Greenpoint’s 5th annual Brooklyn Antiquarian Book Fair kicks off Brooklyn Book Week
Book lovers by the hundreds from both boroughs will be heading to Brooklyn this fall for what has become one of the largest and most popular literary events in the country. Brooklyn Book Week, as it is informally known, is a weeklong celebration of books both old and new. It kicks off with the return of the Brooklyn Antiquarian Book Fair (BABF) to Greenpoint’s Brooklyn Expo Center, Sept. 8 and 9.
The 100-exhibitor fair is the largest regional book fair of its kind. The depth and diversity of exhibitors, talks and galleries makes it a showcase for the best of the best in vintage and rare books; prints, photos and ephemera. This is the fair where rare book librarians from top libraries and museums mix with collectors and fair-goers of all ages. Exhibitors, heralding from 20 states, Italy, England and Canada, will have on display and for sale more than 50,000 items.
This year the BABF features a fair-within-a-fair — The Brooklyn Print & Photo Fair, highlighting exhibitors of fine prints, vernacular and found photos. Six new gallery exhibits devoted to fine prints are featured in the new section, with works ranging from prints by such well-known artists as Milton Avery, and Paul Cadmus to Russian art that spans the early 1900s to 2007.