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33rd Antiquarian Book & Ephemera Fair
Saturday, November 11 & Sunday, November 12
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To Celebrate the 33rd
Annual Antiquarian Book & Ephemera Fair on Sunday, November 12, the Albany
Institute of History & Art will hold a variety of related programs on
Saturday, November 11. Schedule of Activities and Book Fair are as
follows:
Saturday, November 11
2:00 pm - Lecture & Book Signing
New York's Historic Armories: An Illustrated
History
Author Nancy Todd, architectural historian and
Program analyst at the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation, and
Historic Preservation, draws on archival research as well as the historic
and contemporary photographs and drawings to trace the evolution of the
armory as specific building type in American architectural and military
history.
3:00 pm - Behind The Scenes Tour
Visitors will tour the collections storage
areas and see the highlights of the Library's collection and learn how it
preserves, organizes and makes available its collection of over 1 million
items. (FREE)
3:30 - 5:00 pm - Appraisals
Visitors can bring their rare books, ephemera,
photographs, manuscripts and other paper based materials to the Albany
Institute of History & Art for appraisals by specialist. Cost is $5
per item or $10 per 3 items.
Sunday, November 12
33rd Antiquarian Book & Ephemera Fair
At the Washington Avenue Armory
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Among the almost 50 dealers, collectors can find a variety of ephemera
(Materials created for a specific, limited purpose, generally designed to
be discarded after use,) including rare books, prints, miniature books,
vintage photographs, valentines, trade cards, political material, posters,
broadsides, postcards and more.
Noon - 2:00 pm
Verbal appraisals on books and papers (photographs, manuscripts,
autographs, rare volumes, etc.) will be available for $5 per item.
Noon - 12:45 pm
Author Paul Grondahl will be on hand discussing and signing copies of his
book...
1:00 - 1:45 pm
Author Tom Lewis will be on hand discussing and signing copies of his
book...
2:00 - 2:45 pm
Author Nancy Todd will be on hand discussing and signing copies of her
book...
For
more information or to participate in next year's event, please contact the AIHA Library at 518.463.4478 or email
library@albanyinstitute.org.
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