Among the longest continuously running (notwithstanding the pandemic) regional book fairs in the United States, The Rochester Antiquarian Book Fair continues to attract hundreds of visitors from diverse backgrounds and age demographics. A wide variety of printed materials can be found, including but not limited to, ephemera, local history, photographs, signed materials, incunabula, maps, and so much more.
Today, the Rochester Antiquarian Book Fair includes dealers from all over the East Coast and Midwest, as well as a handful of local authors. The fair has evolved to include good secondhand books--not necessarily antiquarian or rare--ephemera of all kinds and new books of local, collector or scholarly interest. Rochester boasts a large academic population and a strong background in the humanities. Collectors young and old attend the book fair each year for the chance to see and acquire interesting and one-of-a-kind literary and historical items from the world of print. It is a great opportunity for dealers in books and other printed material to meet and network with colleagues and make new connections within the community.
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Who can exhibit? Any professional book dealer, local authors, local publishers, and any businesses related to book arts of all forms. If you are interested in exhibiting, please contact Holly McEwen at rabafair@gmail.com or 585-265-9295.
Exhibitor contracts can be filled out here.
