Event Calendar

A summer book fair for everyone.

At the Minnesota Antiquarian Book Fair, you’ll find a variety of books printed during several different eras of history. Our fair caters to both experienced and beginning collectors. We host vendors that have decades of experience in bookselling, and they offer items of major historical and literary significance. Many of our dealers also pride themselves on offering books and manuscripts connected to underrepresented groups in the historical record.

Fri, Jul 8th 3pm - 7pm
Sat, Jul 9th 10am - 4pm

$7 Fri, Covers both days
$5 Sat (or Free with valid student ID)
Free to Kids under 12, CABS 2021 & 2022 seminarians, & CABS 2022 Diverse Voices Fellows,
anyone with St. Thomas student, staff or faculty ID

Schoenecker Arena at St. Thomas
University of St. Thomas
St. Paul Campus
2115 Summit Avenue

St. Paul, MN

The Fair will remain open for three days and will feature rare book dealers from both sides of 'the pond'

Virtual book fairs have been embraced by both booksellers and collectors as a way to share new acquisitions and bring the collecting community together during the pandemic. Our next virtual book fair will be the Transatlantic Book Fair -- jointly produced and promoted by the ABAA and our colleagues in the UK, the ABA.

Opens 9am PDT, noon EDT, 5pm London
Closes 2pm PDT, 5pm EDT, 10pm London

ABAA
20 West 44th Street #507

New York, NY

Books, Manuscripts and Music from Medieval to Modern
Sale #L22404

Our July sale, open for bidding from 12 to 19 July, brings together an exceptional range of important books and manuscripts from Medieval Books of Hours to modern first editions. The sale’s strong music section is led by a Schubert letter, whilst a group of presentation manuscripts gifted to Queen Elizabeth I is a highlight of our early British material. Continental material includes a manuscript by Strindberg, a letter by Aretino, and a wealth of incunabula and early printing. With works ranging from a Tyndale Bible to original EH Shepard illustrations, this broadly encompassing sale is a true celebration of the written word. 

10am

Sotheby's - London
34-35 New Bond Street

London, UK

Detroit Festival of Books (aka: Detroit Bookfest) is dedicated to promoting the joy of reading and the rich culture surrounding it.

This year’s Bookfest will feature more books, more great food and more music. The Detroit Festival of Books is the largest book festival in the State of Michigan.

Vendors from all over the USA, Canada, and other countries.

It is a goodwill effort to help generate a deeper love and appreciation of books.

This event is indoor/outdoor, cold/warm, rain/shine.

Vendors keep 100% of their proceeds.

10am - 4pm

Free & open to the general public

Shed 5
Eastern Market
2934 Russell Street

Detroit, MI

We are very pleased to invite the Worthwhile Magazine™ community to attend a three-part virtual series focusing on emerging collectors.  Join us for our special free programming featuring our regular contributor Spencer W Stuart. The series is comprised of three sessions, each planned at 45 minutes of content with 15 minutes for questions. Each session, upon registration, is accompanied by an article full of “tips and guidance” to help attendees consider these approaches through their own collections.

Mon, Jul 18th 7pm
Session 3 – Expanding Collections: What’s Possible
Using a number of collection evolution and transformation case studies we will examine where collections can go, and some of the maps and models that collectors can use to create structures around their collecting activities.  In this section we will also discuss the collecting end game by answering the question of where do collections go, or where can they go.

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