17 October, 2025

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

The 2025 Northampton Book Antiquarian Book, Ephemera, and Book Arts Fair, the ninth edition, will be Friday, November 21st from 5 – 8pm and Saturday, November 22nd from 10am to 4pm in the Northampton Center for the Arts at the Northampton Community Arts Trust at 33 Hawley Street in Northampton, Massachusetts, 01060.

Nearly 40 rare booksellers, paper Americana specialists, literary presses, and book artists, including hand bookbinders, papermakers, & 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. The fair is 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.  A wide variety of collectible books, priced under $100, will be available for sale.

The 2025 Northampton Book Fair will draw buyers, collectors, librarians, ephemera specialists, booksellers, and tourists from throughout the region to browse and purchase from a diverse set of exhibitors, including:

Stefan Baer, Complete Traveller, rare travel books, WPA Guides, A&C Black, Baedekers (Westport, CT)

Karen Bullock, Old Working Books & Bindery, rare book restoration, hand bound blank note books, unique note cards from salvage book illustrations. (West Brookfield, MA)

Eliot Cardinaux, The Bodily Press, new paperbacks & poetry chapbooks (Amherst, MA)

Whendy Carter, handmade flag books (Easthampton, MA)

Brian Cohen, Bridge Press, creator of original etchings and artist's books, & broadsides (Kennebunk, ME)

 

Jay Cordeiro, Northeast Natural History & Supply, natural history and geography books (West Dennis, MA)

Tristan Evarts, Castle Books & Tea, science fiction, firsts, signed books, antiquarian tomes, astronomy, and more (Hamden, CT)

Scott R. Ferris, Rockwell Kent, Edward Christiana, Edward Gorey, Americana, photography and documents (Boonville, NY)

Greg Gibson, Ten Pound Island Book Company, ABAA, old & rare books, manuscripts, ephemera, & documents pertaining to the sea and its history (Gloucester, MA)

Adam Grabowski, Poetry on Demand, your very own typewriter poem written just for you (Holyoke, MA)

Elizabeth Kelly-Griswold, Blue Mango Books & Manuscripts, ABAA, Americana and primary source manuscripts (New Hope, PA)

Sandra Haynes, American Diary Project, non-profit promoting their national diary archive (Cleveland, OH)

Francisco Hernandez. Leaves Bookshop, literature and social sciences, rare books, magazines, and ephemera (Brooklyn, NY)  

Wally Keniston, Eyes of the Owl – Books, Used and antiquarian books & ephemera including regional history, & transportation (Wolfeboro, NH)

Ben Koenig, The Country Bookshop, unusual books & ephemera including folk music and folklore (Plainfield, VT)

Andrew Lenoir, Ellipsis Rare Books, ABAA, rare, unusual, and out-of-print books relating to occultism, spiritualism, weird fiction, folklore, and art (East Hampton, NY)

Joel Levin, Dewey Decimals, vintage, old & rare books, a selection of books from the libraries of Madeleine L’Engle, Edward Herrmann, & Barry Moser (Northampton, MA)

Donna Lilborn, White Leaf Paper, limited edition books made with handmade paper from locally foraged plants (Florence, MA)

Susan Weiser Lieibegott, Enchanted Books, ABAA, fine illustrated & children's books, Judaica & foreign languages, pop ups & movables, photography, (Brooklyn, NY)

Christopher De Lotbiniere, Christopher’s Rare Books, modern first editions, art books and more (New Milford, CT)

Peter Luke Americana, 18^th, 19^th, and early 20^th century Americana (New Baltimore, NY)

Michael and Earl Manz, Yesterday’s Gallery & Babylon Revisited, ABAA, jazz age and depression era literature (East Woodstock, CT & Northampton, MA)

Peter L. Masi, books & ephemera (Montague,MA)

Elizabeth McDuffie, Meat for Tea, a non-academic affiliated magazine featuring artists, writers, & musicians living in western Massachusetts & beyond. (Holyoke, MA)

Gary Metras, Adastra Press, letterpress poetry books (Easthampton, MA)

Rebecca Olander, Perugia Press, non profit publisher of full-length poetry books by emerging women writers (Florence, MA)

Marianne R. Petit, artist books, pop-ups, paper cuts, & lenticular prints (Amenia, NY)

Joseph Phillips, Commonwealth Books, ABAA, varied selection of vintage & antiquarian books (Boston, MA and Newport, RI)

Tracy Pouliot, Chair City Oral History Book Series, letterpress books about workers in the furniture industry (Gardner, MA)

Ed Rayher, Swamp Press/Slate Roof Press, designer and printer of fine letterpress poetry books, creates & casts new faces and ornaments in hot metal (Northfield, MA)

Jacob Romm, Letter & Spirit Press, letterpress prints, broadsides, chapbooks, stationary & ephemera (Brooklyn, NY)

Adrie Rose, Nine Syllables Press, non-profit publisher of poetry chapbooks and broadsides by women writers (Northampton, MA)

John R. Sanderson, Rare Books, rare, early & fine books (Stockbridge, MA)

Richard Stephens, Supersession Press, unique and limited edition fine press books (Saint Louis Park, Minnesota)

Peter L. Stern & Co, Inc., literature, first editions, mysteries (Newtown, MA)

Richard Turnbull, Furious Day Press, artists’ book and prints (Leeds, MA)

William Turomsha, Omega Fine Art, Leonard Baskin and Barry Moser wood engravings, lithographs, & books (Northampton, MA)

Michelle Wan, Head to Tail Books, collectible books & ephemera, including miniature books, works by women and people of color, & books about dogs (Westport, CT)

For a roster of vendors with contact information:

www.northamptonbookfair.com/2025-exhibitors

 

 

 

 

Northampton Antiquarian Book, Ephemera, and Book Arts Fair

Ninth Edition

Event Details

Friday, November 21^st, 2025, 5pm -8 pm
Saturday, November 22^nd, 2025, 10am - 4pm

Advance tickets are available now at the “buy tickets” link at: northamptonbookfair.com or can be purchased at the door.

$8 General Admission, good for both days

$12 Ticket to benefit Forbes Library, Northampton’s Public Library

Free for Children, Students with ID, and Those in Need (with a SNAP, WIC, or Mass Health card)

The venue is a universally accessible building with plenty of free on-site parking.

Northampton Center for the Arts

Northampton Community Arts Trust

33 Hawley Street

Northampton, MA 01060

Northampton is in the Connecticut River Valley of Western Massachusetts, about an hour north of Hartford, CT, two hours west of Boston, and three and a half hours northeast of New York City. Northampton has been called Paradise City, as it repeatedly has been voted one of the best small arts cities and one of the best places to live in the country. Visitors will find a variety of small, independently owned new bookshops, rare booksellers, book artist studios, fine restaurants & cafes, craft shops, art galleries, and music venues in downtown and the surrounding region.