Bibliotheque, Soho’s one of a kind café, wine bar, & bookstore, makes for the perfect location for the evening’s festivities.
Tuesday April 2nd, ABAA invites fellow book lovers, literature buffs, and memoir enthusiasts to commemorate seventy-five years of sharing and collecting rare and antiquarian books. Throughout the event, guests mingle and browse the many columns of bookshelves that fill the elegant space.
Beloved works like ‘Poetry of Robert Frost’ to ‘Down the Drain,’ a memoir by Julia Fox, make up Bibliotheque’s variety of available reading material. Plus, delicious snacks and a variety of wines are served to guests throughout the event, courtesy of Épicerie Boulud.
Jesse Paris Smith, daughter of acclaimed musician, artist, and writer, Patti Smith, acts as the first ever book fair ambassador for ABAA. Smith discusses her and her mother’s shared love for books, and expresses her gratitude on being involved with ABAA.
“It’s been so wonderful to learn about this world of antiquarian books, meet the book sellers, and get to know the staff of the book fair,” says Smith.
ABAA members sell, buy, and appraise books and printed writing, while being of assistance with finding booksellers for other trade-related matters. The long-established organization strives to encourage the collecting and preservation of rare and antiquarian books and reading materials and is committed to supporting educational programs and research of rare books.
Here are some highlights from the evening.
