29th ANNUAL ANTIQUARIAN BOOK AND EPHEMERA FAIR TO BENEFIT AIHA

The Albany Institute’s 29^th Annual Antiquarian Book and Ephemera Fair will be held Saturday, November 23 at Christian Brothers Academy (near Albany International Airport) in Albany, NY. 

The Fair showcases the finest in rare and out-of-print books.  Among the 60 dealers, collectors can find rare books, prints, autographs, maps, manuscripts, first editions and fine bindings.  Booths also feature children’s books, miniature books, vintage photographs, valentines, trade cards, political material, posters, broadsides, postcards and more.

Verbal appraisals on books and papers (photographs, manuscripts, autographs, rare volumes, etc.) from John DeMarco of Lyrical Ballad Bookstore in Saratoga and Dennis Holzman of Albany will be available from 12:00 noon until 2:00 pm at a cost of $2 per item.

The 29^th Antiquarian Book and Ephemera Fair is a fund-raiser for the Albany Institute, one of the area’s most outstanding resources for information regarding, history, art and culture of the Upper Hudson Valley Region.  The Albany Institute’s collection consists of more than 1,000,000 items including books, periodicals, maps, photographs, manuscripts and ephemera.

The Fair will begin on Saturday, November 23 with an early buying preview at 8:30am and continue through 10:00am with a cost of $10, which includes continental breakfast.  The fair will continue through 4:00pm. General admission is $5, $4.50 with advertisement.   For further information, contact Oliver and Gannon Associates of Altamont, NY at 518.861.5478.