Ann Arbor Antiquarian Book Fair

The Ann Arbor Antiquarian Book Fair will return to the Ballroom of the Michigan Union at 530 S. State Street in Ann Arbor on Sunday, May 20, 2012, from 11am to 5pm. Come see some 40 booksellers, map and print dealers gathered in one location. You will be able to find first editions, old and collectible books, literature, children’s books, Americana, prints and more. Your $5 admission fee benefits the William L. Clements Library at the University of Michigan.

See who exhibited at the 2011 fair.

Spotlight on the booksellers.

We asked a few dealers to say something about themselves. Read more about Lorne Bair Rare Books from Winchester, Virginia, First Folio from Paris, Tennessee, Page Books from Hillsboro, Ohio, Garrett Scott, Bookseller of Ann Arbor, Michigan, or Jett W. Whitehead Rare Books from Bay City, Michigan.

The book fair in the media.

See an article about the fair in Art Showcase Magazine (links to a PDF; see page 16).

See last year’s book fair public television underwriting spot on Michigan Television.

For more on the history of this venerable little fair, you can read Jay Platt’s story of the genesis of the book fair from the May, 2009 Ann Arbor Observer.

Wait, where is that book fair again?

Here is a map to the University of Michigan Union on South State Street in Ann Arbor.