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Sunday, October 23, 2011

 37^th Annual Antiquarian Book and Ephemera Fair
10:00 am–4:00 pm

Have all your books, posters, ephemera, and collectibles appraised at the 37^th Annual Antiquarian Book and Ephemera Fair, to be held at the Washington Avenue Armory Sports and Convention Arena, 195 Washington Ave., Albany, on Sunday, October 23, 2011, from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm. The fair is presented by the Albany Institute of History & Art. In addition to professional appraisals, the book fair will feature 60 dealers of rare, antiquarian, and out-of–print books, manuscripts, autographs, postcards, maps, posters, photographs, ephemera, and more. There will also be a silent auction of donated collectible items, many of local interest. All proceeds of the auction will benefit the research library of the Albany Institute of History & Art. For vendor/appraisal information, contact Gary Austin,  Austin’s Antiquarian Books, 800-556-3727. Admission to the book fair is $6. For more information, please visit www.albanybookfair.com.

Call  
(518) 463-4478
for more information.

Gallery Talks

3pm

Enjoy a docent-led tour of the Albany Institute’s newest exhibitions, Kid Stuff: Great Toys From Our Childhood, First in the Hearts of His Countrymen: George Washington, Albany and the Civil War: Medicine on the Home and Battle Fronts, and the Institute’s permanent collections, including 19th-Century American Sculpture, Ancient Egypt, A Sense of Place, and Traders and Culture. Gallery talks are held on select Saturdays (2:00 pm) and Sundays (3:00 pm. Free with paid museum admission. Schedule is subject to change. Please call to confirm.

Call  
(518) 463-4478
for more information.

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