The New York City Shadow Fair: alive and well on April 29th
- by Bruce E. McKinney
For years the Flamingo Eventz has been a mainstay for the collectible paper field. One of their events is annually scheduled to coincide with the ABAA’s New York International Antiquarian Book Fair and again this year they are hosting a show at St. Vincent Ferrer Roman Catholic Church at 869 Lexington Avenue.
It is officially described as:
The Fine Press Book Association
with
Manhattan Vintage Book & Ephemera
is
pleased to announce our 15th Annual
Manhattan Fine Press Book Fair
This event is a stone’s throw to the Armory at 643 Park Ave where the ABAA event is being staged. The ABAA’s dates are from April 27-30. This fair is being held on the 29th 10:00am to 5:00pm
Space has been allocated for 75 exhibitors and a few spaces remain. If you have a yen to test your marketing mettle contact Flamingo Eventz at flamingoeventz@gmail.com or call 603-509-2639.
Here’s the current list of exhibitors:
FPBA DEALERS
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Titan and Weald: Jackson Hts NY
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Mnemonk Press: Minneapolis MN
3
Intima Press Editions: NY NY
4
Turtle Light Press: Arlington VA
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Khelcom New York: NYC NY
6
Abstract Orange: Washington DC
7
Solmentes Press: Decorah IA
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Plain Wrapper Press Redux:Philadelphia PA
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Harsimus Press: Pottstown PA
10
Fox Ash Press: Lawford UK
11
Dan Lenchner Photography:Millbrook NY
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Nancy Loeber:Brooklyn NY
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Russell Maret: NY NY
14
Two Hands Press: Playa Vista CA
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Sherwin Beach Press: Chicago IL
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Caliban Press: Ogdensburg NY
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Plowboy Press: Burke VT
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Lead Graffiti: Newark DE
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Deep Wood Press: Mancelona MI
20
Marianne R. Petit Books: NY NY
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Memory Press: Plainsboro NJ
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Sarah Plimpton Artist Books:Sleepy Hollow NY
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Nomad Letterpress: Cheltenham UK
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The Lone Oak Press: Petershham MA
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The Petrarch Press: Oregon House CA
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The Prototype Press:Indian Head MD
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Midnight Paper Sales: St. Paul MN
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Tideline Press: Tannersville NY
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CB Sherlock: Minnepolis, MN
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Two Ponds Press: Rockport ME
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Dobbin Mill/Dobbin Books:Brooklyn NY
32
Purgatory Pie Press : NY NY
33
Furious Day Press: Leeds MA
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Janus Press: Newark VT
35
Richard Wagener-Mixolydian Editions:Petaluma CA
36
Luminice Press: Philadelphia PA
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Richrad Zauft Editions: Sudbury MA
38
Wild Pangolin Press: Wayland MA
39
Rare Book + Ephemera Exhibitors.
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James Arsenault & Co: Arrowsic ME
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Trevian Books: Piermont NY
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pictograph Books: Bethleham PA
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Carnegie Hill Books: NY, NY
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The Chatham Bookseller: Madison NJ
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Christopher's Rare Books : New Milford CT
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Wilfrid M. deFreitas - Bookseller: Quebec Canada
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Books And: Mason NH
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Johnnycake Books: Salisbury CT
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SIGNATURIST-INK: Wayne NJ
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Ten Pound Island ABAA: Gloucester MA
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John Bale Books LL: Waterbury CT
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Wm. Hutchison: Mendenhall PA
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Kaplan + Kopelson Books: NY NY
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Books Books Books: Avon S. Carolina
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Rarephotogallery:Toronto Canada
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Joe Maynard: Newburgh NY
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JB Muns Fine Arts Bks&Musical Autographs:Berkeley CA
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PHOTOS IN BLACK, LLC: Alanta GA
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Faenwyl Bindery: NY NY
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Jerry Showalter Bookseller: Ivy VA
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Catnap Books: Cobbleskill NY
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Resser-Thorner Americana: Manchester NH
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Act 2 Books: Flemington NJ
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TENNYSON WILLIAMS BOOKS AND FINE ART:Williamsburg VA
Leland Little, May 21: Signed Artist Proof of the Monumental G.O.A.T.: A Tribute to Muhammad Ali.
Leland Little, May 21: Assorted Rare Publications Related to H.P. Lovecraft, Including The Recluse Signed by Vincent Starrett.
Leland Little, May 21: Two Issues of The Vagrant, Including the First Appearance of H.P. Lovecraft's "Dagon" in Number Eleven.
Leland Little, May 21: Rare First Printing of Anne of Green Gables, With ALS from the Author.
Leland Little, May 21: First Edition of Hemingway's The Old Man and the Sea, In First Issue Jacket.
Leland Little, May 21: The Limited Paumanok Edition of The Complete Writings of Walt Whitman.
Leland Little, May 21: Beautifully Bound Limited Flaubert Edition of The Works of Guy de Maupassant.
