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Yay, ABAA!
I couldn’t be prouder to share that after 10 years in business I have finally made the jump and joined the ABAA — The Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America. Now feels like the right time, with my children all in … Continue reading
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Zoe Abrams Rare Books x SHIFT
I was in Narberth the other day looking for a gift, and stepped into the store SHIFT. “SHIFT is a women-owned, Narberth-based business that offers eco-conscious goods and services focused on low-impact living. [They] offer an online resource for those … Continue reading
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Virtually There
Happy holidays, friends and colleagues! I wish I could have exhibited in person at the Philadelphia Rare Book Fair (coming next weekend, December 6-8, to the 23rd St. Armory), but due to various vicissitudes instead you can find a small … Continue reading
Quoi de neuf? Book fair this December!
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Rare Books LA this weekend, Oct. 15-18!
BIG NEWS: this weekend we are doing our first book fair in quite a while. Perhaps the best news is, you can attend wherever you are! Rare Books LA is online. We will be displaying NEW INVENTORY FIT FOR A … Continue reading
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Philobiblon
This season’s first meeting of the Philobiblon Club of Philadelphia – of which I am now a proud board member, thank you very much! – was held this past Tuesday evening. Before the excellent talk by Roger Wieck of the … Continue reading
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NYC Book Fair, Take 2
It’s been one week since the New York book fairs. Invoices are (mostly) done, packages are (mostly) mailed, and I have (mostly) recovered from the work and excitement; so now I can sit down and write about it all! This … Continue reading
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New York City Book and Ephemera Fair This Weekend!
Hello! For the second time, ZARB will be exhibiting at the NY Book and Ephemera Show (the “Satellite Show” at the Sheraton Times Square, 53rd St. and 7th Ave.) and we couldn’t be more excited — and busy cataloguing up … Continue reading
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Happy holidays!
Just like that, it’s December, and time for this year’s holiday book list. That’s not to say I haven’t been busy the rest of the year. As hoped, my family and I visited Paris again for a couple weeks this … Continue reading
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RBMS
Tomorrow morning I’ll be on my way to Iowa City for my first RBMS conference! I look forward to seeing old friends, meeting new friends, and catching up on all things rare-book-and-manuscript related. To all the attendees who may be … Continue reading
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NYC Book & Ephemera Fair 2017
It was about 1 am when I finally went to sleep Wednesday night, March 8 (more accurately, Thursday morning, March 9) after finishing my last few book descriptions, packing everything just so in plastic bins and boxes, and Tetris-ing everything into our … Continue reading
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Bonne année!
Very belated Happy New Year! 2017 will be busy. I’m getting ready now for my first book fair… New York City Book and Ephemera Fair Friday, March 10, 8 am – 7 pm Wallace Hall Church of St. Ignatius Loyola 980 … Continue reading
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New chez nous
Back-to-school season brings back memories of rentrée in Paris, and writing a similarly-timed blog post there last year. Now I’m writing from Philadelphia, PA, new home of Zoe Abrams Rare Books! We moved back from Paris about a month ago and I just … Continue reading
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Dernière minute
Yesterday we finally visited Giverny. It’s one of those places that’s been on our must-see list from the start, but we never found time until now, as time is running short. We booked our tickets home for mid-August. It was a typical day … Continue reading
Friends in the Field
Just got a nice shout-out from my friend Dylan Rogers, classicist extraordinaire, on his blog https://dylankrogers.net. He writes, “I started the month in Paris. This was my first visit to this majestic city, and I explored it with an old … Continue reading
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Petit déjeuner
Early morning in Paris. Rainwater on little round tables sparkling in the sun at an outdoor cafe; an aproned young woman arranging bouquets of baguettes at the corner boulangerie; a crescendo of buzzing scooters and banging trash trucks (finally the latest strike is over). In August … Continue reading
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Upgrading
Well, you may have noticed the new social media icons on the ZARB sidebar. After resisting the internet for several months, this old-fashioned lady finally upgraded to an iPhone. Meaning you will now be inundated with photos of Paris and fantastic finds posted … Continue reading
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Lesson No. 1: Trust Your Instincts
When my parents bought our house, they were the second couple to see it. The first couple went home that night to mull over the work that needed to be done, the long-term costs, the imperfections. When they came back … Continue reading
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C’est ZARB!
A French friend told me that the acronym for Zoe Abrams Rare Books – “ZARB” – is verlan (slang formed by reversing syllables, e.g., l’envers) for “bizarre.” Fitting! The past six months have been a whirlwind of auctions, flea markets, brocantes, book fairs, … Continue reading
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