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Financial Times
2025-03-28
"'It’s like a museum, but where you can touch and explore everything,' says Jesse [Paris Smith], who is the fair’s founding ambassador. The show, which has been running for 60-plus years and opens this week for its 65th edition, is the largest fair of its kind in the world, showcasing nearly 200 booths offering rare collectable books, manuscripts, maps and other ephemera. And it remains a place of discovery."
Fine Books & Collections
2025-03-25
"With this year marking the 250th anniversary of Jane Austen's birth, Type Punch Matrix will be display the collection of books built by co-founder Rebecca Romney for her latest book Jane Austen's Bookshelf: A Rare Book Collector's Quest to Find the Women Writers Who Shaped a Legend at the 65th Annual New York International Antiquarian Book Fair next month."
Winter is Coming
2025-03-21
"While a book fair like this is interesting enough on its own merits, this year's event holds a special treat for fans of A Song of Ice and Fire, the iconic fantasy series by George R.R. Martin which HBO adapted into Game of Thrones. Walden Rare Books, a French rare book collection, has assembled a signed set of US first editions for Martin's series, and will be displaying them there."
The Herald News
2025-03-19
"The 65th annual New York International Antiquarian Book Fair is set for April 3 to 6, where DeWolfe & Wood Rare Books of Alfred, Maine, will show and offer a set of 12 prints of photos originally taken during the investigation of the gruesome, still-unsolved homicides of Andrew and Abby Borden in Fall River in 1892."
Press Room
The ABAA New York Antiquarian Book Fair Celebrates 65 Years of Literary Treasures
2025-02-11
"'It’s like a museum, but where you can touch and explore everything,' says Jesse [Paris Smith], who is the fair’s founding ambassador. The show, which has been running for 60-plus years and opens this week for its 65th edition, is the largest fair of its kind in the world, showcasing nearly 200 booths offering rare collectable books, manuscripts, maps and other ephemera. And it remains a place of discovery."
Past Press
April 4, 2024
Would You Buy a $1.5 Million Copy of Breakfast at Tiffany’s?
"While many sought-after collectibles will be showcased at the four-day expo, only one volume really doubles down on the concept of literary treasure: A signed first-edition copy of Truman Capote’s Breakfast at Tiffany’s has been rebound to feature one thousand white diamonds—totaling nearly 30 carats—and one showstopping two-carat emerald-cut sapphire in the shade of, well, Tiffany blue."
Vogue
April 3, 2024
From Chagall’s Bible to ‘Sgt. Pepper’ Art—See 5 Highlights at the N.Y. Antiquarian Book Fair"
"Each April, dealers, collectors, and the casually curious descend on New York’s Park Armory for a weekend of bookish fun. In truth, “book” is a misleading, limiting word compared to the scope and diversity of items laid out in the cavernous hall. Offerings span early maps, groundbreaking patents, historic letters, fledgling advertisements, political banners, concert posters—each with its own specialist dealer."
Artnet
April 3, 2024
When the NYC Subway Was Just a Dirt Trench
"They were made in 1901 and 1902, and record the building of the first of today’s lines: north from City Hall to Grand Central, across 42nd Street where the shuttle runs today, and up the Upper West Side. Golay will be bringing them to the ABAA New York International Antiquarian Book Fair, where they’ll be on view (and for sale) from April 4 through 7, at the Park Avenue Armory."
Curbed
April 2, 2024
Giorno per giorno nell’arte
"La New York International Antiquarian Book Fair dell’Antiquarian Booksellers’ Association of America (Abaa), prodotta e gestita da Sanford L. Smith + Associates (4-7 aprile), nei suoi oltre 60 anni di esistenza è diventata uno degli appuntamenti di settore più importanti del mondo."
I'l Giornale Dell'Arte
April 1, 2024
The 64th New York International Antiquarian Book Fair: Be There!!
"On April 4th, in New York City, the Park Avenue Armory begins to host the 64th New York International Antiquarian Book Fair that runs through the 7th. One hundred ninety-six exhibitors will be displaying prized materials to seduce the steady crowds that annually make these New York book fairs the premier antiquarian book fair in the world."
Rare Book Hub
April 1, 2024
10 things to see, eat and buy in April
"Bound in black goatskin, studded with over 1,000 white-platinum-set diamonds, placed on a cast-glass plinth, displayed in an ebonised birdcage and stored in a custom-made vintage trunk: this signed first edition of Breakfast at Tiffany’s (due to go on sale at the New York International Antiquarian Book Fair) could be the most extravagant book ever made."
Financial Times
April 1, 2024
The best things to do in NYC this week
"Now in its 64th year, this festival for book collectors convenes at Park Avenue Armory for a full weekend of first editions, maps, manuscripts and other treasures from literary epochs past from nearly 200 exhibitors. It's considered the world's finest antiquarian book fair."
Time Out
March 31, 2024
Things to do in New York City In April 2024
"Immerse yourself in the prestigious world of rare and collectible books, manuscripts, maps, and ephemera spanning from antiquity to modern times. This renowned event serves as a magnet for bibliophiles, collectors, scholars, and enthusiasts alike, drawing them from all corners of the globe to explore."
