Boston International Antiquarian Book Fair – Maggs Bros. Ltd – Rare Books & Manuscripts

Boston International Antiquarian Book Fair

7—9 Nov, 2025

Boston, USA

Boston International Antiquarian Book Fair

Location

Hynes Convention Center
900 Boylston Street
Boston
MA 02115

Schedule

Friday, November 7
Preview night: 4pm-8pm

Saturday, November 8
12pm-7pm

Sunday, November 9
11am-4pm

About

From the fair website:

This three-day event features fine and rare materials from around the globe, including manuscripts, modern first editions, children’s books, ephemera, maps and autographs, as well as antiquarian books on a vast array of topics.

FREE admission for students with current valid student ID. Children 12 and under are free.

FREE admission for librarians, curators, and related non-profit cultural institution workers who register in advance with a valid organizational email address (e.g. [email protected] or [email protected]). Use code: LIBRARY47

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Fair Items

Correspondence with Mark Donoghue.

SAMUELSON (Paul A.)

Correspondence with Mark Donoghue, 1992.

A RICH LITTLE ARCHIVE OF FIVE LONG AND SUBSTANTIAL LETTERS

Jazz.

MORRISON (Toni).

Jazz, 1992.

First edition by the Nobel Prize winning author.

Matilda.

Matilda, 1988.

An inscribed first edition.

The Handmaid's Tale.

ATWOOD (Margaret).

The Handmaid's Tale, 1986.

First edition of Margaret Atwood's famous dystopian novel.

Housekeeping.

ROBINSON (Marilynne).

Housekeeping, 1980.

Inscribed by the author.

The Abolitionist: A Quarterly Journal from Radical Alternatives to Prison.

[RADICAL ALTERNATIVES TO PRISON.]

The Abolitionist: A Quarterly Journal from Radical Alternatives… 1979.

UNBROKEN RUN OF AN INFLUENTIAL UK PRISON ABOLITION JOURNAL.

Song of Solomon.

MORRISON (Toni).

Song of Solomon, 1977.

The Nobel Prize winning author's third novel.

Sula.

MORRISON (Toni).

Sula, 1974.

Morrison's second novel, nominated for the American National Book Award.

Watership Down.

ADAMS (Richard).

Watership Down, 1972.

FIRST EDITION, WITH TWO PIECES OF EPHEMERA SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR

In the Night Kitchen.

SENDAK (Maurice).

In the Night Kitchen, 1970.

With a signed letter from Maurice Sendak: "I love my book - my most private lovely book."

A Pagan Place.

O'BRIEN (Edna).

A Pagan Place, 1970.

A presentation copy, inscribed and with a warm letter from the author.

The Edible Woman.

ATWOOD (Margaret).

The Edible Woman, 1969.

A Good Man is Hard to Find.

O'CONNOR (Flannery).

A Good Man is Hard to Find, 1968.

First edition of the author's second published book, and first collection of short stories.

Several Perceptions.

CARTER (Angela).

Several Perceptions, 1968.

From the library of Angela Carter.

Shadow Dance.

CARTER (Angela).

Shadow Dance, 1966.

The author's first novel.

The Bee-Man of Orn.

SENDAK (Maurice). Illustrator. & STOCKTON (Frank R.)

The Bee-Man of Orn, 1964.

Inscribed by Sendak and with a large pen and ink drawing of the Bee-Man.

Über die Revolution.

ARENDT (Hannah).

Über die Revolution, 1963.

INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR

The Group.

MCCARTHY (Mary).

The Group, 1963.

[Trinidad Carnival Costume Gowns.]

[Trinidad Carnival Costume Gowns.], 1963.

THE COSTUME COMPETITION

Okinawa no minyo [Folk Songs in Okinawa]

OKAMURA [Kichiemon].

Okinawa no minyo [Folk Songs in Okinawa], 1961.

A nostalgic book of Okinawan folk songs

The Country Girls, The Lonely Girl, Girls in their Married Bliss.

O'BRIEN (Edna).

The Country Girls, The Lonely Girl, Girls in… 1960.

The first novel inscribed by the author.

Uzen Takamatsu azabu-gami densho [Traditional papermaking in Uzen Takamatsu]

OKAMURA (Kichiemon).

Uzen Takamatsu azabu-gami densho [Traditional papermaking in Uzen… 1960.

Shining a light on Tohoku paper-making

The Second World War and An Epilogue on the Years 1945 to 1957.

