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Events
Find out about our upcoming fairs and exhibitions, and browse through our past events.
Coming up
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.
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New York Antiquarian Book Fair 2021
Park Avenue Armory
643 Park Avenue, New York
Between 66/67 Streets
September 9 — 12, 2021 book lovers will find a fascinating treasure trove at the Park Avenue Armory. American and international dealers will exhibit at 61st Annual ABAA New York International Antiquarian Book Fair and present a vast selection of rare books, maps, manuscripts, illuminated manuscripts and ephemera. The diversity of specialties includes art, medicine, literature, photography, autographs, first editions, Americana, and much more.
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Livres Rares & Objets d’Art
Opening on September 23rd by invitation only, 5 — 10 pm
Friday 24th September : 11 am — 8 pm
Saturday 25th September : 11 am — 8 pm
Sunday 26th September : 11 am — 6 pm
Grand Palais Éphémère
Place Joffre, 75007 Paris
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 Masters 2021
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.
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Firsts: London’s Rare Book Fair
Firsts — London’s Rare Book Fair will return in 2021 with a new home at Saatchi Gallery.
Past events
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
Firsts Online
The virtual fair is organised by the Antiquarian Bookseller’s Association, and exhibitors can showcase up to 21 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.
Exhibition
‘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.
Exhibition
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.