Brooklyn Antiquarian Book Fair Talks
11am-1pm
Appraisal Clinic
An expert will give you an estimate of value for up to 3 old books or manuscripts. The appraisal clinic is free.
1pm
New Directions in Book Collecting: Notes from the Honey & Wax Prize
Heather O’Donnell, founder of Honey and Wax Booksellers in Brooklyn, will present “New Directions in Book Collecting: Notes from the Honey & Wax Prize”, a conversation about new directions in book collecting.
2pm
The Swedish Underground Exhibition: a tour of this first-ever exhibition by curator and founder of Boo-Hooray, Johan Kugelberg. The Swedish Underground Exhibition is the largest-known assembly of artwork and photography produced by the leading Swedish and Scandinavian artists of the 1960s and 1970s counterculture.
2:30pm
Feminize Your Bookshelves!
Writer A. N. Devers, founder of The Second Shelf, a rare book business and literary quarterly focused on writing by women, will introduce some overlooked and forgotten women writers, explore gender inequality in the literary canon, and suggest how collectors and institutions can balance their bookshelves and help redress a discriminatory literary history
Saturday (weekend Pass ) $15
Sunday only $10
Pre-purchase your ticket(s) and save $5 per ticket from the onsite price.
The talks are free but pre-registration is required. There is a limited capacity for the talks.
BROOKLYN EXPO CENTER
72 Noble St. (at Franklin St.)
Greenpoint, Brooklyn