Fine Book Fairs

03/13/2025

Come hear Avi speak at the Capital Rare Book Fair in Washington DC on May 3rd: Avi Wortis: What Have I Learned from Fifty Years of Publishing?

If I have learned anything in my career it is that nobody — nobody — writes anything very well in one go. True, when writing a novel now and again I’ll write a passage, a line, which doesn’t require a rewrite — but truly, that is rare. (link in comments)

03/11/2025

We have a Royal double header coming up in Philadelphia and DC

03/09/2025

Shopping at the D.C. Antique Photo, Postcard & Civil War Shows today and visiting The Capital Rare Book Fair exhibitor Mary Martin Antique Postcards

01/02/2025

🚨 Announcement!️️ 🚨

We have just launched the Fine Book Fairs Society, a membership program for those interested in rare books, social and literary events. We will pilot the program in Philadelphia.

An annual membership costs $200. It includes:

Kickoff party in Philadelphia (Spring 2025, details TBD)
An Evening with Hugo Vickers, Philadelphia, April 4th (details TBD)
One run of show ticket to the Indianapolis Rare Book Fair, April 25th-26th (cash value $50)
One run of show ticket to the Capital Rare Book Fair, May 2nd-4th (cash value $60)
One run of show ticket to the Empire State Rare Book and Print Fair, September 26th-28th (cash value $75)
One run of show ticket to the Philadelphia Rare Book Fair, December 4th-6th (cash value $60)

We will be scheduling a series of social events, talks, readings and mixers throughout the year, mostly in Philadelphia.

Join here: https://finefairs.com/membership

12/30/2024

Coming in 2025- we are excited to launch our new membership society for Fine Book Fairs, which we will pilot in Philadelphia. Expect a lot of fun events throughout the year!

More details to follow!

12/09/2024

It's a wrap...

12/08/2024

We are open until 5 pm today for The Philadelphia Rare Book and Print Fair !

12/06/2024

Come hear Glen Phillips play at the 23rd Street Armory on Philadelphia tonight!

What's on your Friday playlist?
🎧 https://toadthewetsprocket.com/stream/

12/06/2024

Getting ready for Philadelphia!

12/02/2024

Ever wondered what your book is worth? We are offering a FREE appraisal service at the Philadelphia Rare Book and Print Fair. You can bring a maximum of five items. Appraisals are included with entry to the fair.

Book your place at finefairs.com

12/01/2024

Jeff Gordon O'Neal explains why he is looking forward to the upcoming talk on the US Constitution by Professor Kermit Roosevelt and exhibitor Seth Kaller at the Philadelphia Rare Book and Print Fair!

12/01/2024

With hundreds of books, maps, ephemera and prints, the virtual component of the Philadelphia Rare Book and Print Fair is now live!

The fair features exhibitors from 🇺🇸 🇨🇦 🇹🇼 🇩🇪 🇫🇷 🇬🇧 including Edward T. Pollack Fine Arts, Librairie Michel Morriset, Kunstantiquariat Monika Schmidt, Segolene Beauchamp Livres Anciens, Librairie Nicolas Malais, L'Artisan Biblio-Phil, SVA Books, De Bry Rare Books and Mingtang Books.

Access everything: finevirtualfairs.com

12/01/2024

Join us for the Philadelphia Rare Book and Print Fair at the 23rd Street Armory from December 6th to 8th.

We have some exciting guests! The fair will open on Friday night with a special performance by Glen Phillips of Toad the Wet Sprocket, who will play at 7 pm. Tickets cost $60, including access to the fair, drinks and canapes.

We have a packed schedule of talks on Saturday. We will open at 1 pm with a talk by Professor David Greven of the University of South Carolina, who will talk about how Melville was influenced by Shakespeare. Historic document dealer Seth Kaller and Prof. Kermit Roosevelt will discuss the constitution and how it should be interpreted with a series of historic documents at 2 pm. At 3 pm, award-winning author Katherine Paterson will discuss her career, answer questions and sign books. Local author Cordelia Biddle will talk about her books about the Philadelphia area at 4 pm. Finally, at 5 pm collectors Angelo Cifaldi Lindsay Doering, Gerald Peary and head of special collections at the Free Library of Philadelphia Janine Po***ck will take us through the ins and outs of book collecting.

Tickets for all the talks include entry to the Philadelphia Rare Book and Print Fair, which will features tens of thousands of books, prints, ephemera and historic documents. They cost $15, $10 for students and under 16s go free.

More information and tickets:

https://finefairs.com/philadelphia%2C-pa

A new type of book fair

11/30/2024

Happy 150th birthday, Winston Churchill! We have some exciting news related to this great statesman at the Capital Rare Book Fair. Stay tuned!