Artelibro had an extraordinary number of visitors, which rose from 20.000 visitors in 2004 to 50.000 in 2012, and many international exhibitors from all over the world, from Japan to the United States. In the past ten years Artelibro hosted about 200 rare book dealers, more than 350 important publishing houses and lots of publishers of artist's books, limited editions and art prints along with more than 130 specialized magazines. In 2010, during the Congress of the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers, a record of about 15.000 rare and precious books and...
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York National Book Fair (Book fairs)

20 Sep 2013 - 21 Sep 2013 - UNITED KINGDOM , York

"One of the most enjoyable book fairs I have visited for a long time" (Rare Book Review). From modest beginning with just 20 exhibitors at the White Swan Inn in York in 1974, the York Book Fair has grown into the largest, and many say friendliest, rare, antiquarian and out-of-print book fair in the U.K. Held over two days, around 200 of this country's leading booksellers offer for sale a breathtaking diversity of books, as well as maps & prints, ranging in price from just a few pounds up to tens of thousands of pounds. There will also be a range of trade stands related to the book...
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Vancouver Book Fair (Book fairs)

28 Sep 2013 - 29 Sep 2013 - CANADA , Vancouver

The 2010 and 2012 Vancouver Book Fairs were a great success and included many of British Columbia's as well as some of Canada's finest booksellers. Each fair attracted close to a 1000 visitors. Due to this success, the Vancouver Book Fair Committee has decided to make the fair an annual event. Therefore, we are very pleased to announce that in 2013 this outstanding fair will run for two days on September 28th & 29th. The Vancouver Book Fair is the only antiquarian, collectible and rare book fair in Western Canada, and will feature many of Western Canada's top booksellers. A...
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34th Amsterdam Antiquarian Book, Map and Print Fair (NVvA) (Book fairs)

04 Oct 2013 - 05 Oct 2013 - NETHERLANDS , Amsterdam

After the great success in 2012 both Dutch antiquarian booksellers associations, the Nederlandsche Vereeniging van Antiquaren (NVvA) and the Bond van handelaren in Oude Boeken (BOB) will again organize and support an Antiquarian Book Fair where Dutch and foreign dealers present wonderful books, manuscripts, maps and prints from all centuries.
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Bath Antiquarian Book Fair (Book fairs)

11 Oct 2013 - 12 Oct 2013 - UNITED KINGDOM , Bath

Around 90 booksellers from all over the country will be offering for sale thousands of books on all subjects, as well as other items such as maps, prints, original art work, posters, manuscript material, autographs, postcards and all manner of printed ephemera.
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23rd Chelsea Antiquarian Book Fair 2013 (ABA) (Book fairs)

01 Nov 2013 - 02 Nov 2013 - UNITED KINGDOM , London

The friendliest and most approachable event of the antiquarian book fair calendar: If you are already in the trade, an existing collector, or simply curious about old, antiquarian, collectable books, maps and ephemera, then the Chelsea Antiquarian Book Fair at the Chelsea Old Town Hall is not to be missed.
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Toronto International Antiquarian Book Fair (ABAC) (Book fairs)

08 Nov 2013 - 10 Nov 2013 - CANADA , Toronto

The Antiquarian Booksellers’ Association of Canada is pleased to announce the 2013 Toronto International Antiquarian Book Fair. The book fair has moved to Baillie Court, at the Art Gallery of Ontario. The AGO was designed by noted architect Frank Gehry, famous for his works such at the Guggeinheim Museum in Bilbao Spain, The Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles, The Jay Pritzker Pavilion in Chicago, and The Dancing House in Prague. This move is seen by all involved as a major step forward for the book fair, into the modern, comfortable and complementary environment of...
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12th Paris Map Fair (Book fairs)

09 Nov 2013 - FRANCE , Paris

The 12th edition of the Paris Map Fair will include a fine selection of travel books offered by specialist antiquarian bookdealers such as Asher Rare Books, Daniel Crouch, Didier Le Bail, Loeb-Larocque, Monsieur le Prince and Les Trois Islets and otherparticipants from France, the United Kingdom, Spain, Italy, United States, Belgium and the Netherlands.
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37th Boston International Antiquarian Book Fair (ABAA) (Book fairs)

15 Nov 2013 - 17 Nov 2013 - UNITED STATES , Boston

The Boston International Antiquarian Book Fair is one of the oldest and most respected antiquarian book shows in the USA. Rare book dealers from the United States, England, Germany and The Netherlands offer rare, collectible and antiquarian books, modern first editions, manuscripts, autographs, maps, atlases, and a plethora of other literary ephemera at Boston’s Hynes Convention Center.
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Boston, Book, Print and Ephemera Show (Book fairs)

16 Nov 2013 - UNITED STATES , Boston

"The other Boston book fair" which opens on the Saturday of the Boston International Antiquarian Book Fair at the Hynes Convention Centre.