The 2026 Dallas Antiquarian Book Fair, presented by the Texas Booksellers Association in joint sponsorship with Half Price Books, runs from Friday, July 31, through Sunday, August 2, 2026.
Event Details & Schedule
Location: 1835 Forms Drive, Carrollton, TX 75006 (a venue in North Dallas featuring plenty of space and free parking).
Friday, July 31 (Preview Night): 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Admission: $20.00
Saturday, August 1: 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Admission: $10.00
Sunday, August 2: 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM
Admission: $10.00
What to Expect
Exhibitors: Scores of antiquarian book, print, map, and paper dealers from Texas, across the United States, and internationally.
Selection: Rare books, fine bindings, literary first editions, Texana and historical documents, vintage paper ephemera, illustrated works, and collectible prints.
A note about this and other book fairs. They have become the replacement of the many book shops that once lined the street of America. The Internet damaged the “shop” model causing most bookshops’ public locations to close. They’ve always had their stock but most of their sales have gone online.
What was lost was the precious interpersonal interaction that the field has long thrived on. Enterprising dealers, their organizers and organizations have created book fairs the past decade to replace the brick-and-mortar experience with the fun of “the circus is coming to town” booksellers’ bacchanals.
Sotheby’s, Oct. 20: Euclid. Praeclarissimus Liber Elementorum in Artem Geometrie, Venice, Ratdolt, 25 May 1482, first edition of the first substantial mathematical work to appear in print, Durazzo copy.
Sotheby’s, Oct. 20: Galilei, Galileo. Sidereus nuncius …, Venice, 1610, first edition of the foundation of modern astronomy.
Sotheby’s, Oct. 20: Kepler, Johannes. Astronomia nova aitiologitos …, Prague or Heidelberg, 1609, first edition, contemporary vellum, the Chasles copy.
Sotheby’s, Oct. 20: Cellarius, Andreas. Harmonia macrocosmica seu atlas universalis et novus ..., Amsterdam, Jan Jansson, 1661, brilliantly handcolored.
Bonhams, Now thru Oct. 14: The "Hatfield" Apple-1 Computer in working condition, signed by Steve Wozniak with a letter signed by Steve Jobs. Estimate: $500,000-800,000
Bonhams, Now thru Oct. 14: REICHARDT, JASIA; curator. Cybernetic Serendipity: The computer and the Arts. Portfolio and Catalogue. Estimate: $5,000-8,000
Bonhams, Now thru Oct. 14: An Apple Lisa 1 Microcomputer. Estimate: $50,000-70,000
Bonhams, Now thru Oct. 14: A rare Apple Paladin "All-In-One" computer prototype. Estimate: $40,000-60,000
Bonhams, Now thru Oct. 14: 30th Anniversary "White OC" Edition Asus ROG Nvidia Astral Gegorce RTX 5090 signed by Jensen Huang. Estimate: $10,000-15,000
Bonhams, Now thru Oct. 14: A clear plastic prototype Apple Macintosh Portable. Estimate: $10,000-15,000
Bonhams, Now thru Oct. 14: An Apple Jolly Roger pirate flag. Estimate: $4,000-6,000
Bonhams, Now thru Oct. 14: An Apple Newton messagepad engineering development notebook. Estimate: $4,000-6,000
Bonhams, Now thru Oct. 14: A rare 1839 Jacquard-woven silk portrait of Joseph-Marie Jacquard. Estimate: $4,000-6,000
Bonhams, Now thru Oct. 14: A clear plastic prototype Apple Macintosh Powerbook Duo dock with an Apple Powerbook Duo 280. Estimate: $3,000-4,000
Bonhams, Now thru Oct. 14: A clear plastic prototype Macintosh 'Apollo' Classic II. Estimate: $3,000-5,000
Bonhams, Now thru Oct. 14: WEIZENBAUM. Computer Power and Human Reason. 1976. Estimate: $1,500-2,500
Bonhams, Now thru Oct. 14: An Apple Newton Messagepad with marketing display. Estimate: $1,000 - 1,500
