Events
Find out about our upcoming fairs and exhibitions, and browse through our past events.
Coming up
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Frieze Masters
Frieze Masters brings together thousands of years of art with the world’s leading galleries specialising in antiquities, Asian art, ethnographic art, illuminated manuscripts, medieval, modern and post-war art, Old Masters and 19th century, as well as photography, sculpture and wunderkammer.
Milan Antiquarian Book Fair
The Italian Antiquarian Booksellers’ Association, ALAI, invites collectors and bibliophiles to a new destination in Milan.
Past events
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Livres Rares & Arts Graphiques
We are delighted to participate to the antiquarian book fair organised by the Syndicat National de la Librairie Ancienne et Moderne (SLAM).
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Frieze Seoul
We are thrilled to be taking part to the second edition of Frieze Seoul, which will take place at COEX in the Gangnam district in the heart of Seoul from 6–9 September 2023.
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London Art Week
Daniel Crouch Rare Books presents The Cline Collection: The story of London told in 40,000 books, maps, and prints spanning 400 years, the largest such collection in private hands. Highlights from the collection will form the majority of Daniel Crouch Rare Books’ exhibit at London Art Week 2023.
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The Treasure House Fair
We are delighted to be participating for the first time in The Treasure House Fair this summer.
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Firsts: London’s Rare Book Fair
We are looking forward to participating once again in the annual rare book fair organised by the Antiquarian Booksellers’ Association, taking place this May at the Saatchi Gallery.
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New York International Antiquarian Book Fair 2023
Universally referred to as the world’s finest antiquarian book fair, the Antiquarian Booksellers’ Association of America’s (ABAA) New York International Antiquarian Book Fair (NYIABF), produced by Sanford L. Smith + Associates will showcase over 200 exhibitors in April, 2023. Exhibitors present a vast treasure trove of items: rare books, maps, illuminated manuscripts, incunabula, fine bindings, illustrations, historical documents, prints and print ephemera.
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TEFAF Maastricht 2023
We are looking forward to returning to Maastricht in March for the 36th edition of TEFAF.
Venice Antiquarian Book Fair
We are thrilled to be participating in the fair organised by the Italian Booksellers Association (A.L.A.I. — Associazione Librai Antiquari d’Italia), in Venice.
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The Winter Show 2023
The Winter Show is the leading art, antiques, and design fair in America, featuring many of the world’s top experts in the fine and decorative arts. The Fair was established in the mid-1950s as a benefit for East Side House Settlement and, by the end of that decade, had firmly established itself as the leading event of its kind in the United States. Over the course of its 68-year history, the Fair has been held at the historic Park Avenue Armory for all but three years.
Abu Dhabi Art
We are thrilled to be travelling to the Abu Dhabi Art Fair this November.
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Fine Arts Paris & La Biennale
We are delighted to be participating for the first time in the Fine Arts Paris & La Biennale fair.
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Paris Map, Globes & Scientific Instruments Fair
The 21st edition of the Paris Map Fair will be held on Saturday 5 November in Hotel Ambassador, in the heart of Paris, just 2 minutes from the famous Opera Garnier and the major department stores.
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Firsts: London’s Rare Book Fair
This year marks the 65th edition of one of the most popular and prestigious rare book fairs in the world.
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TEFAF Maastricht 2022
From the moment the fair first opened its doors in 1988 at the MECC in Maastricht, TEFAF has been dedicated to presenting the world’s finest art—across categories—under one roof. What began as a radical idea for a new fair model has transformed into “the greatest fair in the world,” according to one of TEFAF’s first exhibitors, Old Master dealer Johnny van Haeften.
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London Map Fair
The largest antique map fair in Europe, established in 1980.
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London Original Print Fair
We are thrilled to be taking part, for our first time, to the London Original Print Fair, taking place at Somerset House.
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Abu Dhabi International Book Fair
The Abu Dhabi International Book Fair (ADIBF) is the most diverse book fair in the region. Abu Dhabi is a driving force behind the professional and commercial development of the regional publishing industry, and is committed to the long-term expansion of the global book business. Inaugurated in 1981 by the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, the Fair has gained a global reputation as a leading literary trade and cultural event in the region.
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The Winter Show 2022
The Winter Show is the leading art, antiques, and design fair in America, featuring many of the world’s top experts in the fine and decorative arts. The Fair was established in the mid-1950s as a benefit for East Side House Settlement and, by the end of that decade, had firmly established itself as the leading event of its kind in the United States. Over the course of its 68-year history, the Fair has been held at the historic Park Avenue Armory for all but three years.
Virtual Fair
Firsts Online
The virtual fair organised by the Antiquarian Bookseller’s Association (ABA) where visitors can browse through over 2000 highlights from national and international exhibitors.
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California Antiquarian Book Fair
We are looking forward to be taking part in the 54th California Antiquarian International Book Fair, the trade fair organised by the Antiquarian Booksellers’ Association of America (ABAA) and the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB).
