In recent years, the cultural strategy of the United Arab Emirates has seen it become a key player in the international arts scene, with its capital boasting institutions like the Louvre Abu Dhabi and the Bassam Freiha Foundation. Abu Dhabi has fostered a burgeoning market for contemporary works, as evidenced each year by the growing success of events like Abu Dhabi Art, the annual art fair which ran from the 20th to the 24th November...
This year marks the 32nd edition of the Antiquarian Booksellers’ Association’s annual Chelsea Rare Book Fair. Held annually in the beautiful and historic Chelsea Old Town Hall, this lively Fair brings together more than 80 exhibitors specialising in rare books, first editions, maps, prints, manuscripts and ephemera from all over the world. There’s something for every interest: poetry, children’s classics, modern fiction, gardening, cookery, sport, military, crime, art, architecture, travel. Prices start at just a...
The 62nd edition of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association’s Summer Rare Book Fair – Firsts London takes place in London’s Battersea Park from Friday 7th June to Sunday 9th June. This year’s line-up includes: * More than 150 exhibitors from around the world. * Opening by actor, writer and bibliophile Stephen Fry, at noon on Friday – watch Stephen talk about his passion for rare books at Rare Books Los Angeles. * Shakespeare’s First Folio coming...
