Antiquarian Book Fair

About this event

Join Straw Dog Writers Guild at the 2026 Northampton Antiquarian Book Fair

Friday, November 20th, 5-8pm

Saturday, November 21st, 10am – 4pm

Northampton Center for the Arts

$10 Admission

Students and Children Free

29 Straw Dog Authors will be in the Lobby of the Northampton Center for the Arts ready to sign their books.

Forty rare booksellers, paper Americana specialists, literary presses, and book artists, including hand bookbinders, & fine letterpress printers from New England and the mid – Atlantic states will convene to exhibit, sell, and schmooze at the popular two-day fair.

The Northampton Book Fair is sponsored by Southern New England Antiquarian Booksellers, Yiddish Book Center, and the Northampton Center for the Arts. Media sponsor is New England Public Media and the NEPM Book Club.

The fair is supported. in part, by the Independent Online Booksellers Association and the New England Chapter of the Antiquarian Booksellers’ Association of America. Produced and directed by Book Fair Promotion, of Northampton.

Fair attendees will find a variety of books and ephemera ranging from rare travel books to literary first editions paper Americana to historic account books and manuscripts, fine letter press printing to fine letter press poetry books, mystery & science fiction to rare travel books, first editions, and signed books. Also featured will be handmade journals, handmade paper, fine bindings, artist books, limited edition wood engravings, and early printed books.

For tickets or more information go to:

https://www.northamptonbookfair.com/events