Virtual Fair
Masterpiece Online
Masterpiece London is the unmissable art fair at which visitors can view and buy the finest works of art, design, furniture and jewellery — from antiquity to the present day. The Fair offers an unparalleled opportunity for new and established collectors to discover exceptional works for sale across a range of price points from over 150 international exhibitors and across every major market discipline.
Virtual Fair
Folium Digital
The antiquarian book associations of Switzerland, Austria and Germany (VEBUKU, VDAÖ and the VDA) have decided to join forces and launch an online rare book fair, to which we will participate with 20 highlights.
Virtual Fair
London Original Print Week
We are thrilled to be taking part to the online initiative organised to replace this year’s London Original Print Fair, usually held at the Royal Academy. The fair provides an unrivalled opportunity to view and buy original prints spanning five centuries, from top international dealers, galleries and studios.
Virtual Fair
Firsts Italia
The virtual book fair organised by the A.L.A.I. (Associazione dei Librai Antiquari d’Italia) and in collaboration with the ABA (Antiquarian Booksellers’ Association).
Virtual Fair
California Virtual Book Fair
We are taking part in the California Virtual Book Fair, sponsored by the Antiquarian Booksellers’ Association of America (ABAA) and the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB).
Virtual Fair
Firsts Online: Winter Edition
The Antiquarian Bookseller’s Association online event with over 110 participating exhibitors from 16 countries offering over 2000 highlights.
Virtual Fair
The Virtual Miami International Map Fair
The online platform replacing the Miami Map Fair.
Virtual Fair
Firsts Canada
The Antiquarian Booksellers’ Association of Canada is pleased to announce it will be hosting a virtual bookfair using the ABA’s “Firsts” platform.
Virtual Fair
The Winter Show Online 2021
The Winter Show is the leading art, antiques, and design fair in America, featuring 72 of the world’s top experts in the fine and decorative arts.
Virtual Fair
Paris Virtual Map Fair, Globes & Scientific Instruments
The virtual fair organised to replace the Paris Map Fair.
Virtual Fair
Virtual China in Print
The 2020 edition of China in Print, the Shanghai Rare Book, Photograph & Map Fair, will be replaced by a virtual exhibition.
Virtual Fair
TEFAF Online
The 2020 TEFAF New York Fall will be replaced by TEFAF Online, an online fair showcasing 300 masterpieces.
Virtual Fair
The Virtual San Francisco Map Fair
Due to COVID-19 the traditional in-person fair at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts has been canceled until 2021. However, with the advancement and widespread adoption of video conference technology, we are happy to bring the San Francisco Map & Print Fair to you virtually.
Virtual Fair
Guardian Fine Art Asia Online
The digital platform of the Guardian Fine Art Asia fair.
Virtual Fair
Frieze Masters Viewing Room
Frieze Masters brings together thousands of years of art with the world’s leading galleries specialising in antiquities, Asian art, ethnographic art, illuminated manuscripts, medieval, modern and post-war art, Old Masters and 19th century, as well as photography, sculpture and wunderkammer.
Virtual Fair
Amsterdam Virtual Book Fair 2020
The Amsterdam International Antiquarian Book Fair online event to replace the physical fair.
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Salon International du Livre Rare
Preview: 17 September 2020, 17:00 to 22:00
Exhibition
Mapping the British Isles
A Christmas exhibition dedicated to maps of the British Isles, including the first printed maps of the counties of England and Wales by Saxton; Speed’s county maps from his ‘Theatre of the Empire of Great Britaine; and the large scale maps by Bryant and Greenwood, among others.
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Guardian Fine Art Asia
Guardian Fine Art Asia is an international art fair in Beijing, organized by Guardian Art Center and Fine Art Asia.
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‘Rounded with a sleep’: an exhibition commemorating 400 years since the passing of Shakespeare and Cervantes
DCRB, in collaboration with Librería Bardón (Madrid) and Stéphane Clavreuil Rare Books (London), brings together maps of Elizabethan England such as a 1583 wall map of England and Wales by Christopher Saxton, with rare works by the two authors, including a first edition of Shakespeare’s Hamlet, and a copy of Cervantes’s Don Quixote illustrated by Dalí.
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Mapping London at the OXO Tower
As part of the Totally Thames festival, DCRB brings to the Oxo Tower a fascinating exhibition of maps of London from 1572 to 2013.
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Scottish Maps at the Caledonian Club
The British Library and DCRB’s exhibition of rare Scottish maps and pamphlets in the Drawing Room of the Caledonian Club, to coincide with Burns’ Night and to help raise awareness for the British Library’s campaign to raise funds to conserve, catalogue and digitize the King’s Topographical Collection.
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Mapping London
A Christmas exhibition exploring London’s rapid development, from the Tudors to the Windsors.