CHURCHILL (Winston S.)

The Second World War and An Epilogue on… 1959.

INSCRIBED BY DENIS KELLY TO GRACE HAMBLIN

Memories of a Catholic Girlhood.

MCCARTHY (Mary).

Memories of a Catholic Girlhood, 1957.

Inscribed by the author.

The Last Battle.

The Last Battle, 1956.

Under the Net.

MURDOCH (Iris).

Under the Net, 1954.

First edition of the author's first novel.

A Complete Set of the James Bond Novels and Stories in First Edition: Casino Royale, Live and Let Die, Moonraker, Diamonds are Forever, From Russia With Love, Dr. No, Goldfinger, For Your Eyes Only, Thunderball, The Spy Who Loved Me, On Her Majesty’s Secr

A Complete Set of the James Bond Novels… 1953.

With one copy signed by the dust jacket artist Kenneth Lewis.

Prince Caspian the Return to Narnia.

Prince Caspian the Return to Narnia, 1951.

The second book in The Chronicles of Narnia series.

The Four-Chambered Heart.

The Four-Chambered Heart, 1950.

Inscribed by the author.

Individualism and the Economic Order.

HAYEK (Friedrich August von).

Individualism and the Economic Order, 1949.

SIGNED BY HAYEK

Shinso - Tokushu-ban, vol. 1, 2 & 3. [The Truth - Special Issue]. Nihon rodo sensen wo saiyu suru hyaku-nin [100 people who determined the Japanese Labour Front]; Hirohito-kun wo kaibo suru. [Dissecting Hirohito]. & Sekai wo shinkan suru ju-nin [10 People

SAWA (Keitaro), editor.

Shinso - Tokushu-ban, vol. 1, 2 & 3.… 1949.

First three issues of the special edition of "Truth" magazine

Nineteen Eighty-Four.

ORWELL (George).

Nineteen Eighty-Four, 1949.

One of the greatest works of British dystopian literature and a terrifying critique of totalitarianism.

Wazome washi [Japanese Dye; Japanese Paper]

YANAGI (Soetsu). & OIKAWA (Zenzo).

Wazome washi [Japanese Dye; Japanese Paper], 1948.

The magic of natural dyed paper

Marlborough: His Life and Times.

CHURCHILL (Winston S.)

Marlborough: His Life and Times, 1947.

Inscribed to Grace Hamblin, "the longest-serving member of Churchill’s secretarial staff"

Symposium on Atomic Energy and its Implications.

OPPENHEIMER (Robert) et al.

Symposium on Atomic Energy and its Implications, 1946.

THE DESTROYER OF WORLDS

The War Speeches: Into Battle; The Unrelenting Struggle; The End of the Beginning; Onwards to Victory; The Dawn of Liberation; Victory; Secret Session Speeches.

CHURCHILL (Winston S.)

The War Speeches: Into Battle; The Unrelenting Struggle;… 1945.

A fine presentation set, Vols. 1-6 inscribed by Churchill

Political and Constitutional Future of Nigeria: Governor of Nigeria's Despatch to the Secretary of State for the Colonies dated the 6th December, 1944. and the Memorandum on the New Constitution for Nigeria Prepared by the National Council of Nigeria and

NATIONAL COUNCIL OF NIGERIA., MACAULAY (Herbert) & RICHARDS (Arthur).

Political and Constitutional Future of Nigeria: Governor of… 1945.

AFRICAN INDEPENDENCE IN ACTION

Afro-American World Almanac. What Do You Know About Your Race?

BROWN (Ross D.)

Afro-American World Almanac. What Do You Know About… 1942.

THE RARE FIRST EDITION

The Heart of the Lonely Hunter.

MCCULLERS (Carson).

The Heart of the Lonely Hunter, 1940.

The author's first novel.

Poet Ventures. A Collection of Poems written by Bristol School Boys and Girls. With a Foreword by W. H. Auden.

MURDOCH (Iris).

Poet Ventures. A Collection of Poems written by… 1938.

Iris Murdoch's earliest obtainable printed work.

La Nausée.

SARTRE (Jean-Paul).

La Nausée, 1938.

INSCRIBED BY SARTRE, IN A REVORIM BINDING BY JEAN DE GONET

Absalom, Absalom!

FAULKNER (William).

Absalom, Absalom!, 1936.

First edition in exceptional condition.

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