Houston Book Show

May 4 @ 5:00 am May 5 @ 11:00 am

More than 30 exhibitors from around the country will bring some of their finer offerings for perusal and purchase. The show includes dealers from California, Connecticut, Maryland, New Mexico, Oregon, and Tennessee and from Madrid, Spain, in addition to dealers from various parts of Texas. Featured items will include rare and collectible books, illustrated books, artist’s books, fine printing, maps, photographs, prints, postcards and more. A tantalizing range of subjects will be represented with books illustrated by artists from William Blake to Tom Lea; vernacular photo albums to fine art photographs by Edward Curtis; and documents spanning presidential letters to seventeenth-century Mexican decrees. Republic of Texas material is highlighted by signed Sam Houston documents. Many other documents and letters from prominent figures of Texas and U.S. history will be displayed. Various genres of books will be for sale, including history, literature, first editions, and signed books, cookbooks, Latin American literature, signed mystery books, books about books, and many other categories. A book restorer will also be exhibiting. There will be something in all price ranges for the general browser to the serious collector. The Texas Booksellers Association (TBA) is pleased to support The Printing Museum which led the Houston Book Show for fourteen years. TBA is working with The Printing Museum and proceeds will benefit the Museum. The Houston Book Show is also co-sponsored by the Southwest Chapter of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America (ABAA).  

Details

Start:
May 4, 2019 @ 5:00 am
End:
May 5, 2019 @ 11:00 am
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Organizers

The Printing Museum
Texas Booksellers Association

Winter Street Studios

2101 Winter Street
Houston, TX 77007 United States