Leland Little, May 21: First Edition of Bonaparte's Celebrated American Ornithology, With Spectacular Hand-Colored Plates.
Leland Little, May 21: A Rare Complete Set of Jardine's The Naturalist's Library, With Hand-Colored Plates.
Leland Little, May 21: Invitation to the Lincoln-Johnson National Inaugural Ball, March 4th, 1865.
Leland Little, May 21: A Scarce Inscribed First Edition of James Baldwin's Nobody Knows My Name.
Leland Little, May 21: Picasso's Le Goût du Bonheur, Limited Edition.
Sotheby's Sell Your Fine Books & Manuscripts
Sotheby’s: The Shem Tov Bible, 1312 | A Masterpiece from the Golden Age of Spain. Sold: 6,960,000 USD
Sotheby’s: Ten Commandments Tablet, 300-800 CE | One of humanity's earliest and most enduring moral codes. Sold: 5,040,000 USD
Sotheby’s: William Blake | Songs of Innocence and of Experience. Sold: 4,320,000 USD
Sotheby’s: The Declaration of Independence | The Holt printing, the only copy in private hands. Sold: 3,360,000 USD
Sotheby's Sell Your Fine Books & Manuscripts
Sotheby’s: Thomas Taylor | The original cover art for Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. Sold: 1,920,000 USD
Sotheby’s: Machiavelli | Il Principe, a previously unrecorded copy of the book where modern political thought began. Sold: 576,000 GBP
Sotheby’s: Leonardo da Vinci | Trattato della pittura, ca. 1639, a very fine pre-publication manuscript. Sold: 381,000 GBP
Sotheby’s: Henri Matisse | Jazz, Paris 1947, the complete portfolio. Sold: 312,000 EUR
Gonnelli Auction 59 Antique prints, paintings and maps May 20th 2025
Gonnelli: Pietro Aquila, Psyche and Proserpina,1690. Starting price 140€
Gonnelli: Jacques Gamelin, Memento homo quia pulvis es et in pulverem reverteris, 1779. Starting price 300€
Gonnelli: Giorgio Ghisi, The final Judgement, 1680. Starting price 480€
Gonnelli Auction 59 Antique prints, paintings and maps May 20th 2025
Gonnelli Goya y Lucientes Francisco, Los Proverbios.1877. Starting price 1000 €
Gonnelli: Domenico Peruzzini, Long bearded old man, 1660. Starting price 2200€
Gonnelli: Enea Vico, Leda and the Swan,1542. Starting price 140€
Gonnelli Auction 59 Antique prints, paintings and maps May 20th 2025
Gonnelli: Andrea Del Sarto [school of], San Giovanni Battista, 1570. Starting price 25000€
Gonnelli: Carlo Maratta, Virgin Mary and Jesus, 1660. Starting Price 1200€
Gonnelli: Louis Brion de La Tour, Sphére de Copernic Sphere de Ptolemée / Le Systême de Ptolemée. Le Systême de Ticho-Brahe…, 1766. Starting price 180€
Gonnelli Auction 59 Antique prints, paintings and maps May 20th 2025
Gonnelli: Marc’Antonio Dal Re, Ville di Delizia o Siano Palaggi Camparecci nello Stato di Milano Divise in Sei Tomi Con espressevi le Piante…, Tomo Primo, 1726. Starting price 7000€
Gonnelli: Katsushika Hokusai, Bird on a branch, 1843. Starting price 100€
Ketterer Rare Books Auction May 26th
Ketterer, May 26: Th. McKenney & J. Hall, History of the Indian tribes of North America, 1836-1844. Est: €50,000
Ketterer, May 26:Biblia latina vulgata, manuscript on thin parchment, around 1250. Est: €70,000
Ketterer, May 26: M. Beckmann, Fanferlieschen Schönefüßchen, 1924. Est: €10,000
Ketterer Rare Books Auction May 26th
Ketterer, May 26: A. Ortelius, Theatrum orbis terrarum, 1574. Est: €50,000
Ketterer, May 26: M. S. Merian, Eurcarum ortus, alimentum et paradoxa metamorphosis, 1717-18. Est: €6,000
Ketterer, May 26:PAN, 9 volumes, 1895-1900. Est: €12,000
Ketterer Rare Books Auction May 26th
Ketterer, May 26: Breviarium Romanum, Latin manuscript, 1474. Est: €15,000
Ketterer, May 26: Quran manuscript from the Saadian period, Maghreb, 16th century. Est: €10,000
Ketterer, May 26: E. Hemingway, The old man and the sea, 1952. First edition in first issue jacket. Presentation copy. Est: €3,000
Ketterer Rare Books Auction May 26th
Ketterer, May 26: Flavius Vegetius Renatus, De re militari libri quatuor, 1553. Est: €3,000
Ketterer, May 26: K. Marx, Das Kapital, 1867. Est: €30,000
Ketterer, May 26: Brassaï, Transmutations, 1967. Est: €6,000
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