Upcoming Book Fairs

Established in 1977, the Midwest Antiquarian Booksellers Association (MWABA) is a non-profit, professional organization of approximately 50 booksellers who deal in antiquarian, rare, collectible and used books, and related items. Members are from the Midwestern United States. The group strives to promote the appreciation of books, maps, and ephemera among the general public. MWABA sponsors book fairs in Chicago and in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area. A portion of our book fair admissions proceeds is donated to libraries or to other book or literacy-related causes.

The country’s largest regional antiquarian book fair comes to Brooklyn each fall. The 5th edition of BABFBROOKLYN will bring more than 100 quality antiquarian book, print, photo, autograph and ephemera dealers from all over the world.. Whether you are looking for a book for under $50 to start a collection or a rare signed first edition, you’ll find those and so much more at BABFBROOKLYN.

Whether you’re a serious collector or budding enthusiast, our exhibitors from across the country have something spectaculr for you — including rare books, manuscripts, modern first editions, autographs, prints, maps, drawings and other fine ephemera — at a multitude of price points.