Changes: The Boston Bookstore Scene
A generation back, Boston had lots of used and antiquarian bookstores. Joyce Kosofsky of Brattle Book Shop examines the changes that have occurred since then.
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Changes: The Boston Bookstore Scene
Recollections Of The Boston Book Fair, By A Lifer
Longtime dealer Rusty Mott recounts the history of the Boston Book Fair– including all the great finds and fun had by members of the trade.
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Recollections Of The Boston Book Fair, By A Lifer
Boston: Characters in the Rare Book Trade
Peter Stern, a longtime Boston bookseller, fondly recalls some of the more colorful figures among Boston's antiquarian dealers.
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Boston: Characters in the Rare Book Trade
Dear Mr. Dearborn…
What was it like to teach in a rural New England schoolhouse in the 1830s? John Waite delves into a trove of letters written to a schoolmaster and ponders how to appraise them.
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Dear Mr. Dearborn…
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The Antiquarian Booksellers' Association of America was founded in 1949 to promote interest in rare and antiquarian books and book collecting, and to foster collegial relations. We strive to maintain the highest standards in the trade. All members agree to abide by the ABAA's Code of Ethics. While our members sell, buy, and appraise books and printed matter, our staff can assist you with finding a bookseller and with other trade-related matters.
Changes: The Boston Bookstore Scene
Changes: The Boston Bookstore Scene
Things have changed in the Boston since the first ABAA Boston Book Fair was launched. And in a profession that deals in the old, change can be a good thing. There were shops that were within walking distance from each other. Others were a short subway ride or car ride away. And while we're going dow... [ more ]
Recollections Of The Boston Book Fair, By A Lifer
I've been asked to dredge up a few memories about the Boston book fair, the venues it occupied prior to its current home at the Hines Convention Center, and some of the dealers who exhibited in Boston in previous generations. Our firm, Howard S. Mott, Inc., is one of six firms to have exhibited at every Boston book fair since its inception in 1976, the upcoming fair being the 38th Annual. The others ... [ more ]
Boston: Characters in the Rare Book Trade
I have been asked to write a blog for the ABAA along the lines of “characters in the Boston book trade.” I hardly know where to begin, but I'll give myself a pass and leave it to others to extoll my virtues and undisputed genius. My own career in the antiquarian trade started at the Starr Book Company on Kingston Street. This was very nearly where the Great Boston Fire (1872) originated, and our ... [ more ]
Upcoming Event
The 38th Annual Boston International Antiquarian Book Fair returns to the Hynes Convention Center from November 14-16, 2014. For more information, please visit bostonbookfair.com.
November 14th, 2014 - November 16th, 2014
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