Thew New Antiquarian is the blog of the Antiqurian Booksellers' Association of America

The ABAA New York International Antiquarian Book Fair (NYIABF) -- officially sanctioned by Antiquarian Booksellers' Association of America (ABAA) and International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB) and produced and managed by Sanford L. Smith + Associates -- returns to the Park Avenue Armory in New York City from April 4-7, 2024, for its 64th Edition. This year, the ABAA is celebrating its 75t... [ more about New York Book Fair 2024]

The ABAA is accepting entries for the 2024 National Collegiate Book Collecting Contest where more than $6,000 in prizes will be awarded to student collectors! The National Collegiate Book Collecting Contest is jointly administered by the Antiquarian Booksellers' Association of America (ABAA), the Fellowship of American Bibliophilic Societies (FABS), the Grolier Club, and the Center for the Book and t... [ more about 2024 National Collegiate Book Collecting Contest]

Our members list new acquisitions and recently cataloged items almost every day of the year. Below, you'll find a few highlights from these recent additions... Bugs Bunny and the Pink Panther Sketched together in graphite, Signed by Friz Freleng Freleng has drawn the faces of two of his most popular cartoon characters together on sketch board measuring , 6 1/2 x 10 1/2/ inches. The Pink Panther seems... [ more about Weekly Highlights]