Of the From October 11 to 13, a new edition of the Rare Book Fair at the Ruth Benzacar art gallery, located at Juan Ramírez de Velasco 1287, city of Buenos Aires. The fair will be open to the public from 2 to 8 p.m., with free entry.
The meeting is an occasion for those who They seek out books that are both hard to find and worth seeking out..
What is a rare book?
A rare book is one whose number of copies is smallbut that characteristic is not the only one when thinking about a valuable specimen. These works must contain some quality that makes them valuable and interesting.
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This characteristic may lie in its material form: in the papers on which they were printed, in the materials or techniques used in their binding, in their illustrations, in the typography used in its printing or because it is the original edition of a text of historical significance.
These characteristics that make a book valuable constitute the qualitative aspect of bibliographic rarity.
What is the Rare Book Fair?
The Rare Book Fair is an opportunity to encounter these books, guided by specialized booksellers. Furthermore, not only are there ancient rare books, but there is a curation of present-day rare books.
That is why at the Rare Book Fair there are books made by hand by small publishing houses that recover the traditional crafts and arts of the book. These handmade books are made in short runs of a few copies, bound by hand or printed on old presses with lead letterpress, on special papers.
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The Rare Book Fair is a meeting place between booksellers, publishers and book lovers, between rare books of the past and present, as well as a gateway for thats curious people who want to approach the fascinating world of rare books for the first time.
Who participates in the Rare Book Fair?
Guest bookstores: La Teatral, Rúa Vidueiros, Alberto Magnasco, Barrio Sur, Antiqvaria Duran, The Book Cellar & Henschel, Librería Kafka, Nautilus, Mandrágora, Librería (de) García, Memorias del Subsuelo, Terranova Maps, Siesta, Los Siete Pilares.
Guest artisanal publishers: Kalos, Urania, Teatrito Rioplatense de Entidades, Buchwald, Imprenta Rescate, Heliogábalo, Mochuelo, Flanbé, Flecha books, Barba de bees, Los confines, Omashu, Third person, No shore, Child editor, Artifact, The seller of Tierra, Amauta & Yaguar, Minimal Industry, Vox/Lux, Xylobooks, Tree of Facts, I read let’s dance, Other inks, Homo faber, Charco, Toxicxs, Santos Locos poetry, Nostalgia & rebellion, Asunción.
Malevo Estampa also participates, as editors specialized in original graphic work, together with the KBB publishing house, dedicated to publishing contemporary art books. Like the artisan paper makers, Molino del Manzano, and the publishing house Ampersand, with its Scripta Manent collection, dedicated to studies on written culture.
Who organizes the Rare Book Fair?
Barrio Sur, letterpress printing house and bookstore specializing in rare books (Palacio Barolo, Av. de Mayo 1370, Office 300).
October 11, 12 and 13 at the Ruth Benzacar art gallery (Juan Ramírez de Velasco 1287). From 2 to 8 p.m. with free entry.
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