Useful Information
The following sites may be of interest to you. They are a collection of online resources, associations and collections that are used by the Shapero Bookshop staff regularly.
Book Antiques & Fairs
Grosvenor House Art & Antiques FairThe European Fine Art Fair (TEFAF) in Maastricht
Palm Beach Fine Art & Antiques Fair
The Moscow World Fine Art Fair
Associations
Antiquarian Booksellers Association (ABA)Verband Deutscher Antiquare
The British Antique Dealers Association (BADA)
International Map Collectors’ Society (IMCoS)
Provincial Booksellers Fairs Association (PBFA).
Books
Americana ExchangeAntiques Trade Gazette
The Bibliographical Society
Bloomsbury Book Auctions
The British Library
Copac - Catalogue of University libraries across the UK
The Ephemera Society UK
ILAB-LILA
Karlsruhe University, Germany - Virtual catalogue of books at different international libraries
Rare Book Review
Royal Geographical Society Information on events, research, publications and collections.
Bodleian Library
Copyright library. Important antiquarian and modern collections.
Cambridge University Library
Copyright library. Important antiquarian and modern collections. Ordnance Survey. Special collections.
National Library of Scotland
Copyright library. Important antiquarian and modern collections.
National Library of Wales
Copyright library. Important antiquarian and modern collections.
Trinity College, Dublin
Copyright library. Important antiquarian and modern collections.
National Maritime Museum
Library of Congress
OldBookNews.com
A UK based newsletter for rare book collectors and sellers alike
Other Websites of Interest
Hakluyt SocietyRepositories of Primary Sources
A huge collection of links to non-commercial holdings of manuscripts, archives, rare books, historical photographs, and other primary sources for the research scholar.
BookCollectors Blog
Filip De Waard Book Blog
The Arts Directory