Northampton Antiquarian Book, Ephemera, and Book Arts Fair Returns
Two fairgoers talking with exhibitor William Hutchison, bookseller and ephemera specialist, based in Mendenhall, Pennsylvania
The 2025 Northampton Antiquarian Book, Ephemera, and Book Arts Fair will return for its eighth edition in November.
Running November 21 from 5pm to 8pm, and November 22 from 10am to 4pm, this eighth edition will be held in the Northampton Center for the Arts at 33 Hawley Street in Northampton, Massachusetts.
Around 40 rare booksellers, paper Americana specialists, and book artists, including hand bookbinders and fine letterpress printers will be exhibiting at the fair, offering a variety of books and ephemera ranging from rare travel books to fine letterpress poetry books. Among the exhibitors will be:
- Karen Bullock from Old Working Books & Bindery (West Brookfield, MA) specialising in rare book restoration
- Greg Gibson from Ten Pound Island Book Company (Gloucester, MA) bringing documents pertaining to the sea and its history
- Ben Koenig from The Country Bookshop (Plainfield, VT) including folk music and folklore
The Northampton Book Fair is sponsored by Southern New England Antiquarian Booksellers, Yiddish Book Center, and the Northampton Center for the Arts, with support from the Independent Online Booksellers Association and the New England Chapter of the Antiquarian Booksellers’ Association of America. . Media sponsor is New England Public Media and the NEPM Book Club.
