International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB)

ILAB International Bookseller Directory

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ILAB International Rare Book Fairs 2025/2026

ILAB Member Associations Worldwide

ILAB – The global federation of 22 national antiquarian booksellers associations, established in 1947. Over 1600 individual rare book businesses based in 39 countries worldwide belong to the ILAB community.

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ILAB Congresses, Symposia & Presidents' Meetings

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Bookseller Education & Mentoring

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ILAB Bookseller Catalogues

News

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Toronto 2025: A Long Printing Culture Meets a Delightful Mix of Books, Booksellers, and Booklovers

13 Nov 2025

The 2025 Toronto Antiquarian Book Fair will be held in a stunning new setting at the OCAD University Waterfront campus, located in downtown Toronto’s...

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The Antiquarian Book Trade serves Cultural Heritage: Assessments and perspectives on book heritage policy

05 Nov 2025

Gabriele Maspero, President of the Italian antiquarian booksellers’ association, describes in the recently published issue of "Rivista" - the...

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International Advocacy on behalf of the rare book trade: ILAB and the ABAA at the ICA and EGATTT Conference in Barcelona

03 Nov 2025

On Monday, 27 October 2025, ILAB and the ABAA attended and contributed to the conference "How to Prevent Thefts and Illegal Trafficking of...

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History of ILAB

In 1947 representatives from five countries, Denmark, France, Great Britain, the Netherlands, and Sweden, met in Amsterdam to discuss the formation of an International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB), with the aim of establishing new hope for international peace through open markets, to foster friendship and understanding, and to counteract the animosity and suspicion engendered by World War II. ILAB was formally incorporated in Copenhagen in September 1948.