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About Ian Brabner, Bookseller...

I specialize in 18th and 19th century Americana:

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 have been established and a full-time bookseller since 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 clients to fulfill their collecting interests and needs. I welcome prospective clients who wish to engage my services. I am based in Wilmington, Delaware.

In addition to my online inventory, I issue printed catalogues.
These catalogues highlight 100 or so items of the most interesting recent acquisitions. I also send out occasional e-lists.

I maintain memberships with and support the Athenæum of Philadelphia, the Philobiblon Club of Philadelphia, the Delaware Bibliophiles, and similar organizations.

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.

(NY Book Fair - April, 2008)

(NY Book Fair - April, 2008)