08/07/2025
The Critical Mess by Michael Zinman
by Xin Yi Zhao
”Michael Zinman is a private collector who surely ranks among the greatest Americana collectors of all time”— James Green, Library Company of Philadelphia
Marbled Paper is beautiful!
Bookselling
08/18/2025
Report from Melbourne: A President's View
Every year, the presidents of bookselling associations affiliated with the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB) meet together with the ILAB Committee in a different host city. For the first time in more than two decades, ILAB held its meeting in the Southern Hemisphere this year.
05/14/2025
May Brown Bag
Join us for our May Brown Bag Lunch Series with Lyudmyla Babadzhanova of Bua Conservation LLC for a talk on What Not to Do in Book and Paper Conservation on Tuesday, May 27, 2025.
04/10/2025
ABAA Mentorship Program 2025
The ABAA is proud to announce the ABAA Mentorship Program sponsored by the Gender Equity Initiative, welcoming all early-career participants in the rare book trade.
01/08/2025
2025 Annual California Young Book Collector's Prize Awarded
by Xin Yi Zhao
The 2025 winner of the California Young Book Collector’s Prize is Kierra Duncan.
07/24/2024
July Brown Bag: Marbled Paper
Join us on Zoom, July 31st, 2024, at 2 PM ET, as the Brown Bag Lunch Series presents a short overview of paper marbling,with Jim Owens of Thorn Books.
04/29/2024
Agnes Dawson Turns 100
May 1 marks the hundredth birthday of Agnes Dawson, a mainstay of the Southern California book trade for over seventy-five years.
10/11/2024
October Brown Bag
Join us for a Zoom on October 22nd, 2024, at 2 PM ET with Jordan Ross, the first prize winner of the David Ruggles Prize.