Brooklyn's Lifestyle
March 29, 2024
ABAA New York International Antiquarian Book Fair
"Often deemed the finest convention of rare books in the world, the 63rd annual ABAA New York International Antiquarian Book Fair returns to the Park Avenue Armory this spring. Almost 200 exhibitors from 16 countries will be selling rare books, manuscripts, historical documents, and various other one-of-a-kind archival materials."
Air Mail
March 29, 2024
Awards accepted for American fair
"Operated by the Antiquarian Booksellers’ Association of America (ABAA), the fair is produced and managed by Sanford L Smith + Associates and is regarded as one of the highlights on the rare books fairs calendar. A total of 15 different countries are represented, and there are also 16 newcomers including Alastor Rare Books, Patrick Olson Rare Books, Photo Discovery and Wiggins Fine Books."
Antiques Trade Gazette
March 29, 2024
Q&A with Susan Benne
"Founded in 1949 to spark joy in collecting antiquarian books — as well as to foster collegial relations — the ABAA is perhaps best known in the antiquarian book trade for its annual New York International Antiquarian Book Fair, this year running April 4-7 at the venerable Park Avenue Armory."
Antiques and the Arts Weekly
March 27, 2024
Paul McCartney’s Original, Handwritten ‘Lovely Rita’ Lyrics Are Headed to An Iconic NYC Book Fair
"The 64th edition of this celebrated book fair boasts a rare piece of Beatles memorabilia that is up for sale: Paul McCartney’s handwritten rough draft of the Beatles classic “Lovely Rita” from Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, one of the most acclaimed and influential rock albums of all time."
Billboard
March 26, 2024
See A $1.5 Million Edition Of ‘Breakfast At Tiffany’s’ In New York
"At the ABAA New York International Antiquarian Book Fair (NYIABF), opening next week, the stand of rare books dealer Lux Mentis is expected to draw the crowds with a very special tome. Housed inside an ebonised birdcage on top of a glass plinth, itself inside a custom made vintage trunk, is a prototype of a one-off fine binding of a signed, first-edition of Breakfast at Tiffany’s by Truman Capote."
Forbes
March 21, 2024
Will this book fair spring-clean your bank account?
"The ABAA New York International Antiquarian Book Fair is returning to the Park Avenue Armory in Manhattan April 4-7, and it has some tempting — if possibly pricey — items of Jewish interest available, alongside first editions of “The Great Gatsby” and a handwritten, unpublished Sylvia Plath poem."
Jewish Standard
March 21, 2024
Sylvia Plath Collection Coming to New York Antiquarian Book Fair
"'Many of these items have never before been seen publicly,' says Rebecca Romney, co-founder of Type Punch
Matrix. 'For decades most were in the private collection of a friend of Plath's mother, Aurelia, and he acquired
them directly from her. We're excited to give people the chance to see these items in person for the first time.'"
Market Watch
March 21, 2024
A First-Edition ‘Breakfast at Tiffany’s’ Is Up for Auction
"Step into a world where literature meets luxury with the unveiling of an exquisite gem at the New York International Antiquarian Book Fair. Among the array of rare literary treasures, one item steals the spotlight: a first edition of Breakfast at Tiffany’s."
Cool Material
March 18, 2024
Antiquarian Book Fair
"Now in its 64th year, this festival for book collectors convenes at Park Avenue Armory for a full weekend of first editions, maps, manuscripts and other treasures from literary epochs past from nearly 200 exhibitors. It's considered the world's finest antiquarian book fair."
Time Out
March 18, 2024
Rare First Edition of ‘Breakfast at Tiffany’s’ to be Sold in New York
"Few things in the world are as extravagant as a diamond-studded first edition of Truman Capote’s Breakfast at Tiffany’s. This spring, you could get your hands on the ultra-rare custom binding – if you’re willing to part with $1.5m."
Elite Traveler
March 14, 2024
Ambassador of the NY Antiquarian Book Fair!
"The dates of the book fair this year are April 4-7, and I’ll be attending not only as an annual patron and admirer, but for the first time with
my brand new titles of Ambassador of the New York International Antiquarian Book Fair and Co-Host of the ABAA’s 75th Anniversary event!
Jesse Paris Smith
March 12, 2024
This Diamond-Encrusted First Edition of 'Breakfast at Tiffany's' Can Be Yours for $1.5 Million
"The coveted first edition, which will be up for grabs at the upcoming New York International Antiquarian Book Fair for $1.5 million, has been adorned with nearly 30 carats of diamonds and one dazzling sapphire. It was created to celebrate the centenary of Capote’s birth and has been signed by the literary great himself."
Robb Report
February 26, 2024
THE ABAA NEW YORK INTERNATIONAL ANTIQUARIAN BOOK FAIR RETURNS TO NEW YORK FOR ITS 64TH EDITION FROM APRIL 4-7, 2024
"The NYIABF is a cultural pillar of New York and returns as a much-anticipated highlight of the Spring season. Universally referred to as the world’s finest antiquarian book fair, NYIABF is excited to reveal nearly 200 exhibitors this year from around the world, continuing to live up to its reputation as a highly international fair."
City Life Org
February 13, 2024
ABAA New York International Antiquarian Book Fair Returns for 64th Edition
"There will be nearly 200 exhibitors this year from around the world, with prices ranging from $50 to millions. This year, for its 64th Edition, the fair welcomes exhibitors from 15 different countries including Argentina, Austria, Denmark, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom and the United States."
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