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We’d like to take a moment to introduce AbeBooks bookseller Armchair Fiction. It’s no secret we at AbeBooks love retro pulp fiction, whether it comes in the form of monsters, dames, or any other. So it stands to reason that we just love Armchair Fiction and their work. The Medford, Oregon-based bookseller exists to keep […]

The 54th Stuttgart Antiquarian Book Fair begins on Friday. It’s one of the major events in the European rare book calendar.  More than 80 booksellers from Germany, the UK, the United States, Hungary, Switzerland, Austria, France and the Netherlands are displaying rare books and manuscripts, autographs, and prints. One of the themes of this year’s […]

A bibliophile cannot walk past a bookshop without slowing their step. We will linger at the window, gazing through the glass at stacks of books we have not yet read. We hover, telling ourselves we must read the pile on the nightstand before buying another. But we can’t resist the lure. Before long, we open […]

We were recently introduced to one of our booksellers, located in Gahanna, Ohio. We love to meet and learn about all of our sellers and this was no exception. Their store is called Kolbe and Fanning Numismatic Booksellers. For your information, “numismatic” does not refer to a new-fangled type of exercise, as I thought, or […]

Welcome to Antiquariaat A.G. van der Steur – the latest bookseller from the Netherlands to join our marketplace. This experienced seller offers more than 40,000 books and items of ephemera ranging from prints to maps and manuscripts Located in the city of Haarlem, Antiquariaat A.G. van der Steur specializes in books on Dutch history, topography, genealogy […]

American poet Archibald “Archie” Rutledge (1883-1973) has enjoyed moments in the spotlight here on AbeBooks. South Carolina’s first poet laureate, Rutledge wrote extensively, with most of his books dedicated to his first love, poetry. He also wrote prodigiously about hunting, wildlife and the outdoors. Rutledge grew up in South Carolina on a plantation, where he […]

Welcome to Mats Rehnström Rare Books from Stockholm, who has recently joined the AbeBooks marketplace. Founded in 1991, Mats Rehnström Rare Books is an antiquarian bookstore specializing in old and rare Swedish books from the early days of printing up until 1860. This seller also offers a wide variety of reference books on bibliography, books about […]

The 2014 Seattle Antiquarian Book Fair is just around the corner, on Saturday, October 11, and Sunday, October 12. The fair will take place at the Seattle Center Exhibition Hall, on the north side of Seattle Center, home of the Space Needle and site of the 1962 World’s Fair. Get directions. Tickets are just $5.00 […]

Twin Cities Antiquarian & Rare Book Fair is coming up soon. It takes place on June 27 and 28 in the Progress Center at the Minnesota State Fairgrounds, and AbeBooks.com is proud to support the event. More than 50 booksellers will be offering antiquarian, fine, and rare books covering many subjects and genres. Visitors will […]

Enjoy this video of Heather O’Donnell from Honey and Wax Booksellers in Brooklyn. A former college teacher, Heather worked at Bauman Rare Books before starting her own bookselling business. She offers some beautiful rare books, including this copy of The Waves by Virginia Woolf and this copy of Thank You – You’re Welcome by Louis […]