About Ian Brabner, Bookseller...

• Rare Books: Books published circa 1700 to 1850. Also, unusual pamphlets and booklets.
  
• Manuscripts: Diaries, journals, ledgers, business archives, autograph letters, circa 1700 to 1900.
• Ephemera: Broadsides, handbills, flyers, and circulars, hand-made albums and curiosities, pre-1900.

I established my business as a full-time bookseller in 1995. I am a member of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America and the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers, i.e. the A.B.A.A. & I.L.A.B.  As a member of these professional trade organizations, I abide by their binding code of ethics.

I am also a member of The Manuscript Society and a lifetime member of The Ephemera Society.

I actively build rare book and manuscript collections for a wide spectrum of customers to fulfill their collecting interests and needs. I welcome prospective individuals or institutions who wish to engage my services. I am based in Wilmington, Delaware.

I exhibit regularly at antiquarian book fairs, such as:

• The Ephemera Society Show, typically held in Greenwich, Connecticut, in March.
  

• The New York ABAA Antiquarian Book Fair at the Park Avenue Armory, held each year in April.

• The Boston ABAA International Antiquarian Book Fair at the Hynes Convention Center, held yearly in November.

(New York Antiquarian Book Fair - April, 2011)





(New York Antiquarian Book Fair - April, 2008)





(Della Marcos - executive assistant)