UES Park Avenue Armory To Host Antique Book Fair

UPPER EAST SIDE, NY — Antique books valued at up to $1 million will be up for sale when hundreds of booksellers set up shop inside the Upper East Side's Park Avenue Armory for the 60th Annual New York International Antiquarian Book Fair, organizers said.

This year's book fair is expected to draw 200 exhibitors to the armory to showcase a wide range of antique works such as rare books, maps, illuminated manuscripts, historical documents, illustrations and incunabula. The event is organized by the Antiquarian Booksellers’ Association of America and International League of Antiquarian Booksellers.

Works offered at the fair cover a wide range of topics such as: Art, science, medicine, history, fashion, children's and other academia. Prices for items on sale are expected to range from $50 to $1 million.

Tickets to this year's New York International Antiquarian Book Fair run $25 per day or $45 for the run of the three-day show. A pass to the event's preview on March 5 costs $65, according to the fair's website. Ticket holders can bring up to five personal items to be evaluated by experts on Sunday from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. during the fair's "Discovery Day" event.

Fair hours are from 12 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Friday, 12 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Thursday and 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday.