Friday, April 4 & Saturday, April 5, 2025

New York, NY

The New York International Antiquarian Book Fair is one of the world’s most important marketplaces for the buying and selling of rare books, manuscripts, and printed artworks. It is also one of the book world’s leading annual social occasions. Booksellers, private collectors, and institutional representatives converge on the Park Avenue Armory to shop, converse, and immerse themselves in bookish community. To visit the fair is to see the rare book world at work and play.

Every year, Rosenbach staff and our Delancey Society journey north to New York, to experience the antiquarian book fair, visit the city’s cultural institutions, and get up close and personal with the Rosenbach’s collection development strategy. This year, the Delancey Society will kick off the weekend on Friday, April 4 with an exclusive visit to the private collection of Susan Jaffe Tane, followed by a cocktail reception at Freeman’s|Hindman auction house. On Saturday, April 5, we will enjoy a group brunch at The East Pole followed by a curated tour of the Fair with members of the Rosenbach’s Department of Outreach & Engagement, stopping at the booths of leading booksellers for insights into the book trade—past, present, and future.

(Not a member of The Delancey Society? Read more HERE or contact the Rosenbach's Director of Advancement, Megan McCarthy at mmccarthy@rosenbach.org for more information)